TV series

Clochemerle

1972 · 1 season

A gentle, gossipy village comedy where small-town pride turns a trivial civic squabble into an absurd, affectionate farce.

Overview: Clochemerle is a 1972 British–West German television comedy based on Gabriel Chevallier's 1934 novel of the same name, with Ray Galton and Alan Simpson adapting the text. Filmed on location in France, it starred Roy Dotrice, Wendy Hiller, Cyril Cusack, Kenneth Griffith, and Cyd Hayman, with narration by Peter Ustinov. In the small French village of Clochemerle, Mayor Barthelemey Piechut plans for the erection of a 'pissoir' (gentlemen's public convenience) in the town square. Unfortunately, the rest of the rural inhabitants aren't as impressed.
How it feels: Whimsical, satirical, light and campy. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Class, power, identity, trauma
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
power
identity
trauma
family
Places: small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild