- Original release
- Previous episode S06E05 - Meurtres en Lorraine
- Number S07E01
- Episode runtime 95 minutes
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Director
Thierry Binisti
- Country France
- Original language French
- Genres Drama, Crime, Suspense, Thriller, Mystery
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Meurtres à Colmar
After the death of his son, a Sargent Major in the Colmar police department, Dr. Étienne Ronsard, steps in to look after a grandson he hardly knows. It had been years since Étienne last saw his estranged son, who's being painted as a drug addict who lost control of his car and killed his partner along with himself. Étienne was never happy with the life his son chose, but he doesn't believe for a second that his son turned bad. He's determined to give his grandson a better memory of his father, so he sets out to prove that Sargent Major Gilles Ronsard was an upstanding cop and man.
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.
