MADEMOISELLE HOLMES - SEASON 1, EPISODES 3 & 4: SORTIE DE ROUTE & BAKER STREET (TF1)

[Favourite of the Month][Spoiler-free review] After HPI and Panda, French private channel TF1 adds another gem to its thursday night crime/detective drama line-up with Mademoiselle Holmes. This 6 x 52-minute series was created by Victoria Spennato (Face à Face) and Laëtitia Kügler with Laure Mentzel and Mélusine Laura Raynaud.

 

Mademoiselle Holmes is loosely based on the characters of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, from the stories written by author Arthur Conan Doyle (fully in the public domain since last year).

The bottom line: HPI meets Elementary.

Episodes 1 and 2: https://tattard2.blogspot.com/2024/04/mademoiselle-holmes-season-1-episodes-1.html

Mademoiselle Holmes stars Lola Dewaere (Astrid et Raphaëlle, Crimes à...) as Charlie Holmes, a discrete and unassuming young woman who's none other than the great granddaughter of the famous Sherlock Holmes. She lives in an old manor in Loire-Atlantique with her grandfather Georges, plays the violin, gets around by bike and works for the police in the  squad of Commissaire Florence Billon. When Charlie Holmes is hit by a car, her personality changes completely and her extraordinary intelligence is unleashed. Assisted by Dr. Samy Vatel,  a sympathetic trainee in forensic medicine and a fan of Sherlock Holmes, the unpredictable Mademoiselle Holmes investigates in Nantes and its region. Much to the annoyance of macho cop Commandant Chris Hervieu.

In the shadows loom Charlie's own weaknesses, family secrets and the descendants of Sherlock Holmes' nemesis Professor Moriarty. Comedian, actor and TV personality Tom Villa (Munch) co-stars as Samy. French national treasure Daniel Prévost is the quiet but mysterious Georges Holmes. Commandant Hervieu, the "Inspector Lestrade" of Charlie Holmes, is played by Thomas Jouannet (Sophie Cross). Alika Del Sol (Simon Coleman) plays Commissaire Billon. Also starring Armelle Abibou (Jess), Oscar Berthe (Loïc), Valentin du Peuty (Simon), Éric Naggar (Dr. Alfred Camus), etc. In Sortie de route, Charlie Holmes knows she's linked to the recently deceased Alexander Moriarty, owner of a tabloid empire, and his daughter April.

Nicolas Belliard, an estranged childhood friend of Charlie, calls her because he just had a car accident where his stepbrother died in the fire of the vehicle. The case is very complicated for Charlie Holmes and she's angry with her grandfather. This excellent episode was written by Victoria Spennato, Sophia Périé (La stagiaire, Munch) and Julia Gras-Payen (Tandem) with Laëtitia Kügler. Holy Fatma plays Muriel Billon, Florence's private eye sister. With Tristan Robin (Nicolas), Lucile Krier (Suzy Sinçon),  Audrey Le Bihan (Roxane), Mathis Dupuy (Roxane' son), Allister Bunga-Vila (Milan Errera), Hugo Brune (Anthony Sinçon), Soriba Dabo (Gym employee) and violinist Jessica Delot as the musician in the park.

In Baker Street, Charlie Holmes and Samy Vatel take some days off in London. They visit the "House of Sherlock" museum, where Charlie unexpectedly gets to know Tracy Sheraton. Tracy  is the daughter of actress Betty Sheraton and she believes that the ghost of her sister warned her that she's in danger. In the British capital, Charlie Holmes meets April Moriarty. This lavish, fun and surprising trip to London was penned by Laure Mentzel, Mélusine Laura Raynaud, Chloé Glachant and Sven Jacquet. Roxane Mesquida as April Moriarty is a worthy successor to Natalie Dormer's Jamie Moriarty in Elementary. This French-American actress and model was seen in series such as Now Apocalypse or Gossip Girl and movies from directors Greg Araki or Catherine Breillat. 

The resume of actor Paul Mark Elliott (the director of the museum) includes roles in The Bill, Dangerfield, Lovejoy, Absolutely Fabulous or The Comic Strip Presents. The other guest stars of this fourth episode are Blandine Lagorce (Tracy Sheraton), Nancy Tate (Betty Sheraton), Benjamin Boyer (Joseph Sheraton), Aurore Streich (Hazel Spencer), Kelly Rivière (Rose), Matthew Luret (James), Charles Clément (Demain nous appartient) as Pierre Menard, etc. Produced by Marysol (Newen Group) with TF1 and RTL tvi. Filmed between March and June 2023 with the support of Région des Pays de la Loire and the help of the Bureau d'accueil des tournages des Pays de la Loire. 

Cyrielle Mottin and Paloma Martin y Prada are the producers. Music  by François Liétout (Les Combattantes). Cinematography by Christophe Legal. Editing by Stéphanie Gaurier and Mathieu Molinaro (Episode 3), Gaétan Boussand (Episode 4). Main title sequence by François Basset and Jules Maillard. The manor of Georges and Charlie Holmes is in fact the Château du Docteur Daguin in Sion-les-Mines. Story arc by Victoria Spennato and Laëtitia Kügler. Episodes 3 and 4 directed by Frédéric Berthe (Les Randonneuses). Executive production in London (Episode 4) by Solène Marvian for Pavilion Works Ltd. Mademoiselle Holmes is distributed by Newen Connect.

https://tvmag.lefigaro.fr/programme-tv/series/d-astrid-et-raphaelle-a-mademoiselle-holmes-lola-dewaere-une-actrice-enquete-de-soi-20231117

See also:

https://www.ouest-france.fr/pays-de-la-loire/sion-les-mines-44590/le-docteur-daguin-et-mlle-holmes-marquent-lhistoire-du-chateau-neogothique-de-sion-les-mines-f330d51e-d302-11ed-9078-c96e51806d43 (Château du Docteur Daguin)

MADEMOISELLE HOLMES - SEASON 1, EPISODES 1 & 2: ON OUVRE SES CHAKRAS! & #RECHERCHEK-LISTA (TF1)

[Favourite of the Month][Spoiler-free review] After HPI and Panda, French private channel TF1 adds another gem to its thursday night crime/detective drama line-up with Mademoiselle Holmes. This 6 x 52-minute series was created by Victoria Spennato (Face à Face) and Laëtitia Kügler with Laure Mentzel and Mélusine Laura Raynaud.

 

Mademoiselle Holmes is loosely based on the characters of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, from the stories written by author Arthur Conan Doyle (fully in the public domain since last year). It will premiere on April 11th with the first couple of episodes.

The bottom line: HPI meets Elementary.

Mademoiselle Holmes stars Lola Dewaere (Astrid et Raphaëlle, Crimes à...) as Charlie Holmes, a discrete and unassuming young woman. She lives in an old manor in Loire-Atlantique with her grandfather Georges, plays the violin and gets around by bicycle. Charlie is none other than the great granddaughter of the famous Sherlock Holmes. Though she works for the police, she only registers complaints in the squad of Commissaire Florence Billon. In the first episode, Billon asks Charlie to find who's throwing onions in a school playground while Commandant Chris Hervieu and his detectives are mobilised on the search of a missing little girl.

Comedian, actor and TV personality Tom Villa (Munch) co-stars as the sympathetic Dr. Samy Vatel, a trainee in forensic medicine and a fan of Sherlock Holmes. After Charlie Holmes is hit by a car, her personality changes completely and her extraordinary intelligence gets unleashed. Assisted by her "Watson" Samy, the unpredictable Mademoiselle Holmes is looking for clues. In the shadows loom Charlie's own weaknesses, family secrets and the descendants of an adversary from the past. After the cleaning lady with a 160 I.Q. turned consultant for the police (HPI), here comes Miss Sherlock Holmes in Nantes!

Mademoiselle Holmes surprises as a brilliant and ambitious take on the work of Arthur Conan Doyle with its English atmosphere (in the region Pays de la Loire), the promising Holmesian story arc, an appropriate music by François Liétout (Les Combattantes) and even a portion of the series shot in London. Lola Dewaere looks like she's having great fun with her genius detective role and Tom Villa is perfect as the subtle sidekick. French national treasure Daniel Prévost plays the quiet but mysterious Georges Holmes. Commandant Hervieu, the "Inspector Lestrade" of Charlie Holmes, is played by Thomas Jouannet (Sophie Cross).

Also starring Alika Del Sol (Simon Coleman) as Commissaire Billon, Armelle Abibou (Jess), Oscar Berthe (Loïc), Valentin du Peuty (Simon), Éric Naggar (Pathologist Alfred Camus), etc. Episode 1 guest stars Aelie Laurent Vielcanet (Anna), Marion Malenfant (Vinca Le Pavec)... In the second episode, Charlie Holmes and Samy Vatel investigate the disappearance of an influencer. Samy discovers something about Charlie's medallion. Guest starring Éric Poulain (Jean-Yves Perrault), Anaïs Delengaigne (K-Lista Perrault), Inès Defossé (Eva), Alexis Loizon (Enzo BG), Nicolas Sansler (Gilbert), Alexandra Jussiau (Cathy Musso) and Mathias Jamain Houngnikpo (Assistant).

Produced by Marysol (Newen Group) with TF1 and RTL tvi. Filmed between March and June 2023 with the support of Région des Pays de la Loire and the help of the Bureau d'accueil des tournages des Pays de la Loire. Cyrielle Mottin and Paloma Martin y Prada are the producers. Cinematography by Christophe Legal. Editing by Stéphanie Gaurier and Mathieu Molinaro (Episode 1), Stéphanie Gaurier and Gaétan Boussand (Episode 2). Main title sequence by François Basset and Jules Maillard. The manor of Georges and Charlie Holmes is in fact the Château du Docteur Daguin in Sion-les-Mines. 

Episode 1 written by Victoria Spennato and Laëtitia Kügler with Laure Mentzel and Mélusine Laura Raynaud. Episode 2 penned by Laure Mentzel and Mélusine Laura Raynaud with Agathe Robilliard, Chloé Glachant and Sven Jacquet. Story arc by Victoria Spennato and Laëtitia Kügler. Episodes 1 and 2 directed by Frédéric Berthe (Les Randonneuses). Mademoiselle Holmes is distributed by Newen Connect.

https://tvmag.lefigaro.fr/programme-tv/series/d-astrid-et-raphaelle-a-mademoiselle-holmes-lola-dewaere-une-actrice-enquete-de-soi-20231117

See also:

https://www.ouest-france.fr/pays-de-la-loire/sion-les-mines-44590/le-docteur-daguin-et-mlle-holmes-marquent-lhistoire-du-chateau-neogothique-de-sion-les-mines-f330d51e-d302-11ed-9078-c96e51806d43 (Château du Docteur Daguin)

WILD CARDS - SEASON 1, EPISODES 1 & 2: THE INFINITY THIEF & SHOW ME THE MURDER (CBC TELEVISION/THE CW)

A con woman turned police consultant solves crimes with a disgraced cop in this fun Canadian comedy/crime series set in Vancouver.

The bottom line: Can he trust her? Will she get her theme song?

Max Mitchell, an astute young woman, is a thief and a grifter who gets arrested in a bank on her latest "job". Cole Ellis is a gruff demoted police detective forced to work in the maritime unit. They meet at the police station and, later, she phones him while in custody to predict the next move of an elusive criminal nicknamed "The Infinity Thief". Pressured by the mayor, who wants results, the commissioner assigns them on the investigation. Much to the irritation of Chief Li, the detectives' boss, and the other colleagues of Ellis.

« You think Hall and Oates walk on stage separately? »

Wild Cards was created by Canadian scriptwriter and producer Michael Konyves (Law & Order: Organized Crime, Bad Blood, Barney's Version). It was commissioned by Canadian pubcaster CBC and U.S. network The CW joined as a co-producer. 10 x 60-minute episodes were aired in Canada and the United States between January and March 2023. The crime solving duo of Wild Cards is played by Vanessa Morgan (Riverdale) as Max and Giacomo Gianniotti as Cole. This Italian-Canadian actor is known for his role in Grey's Anatomy from 2015 to 2021 but he was also the title character in the films Diabolik – Ginko all'attaco! (2022) and Diabolik chi sei? (2023), based on the cult Italian comic book series created by Angela and Luciana Giussani (1).

Cole Ellis was a robbery-homicide detective who paid his tenacity when cocaine was planted in his car. Some thought he was set up and his hierarchy knocked him down to water cop. His brother, murdered in an apparent mugging, left him a boat where Cole now lives and a cat called Marc (a Devon Rex). Max Mitchell resides in lavish mansions with her loyal and enigmatic butler Ricky. George Graham, her con artist father, is in prison but helps his daughter through his connections. Jason Priestley (Private Eyes, Call Me Fitz, Beverly Hills, 90210) plays George. 

Following their first case, the commissioner arranges a rehabilitation programme for Max Mitchell and Cole Ellis. Max will use her "particular skill set" as a consultant to avoid prison and Cole will have the possibility to be a full-time detective again. However, Chief Li send them to do a community outreach about package thieves. After an old lady tells them that there's a "ghost" in her neighbour's appartment, the unlikely partners discover the dead body of a sports agent. Wild Cards has been rightfully compared to White Collar (2009-2014) and Psych (2006-2014), two series from the golden era of USA Network, or to Castle (ABC, 2009-2016).

The charm of Wild Cards lies in its sparkling duo, the dialogues (Max's pop culture references) and good plots punctuated by amusing situations. Vanessa Morgan is fabulous as Max and the series is a showcase of Giacomo Gianniotti's versatile talent after his two Diabolik movies. The rest of the regular cast is excellent: Terry Chen (Chief Li), Michael Xavier (Detective Simmons), Amy Goodmurphy (Detective Yates), Fletcher Donovan (Ricky), Karin Konoval (Commissioner Russo), etc. Produced by Blink49 Studios and Front Street Pictures with Piller/Segan (Private Eyes) in association with The CW.  

Marcus Robinson and Robert Petrowicz are the co-executive producers. Exec produced by James Genn, Alexandra Zarowny, James Thorpe, Morwyn Brebner, Noelle Carbone, Michael Konyves, Shawn Piller and Lloyd Segan. Co-produced by Sabrina Sherif and Shawn Mendel. Produced by Charles Cooper and Virginia Rankin. Music composed by Shawn Pierce and David Genn. Cinematography by Eric Cayla, CSC (Episodes 1 and 2) and Lindsay George (Episode 1). Editing by Stein Myhrstad (Episode 1), Allan Lee (Episode 2). 

Guest starring Fulvio Cecere, Zach Smadu, Meghan Heffern, Giacomo Baessato, etc. (Episode 1) and Robert Moloney, BJ Harrison, Nicole Muñoz, Aliya Boulanger, Ash Lee... (Episode 2). Marc is played by Jonesy the cat. An episode of Wild Cards will be presented on Sunday, April 7 at the Canneseries festival, followed by a conversation with Vanessa Morgan, Giacomo Gianniotti and Jason Priestley. The event will be moderated by French journalist and TV series specialist Romain Nigita. Distributed in the U.S. and Canada by Blink49 Studios and globally by Fifth Season (a CJ ENM company).

Episode 1 written by Michael Konyves and directed by James Genn. Episode 2 written by Morwyn Brebner and helmed by James Genn.

(1) Luca Marinelli played the title role in Diabolik (2021), the first film of the great trilogy directed by Marco and Antonio Manetti (aka Manetti Bros.).

https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/television/vancouver-shot-wild-cards-mixes-crime-and-comedy
https://deadline.com/2024/02/the-cw-eyes-wild-cards-renewal-season-2-1235827824/