''Francoeur'' was a

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television series, first aired by

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in 2003. It was the first

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. The series has produced 44 episodes to date. The series revolves around the Francoeurs, a Franco-Ontarian family in

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running a family

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. Written by Guy Boutin and directed by

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, it was created and produced by Robert Charbonneau (who would later create TFO's first sitcom, ''

Météo+ Météo may refer to: *Weather in French * Météo-France, the French national meteorological service * MétéoMédia, a 24-hour Canadian French-language cable television specialty channel and web site * Météo Suisse, officially the Federal Offic ...

''). The series has also aired on Télévision de Radio-Canada across the country.

Cast

* Marc Bélanger as Luc Francoeur * Guy Mignault as Bernard Francoeur *

Annie Lefebvre Annie may refer to: People and fictional characters * Annie (given name), a given name and a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Annie (actress) (born 1975), Indian actress * Annie (singer) (born 1977), Norwegian singer Th ...

as Josée Francoeur *

Louise Nolan Louise or Luise may refer to: * Louise (given name) Arts Songs * "Louise" (Bonnie Tyler song), 2005 * "Louise" (The Human League song), 1984 * "Louise" (Jett Rebel song), 2013 * "Louise" (Maurice Chevalier song), 1929 *"Louise", by Clan o ...

as Monique Francoeur *

Olivier L'Écuyer 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 p ...

as Paul-André Francoeur *

Lina Blais Lina (pronounced "Leena") is a feminine given name. Languages of origin include: English, Italian, Lithuanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Persian, Kurdish, Arabic. It is also the short form of a variety of names ending in -lina including Catal ...

as Sophie Pouliot *

Yan England Yan England-Girard (born 9 december 1981) is a Canadian actor, television and radio presenter, screenwriter, film producer and director of short films. From the age of eight, he was known for his role of Einstein in the youth program Watatatow du ...

as Joey Nadeau *

Jimmy Changue Jimmy may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Jimmy'' (2008 film), a 2008 Hindi thriller directed by Raj N. Sippy * ''Jimmy'' (1979 film), a 1979 Indian Malayalam film directed by Melattoor Ravi Varma * ''Jimmy'' (2013 f ...

as Bernard Nadeau *

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as Gabrielle Létourneau *

Roch Castonguay Roch Castonguay is a Canadian film and television actor, who starred in the television shows '' Francoeur'' and sitcom ''Météo+''. Early life Castonguay is from Prescott and Russell Counties, Ontario. In 1979, he founded the Théâtre de la V ...

as Henri Létourneau *

Renaud Lacelle-Bourdon Renaud Pierre Manuel Séchan (), known as Renaud (), born 11 May 1952, is a French singer, songwriter and actor. His characteristically 'broken' voice makes for a very distinctive vocal style. Several of his songs are popular classics in F ...

as Pascal Létourneau *

Karen Racicot Karen may refer to: * Karen (name), a given name and surname * Karen (slang), a term and meme for a demanding woman displaying certain behaviors People * Karen people, an ethnic group in Myanmar and Thailand ** Karen languages or Karenic l ...

as Bérengère Laliberté *

Eugénie Gaillard Eugénie is the French version of the female given name Eugenia. Eugénie or Eugenie may refer to: People * Eugénie de Montijo (1826–1920), 9th Countess de Teba; later Empress Eugénie, Empress Consort to Napoléon III * * Princess Eugenie o ...

as Chloé Marchand *

François Grisé François () is a French masculine given name and surname, equivalent to the English name Francis. People with the given name * Francis I of France, King of France (), known as "the Father and Restorer of Letters" * Francis II of France, King o ...

as Laurent Dorval *

Vincent Poirier Vincent Poirier (born 17 October 1993) is a French professional basketball player for Real Madrid of the Spanish Liga ACB and the France basketball team. Professional career Europe Poirier started to play basketball in May 2010 at the Bussy ...

as Guillaume Bérubé *

Colombe Demers Colombe may refer to: People * Alain Colombe (born 1949), French slalom canoeist * Anne Félicité Colombe (fl. 1793), French printer and political activist * Georges-Henri Colombe (born 1998), French rugby union player * Jean Colombe (1430–149 ...

as Karine Lorrain *

Raymond Accolas Raymond is a male given name. It was borrowed into English from French (older French spellings were Reimund and Raimund, whereas the modern English and French spellings are identical). It originated as the Germanic ᚱᚨᚷᛁᚾᛗᚢᚾᛞ ( ...

as Gilles Péloquin *

Maxime Cournoyer Maxime is a French given name that may refer to: As a name *Maxime Bernier (born 1963), former Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs *Maxime Bôcher, American mathematician *Maxime Boyer, Canadian professional wrestler *Maxime Du Camp, French writer ...

as Richard Lalonde

External links

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