Series synopsis
Dead Beautiful, also known as Les Dames is a crime drama television series that premiered on France 2 on January 14, 2011. It ended on December 18, 2015. It was created by Alexis Lecaye. It stars Thierry Godard, Jean-Toussaint Bernard and Charley Fouquet.
As group leader of the Judicial Police in Paris, Martin is responsible for investigating the most atrocious and misogynistic crimes committed against society. Distrustful of everyone, he bears the marks of both his past successes and failures. Luckily, the ladies in his life are on hand to assist him.
Premise
As group leader of the Judicial Police in Paris, Martin is responsible for investigating the most atrocious and misogynistic crimes committed against society. Distrustful of everyone, he bears the marks of both his past successes and failures. Luckily, the ladies in his life are on hand to assist him.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Thierry Godard as Martin
- Jean-Toussaint Bernard as Olivier Roche
- Charley Fouquet as Marion Delambre
Guest cast
- Sophie-Charlotte Husson as Marie-Laure Bélier
- Luna Lou as Anita Eckaert
- Simon Ehrlacher as Motard
- Valérie Decobert-Koretzky as Jeannette
- Anne Loiret as Florence
- Clara Ponsot as Isabelle
- Blanche Veisberg as Véronique Legat
- Christine Brücher as Laëtitia Massard
- Sandrine Degraef as Marine Vigan
- Nicolas Gob as Jean-René Montereau
- Muriel Combeau as Myriam
- Salomé Stévenin as Armony
Episodes
This series spans 5 seasons with 9 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 9 | January 14, 2011 | December 18, 2015 |
| Season 2 | 0 | January 27, 2012 | January 27, 2012 |
| Season 3 | 0 | January 11, 2013 | January 18, 2013 |
| Season 4 | 0 | January 10, 2014 | January 24, 2014 |
| Season 5 | 0 | December 11, 2015 | December 28, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Queen of Hearts While tracing a serial killer, Martin finds himself tangled up with the affairs of a group of women, each of which hold clues to the gruesome crime |
January 14, 2011 |
| 2 |
Queen of Spades A man's body is found on a building site. The victim was a private detective. While he is struggling to recover from the investigation into the crossbow killer, Martin prematurely returns to work to pursue this new case. Especially as other murders, apparently without motive, are soon reported... |
January 21, 2011 |
| 3 |
Queen of Diamonds Véronique Legat is removed, held captive, stripped, then released. Six other women looking like her have disappeared over the last 5 years. Martin and Jeannette begin their investigation with the husband of the first missing woman. Quickly, they are convinced that these women are dead. But why was Véronique spared? |
January 27, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dame de carreau | January 27, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dame de trèfle | January 11, 2013 |
| 2 | Dame de sang | January 18, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dame d'atout | January 10, 2014 |
| 2 | Dame de cendres | January 24, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dame de feu | December 11, 2015 |
| 2 | Dame de glace | December 28, 2015 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | France 2 |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 14, 2011 |
| Last aired | December 18, 2015 |
| Runtime | 105 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Monday at 20:55:00 |