''Candice Renoir'' is a French crime television series created by Solen Roy-Pagenault, Robin Barataud and Brigitte Peskine and is aired since 19 April 2013 on
France 2
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Plot
Candice Renoir is a mother of four children. She has taken a ten-year leave of absence from her job as a police detective in Paris and has spent this time as a stay-at-home mom, traveling with the family for her husband's jobs in, among others, the United States, Mexico and Singapore. After her marriage fails due to her husband's infidelity, Candice resumes her job as an investigator. She has called in favors and has landed the job of chief of the small BSU (Urban Security Brigade (''Brigade de Sûreté Urbaine''), criminal investigations division) of the Police Commissariat in
Sète
Sète (; oc, Seta, ), also historically spelt ''Cette'' (official until 1928) and ''Sette'', is a commune in the Hérault department, in the region of Occitania, southern France. Its inhabitants are called ''Sétois'' (male) and ''Sétoises ...
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Hérault
Hérault (; oc, Erau, ) is a department of the region of Occitania, Southern France. Named after the Hérault River, its prefecture is Montpellier. It had a population of 1,175,623 in 2019.Montpellier. From the moment she arrives at the Police in Sète she is at odds with the local chief of police Commissary Yasmine Attia, as Candice's appointment was forced from the Police HQ in Paris, but also with Police Captain Dumas. Attia had promised Dumas the position of chief of the BSU and he acted in this assignment for a month, before Major Renoir's arrival sidelined him, relegating Dumas back to deputy, much to the frustration of the rest of the team. Renoir's ten-year career gap has left some gaps in her knowledge of more recent police procedures, which initially lands her in trouble. In addition her bubbly personality and soft, at times motherly behavior, unconventional for a criminal police detective, makes her subordinates call her 'Barbie doll' behind her back, but her unique approach brings results and quickly earns her their respect.
French Army
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, but are unrelated as the employees are civil servants. To underline the difference these are sometimes translated into English as Police Major, Police Captain, Police Lieutenant (or alternatively Major of Police, Captain of Police, Lieutenant of Police) etc.
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Cécile Bois
Cécile Bois is a French actress.
Early life and education
Cécile Bois grew up in Lormont, Gironde, France.
While at school, Bois joined an amateur theatre troupe. The following year, she entered the Conservatoire de Bordeaux, which she s ...
: Candice Renoir, Police Major (''Commandant de Police'') and a mother of four children, who experiences family and work troubles along her way.
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Raphaël Lenglet
Raphaël Lenglet (born 21 October 1976) is a French actor. He is best known for his starring roles in French police television series. On '' Les Bleus'' he plays small-time hood turned rookie policeman, Alex Moreno and on ''Candice Renoir'' he po ...
: Antoine Dumas, Police Captain (''Capitaine de Police''), who turned Police Commissary (''Commissaire de Police'') in Season 6.
* Clara Antoons: Emma Renoir, Candice’s eldest daughter
* Etienne Martinelli: Jules Renoir, Candice’s eldest son
* Alexandre Ruscher: Léo Renoir, a son of Candice, who is also a twin of Martin
* Paul Ruscher: Martin Renoir, a son of Candice and a twin of Léo
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Aude Forget
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: Laurette (season 1), Candice’s housekeeper
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Alix Poisson
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: Pascale Ibarruri (seasons 1–2), head of Forensic Identity squad
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Arnaud Giovaninetti
Arnaud Giovaninetti (3 July 1967 – 25 January 2018) was a French actor.
His father Reynald was a composer. Born in Amiens in 1967, Arnaud Giovaninetti was raised in Amiens and attended the and CNSAD. He was married to actress Judith d'Aleazz ...
: Laurent Renoir (seasons 1–2; guest, season 6), Candice’s first husband, in divorce
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Alexandre Varga
Alexandre Varga (born 7 December 1976) is a French actor.
Biography
Thanks to his parents' work, Alexandre Varga traveled a lot in his childhood ( Congo, Morocco, India, Greece). He studied acting in Belgium at 17 years and decided at 20 years ...
: Hervé Mazzani (seasons 1–2; guest, season 5), Candice’s first boyfriend after a divorce with Laurent
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Mhamed Arezki
Mhamed Arezki (born 1984) is a French actor of Algeria origins best known for his starring and supporting roles in French television series. He portrays ''Lyès Beloumi'' on the action packed, comedic, police drama '' Les Bleus'', ''young Tony'' ...
: Jean-Baptiste Medjaoui (seasons 1–2; guest, season 3), Police Sergeant Major
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Samira Lachhab
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: Yasmine Attia (seasons 1–3) Police Commissary
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Gaya Verneuil
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*Gaya (German and Latin), Kyjov (Hodonín District), a town
Guinea
* Gaya or Gayah, a town
India
*Gaya, India, a city in Bihar
**Gaya Airport
*Bodh Gaya, a town in Bihar near Gaya
*Gaya district, Bi ...
: Chrystelle Da Silva (seasons 1–5), Police Lieutenant (''Lieutenant de Police'')
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Stéphane Blancafort
Stéphane Blancafort (born 6 May 1970) is a French actor and director.
Biography
Stéphane Blancafort discovered theatre because of his mother and sport because of his father, both of whom were teachers. He was highly engaged in sport, but eve ...
: David Canovas (seasons 2–4; guest, season 5), Police Major and a member of BRI. He and Candice had a relationship before his death in season 4
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Delphine Rich
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* Delphine (given name), list of people with the feminine given name
* ''Delphine'' (novel), an 1802 novel by Germaine de Staël
* ''Delphine'' (1931 film), a 1931 French film directed by Roger Capellani
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: Aline Jego (seasons 2–5), a leader of Forensic Identity squad, who succeeded and replaced Ibarruri
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Ali Marhyar
Ali Marhyar is a French actor, film director and screenwriter. He is known for his roles in films such as ''18 Years Old and Rising'' (2011), ''Zero Dark Thirty'' (2012), and ''As Above, So Below'' (2014). On television, he co-created, wrote and ...
: Mehdi Badhou (season 3–present), Police Sergeant Major (''Brigadier-Chef de Police'')
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Nathalie Boutefeu
Nathalie Boutefeu (born 1968) is a French actress, film director and screenwriter. She has appeared in 40 films since 1990. She starred in the film '' The Butterfly's Dream'', which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1994 Canne ...
: Sylvie Leclerc (season 4–present), Police Major, turned Police Commissary in late season 4
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Olivier Cabassut
Olivier is the French form of the given name Oliver. It may refer to:
* Olivier (given name), a list of people and fictional characters
* Olivier (surname), a list of people
* Château Olivier, a Bordeaux winery
*Olivier, Louisiana, a rural popula ...
Benjamin Baroche
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: Max Francazal (seasons 5–7), Candice's second husband, in divorse
* François-Dominique Blin: Franck Davenne (season 6), Police Captain Major (''Brigadier-Chef de Police'')
* Christopfer Ntakabanyura: Ismael Ndongo (guest, season 8; main, season 9–present), Police Lieutenaunt
Episodes
Series overview
International broadcasts
In 2020 Polish commercial television channel
Polsat
Polsat is a Polish free-to-air television channel that was launched on 5 December 1992 by Zygmunt Solorz-Żak. , it is the most watched television channel in Poland with a market share of 11.30%
Polsat belongs to Grupa Polsat Plus ( WSECPS, wh ...
started production of their own version of "Candice Renoir" called "Komisarz Mama".
See also
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List of French television series
This is a list of television programs that have been produced by France. It includes series made by France alone as well as those produced in collaboration with various other countries. Almost all are in the French language; exceptions to this rule ...