Fais pas ci, fais pas ça

Fais pas ci, fais pas ça
GenreComedy
Created byAnne Giafferi
Thierry Bizot
StarringValérie Bonneton
Isabelle Gélinas
Bruno Salomone
Guillaume de Tonquédec
Theme music composerPhilippe Kelly
Country of originFrance
Original languageFrench
No. of seasons9
No. of episodes68 (plus two special episodes)
Production
ProducersGuillaume Renouil
Thierry Bizot
Running time34 minutes (season 1)
44 minutes (season 2–9)
Production companyFrance Télévisions
Original release
NetworkFrance 2
Release8 September 2007 (2007-09-08) –
22 February 2017 (2017-02-22)

Fais pas ci, fais pas ça (French: [fɛ pa si fɛ pa sa]; lit. 'Don't do this, don't do that') is a French television series created by Anne Giafferi and Thierry Bizot for France Télévisions, starring Valérie Bonneton, Isabelle Gélinas, Bruno Salomone and Guillaume de Tonquédec. The comedy series debuted on 8 September 2007 on France 2; after nine seasons, the final episode aired on 22 February 2017.[1] In 2020 and 2024, two additional special episodes aired in December for the Christmas season.[2][3]

The series is set in the Parisian suburb of Sèvres, following two neighbouring families raising their children, one conservatively (Lepic), one liberally (Bouley).[4][5] The series was met with wide popular success and critical acclaim,[6] reaching cult status in France.[7] Ahead of the last episode airing, Le Monde wrote "it will not be easy to say goodbye."[5]

Cast

Main characters

Actor/Actress Characters Seasons
Bruno SalomoneDenis Bouleyseason 1 — 9
Isabelle GélinasValérie Bouleyseason 1 — 9
Guillaume de TonquédecRenaud Lepic
(and his half-brother Daniel)
season 1 — 9
(season 3)
Valérie BonnetonFabienne Lepicseason 1 — 9
Yaniss LespertChristophe Lepicseason 1 — 9
Tiphaine HaasSoline Lepicseason 1 — 9
Alexandra GentilTiphaine Kalamianseason 1 — 9
Cannelle Carré-CassaigneCharlotte Lepicseason 1 — 9
Lilian DugoisEliott Bouleyseason 1 — 9
Timothée Kempen HamelLucas Lepicseason 1 — 9
Myrtille GougatSalomé Bouleyseason 3 — 9
Martin and Louis LaunayKim Lepicseason 7 — 9

Supporting characters

Actor/Actress Characters Seasons
Olivier PerrierDenis' fatherseason 1 — 7
Dominique MacAvoySolange, Denis' motherseason 1 — 7
Cécile RebboahCorinne, Valérie's best friendseason 2 — 9
André ManoukianThierry Kalamian, Valérie's former husband, Tiphaine's fatherseason 2 — 9
Augustin RuhaburaPriestseason 2 — 3
Norbert FerrerManu, serverseason 2 — 3, 7
Pierre VernierJean Lepic, Renaud's fatherseason 3 — 6
Hélène Vincent (season 3)
Claire Nadeau season 6
Marie-Françoise Lepic, Renaud's motherseason 3 — 6
Isabelle NantyChristiane Potinseason 3 — 9
Zakariya GouramMalek Benhassi, Renaud's seniorseason 3 — 5
Vincent WinterhalterJean-Claude, Sèvres mayorseason 3 — 7
Eva DarlanMonique, Valérie's motherseason 3 — 8
Muriel CombeauSamantha, Valérie's seniorseason 3 — 6
Frédérique BelTatiana Lenoirseason 4 — 6
Patricia FranchinoMarie-Annick, Renaud's sisterseason 4 — 6
Claire MagninGisèle, Fabienne's colleague and friendseason 4 — 7
Corinne MasieroSolange, Fabienne's sisterseason 4 — 8 present
Stéphane de GroodtPierre-Henrik Delage, head hunterseason 6 — 7
Stéphan WojtowiczJean-Pierre, editor-in-chief of Télé Hauts-de-Seineseason 6 — 7
Benoît MichelF-X, Soline's boyfriendseason 6 — 9

Guest actors

Media adaptations

The TV show was adapted into a comic book by Philippe Bercovici and Dal.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Fais pas ci, fais pas ça : l'évolution physique des acteurs au fil des saisons" (in French). programme-tv.net. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  2. ↑ Carine Didier (19 October 2020). ""Fais pas ci, fais pas ça": ambiance retrouvailles pour l'épisode spécial Noël". leparisien.fr (in French).
  3. ↑ ""Fais pas ci, fais pas ça" de retour après 4 ans d'absence avec deux épisodes sur la Lune". BFM TV (in French). 26 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  4. ↑ Virginie Bloch-Lainé (26 July 2016). ""Fais pas ci, fais pas ça", c'est bien fait" (in French). Libération.
  5. 1 2 Alain Constant (8 February 2017). "TV : " Fais pas ci, fais pas ça ", nous nous sommes tant aimés…" (in French). Le Monde.
  6. ↑ Florent Barraco (8 February 2017). ""Fais pas ci, fais pas ça" : le meilleur pour la fin" (in French). Le Point.
  7. ↑ "Fais pas ci, fais pas ça sur France 2: "Enfin une série française culte!"" (in French). L'Express. 12 November 2013.
  8. ↑ "Philippe Bercovici".