Series synopsis
Kaboul Kitchen is a French comedy television series that premiered on Canal+ on February 13, 2012. It ended on March 20, 2017. It was created by Allan Mauduit, Marc Victor, Jean-Patrick Benes. It stars Stéphane De Groodt, Gilbert Melki, Stéphanie Pasterkamp and Benjamin Bellecour.
Kaboul Kitchen is a French comedy television series broadcast by Canal+. It was created by Marc Victor, Allan Mauduit and Jean-Patrick Benes. The series is based on the true story of Radio France Internationale journalist Marc Victor, who ran a restaurant for French expatriates in Kabul until 2008. The first series premiered on February 15, 2012 on Canal+ and ended on March 5, 2012. It set a ratings record for comedy series in the primetime slot on Canal+. A second series, which will have 12 epi ...
Premise
Kaboul Kitchen is a French comedy television series broadcast by Canal+. It was created by Marc Victor, Allan Mauduit and Jean-Patrick Benes. The series is based on the true story of Radio France Internationale journalist Marc Victor, who ran a restaurant for French expatriates in Kabul until 2008. The first series premiered on February 15, 2012 on Canal+ and ended on March 5, 2012. It set a ratings record for comedy series in the primetime slot on Canal+. A second series, which will have 12 episodes, has been commissioned.
The series depicts the life of French expatriate Jacky who runs the popular restaurant Kaboul Kitchen in Kabul, Afghanistan. His daughter Sophie, who he has not seen in 20 years, arrives to do humanitarian work, while he is interested only in making money.
The series won two Golden FIPA Awards at the 2012 Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels: one for Best TV Series and one for Best TV Screenplay. It was screened at MIPTV and named fourth on The Hollywood Reporter's list of "MIPTV A-List Projects" for the most promising series screened at the event.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Stéphane De Groodt as Michel Caulaincourt
- Gilbert Melki as Jacky Robert
- Stéphanie Pasterkamp as Sophie
- Benjamin Bellecour as Axel
- Alexis Michalik as Damien
- Marc Citti as Victor
- Simon Abkarian as Colonel Amanullah
- Fayçal Azizi as Habib
Supporting cast
- Louis-Do de Lencquesaing as Paul Braque
- Nadia Niazi as Hamida
- Brahim Bihi as Sayed
- Fanny Touron as Camille
- Jonas Senhadji as Carl
- Karina Testa as Lala Amanullah
- Khalid Maadour as Mahmoud Nadir
- Anne Azoulay as Lieutenant Caroline Gabrielle
- David Gasman as Harvey Stein
- Catherine Zavlav as Helen
- Lina El Arabi as Pissenlit
- Lucía Sánchez as Rosemary
Guest cast
- Peter Hudson as Nigel, journaliste
- Scott Thrun as George Dempsey
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 36 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | February 13, 2012 | March 5, 2012 |
| Season 2 | 12 | January 13, 2014 | February 3, 2014 |
| Season 3 | 12 | February 20, 2017 | March 20, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Girl with the Big Suitcase Jacky's daughter arrives in Kaboul. She wants to do humanitarian work, but he wants her back on the plane... |
February 13, 2012 |
| 2 |
The Swimming Pool Jacky's fundamentalist neighbour is outraged by what's going on at the Kabul Kitchen and gets him embroiled in a long argument with the Afghan authorities. Sophie plans to open a school for girls. |
February 13, 2012 |
| 3 |
The Panther & the Printer Jacky's having trouble sourcing alcohol. Relations with his regular suppliers are rather tense and he has serious doubts about the seemingly easy solution that Colonel Amanullah offers by way of help. |
February 13, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Plague and Cholera After three months, Jacky finally 'escapes' his kidnappers, but is shocked to find a crumbling shell where Kabul Kitchen used to be and a landlord chasing unpaid rent. Can he make it a hotspot again? |
January 13, 2014 |
| 2 |
My Name Is Robert, Jacky Robert If Jacky's contract with the CIA seems too good to be true, that's because it is, which becomes clear when he's given his first assignment. Meanwhile, Sophie secures funding for a new sports stadium. |
January 13, 2014 |
| 3 |
The Third Gulf War Sophie meets Amanullah's daughter Lala and admires her tenacity so much they decide to organise a female football team to help fund the stadium. CIA agent Harvey Stein is still giving Jacky headaches. |
January 13, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
I'm Jacky Sophie has been running Kabul Kitchen on her own since she believes her father died fleeing Kabul. When the police call her to tell her that they have arrested her father, Sophie fails to fail. At the police station, however, it is not Jacky that she discovers, but Michel, a small worldly crook who becomes encrusted in Kabul Kitchen. Amanullah comes out of prison, ruined. He had time to think in his cell. And he has a big project for his country... |
February 20, 2017 |
| 2 |
Russians and roses Michel receives a visit from patibular Russians: he owes them a colossal sum of money. Accused, Michel offers his services to Victor, in charge of the humanitarian program "Roses against Opium", in the hope of discreetly diverting funds. Amanullah gathers his children to announce his great project: he will be the next president of Afghanistan! Lala collapsed. Axel meets Jamal, the colonel's disabled son and the naughty duckling of the brood. |
February 20, 2017 |
| 3 |
Colonel Cash Cash Michel convinces Amanullah to get involved in the rose program: it's good for the image of the future president. Jamal, Amanullah's disabled son, takes over the heads of the rose perfume labs. Damien learns that Sophie is pregnant, which doesn't really please him as he embarks on his new business: an extreme bus for thrill-seeking tourists. Lala, determined to keep the family tradition alive, began to traffic in arms. |
February 27, 2017 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Canal+ |
|---|---|
| First aired | February 13, 2012 |
| Last aired | March 20, 2017 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Monday at 20:45:00 |