Series synopsis
Night Squad, also known as Central Nuit is a French crime drama television series that premiered on France 2 on September 14, 2001. It ended on July 3, 2009. It was created by Olivier Marchal, Mathieu Fabiani, Bernard Marié, Marc-Antoine Laurent. It stars Michel Creton, Lucie Jeanne, Antoine Coesens and Matthieu Rozé.
The daily life of a night police station in which a Parisian police brigade deals with both shoplifting, serial murders, burglaries, trafficking or other assaults ... Victor Franklin (interpreted by Michel Creton) is the Commander, taking care to hold the "central" with an iron fist but also to lead the team whose main characters are very appreciative and show great solidarity in the hardest moments .
Premise
The daily life of a night police station in which a Parisian police brigade deals with both shoplifting, serial murders, burglaries, trafficking or other assaults ... Victor Franklin (interpreted by Michel Creton) is the Commander, taking care to hold the "central" with an iron fist but also to lead the team whose main characters are very appreciative and show great solidarity in the hardest moments .
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Michel Creton as Commandant Victor Franklin
- Lucie Jeanne as Lieutenant Blanche Servet
- Antoine Coesens as Brigadier Chef Alain Corboz
- Matthieu Rozé as Lieutenant Lucien Dangas
- Vanessa Demouy as Lieutenant Anne Dumont
- Luc Bernard as le commissaire Bragance
- Clovis Cornillac as Capitaine Techouet
- Yannick Soulier as Lieutenant Julien Leuwen
Supporting cast
- Franck Jolly as Lieutenant Vincent
Guest cast
- Lou Bonetti as Julie
- Adeline Zarudiansky as Diane
- Charlotte Boimare as Malthilde
Episodes
This series spans 7 seasons with 43 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | September 14, 2001 | October 19, 2001 |
| Season 2 | 6 | February 28, 2003 | April 4, 2003 |
| Season 3 | 6 | September 10, 2004 | October 15, 2004 |
| Season 4 | 6 | April 7, 2006 | May 12, 2006 |
| Season 5 | 6 | September 28, 2007 | November 2, 2007 |
| Season 6 | 6 | September 12, 2008 | September 26, 2008 |
| Season 7 | 7 | June 19, 2009 | July 3, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
No night for a dog Blanche is wounded, intervening during a hold-up. One of the criminals is arrested by the police, but his accomplice manages to get away and breaks-into the home of the CEO Pierre Garrigue. The burglar takes Garrigue's dog hostage, threatening to kill it if his partner isn't released... |
September 14, 2001 |
| 2 |
The little girl in a cupboard A little girl, found prostrate in a cupboard, is the sole witness to a murder. She alone will be able to identify the murderer, a psychopathic killer who has already killed before. But she's in shock and unable to talk... |
September 21, 2001 |
| 3 |
Diplomatic accident Leaving the cinema, a child is killed by a hit-and-run driver. Witnesses identify the registration number as being that of a diplomatic vehicle. |
September 28, 2001 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The gang of cowards A gang of thieves pass themselves off as police officers in order to take advantage of the gullibility of the elderly. The criminals, belonging to a group of travellers, are arrested. But the victims have difficulty in identifying them and the travellers' community closes ranks to protect the black sheep. |
February 28, 2003 |
| 2 |
On the dark side of chic The party is at its height in the sumptuous apartment of a former government minister, when one of the guests takes a fall. Suicide, accident or attempted murder? The same evening, mysterious visitors succeed in entering the home of a journalist to place hidden microphones... |
March 7, 2003 |
| 3 |
Beyond the law A customer in a nightclub doesn't appreciate the particularly high bill he is asked to pay. A gangster involved in organised crime, he reacts as he usually does: with violence... |
March 14, 2003 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
More than they bargained for Three individuals fake an accident in order to steal a luxury car. The driver is in hospital, his wife is in a panic: at the back of the car was the carry-cot with their five month-old baby sound asleep... |
September 10, 2004 |
| 2 |
Recidivist Martine Davrat's apartment was burgled and her son Jérémie, aged 16, beaten up after having stabbed one of the burglars. The police, intrigued because there was no sign of forced entry, quickly discover that Jérémie is a drug-addict... |
September 17, 2004 |
| 3 |
Illegitimate violence A police intervention during a hold-up ends badly with a trainee police officer taken hostage. The whole team is hard at work to try to catch the gangsters and free the trainee unharmed... |
September 24, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
On the skids An important slot machine salesman has been kidnapped. The police suspect Valérie, his partner, of having organised the kidnapping. Already well-known to the police, her lies only serve to make them even more suspicious. |
April 7, 2006 |
| 2 |
The law of the inner-city A father notifies the police that his young daughter has disappeared. She is found soon afterwards in a car park, raped and with serious burns. Franklin makes it a point of honour to find those who did it, but the witnesses are terrorised and refuse to talk. |
April 14, 2006 |
| 3 |
Undesirable guests Lulu works on the black as a security officer in a gay restaurant. One evening, the premises are attacked by masked men who steal his police weapon. To save his colleague's career, it's imperative that Franklin finds those who carried out the assault. |
April 21, 2006 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Show of force The impresario of a famous singer is violently assaulted. After having left him for dead, the attackers get away not only in his car but also with his passenger, Cindy, the singer's mentally-deficient sister, defenceless against the violence of the attackers... |
September 28, 2007 |
| 2 |
No motive In less than three hours, a secretary, a private detective and a caretaker have all been shot and killed by the same man. There's no time to waste, the killer will certainly continue his macabre series... |
October 5, 2007 |
| 3 |
Fanny Fanny Dubois, a two year-old girl, has disappeared. It seems more than likely that she was kidnapped by a sexual predator. This worst case scenario is confirmed when Fanny's body is found in the canal... |
October 12, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Like sisters A little girl disappears just as a supermarket is closing. A first suspect is arrested. But the security cameras show that she had disappeared somewhere in the bakery area. The new suspect is now Ludovic, a 15 year-old bakery apprentice... |
September 12, 2008 |
| 2 |
The man who doesn't exist An ordinary accountant is violently assaulted by two men. A stranger comes to his rescue and provides first aid, but runs away as the police arrive. The Good Samaritan is Omar, an African doctor, a refugee in France illegally. But his statement could bring down Bati Morelli, a major gangster. |
September 12, 2008 |
| 3 |
Problem area A woman waits for the lift, the doors open and she enters without looking, falling five stories down the lift shaft. The last straw for the residents, tired their ever-deteriorating environment, who demand that those responsible are found. Beneath the machinery cables, the investigators find a hoard of drugs. |
September 19, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
All in the family The police are notified that a cyclist has been assaulted. Seeing a young man force a woman into his car, he had tried to intervene and was shot. Anne is accused of murder, but the whole team know only too well that it's really a scheme engineered by Gimenez. |
June 19, 2009 |
| 2 |
The new barbarians Julie Astié informs the police of her brother's disappearance. Apparently he had a date with his new girlfriend but fell into a trap. Meanwhile, the police try to untangle a case of attempted murder amongst firemen. As for Franklin, he's doing all he can to get Anne out of prison... |
June 19, 2009 |
| 3 |
Big thugs, little thugs As Anne finds her imprisonment increasingly hard to bear, Vincent, her replacement, arouses suspicion and questions. Blanche and Lulu investigate a case of assault. Two thugs had stolen the bag belonging to a woman in her sixties, but she chased after them, knocked over their scooter and recovered her property... |
June 19, 2009 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | France 2 |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 14, 2001 |
| Last aired | July 3, 2009 |
| Runtime | 52 minutes |
| Status | Ended |