“It was extremely moving…” Lionnel Astier recounts his last scene with Samuel Le Bihan in the France 3 series

This Tuesday, December 3, 2024, France 3 broadcasts the episode ofAlex Hugotitled The last trackwhich marks the latest collaboration between Samuel Le Bihan and Lionnel Astier. The actor looks back on the last sequence they shot together.

After the departure of Marilyne Canto, Alex Hugothe France 3 series has lost Lionnel Astier. In this episode, the rural woman welcomes an association which helps prisoners at the end of their sentence to prepare for their reintegration. When one of the prisoners is found dead and another is suspected, Alex (Samuel Le Bihan) and Angelo do everything to protect him and together try to elucidate this mystery. This investigation is Angelo's last, since his interpreter Lionnel Astier has decided to leave the series. The actor returned to his last sequence, which was inevitably moving.

Alex Hugo (France 3) : “It's a little more freestyle” says Lionnel Astier of his character in his last episode

After ten years of good and loyal service, Lionel Astier decided to leave Alex Hugo in full success. While France 3 broadcasts its last episode, the actor returned to the filming of this final opus. “I really enjoyed filming it, not necessarily because of my exit, but because all of a sudden, Angelo's character, learning at the start of the plot that he is going to leave, changes. He is less in the conventions and responsibilities that have always been his, and no longer takes the investigation as usual. It's a little more freestyle and I liked playing that.” confides the actor who also spoke about his very last sequence with his partner Samuel Le Bihan, with whom he has established deep bonds of friendship. “We've been working together for ten years with Samuel, he's my brother! A friendship and a brotherhood was formed between us which will remain engraved forever..”

Alex Hugo (France 3) : “It was a beautiful token of friendship” confides Lionnel Astier on his last scene with Samuel Le Bihan

This episode ends with Angelo's departure. He modestly taught it to his lifelong friend Alex Hugo, in a few words, over a drink and a cigar. “It was extremely moving, not only because it is the last scene of the fiction, but also that of the filming.” said Lionel Astier before adding: “The assistants and the director wanted to shoot this sequence last. There when we said “Cut!” it was over. So we didn't play [Il rit] There was a lot of emotion. And to end up one-on-one like that with Samuel, it was very powerful. I thanked them for doing this.” “It was a very nice surprise, they let it runremembers the actor, they made me believe that we were going to do it again and we didn't do it again [Il rit]. Everyone was there, the producer had come up on purpose, people spoke, I got gifts… it was a very moving moment. It was really a lot of emotion for me and a beautiful token of friendship.“The actor could very soon return to filming Alex Hugo.”It is not excluded that I will come back for an episode. This is Samuel's wish and mine too.” he said.