Cast of
French Fields

About French Fields

  • Released on September 05, 1989
  • Comedy

French Fields is a British situation comedy. It ran for 19 episodes from 5 September 1989 to 8 October 1991. It was written by John T. Chapman and Ian Davidson and was produced by Thames Television for ITV.

The series starred Anton Rodgers and Julia McKenzie as husband and wife William and Hester Fields and followed the series Fresh Fields, which ran from 7 March 1984 to 23 October 1986. At the end of the last series of Fresh Fields, William accepted a position with a French company. French Fields follows Hester and William after they make the move to Calais.

Other regular cast included their French real estate agent Chantal, who was also the Fields' neighbour to the left. On the right, were the horrible and snobbish English couple the Trendles. Hester and William also coped with Madame Remoleux, an unintelligible and ancient French woman who lived in and cared for the estate — called Les Hirondelles — where they all lived. Also, popping in on a regular basis, were local farmer and mayor Monsieur Dax and his daughter Marie-Christine, to whom Hester did her best to teach English. Nicholas Courtney also appeared frequently as the Marquis.

Main Cast of French Fields

Anton Rodgers
plays William Fields (18 episodes)

Julia McKenzie
plays Hester Fields (18 episodes)

Liz Crowther
plays Jill Trendle (12 episodes)

Pamela Salem
plays Chantal Moriac (17 episodes)

Valerie Lush
plays Madame Remoleux (13 episodes)

Secondary Cast of French Fields

Robin Kermode
plays Hugh Trendle (6 episodes) , HughTrendle (6 episodes)

David Conville
plays Gerard Bingley (1 episode)

Edith MacArthur
plays Marion Bingley (1 episode)

James Duggan
plays Removal Man (1 episode)

Michael Stainton
plays Van Driver (1 episode)

Andy Mulligan
plays Meter Man (1 episode)

Paul Bentall
plays Customs Officer (1 episode)

Nicholas Bennett
plays Estate Agent (1 episode)

Steve Ismay
plays Gas Man (1 episode)

Raymond Trickitt
plays Fred (1 episode)

Simon Carter
plays M. Guyon (1 episode)

Laura Jackson
plays Boutique Owner (1 episode)

Nicholas Johnson
plays Waiter (1 episode) , Phillipe (1 episode)

Sally Baxter
plays Emma (3 episodes)

Brian de Salvo
plays Henri Nadal (3 episodes)

Jonathan Kydd
plays M. Visse (1 episode) , Monsieur Queneau (2 episodes)

Tatyana Colombo
plays Boutique Assistant (1 episode) , Miss Calais (1 episode)

Julia Verdin
plays Natalie (2 episodes)

Peter Kelly
plays The Mayor's Secretary (1 episode)

Peter Kelly
plays Fisherman (1 episode)

Malcolm Sinclair
plays Patric Duvalais (1 episode)

John Sabin
plays Compere (1 episode)

Bernard Holley
plays Skipper (1 episode)

Michael McStay
plays The Auctioneer (1 episode)

Tim Bannerman
plays Bidder (1 episode)

Marian McLoughlin
plays Quarrelling Wife (1 episode) , Sweet Stallholder (1 episode)

Trevor St. John Hacker
plays Bidder (1 episode)

Alec Sabin
plays Quarrelling Husband (1 episode) , Vegetable Stallholder (1 episode)

Bridget McConnell
plays Madame Dax (3 episodes)

John Moreno
plays Monsieur Popineau (3 episodes)

Yvonne Gilan
plays Old Woman (1 episode) , Madame Nadal (1 episode)

Dan Gregory
plays Little Guy (2 episodes)

Nigel Nevinson
plays Gendarme (1 episode)

Fernand Monast
plays Gendarme (1 episode)

Dave Hill
plays Mr. Ormerod (1 episode)

Philippe Giraudeau
plays M. Queneau (2 episodes)

Hilary Crane
plays Coach Passenger (1 episode)

Frank Lazarus
plays Monsieur LeClerc (1 episode) , Andre LeClerc (2 episodes)

David Rolfe
plays Coach Passenger (1 episode)

Zulema Dene
plays Madame Lepine (2 episodes)

Peter Gale
plays Camp Site Warden (1 episode)

Claude Le Saché
plays Old Man (1 episode)

Nicholas Courtney
plays Marquis (5 episodes)

Victoria Baker
plays Marie-Christine (6 episodes)

Daniel André Pageon
plays Gendarme (2 episodes)

Laurence Kennedy
plays Tom (1 episode)

Eve Karpf
plays Madame Dax (1 episode)

Philip Bird
plays Peter (7 episodes)

Karen Ascoe
plays Emma (5 episodes)

Philip McGough
plays Monsieur Dax (5 episodes)

Nancy Nevinson
plays Margaret (2 episodes)

Eric Dodson
plays Henry (2 episodes)

Ann Beach
plays Sonia (1 episode)


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