Le Grand Échiquier

Premise

Le Grand Échiquier is a French variety television program created and presented by Jacques Chancel. It aired at 8:30 pm on the first channel of the ORTF from January 12, 1972 to July 12, 1972, then on the second color channel of the ORTF from September 1972 to December 1974, and finally on Antenne 2 from January 1975 to December 21, 1989. The program returned to France 2 on December 20, 2018 and is hosted by Anne-Sophie Lapix.

Cast and characters

Leading cast

• Jacques Chancel as Self - Host
• Anne-Sophie Lapix as Self - Host
• Laurence Badie as Self
• Mario David as Self
• Jacques Douai as Self
• Annie Ducaux as Self
• Michel Duchaussoy as Self
• Jacques Grello as Self

Supporting cast

• Danyel Gérard as Self
• Pierre Henry as Self
• Gérard Blanc as Self
• Colette Brosset as Self
• Nicolas de Tavernost as Self
• Sophie Desmarets as Self
• Robert Dhéry as Self
• Brigitte Fossey as Self
• Zsa Zsa Gabor as Self
• Juliette Gréco as Self
• Eddie Barclay as Self
• Gérard de Villiers as Self

Guest cast

• Laurence Badie as Self
• Mario David as Self
• Jacques Douai as Self
• Annie Ducaux as Self
• Michel Duchaussoy as Self
• Jacques Grello as Self
• Danyel Gérard as Self
• Pierre Henry as Self
• Gérard Blanc as Self
• Colette Brosset as Self
• Nicolas de Tavernost as Self
• Sophie Desmarets as Self

Episodes

This series spans 20 seasons with 205 episodes.

Production

Release

References

1. The Movie Database (TMDB)
2. IMDb
3. Official Website
4. EpisodeTime Show Page