Capitaine Marleau

This is the most unlikely and most eccentric police procedural. The mysteries of the murders though, are not the point of the series. For an audience needing the subtitles to follow the dialogue, pensman's review gives a good account. Marleau is a quirky, eccentric police captain, with an irreverent, yet empathetic demeanor. Under the deadpan jokes, she demonstrates an astute understanding of human nature, and that makes her going through suspects and clues enjoyable to watch. A French version of the UK classic series 'Midsomer Murders', if you like: going through the foibles of rural French upper-middle class, one murder at a time, with a few twists and turns on the way.It's good enough to watch on this account only. Et si vous parlez français, il y a un bonus! (And if you speak French, there's a free gift!) Well, you need to speak French and you need to be old enough to catch cultural references that broadly range from the 60's to the 90's. Corinne Masiero as the lead delivers deadpan observations and puns in a style that reminds me strongly of the succulent dialogues of Michel Audiard's body of work as a screen writer, extending from the 1950s to the 1980s. It's been a long time I laughed that much and that often watching a police procedural, not because the sleuthing is ridiculous but because it's delivered brilliantly. As pensman's review notes, Marleau will acknowledge she's no Columbo: if you understand her deadpan delivery, she's arguably funnier.

A series of a character , more than series of stories. A pure eccentric captain, surprising, amusing, efficient, sarcastic, ironic, hard worker, using cultural references in seductive and efficient manner. That makes Capitaine Marleau the series of Corinne Maiero and , in the first seasons, it is a precious virtue. In the last ones, the smell of mannerism becomes not real great. But, sure, a smart series, wise broken of cliches and a character fascinating in profound senses.

A simply delightful show. Capitaine Marleau posseses the assured exuberance of a grown-up Pippi Longstocking, deliberately and frivolously rubbing people up the wrong way at first, only to win them over later and catch the criminal.

The show is up there with the Poirot's, Ms. Marple, Fr. Brown, Rosemary & Thyme, Shakespeare & Hathaway. An excellent evening's entertainment.

The subtitles are excellent and the spoken French is easy to follow. Great for learning the language and learning new phrases.

We watch on Samsung TV Plus - MHz Now channel.

I cannot wait to see season 3 and 4 (hopefully coming soon). I was hooked on it from the moment we meet her. She's absolutely endearing and quick as lightening. We need more shows starring women like Marleau!!

Capitaine Marleau is simply hilarious. She is a mile a minute and if you are not French you often miss all the subtleties of what she says. The writers are amazing and show they know French culture and history very well. Who else would connect the concept of « humanity » described by the priest in one of the episodes with Jean Jaurès French politician who created the newspaper L'Humanité? That allows her to connects things very fast, it fit her character to a T. I really love seeing the main character not looking like Marilyn Monroe! How refreshing and unique.