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Monsignor Renard

2000-03-27 Drama NR

Monsignor Renard was a four-part ITV television drama set in occupied France during World War II. It starred John Thaw as Monsignor Augustine Renard, a French priest who is drawn into the Resistance movement. The series was later shown in the U.S. as part of Masterpiece Theatre.

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First Aired

2000-03-27
Last Aired

2000-04-17
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Genre

Drama
Seasons

1
Episodes

4
Status

Ended
Language

English
Network

ITV1

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Season 1

1. May 1940

Augustin Renard, a decorated war hero in the First World War, left his Picardy hometown in 1920 and we...More

Augustin Renard, a decorated war hero in the First World War, left his Picardy hometown in 1920 and went off against his family's wishes to become a priest. Now he has been appointed parish priest to St.Josse des Bois but his arrival coincides with an exodus south by many of the population, the evacuation of a local airfield by the British and the arrival of the Germans, as Marshal Petain announces an armistice.Less

295mins 2000-03-27

2. July 1940

The folk of St.Josse prepare to celebrate Bastille Day, but liberty, equality and fraternity are in sh...More

The folk of St.Josse prepare to celebrate Bastille Day, but liberty, equality and fraternity are in short supply when Gestapo Officer Rudi Brandt descends on the town and unleashes his jackbooted minions. A battle of wills soon develops with Renard, who resists the temptation to collaborate with the invaders. He is arrested for an act of resistance, and his former lover Madeleine is forced to re-examine her attitude towards the Germans.Less

295mins 2000-04-03

3. September 1940

As the German prosecution of the Jews begins, Renard uses the annual procession of St.Josse to registe...More

As the German prosecution of the Jews begins, Renard uses the annual procession of St.Josse to register the disgust at events taking place.Less

295mins 2000-04-10

4. November 1940

Renard leads the townsfolk in an open snub to the Germans, while Etienne incurs the nazis' anger with ...More

Renard leads the townsfolk in an open snub to the Germans, while Etienne incurs the nazis' anger with a foolhardy and premature show of resistance.Less