Clochemerle — Season 1, Episode 8: The Dreaded Arrival of Captain Tardivaux

Episode synopsis

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

About Clochemerle

Clochemerle is a 1972 British–West German television comedy based on Gabriel Chevallier's 1934 novel of the same name, with Ray Galton and Alan Simpson adapting the text. Filmed on location in France, it starred Roy Dotrice, Wendy Hiller, Cyril Cusack, Kenneth Griffith, and Cyd Hayman, with narration by Peter Ustinov. In the small French village of Clochemerle, Mayor Barthelemey Piechut plans for the erection of a 'pissoir' (gentlemen's public convenience) in the town square. Unfortunately, the rest of the rural inhabitants aren't as impressed.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1The Magnificent Idea of Barthelemy Piechut, the Mayor
• E2The Triumphal Inauguration of a Municipal Amenity
• E3The Spirited Protest of Justine Putet
• E4The Awful Awakening of Claudius Brodequin
• E5The Painful Infliction of Nicholas the Beadle
• E6The Scandalous Outcome of a Night of Destruction
• E7The Inexorable Power of the Third Republic
• E9The Glorious Triumph of Barthelemy Piechut