- Original release
- Previous episode S01E03 - Meurtres à Rocamadour
- Number S01E04
- Episode runtime 95 minutes
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Director
Christian Bonnet
- Country France
- Original language French
- Genres Drama, Crime, Suspense, Thriller, Mystery
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Meurtres à l'abbaye de Rouen
Didier Mège, a police Captain, returns to his hometown of Rouen (Normandie, France) to be closer to his ailing father who is growing more feeble each day. Didier has no time to settle down though, he is immediately called to a crime scene: a corpse has been discovered on the Abbatial square. The man has apparently fallen from the rooftop but his body is found in an unusual position; a position that Didier recalls having seen many years before. He is reminded of his childhood and a stained-glass window that his grandfather created as his "chef d'oeuvre" to achieve his ...
If you just finished Season 11 of Meurtres à..., you probably already know what makes this French crime anthology special. Each feature-length episode is a self-contained murder mystery set somewhere in France, and the killing is always tied to a local festival, monument or legend. Season 11 was one of the most varied runs the collection has had, mixing seaside tension, Provençal tradition, rugby-mad southern pride and First World War memory. Here's our debrief of what worked, what stayed with us and what the season suggests about the show's future.
Les Sables-d'Olonne: a strong, salty opening
The season opened on the Atlantic coast with "Meurtres aux Sables-d'Olonne" (also known as "Le Vent des sables"). The story is built around the Vendée Globe, the solo round-the-world sailing race. As skipper Yannick Berthomé gets ready to leave, his sponsor Théodore Milard is knocked out, tied up and thrown into the sea. When the company's lawyer, Patrick Vernet, is killed the same way, Captain Judith Kamara and Lieutenant Olivier Finet (played by Marc Samuel) of the Angers SRPJ realise they're dealing with a pattern. The episode is a good example of the Meurtres à... formula. The setting isn't just scenery: the money, ego and sponsorship behind elite sailing are what drive the mystery.
