A Very Secret Service

2015

A Very Secret Service

7.7 | TV-MA | en | Comedy

At the height of the Cold War in 1960, André Merlaux joins the French Secret Service and contends with enemies both foreign and bureaucratic.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP12 Code Extended to Algeria

Jul. 26,2018

Hijinks and revelations abound as André hops a train in Algeria in search of the mysterious Yannick -- with the other agents in hot pursuit.

EP11 The Non-Death of the Dead Mole

Jul. 26,2018

While the real mole attempts to eliminate André, Moïse gains some leverage of his own, and the Colonel seeks a solution to his wedding problem.

EP10 Poland Is a Lovely Place

Jul. 26,2018

The Colonel threatens to reveal Moïse's secret if he doesn't deliver André within 36 hours. The shoe incident leads to historic repercussions.

EP9 Tovaritch Merlaux

Jul. 19,2018

While Calot schools his colleagues in the curious ways of the Eastern bloc, André tours the nerve center of the KGB.

EP8 John, Jacky, Yvonne and the General

Jul. 19,2018

Ahead of a visit from the Kennedys, two CIA agents try to stamp out any hint of communism at the agency. The Colonel sics a surveillance team on Irène.

EP7 What’s Africa Got to Do With It?

Jul. 19,2018

Tasked with choosing a new president for an African nation, Moulinier follows his heart. Meanwhile, André faces yet more grueling tests.

EP6 The Green Gerbil Isn’t So Green

Jul. 12,2018

While Jacquard and Moktar transport the bomb -- and the unraveling Colonel -- across the desert, Moulinier falls head over heels for his target.

EP5 The Coup

Jul. 12,2018

During a mission to Algeria, the Colonel's strange behavior prompts Jacquard to take a drastic step. André makes contact with a mysterious figure.

EP4 The Monkey Is in the Rocket

Jul. 12,2018

A shocking announcement leaves André confused. After laughing off Calot's warnings about the Cold War, Moulinier ignites a major international crisis.

EP3 When the Water’s at 12°, Expect It to Be Cold

Jul. 05,2018

The Colonel orders his henchmen to take out André, Marie-Jo uses her baking to gather intel, and a delegation from Quebec asks the agency for help.

EP2 Self-Driven

Jul. 05,2018

As France votes on Algeria's future, Jacquard hatches a crooked scheme, André works to free Moïse, and Sophie springs a surprise on her family.

EP1 Tetanus and Yellow Fever

Jul. 05,2018

Calot, Moulinier and Jacquard fly to Cuba to rescue a missing agent, only to find she doesn't want their help. The Colonel lays a trap for Moïse.

7.7 | TV-MA | en | Comedy | More Info

Released: 2015-10-29 | Released Producted By: Mandarin Film , Mandarin Television Country: France Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: http://arte.tv/magazine/auservicedelafrance

Synopsis

At the height of the Cold War in 1960, André Merlaux joins the French Secret Service and contends with enemies both foreign and bureaucratic.

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Cast

Baptiste Sornin , Wilfred Benaïche , Hugo Becker

Director

Eddy Penot

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Mandarin Film , Mandarin Television

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Hugo Becker

as André Merlaux

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Reviews

lisanebufquin SO funny and well done! Great cast! One of the best I ever seen!

davepennington-13493 Brilliant program, hope they make a second series soon!

blanche-2 In 1960, the French intelligence service takes on a new employee, one Andre Merlaux. Young, handsome, smart, and naive, Merlaux learns the business from the older men, some of whom do not go by the book.This is a very funny comedy that pokes fun at government organizations and the personal agendas of a CIA type, which is what they really service. In the end, the writers are comparing government officials with criminals, and they're coming out the same. What a shock.The best for me were the American agents telling the French ones that they had plenty on JFK. What? The French ask. "He has an eye for the ladies." The French just look at them. "He sleeps around." Same looks, indicating that the French view of marriage, even for politicians, is different.Hugo Becker, as Andre, is adorable, and he has a delightful love story with the young woman at the tailor's, Sophie (Mathile Warnier). Part of one episode is a salute to Godard's A Bout de Soufflé, known here as Breathless, a French New Wave film. Fortunately for me, who detests French New Wave, all we see is one frame of Jean Seberg. Andre, however, is terribly impressed because people talk like they're not in a movie.Totally worth seeing. You'll love the crazy characters and how blatant they are in their chicanery.

mfj932 This Netflix Original production is a send-up of the French secret service, French bureaucracy, French colonialism and numerous other aspects of things stereotyped as French. It is brilliantly written, directed and acted. I find myself frequently laughing out loud.A show like this could quickly devolve into being played too broadly (think of "Get Smart") but this one doesn't. It maintains its edge by keeping a wry seriousness hand-in-hand with its lunacy. There are times when the show is even somewhat dark but it never loses its comic heart.There is only one season (2015) playing on Netflix streaming video at this time. I don't know if they made a second season, but I hope so!In French with English subtitles.