French Fields

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1989
French Fields
French Fields

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6.4 | en | Comedy

French Fields is a British situation comedy. It ran for 19 episodes from 5 September 1989 to 8 October 1991. It was written by John T. Chapman and Ian Davidson and was produced by Thames Television for ITV. The series starred Anton Rodgers and Julia McKenzie as husband and wife William and Hester Fields and followed the series Fresh Fields, which ran from 7 March 1984 to 23 October 1986. At the end of the last series of Fresh Fields, William accepted a position with a French company. French Fields follows Hester and William after they make the move to Calais. Other regular cast included their French real estate agent Chantal, who was also the Fields' neighbour to the left. On the right, were the horrible and snobbish English couple the Trendles. Hester and William also coped with Madame Remoleux, an unintelligible and ancient French woman who lived in and cared for the estate — called Les Hirondelles — where they all lived. Also, popping in on a regular basis, were local farmer and mayor Monsieur Dax and his daughter Marie-Christine, to whom Hester did her best to teach English. Nicholas Courtney also appeared frequently as the Marquis.

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EP1  French With Tears
Sep. 03,1991
French With Tears

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EP2  The Merry, Merry Pipes
Sep. 10,1991
The Merry, Merry Pipes

Hester lends a hand with a coach tour for British buyers of French homes while William has plumbing worries.

EP3  Make For The HIlls
Sep. 17,1991
Make For The HIlls

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EP4  Surprise, Surprise
Sep. 24,1991
Surprise, Surprise

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EP5  Darling Daughters
Oct. 01,1991
Darling Daughters

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EP6  Hail And Farewell
Oct. 08,1991
Hail And Farewell

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Released: 1989-09-05 | Released Producted By: , Country: United Kingdom Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:
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French Fields is a British situation comedy. It ran for 19 episodes from 5 September 1989 to 8 October 1991. It was written by John T. Chapman and Ian Davidson and was produced by Thames Television for ITV. The series starred Anton Rodgers and Julia McKenzie as husband and wife William and Hester Fields and followed the series Fresh Fields, which ran from 7 March 1984 to 23 October 1986. At the end of the last series of Fresh Fields, William accepted a position with a French company. French Fields follows Hester and William after they make the move to Calais. Other regular cast included their French real estate agent Chantal, who was also the Fields' neighbour to the left. On the right, were the horrible and snobbish English couple the Trendles. Hester and William also coped with Madame Remoleux, an unintelligible and ancient French woman who lived in and cared for the estate — called Les Hirondelles — where they all lived. Also, popping in on a regular basis, were local farmer and mayor Monsieur Dax and his daughter Marie-Christine, to whom Hester did her best to teach English. Nicholas Courtney also appeared frequently as the Marquis.

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French Fields Audience Reviews 4p7040

Laikals The greatest movie ever made..!
AboveDeepBuggy Some things I liked some I did not.
Tyreece Hulme One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.
Lucia Ayala It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.
FlushingCaps My wife and I have gone through the entire Fresh Fields series this year (on DVDs borrowed from my sister) and are mostly done with the follow-up series where they moved to , title French Fields.We think the series set in England was hilarious, with many episodes deserving of a 10 (out of 10) score. Sadly, the shows in are not nearly as funny.William and Hester are still good and there are a few good laughs in almost every episode. Their relationship was wonderful in both series. But their French neighbors, plus the annoying English couple, are not nearly as funny as Sonia and Guy and Nancy. The situations are not nearly as good as the ones in England.One thing that drags it down is the too-lengthy dia French, where we just sit waiting for the translation. Madame Remoleux was not funny, just annoying, as she seemed to just wander about their house messing everything up and mumbling in what sounded like French, but none of the French people could understand her either.Half way through, Hester got a non-paying job teaching young children English one day a week. I some scenes of her working with the kids, who were fine and the way she interacted with them was nice--but it just wasn't funny.The shows as Fresh Fields, in England, combine to equal one U.S. season of one of the funniest shows ever--not top five, but truly excellent. When they switched to England it became a "watchable" comedy, somewhat funny but not memorable at all.
Syl I really enjoyed this comedy series better in than in England. Maybe they can bring their show to America! If only BBC made more episodes per season like the United States, I would gladly campaign for that idea. The British make better comedies than we Americans do. First, I didn't see their previous series, Fresh Fields, with cast Ann Beach as neighbor Sonia, Hester's mom played by Fanny Rowe, and Hester's dad played by Ballard Berkeley. Anyway, this show is better in the French version as the Fields get used to life in . The Fields are played by veterans Julia McKenzie and Anton Rodgers (another two possible British honorees). Julia's Hester is quite lovable but I wish she would sing because she has a phenomenal singing voice that she is also known for her work in West End musicals. Anton is better known for his other series, May to December.
timmauk When Hester and William Fields moved out to , I didn't know what to expect. After all, they were leaving her mom Nancy and neighbor Sonja behind. But after I got over that, I did still find it a cute show. Not as funny and endearing, but there were several shows that still matched their old classic style.Now you saw more of their daughter and son-in-law and met their crazy French neighbors, no Sonja in the lot though. The last show of the series was fantastic and involved everyone. A fitting farewell to another great Brit-com.