Series synopsis
Witnesses, also known as Les Témoins is a French mystery crime television series that premiered on France 2 on March 18, 2015. It ended on April 5, 2017. It was created by Hervé Hadmar, Marc Herpoux. It stars Thierry Lhermitte, Marie Dompnier, Jan Hammenecker and Roxane Duran.
Witnesses (French: Les Témoins) is a French police procedural television series, created by Marc Herpoux and Hervé Hadmar. In the first season, police detectives Sandra Winckler and Justin investigate when bodies of murder victims are unearthed and left for discovery in the show homes of a housing developer. Former chief-of-police, Paul Maisonneuve, is implicated. In the second season, Sandra and Justin find themselves on the trail of a serial killer whose modus operandi is to murder all former ...
Premise
Witnesses (French: Les Témoins) is a French police procedural television series, created by Marc Herpoux and Hervé Hadmar. In the first season, police detectives Sandra Winckler and Justin investigate when bodies of murder victims are unearthed and left for discovery in the show homes of a housing developer. Former chief-of-police, Paul Maisonneuve, is implicated. In the second season, Sandra and Justin find themselves on the trail of a serial killer whose modus operandi is to murder all former lovers of his kidnap victims.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Thierry Lhermitte as Paul Maisonneuve
- Marie Dompnier as Sandra Winckler
- Jan Hammenecker as Justin
- Roxane Duran as Laura
- Mehdi Nebbou as Eric
- Joël Ravon as Damien
- Laurent Lucas as Kaz Gorbier
- Judith Henry as Maxine
Supporting cast
- Audrey Fleurot as Catherine Keemer
- Steve Driesen as Oliver Keemer
- Anne Benoît as Christiane Varène
Guest cast
- Catherine Mouchet as Maxine "Max" Dubreuil
- Laurent Delbecque as Thomas Maisonneuve
- Maryne Bertieaux as Caroline Laplace
- Olivier Brabant as Richard Laplace
- Juliette Hugot as Chloée
- Carine Bouquillon as Mrs. Gorbier
- Thomas Doret as Jérémie Gorbier
- Abel Carrière as Boy on Bike
- Philippe Capelle as Prison Director
- Charlotte Talpaert as Clara Kurkiewicz
- Anne Conti as Sybil
- Pascal Goethals as Yvan Kremer
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 14 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | March 18, 2015 | April 1, 2015 |
| Season 2 | 8 | March 15, 2017 | April 5, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Detective Sandra Winckler follows a bizarre clue to begin unraveling a ghastly crime perpetrated in a model home. |
March 18, 2015 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Winckler gets a new partner, veteran detective Paul Maisonneuve, but she soon suspects that someone from his past is out to settle an old score. |
March 18, 2015 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 In the model home, Detectives Winckler and Maisonneuve uncover evidence that Kaz Gorbier is still alive, but is he the man they're looking for? |
March 25, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 15 passengers are found frozen to death in a bus. They wear festive clothes, but did not know each other. Sandra Winckler starts an investigation. |
March 15, 2017 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Where did the bus come from? A man frozen to death and a missing woman who just had a baby. The case reminds Officer Winckler of a case ten years ago. |
March 15, 2017 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 At a wind turbine, the body of a young woman who just gave birth is found. Sandra believes another bus will be found in the surrounding area. |
March 22, 2017 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | France 2 |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 18, 2015 |
| Last aired | April 5, 2017 |
| Runtime | 52 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Wednesday at 20:45:00 |