/refers to all Seasons/
I was referred to this Series when I was again eager to widen my horizons and watch something beyond Scandinavian and UK series... At first, I missed the pilot, and it turned out to be good - otherwise I would have apparently not continued (Pilot is protracted, one case spread over two 1.5-hour episodes, with Marleau yet not as conspicuous as later).
But Season 1 already started to unravel in a pleasant manner: wonderful Masiero (previously unknown to me) as Capitaine Marleau, and then several famous actors in supporting roles - G. Depardieu, Abril, in later seasons - Arestrup, Suchet, Adjani... Most of the episodes take place in North-Eastern France (almost Belgium :); btw, Masiero herself was born there), thus not in Paris or the Mediterranean region where French series tend to run...
True, most cases are not interesting in classical sense of crime, the pace is rather slow, plus I wonder if a police inspector with such a personality, manners and outfit can be employed in a modern Western police force, but thanks to most performances the Series is not mediocre and I even felt some void when the final episode ended. So, Capitaine Marleau is definitely my highest rated peculiar crime series...
I was referred to this Series when I was again eager to widen my horizons and watch something beyond Scandinavian and UK series... At first, I missed the pilot, and it turned out to be good - otherwise I would have apparently not continued (Pilot is protracted, one case spread over two 1.5-hour episodes, with Marleau yet not as conspicuous as later).
But Season 1 already started to unravel in a pleasant manner: wonderful Masiero (previously unknown to me) as Capitaine Marleau, and then several famous actors in supporting roles - G. Depardieu, Abril, in later seasons - Arestrup, Suchet, Adjani... Most of the episodes take place in North-Eastern France (almost Belgium :); btw, Masiero herself was born there), thus not in Paris or the Mediterranean region where French series tend to run...
True, most cases are not interesting in classical sense of crime, the pace is rather slow, plus I wonder if a police inspector with such a personality, manners and outfit can be employed in a modern Western police force, but thanks to most performances the Series is not mediocre and I even felt some void when the final episode ended. So, Capitaine Marleau is definitely my highest rated peculiar crime series...