Vincent Piquet and Alban Burne, two losers, see their dull lives shattered when, following a misunderstanding, they uncover a conspiracy and find themselves caught up in the world of organized crime. It’s the start of a crazy and chaotic journey filled with peril and intrigue. However, even as they try desperately to save their lives, they never stop bickering.
Cast: François Damiens, Vincent Dedienne
6 episodes
1. Episode 1On his way to work, Vincent, in his thirties, picks up a ringing cell phone from the ground and answers it. He hears a woman screaming and a threatening voice saying, “If you're not there by 5 p.m., we'll kill your wife.” Alban, his 45-year-old colleague with a fiery temperament, already sees himself as the hero of the day and urges Vincent to take action.TV-MACC30minOct 19, 2022
2. Episode 2Vincent and Alban have been kidnapped by Mr. Hermann, the man whose wife was abducted and who is trying to find her. Suspecting the two colleagues of stealing the ransom money, he condemns them to certain death by forcing them to take an empty briefcase to the meeting place set by the kidnappers, dangerous members of an Albanian gang.TV-MACC29minOct 19, 2022
3. Episode 3After a chase and a shootout at the departmental agency's offices, Vincent and Alban manage to escape with Madame Hermann. But the long-awaited reunion with her husband does not go as planned.TV-MACC29minOct 19, 2022
4. Episode 4Vincent and Alban begin to grasp the magnitude of the conspiracy they have stumbled upon, but they don't have time to investigate. Victims of blackmail, they have no choice but to retrieve a music box by breaking into the home of Marat Milankovitch, an extremely dangerous Russian oligarch.TV-MACC26minOct 19, 2022
5. Episode 5Targeted by the DGSE and dragging Marat along with them, Vincent and Alban realize that they are merely pawns in a large-scale scandal. But they were unable to warn Louise, and now they are being hunted by Russian agents who are trying to eliminate Marat.TV-MACC32minOct 19, 2022
6. Episode 6Vincent and Alban manage to escape their pursuers at the last minute, but Louise is kidnapped and all seems lost. Vincent rushes to try to save her as she is held captive in an abandoned airfield.TV-MACC29minOct 19, 2022
The French Mans
Vincent Piquet and Alban Burne, two losers, see their dull lives shattered when, following a misunderstanding, they uncover a conspiracy and find themselves caught up in the world of organized crime. It’s the start of a crazy and chaotic journey filled with peril and intrigue. However, even as they try desperately to save their lives, they never stop bickering.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- Fred Scotlande, Chloé Marçais
- Studio
- Calt Studio, BBC Studios France
