On Tuesday January 7, France 3 offers a new episode of the police comedy Grilled chickens with Barbara Cabrita. Bulles de Culture’s opinion and series review of the episode The secrets of the hotel.
Synopsis :
Who killed Sofia Popova, the housekeeper at the charming hotel run by the Leroy family? A new investigation for the 4e brigade. Capestan (Barbara Cabrita) intends to prove that his team of broken arms is not devoid of talent. And this despite the reservations of his hierarchy…
The secrets of the hotel : 3rd episode of the series Grilled chickens
With a scenario of David Roberta picture of Bertrand Moulydecorations of Sylvie LobezcostumesAurore Pierrea sound of Renaud Michela montage of Mickaël Lavignacoriginal music by Dimitri Leroy and a realization of July Hygreck, The secrets of the hotel are therefore the 3rd episode of the detective series Grilled chickens.
In an Agatha Christie-style intrigue involving several suspects residing in a charming hotel run by a family, Commander Anne Capestan (Barbara Cabrita) convinces his superior (Jean-Michel Lahmi) to entrust his team, still discredited within the police station, to entrust them with the opportunity to solve a case of poisoning of a maid.
With the support of the depressive Lebreton (Hubert Delattre), by the author of erotic thrillers in her spare time Eva Rosière (Marie-Armelle Deguy, view in Police Paris 1900), of the willing partner but who still carries so much bad luck Torrez (Marie Petiot) and the sickly shy geek Max (Mohamed Belhadjine, seen in the film The French Dispatch), Capestan first questions the various people present in the establishment at the time of the tragedy, including:
And when a new crime is committed involving Eva, the entire 4th brigade is on the grill and must hurry to prove its innocence, at the risk of perhaps decimating the team a little more…
Our opinion?
With a comic book aesthetic that sets a fun and rhythmic rhythm, the episode The secrets of the hotel of Grilled chickens reserves many moments of laughter and twists and turns. Without forgetting the moments of emotion around the recurring characters who are always so endearing. Let us mention in particular Lebreton, to whom his interpreter Hubert Delattre reveals a moving confession about a traumatic past that continues to gnaw at him.
Filming secrets, anecdotes: did you know?
- The filming took place from March 4 to 29, 2024 in the Nord department, in the Hauts-de-France region (Lille, Tourcoing, Wattrelos).
- The rest of the cast includes Janis AbrikhYannik Mazzili (seen in the series Household scenes)died in July 2024 July 2024 at the age of 46, Saverio Maligno et Olivier Brabant (seen in the film A fanfare).
- The chanson on the opening credits East Blaze of Glory from the American Spottiswoode.
- The chanson on the end credits East French Kiss of the French François Nguyen and Vasily Igor (alias Dimitri Leroy).
Learn more:
- Grilled chickens episode The secrets of the hotel is broadcast on France 3 on Tuesday January 7, 2025 at 9:05 p.m.
- The series is available in streaming and replay on France.TV
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