Clochemerle The Dreaded Arrival of Captain Tardivaux (Season 1, Episode 8)
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy

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Clochemerle

The Dreaded Arrival of Captain Tardivaux (Season 1, Episode 8)

TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy

The army arrive on "manoeuvres " in Clochemerle, trouble is soon not far behind when the Captain mounts more than his horse. The mayors plans somehow take a step forward, notwithstanding a now barricaded urinal!

Director

Michael Mills

Writers

Gabriel Chevallier (novel "Clochemerle") | Ray Galton | Sabine Seifert (dialogue) (version: German) | Alan Simpson

Producer

Michael Mills

Cinematographer

James Balfour

Editors

Geoffrey Botterill | Christopher Rowlands

Production Designer

Spencer Chapman

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Edit Released

Updated Apr 7, 1972

Release date

Apr 7, 1972 (United Kingdom)

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36 cast members

Name	Known for
Cyril Cusack Mayor Barthelemy Piechut Mayor Barthelemy Piechut See fewer	Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
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Wendy Hiller Justine Putet Justine Putet See fewer	A Man for All Seasons (1966)
Cyd Hayman Adele Torbayon Adele Torbayon See fewer	The Godsend (1980)
Micheline Presle Baroness Courtebiche Baroness Courtebiche See fewer	If a Man Answers (1962)
Georgina Moon Rose Bivaque Rose Bivaque See fewer	You're Only Young Twice (1977)
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Freddie Earlle Francois Toumignon Francois Toumignon See fewer	The Bourne Identity (1988)
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Barry Linehan Arthur Torbayon Arthur Torbayon See fewer	The Andromeda Breakthrough (1962)
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Michael Golden Lagouche Lagouche See fewer	Murder She Said (1961)
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Mandy Jenner Estelle De St. Choul Estelle De St. Choul See fewer	Clochemerle (1972)
Tom Kempinski Lieutenant Lieutenant See fewer	Moon Zero Two (1969)
Nita Lorraine 2nd Washerwoman 2nd Washerwoman See fewer	The Avengers (1961)
Roland MacLeod Machevoigne Machevoigne See fewer	The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977)
Peter Madden Doctor Mouraille Doctor Mouraille See fewer	From Russia with Love (1963)
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Miriam Raymond Madame Nicholas Madame Nicholas See fewer	Scoop (1972)
Gordon Rollings Blazot Blazot See fewer	Superman III (1983)
Richard Shaw Eugene Fadet Eugene Fadet See fewer	Quatermass and the Pit (1958)
John Turtle Laroudel Laroudel See fewer	Clochemerle (1972)
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