On the occasion of the broadcast of “Thank you Dorothée!”, Friday, TF1 plunges us back in the era of the sitcoms of AB Production.
From “first kisses” to “Hélène and the boys” via “hi muscular”, these series have marked generations of spectators.
They also served as a springboard for young actors who have today become cinema or television stars.
They broke audience records. And allowed to bring out many actors. On the occasion of the broadcast of “Thank you Dorothée!” This Friday, January 24, TF1 takes us back to the world of AB Production series. Hello muscular, first kisses, honey and beesbut above all Hélène and the boysthese fictions born from the imagination of Jean-Luc Azoulay (under the pseudo Jean-François Porry) marked a whole generation of viewers. Everyone still remembers the love story between Hélène and Nicolas, music rehearsals in the garage or discussions at the Cafète.
Alexandra Lamy, a regular from AB Productions
A real springboard for young actors like Hélène Rollès, Patrick Puydebat, Camille Raymond or Sébastien Roch, these series also gave young unknowns their chance who then had very beautiful careers. Did you know that before becoming famous with A guy, a girl In 1999, Alexandra Lamy had played in no less than five sitcoms of AB Production of which The miracle of love, Foll’Amour cruise et Beach boys ? A good experience for Chloé Jouannet’s mom who later had such a rich career.
Hélène de Fougerolles and Julie Gayet also experienced the cafète
Hélène de Fougerolles also started in The college of broken hearts In 1992. The actress who resumed the role of Sam on TF1 shot 37 episodes of the series. It was there that Jean-Pierre Mocky noticed, who gave him his first role in the cinema in 1993 in Leon’s husband.
Alice Taglioni, too, made an appearance in the early 1990s in Hélène and the boys. The actress revealed by Lies and betrayals and more if affinities … played the role of a group of José who invites himself unexpectedly in the garage. Ditto for Julie Gayet, today an actress and talented producer, who landed in the cafeteria of First kisses In 1992, to give a memorable slap to Jérôme, Luc and François.
Laurent Lafitte: from “First kisses” to the Comédie-Française
The following year, it was Guillaume Canet that we saw in episode 151 of First kisses. After turning a few advertisements for television, he made a flash passage of ten seconds in the shoes of the boyfriend in Virginie. Enough to set foot in the caliper of Marion Cotillard’s companion, now considered one of the major actors and directors of French cinema.
Before standing out in the role of Juan in the series Mannequin class And to know success in the cinema in 2010 thanks to the film Little handkerchiefs Directed by Guillaume Canet, Laurent Lafitte also appeared in First kisses. The former fellow-French comedy who played Bernard Tapie in the Netflix series was disguised as James Bond alongside Annette, Justine’s best friend.
--
Read
“HPI”, “The White Lotus”, “Stranger Things” … The 5 most anticipated series of 2025
Revealed by The truth if I lie In 2012 in the role of Chochana Boutboul, Élisa Tovati also experienced her first television experience on the set of First kisses In 1993 when she played the role of the former Jérôme. Known to the general public thanks to At blond minutesthe pastille broadcast from 2004 to 2006 on Canal+, then by the saga What did we do to the good Lord?Frédérique Bel participated in the sitcom The group In 2000, the time of an episode.
Before becoming the box office queen thanks to comedies Camping, Palais Royal or Weddings, Mathilde Seigner also made a short visit in 1992 in Hi muscular. The former interpreter of Sam On TF1 came to the screen for an episode on the screen with a trellis and a false machine gun in the hands.
