Series synopsis
Good People, also known as Des gens bien is a crime comedy drama television series that premiered on La Une on October 23, 2022. It was created by Stéphane Bergmans, Benjamin d'Aoust, Matthieu Donck. It stars Lucas Meister, Bérangère McNeese, Peter van den Begin and Michaël Abiteboul.
Tom and Linda are thirtysomethings living in Belgium, along the French border. He is a policeman, she is a beautician, and they are on the verge of bankruptcy. Caught between a rock and a hard place, they embark on a get-rich-quick life insurance scam in an attempt to give themselves a fresh start someplace sunny. Their plan is going pretty well … until everything goes wrong, when Philippe, a French gendarme with whom Linda has an affair starts to investigate…
Good People also tells the story o ...
Premise
Tom and Linda are thirtysomethings living in Belgium, along the French border. He is a policeman, she is a beautician, and they are on the verge of bankruptcy. Caught between a rock and a hard place, they embark on a get-rich-quick life insurance scam in an attempt to give themselves a fresh start someplace sunny. Their plan is going pretty well … until everything goes wrong, when Philippe, a French gendarme with whom Linda has an affair starts to investigate…
Good People also tells the story of a small border town between France and Belgium and its people who can’t seem to face the evil eating away at their community.
Premise: It was almost a perfect plan
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Lucas Meister as Tom Leroy
- Bérangère McNeese as Linda Vandersteen Leroy
- Peter van den Begin as Serge Vandersteen
- Michaël Abiteboul as Philippe
- India Hair as Stéphane
- François Damiens as Michel Chamfort
- Gwen Berrou as Corinne Leroy
- Dominique Pinon as Roger
Supporting cast
- Nicolas Buysse as Joseph
- Mona Lederman as Carole
- Ferdinand Niquet as Pierrot
- Lucile Vignolles as Cathy
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 6 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | October 23, 2022 | November 6, 2022 |
| Season 2 | 0 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 In the middle of the night, Tom Leroy calls the emergency services to say that he has had a road accident and that his wife is stuck in the fiery wreck. When emergency services arrive, his wife is already dead. |
October 23, 2022 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 A month before the accident, Tom and Linda try to get a new loan to save Linda's tanning salon. The bank refuses the loan and threatens to seize their house and other assets if they don't repay their outstanding debt soon. |
October 23, 2022 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 A few days before the accident, Linda has thought everything through and has a plan to get out of trouble. |
October 30, 2022 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | La Une |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 23, 2022 |
| Last aired | November 6, 2022 |
| Runtime | 48 minutes |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | at 20:50:00 |