The brand new investigation game from TF1 hosted by Laurent Ruquier, The Game Masterwas filmed in a place that certainly reminded you of something… Especially if you are a fan of a flagship show broadcast on M6. Explanations
The Game Masterthe new entertainment presented by Laurent Ruquier on TF1 this Friday, October 11, brings together twelve personalities who must investigate to determine which celebrity invited them to a sumptuous castle. But where was the game filmed? It was at the Château de Groussay, located in Montfort L’Amaury, in Yvelines, that the production company Fremantle set up its cameras for a week, in the spring of 2024, for the purposes of filming. This is not the first time that the splendid residence and its 31 hectare park have hosted a filming since the majority of seasons of the Best Pastry ChefM6’s flagship culinary program, had been filmed here in the past. Scenes from the Canal+ series, Versailles or an episode of Josephine guardian angel on TF1 also took place in this cultural place in Yvelines.
The Game Master (TF1): what is the history of the Château de Groussay where Laurent Ruquier’s show was filmed?
Groussay Castle was built in 1815 at the instigation of the Duchess of Charot, who was the daughter of Madame de Tourzel. Madame de Tourzel is known to have been the governess of the children of King Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette. But the one who really revolutionized the place was the decorator and art collector Charles de Beistegui, who acquired it in 1938. Until his death in 1970, he never stopped undertaking projects. enormous work to make the building, which looks like a country house, into a real castle. In particular, it added two wings, a 240-seat theater and a ballroom. The park is decorated with follies, factories designed with the help of artists and which was classified as a historic monument in 1993.
The Game Master (TF1): can the Château de Groussay be visited?
Among the owners who succeeded Charles de Beistegui is the television producer Jean-Louis Remilleux, to whom we owe the show Secrets d’histoire on France 3. Under his aegis, between 2000 and 2010, the place was open to audience. The castle was then acquired in the early 2010s by the daughter of the former president of Uzbekistan, for the tidy sum of 28 million euros, before the property was placed in state sequestration following a court decision. Now, the new owner, a patron who wishes to remain anonymous, has undertaken a vast campaign of work to rehabilitate the estate. In a few years, at the end of the work, the Château de Groussay should once again welcome visitors. To the delight of heritage enthusiasts… and television.
