The Mountain Detective

Try fabulous scenes of the French Alp's, decent plots, and great characters. It's not complicated, but I enjoyed this series very much!

The main actors are complete and the boss cop is a woman, a plus in my book.

All the seasons are listed on IMDB under the lead character's name, "Alex Cesar" as it is called in France. PBS shows it as "The Mountain Detective" but as seems to be normal doesn't have all the seasons. Just Watch is even less helpful- it is under "The Mountain Detective" and only had a single season as of this writing. It's not apparent why the show needed to be renamed at all but may have something to do with it being subtitled and presumably distributed by way of the United Kingdom. Hopefully IMDB AI will screen this review and correct the error! I am sure there is a better way to do it but I don't know how.

The actors are outstanding, each so unique to the story. In fact, they seem like authentic characters. Each episode is greatly enhanced by the in-depth development of every person. Mountain climbing, sky diving, backpacking, etc, intense outdoor scenes are incredible to view. It is intriguing to learn even a trifle of the farm and field work depicted in this location. Each story grabs and holds my attention. I wish there were 20 per season with many, many seasons as I am totally hooked. I am in love with the breathtaking scenery. If only I had learned to speak French, I would love to tour France and the Alps.

After watching the first six episodes on Prime,, I'm ready to watch season 2. To be honest, two shows in season 1 were pretty awful and had a totally different feeling, but the other episodes were so good I stuck with it. The basic premise is that the lead character was an urban cop in Marseille and had his fill of the city life, particularly as it pertained to his line of work. He and his new colleagues at the extremely casual rural police station are quite believable and dedicated get neither respect nor cooperation from the citizenry, but the keep plugging away. For viewers who aren't quite fluent in French, most characters in the series speak fairly clearly and free of difficult regional dialects.

One of the best series out there. Episode 1 is slow to develop but ends well. The remaining 8 episodes are suspenseful with great story lines. After episode 2 you are hooked. Each actor plays their role to perfection and Alex is outstanding. There couldn't be a better setting than this beautiful mountain valley in the south of France. Non- French speakers should not be deterred from watching. We hardly realize we're reading subtitles because each story is so good. Finally, the writers have consistently instilled strong societal values that leave you feeling good at the end.

The only disappointment is Amazon Prime & Masterpiece only offered Season 1.