''Aller Simple'' (English: ''One-way'') or ''No Return'' is a French Canadian television murder mystery series, which was broadcast from January 12, 2022.

Description

The first season of six episodes was directed by Yan Lanouette Turgeon, with writers , Annie Piérard and Étienne Piérard-Dansereau. The second season, ''Aller Simple – Survivre'' (English: ''One-way – Survival'') also with six episodes, was broadcast from September 13, 2023, and was directed by Rafaël Ouellet, while Dansereau, Piérard and Piérard-Dansereau returned as writers. Season one follows seven passengers, who are invited to travel by helicopter to a French-Canadian billionaire's home. En route the helicopter experiences problems and the pilot sets down in a woodland. Nearby is a cottage, where the passengers stay while the pilot attends to the 'copter and its damaged radio. Next morning one of the passengers is dead. Both seasons of ''Aller Simple'' stars

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as detective Juliette Michaud and Jean-Nicolas Verreault as Thomas Rouclair, her wheelchair-bound husband. In the second season, celebrity actress Ariane () accidentally kills her stalker on a

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. Ariane's tenant-friends conspire to hide the corpse and other evidence. Juliette and Thomas live in a neighbouring house.

Cast and characters

as Juliette Michaud: police detective. Later lives at Gobeil's aunt's house * Jean-Nicolas Verreault as Thomas Rouclair: Julitte's husband, wheelchair-bound, former fraud investigator, jailed for drink driving * Jules Philip as Lieutenant Gobeil: Juliette's boss * Métushalème Dary as Joëlle Lacombe: police detective, Juliette's assistant * Dominick Rustam-Chartrand as David: police assistant

Season one only

Luc Picard Luc Picard (born 24 September 1961) is a French Canadian actor, director and comedian. Early life and education Picard was born on 24 September 1961, in Lachine, Quebec, Canada. He trained at the Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal, ...

as Denis Théberge: retired university professor, Ethics lecturer * Caroline Dhavernas as Julie Sicotte: business woman * as Guillaume Frenet: helicopter pilot, Robert's employee * as Pierre-Luc Jodoin: art dealer, Manuela's lover * Nathalie Doummar as Manuela Farouk: engineer, Pierre's personal assistant, clandestine mistress *

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as Éli Mandokan: retired police detective, security consultant * Anie Pascale as Anne-Renée Lanctôt: former advertising agent, recovering alcoholic *

Éric Bruneau Éric Bruneau (born April 21, 1983) is a Canadian actor. He is most noted for his regular supporting role as Liam Bouchard in the television series ''Coroner (TV series), Coroner'', and his starring role as Charles Rivard in the television series ...

as Éric Dubois: Véronique's husband; unscrupulous, high-price defence lawyer. * Sasha Migliarese as Amélie: police IT support * Vlad Alexis as Félix: police IT assistant * as Myriam Ladouceur: Pierre's wife * Madi Chirara as Me. Marois: lawyer's assistant, works for Éric * Lamia Benhacine as Nancy: lawyer's assistant, works with Marois * Carla Turcotte as Cassandra Vanderski: prostitute, Denis' neighbour *

Germain Houde Germain Houde (born December 14, 1952) is a Genie Award-winning Canadian actor from Petit-Saguenay, Quebec. He has usually played tough-guy parts; his screen characters have ranged from cruel criminals to corrupt policemen. A graduate of the Con ...

as Robert Beaulac: Samuel's father, billionaire, people given false invitations to his home * Alex Bisping as Thibaud Gagné: police detective * Mélanie Dumais as Enqêteure: Guillaume's wife

Season two only

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as Fanny Lori: hobby farm tenant, Sacha's girlfriend * Anglesh Major as Sacha Louis: hobby farm tenant, Fanny's boyfriend * Rose-Marie Perreault as Kim Bréseault: lawyer, hobby farm tenant, Yasmina's girlfriend * Nahéma Ricci as Yasmina Kassar: hobby farm tenant, Kim's girlfriend * Simon Landry-Desy as Félix Tremblay: hobby farm tenant, IT expert * as Ariane Duclos: popular actress, owns hobby farm * Charles-Aubey Houde as Henri Vallier: hobby farm tenant * Isabeau Blanche as Sophie: Martin's girlfriend * Olivier Gervais-Courchesne as Martin Marchand: Xavier's brother, Sophie's boyfriend *

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as Xavier Marchand: Martin's brother, Ariane's stalker, poses as film location scout * Stéphane F. Jacques as Lex Luthor: hobby farmers' customer, drug dealer * Camille Vincent as Sarah: Félix' sister * Grégory Beaudin as Nic: role play gamer, Xavier's friend * Evan Amyot Pynes as Hulk: role play gamer, Xavier's friend * Monique Gosselin as Manon: Félix' aunt

Episode guide

Season one

Season two

References

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