Love the show. I follow up on Wikipedia and about the different areas of France. I didn't realize it was so diverse and unique from beautiful beaches to the Alps to rugged Mountain sides and rolling landscapes of vineyards, olive orchards and sheep herders. My 2 favorite episodes were murder in Three Valleys, ski area in the alps and Murder in Dunkirk with their incredible carnival celebration which apparently is every weekend in January to March up until Mardi Gras and Ash Wednesday. The mayor throws halibut into the crowd and the crowd sing baudy song about pirates.
Interesting the detectives from different countries. British ones tend to drink tea at every suspects' home, and finish off the day with a pint at a pub. French detectives drink tiny cups of coffee or expresso, and wine wine wine wine. They drink wine morning noon and night.
I know a bit of police procedure from watching CSI's and NCIS etc. Etc., but apparently the French TV writers don't watch it. Even my dog is more knowledgeable about detective work than the French. It's laughable how they hold up their guns, don't wear gloves, and mess up any forensic data. One episode had six officers invade the home of a drug dealer. The dealer ran out the back door and escaped. There was no officer guarding the back. One episode has a dwarf Detective with a major limp. How in the world did she pass the police academy physical exam? Another episode had the mayor of the city become a detective because well she was the mayor of the city and she could, and assisted the main detective investigate her own's son-in-law's murder. There is Always a prosecutor who in every episode has a different role:detective work, they check on the detectives, they actually questione the suspects or they don't do anything at all except yell at the detectives
In almost every episode the detective has a conflict of interest as the victim is the father the brother the mother, sibling, or friend of the detective. Most of the detectives are single with an annoying teen or cute young kid at home just to demonstrate the challenge of detective work with a Family life. Almost every episode has two detectives one from another town. They don't get along the first half of the movie and then they get along and/or if they are male and female end up in bed together. And those annoying arm bands with the word police on them. Looks like it's made of plastic and they just Velcro it around their arms.
So watch for the scenery and just laugh at everything else.
