TV programs from November 1 to 7

Friday

MADEMOISELLE DE JONCQUIÈRES Drama by Emmanuel Mouret (2018), with Cécile de France, Édouard Baer, ​​Alice Isaaz, Natalia Dontcheva… Madame de La Pommeraye and the Marquis des Arcis have the perfect love, until the day the young widow discovers that her property beloved libertine no longer has feelings for her. Wounded, she then seeks revenge on him by introducing him to Mademoiselle de Joncquières, a courtesan. She would like him to fall in love with her and get trapped. His plot works perfectly: because Mademoiselle de Joncquières resists him, the Marquis continues to pursue her, even if it means losing his fortune. France 5, 10:05 p.m.

INGO THIEL: PRESUMED MISSING Crime TV film by Niki Stein (2024), with Heino Ferch, Moritz Führmann, Kotbong Yang, Aziz Dyab… Tax inspector in Mönchengladbach, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Yvonne Gaspers, single and childless, has disappeared for ten days. His sister alerts the police. Commander Lee Soo-young, in charge of missing persons, finds the card of her colleague, Commissioner Ingo Thiel, in the pocket of a coat at Yvonne’s home. When she contacts him, he says he has only met the tax inspector once. But he seems worried and immediately takes up the investigation. Spotting signs of meticulous cleaning in the empty apartment, he suspects that a crime has been committed there. Arte, 21h55

SATURDAY

RIVER BRIGADE Police TV film by Bénédicte Delmas (2024), with Thomas Jouannet, Roxane Turmel, Roby Schinasi, Ibrahim Koma… The BFG-37 is a gendarmerie brigade not quite like the others. In addition to its usual judicial police missions, this river brigade made up of skilled divers is the only one in the region to be able to carry out investigations both on land and above and under water. A particularity which brings the elements which compose it to intervene in a large part of the Loire Valley. That morning, when they discover the body of a young archaeologist in the trunk of a car which sank in the Loire, the investigation will take them to the Château de Chambord… France 3, 10:05 p.m.

IN LUCKY LUKE’S BOOTS Film series. In seventy years and eighty albums, Lucky Luke has single-handedly forged an American dream, making generations fantasize. If the colorful universe imagined by Morris and Goscinny was inspired by historical facts, it was mainly nourished by archetypes constructed by cinema and literature, which it lovingly parodied. A fan from the start, Jul, who has been scripting the adventures of the famous cowboy since 2016, set out to confront the character and his folklore against the test of reality. What remains of Lucky Luke today? Art, 9:50 p.m

Sunday

DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS Fantastic film by Sam Raimi (2022), with Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Rachel McAdams, Chiwetel Ejiofor… By playing with fire and causing ever more damage through his various experiments, Doctor Strange must now face the consequences of his actions. Greatly affected, the multiverse threatens to exterminate all of humanity. To try to ward off the spell, he calls on Wanda and Wong, the sorcerer supreme. Wanda reveals the secrets of how space and time work to her new partner, who thus tries to discover the precise causes that have led to such deterioration of the entire system. TF1, 22h10

NOVEMBER Crime film by Cédric Jimenez (2022), with Jean Dujardin, Anaïs Demoustier, Sandrine Kiberlain, Jérémie Renier… In January 2015, Abdelhamid Abaaoud manages to escape an international police operation in Athens where Fred, commissioner of the sub-directorate, is present French anti-terrorist. Ten months later, on November 13, 2015, attacks hit Île-de-France and left 130 dead. From then on, the anti-terrorist police will lead the investigation to find the fleeing terrorists. Thanks to eavesdropping, shadowing and witnesses, they will investigate tirelessly for five days, between Paris and its suburbs, Brussels and Morocco. France 2, 10:10 p.m.

Monday

ALONE Adventure TV film by Pierre Isoard (2023), with Samuel Le Bihan, Clément Bresson, Anaël Guez, Anne Suarez… In November 2000, the navigator Yves Parlier prepared to compete in the Everest of the seas: the Vendée Globe. This solo world tour without stopover or assistance is for him the perfect opportunity to rise to the height of the heroes of his childhood. As he sets off for the race of his life, Parlier is far from suspecting that it is a completely different adventure that he will be the hero: an incredible test of endurance and survival. Facing two other sailors at the head of the race, he dismasted in the South Seas… France 2, 10 p.m.

THEY GAVE HIM Humorous series. In the 5th episode of season 1, Pauline is shaken by the revelation about Jean-Michel. She looks for her mother to ask for explanations, but Coco avoids her. For his part, Vincent Daron is nowhere to be found. Her children, Esther and Greg, try to manage on their own at the office, but they make a series of blunders with clients. The situation becomes complicated when Greg is urgently called to the police station by one of his clients, Vanessa, whose divorce he is handling. Her husband is missing and his car was found in a parking lot, with traces of blood. TF1, 22h10

Mardi

THE ALPAGUEUR Detective film by Philippe Labro (1976), with Jean-Paul Belmondo, Bruno Cremer, Jean Négroni, Patrick Fierry… Rotterdam, September 25. The Dutch police dismantle a drug trafficking network thanks to the help of Alpagueur, a bounty hunter whose identity is only known to Inspector Doumecq, a senior official of the French police. L’Alpagueur then tackles a prostitution case which involves a police commissioner. To this end, he slips into the shoes of a peaceful insurance agent and goes to Port-Leucate. Meanwhile, in Paris, the bloody exploits of a dangerous criminal, nicknamed the Sparrowhawk, make the front pages of all the newspapers. His last move, the attack on a jewelry store, goes unpunished because no one knows who the Sparrowhawk is. C8, 22h20

THE NEW ADVENTURES OF ALADIN Comedy by Arthur Benzaquen (2015), with Kev Adams, Jean-Paul Rouve, Vanessa Guide, William Lebghil, Audrey Lamy… On Christmas Eve, Sam and his best friend Khalid thought they had found the ideal disguise to commit some thefts to Galeries Lafayette. But the children are intelligent and quickly unmasked them despite their Santa beards. To coax them, the duo tells them their version of the story of Aladdin. In the shoes of the famous character from the tale of the Arabian Nights, Sam then begins a journey to the heart of Baghdad. W9, 22h10

Wednesday

90 MINUTES Suspense TV film by Timo Vuorensola (2023), with Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Alec Baldwin, MyAnna Buring, Jo Martin… A Boeing 767 which was to fly from London to Los Angeles is hijacked by terrorists. The latter have not made any demands and seem to be waiting for something. However, the plane only had 97 minutes of fuel before crashing. To avoid a greater catastrophe, CIA Director Hawkins prepares to have the plane shot down, even if it means sacrificing its passengers. His assistant tries to dissuade him. She asks him to give their man on board time to eliminate the terrorists. The agent in question, Alex, has infiltrated the terrorist cell. From now on, the fate of the passengers is in his hands. C8, 22h20

IN THE SHADOWS Drama series. In episode 3 of season 1, the presidential race spirals into a whirlwind of scandals. Faced with compromising allegations, Francoeur, who appears as the favorite, vacillates between transparency and dissimulation, shaking the confidence of those around him. A twist of theater shakes things up: the unexpected withdrawal of the outgoing president propels a formidable adversary to the forefront. Behind the scenes, gray areas emerge around the electoral process, linking Francoeur’s team to a tragedy that occurred on the banks of the Seine… France 2, 10 p.m.

THURSDAY

WAVES OF MEMORY Detective TV film by Sylvie Ayme (2020), with Gaëlle Bona, David Kammenos, Mhamed Arezki, Isabelle Candelier… Around Longwy, in an abandoned steel factory, under the broken glass roofs, young people play explorers. The grille of an old ventilation duct finally gives way, revealing a skeleton hidden inside. Clara, Guillaume and François begin their investigation: the body is quickly identified, it is Hervé Chaumont, former steelworker, union activist and one of the volunteers of the free radio “Lorraine coeur d’acier”, voice of the workers’ protest of the 1970s and 1980s… France 3, 10:05 p.m.

AFTER: CHAPTER 1 Drama by Jenny Gage (2019), with Josephine Langford, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Selma Blair, Inanna Sarkis… At 18, Tessa is a wise young girl who is starting her first year at university. She is dating a charming boy and her future seems all mapped out. But during a student evening, she participates in a truth-action game. She has to kiss the mysterious Hardin. The young man is the polar opposite of his fiancé: he is rude, provocative, cruel. And yet, between the tattooed “bad boy” and the young girl, a passionate relationship begins. Sensing the danger, Tessa’s mother advises her to put an end to this story… W9, 22h10