Series synopsis
Lost Signs, also known as Mystère is a French mystery sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on TF1 on June 20, 2007. It ended on July 25, 2007. It was created by Malina Detcheva, Franck Ollivier. It stars Arnaud Binard, Toinette Laquière, Patrick Bauchau and Karen Alyx.
A strange geometric shape in a field becomes the key to a young woman's dark family past.
Premise
A strange geometric shape in a field becomes the key to a young woman's dark family past.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Arnaud Binard as Xavier Mayer
- Toinette Laquière as Laure de Lestrade
- Patrick Bauchau as Général de Lestrade
- Karen Alyx as Infirmière Sandrine
- Yann Sundberg as François de Lestrade
- Babsie Steger as Erika de Lestrade
- Lio as Michèle Costa
- Marisa Berenson as Irène de Lestrade
Supporting cast
- Farida Rahouadj as Lise Alban
- Ronald Guttman as Professeur Roger / Gaston Denis
- Fanny Cottençon as Anne de Lestrade
- Jean-Philippe Écoffey as Paul Costa
- Bernard Blancan as Simon Castaneda
- Max Boublil as Tom
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | June 20, 2007 | July 25, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Summer 1980. An airplane disappears from the radar screens somewhere between Paris and Marseille. Twenty years later, strange forms called Crop Circles appear in a cornfield. At the same time, Laure de Lestrade, who is about to sell her mother's house, discovers similar drawings in her school notebook. Coincidence? An assault, upsetting remarks, a stormy reunion with her family, a recent photo on the Internet of a woman with a strange resemblance to her mother, who vanished 20 years earlier -- all this intrigues her. What do these events all mean? Can her mother still be alive? |
June 20, 2007 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Lucas, the son of Erika and François de Lestrade, Laure's half-brother and son of General de Lestrade, is almost kidnapped. Laure, his aunt, begins to wonder if there is a connection between the mysterious vanishings of several of her relatives. In each case, the few witnesses mention a man with white hair, a mesmeric look and a black car with smoked windows! Laure is upset by her boyfriend Xavier's suspicions about her father, General Guillaume de Lestrade. As the army deciphers an enigmatic number, 120807, in a Crop Circle, Laure is drawn to a protected site with an old algorithm and caught in a halo of blue light... |
June 20, 2007 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Abducted by hooded individuals, Laure finds herself face to face with her father, who tells her that he is in charge of the secret military "STAR program" which is investigating the Crop Circles. At the same time, Xavier claims he's just found a daze young amnesiac - whom Laure recognizes as her old boyfriend, Christopher, who had vanished 13 years earlier. François de Lestrade has Xavier arrested on charges of kidnapping. Laure learns of the existence of a child named Manon, who is said to be able to read the Crop Circles. Meanwhile, army doctors conduct tests on Christopher in order to probe his memory. Under hypnosis, he writes down a single name: Manon. |
June 27, 2007 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TF1 |
|---|---|
| First aired | June 20, 2007 |
| Last aired | July 25, 2007 |
| Runtime | 52 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Wednesday at 20:50:00 |