Fais pas ci, fais pas ça (lit. 'Don't do this, don't do that') is a French television series created by Anne Giafferi and Thierry Bizot for France Télévisions, starring Valérie Bonneton, Isabelle Gélinas, Bruno Salomone and Guillaume de Tonquédec. The comedy series debuted on 8 September 2007 on France 2; after nine seasons, the final episode aired on 22 February 2017.[1] In 2020 and 2024, two additional special episodes aired in December for the Christmas season.[2][3]
The series is set in the Parisian suburb of Sèvres, following two neighbouring families raising their children, one conservatively (Lepic), one liberally (Bouley).[4][5] The series was met with wide popular success and critical acclaim,[6] reaching cult status in France.[7] Ahead of the last episode airing, Le Monde wrote "it will not be easy to say goodbye."[5]
Cast
Main characters
| Actor/Actress | Characters | Seasons |
| Bruno Salomone | Denis Bouley | season 1 — 9 |
| Isabelle Gélinas | Valérie Bouley | season 1 — 9 |
| Guillaume de Tonquédec | Renaud Lepic (and his half-brother Daniel) |
season 1 — 9 (season 3) |
| Valérie Bonneton | Fabienne Lepic | season 1 — 9 |
| Yaniss Lespert | Christophe Lepic | season 1 — 9 |
| Tiphaine Haas | Soline Lepic | season 1 — 9 |
| Alexandra Gentil | Tiphaine Kalamian | season 1 — 9 |
| Cannelle Carré-Cassaigne | Charlotte Lepic | season 1 — 9 |
| Lilian Dugois | Eliott Bouley | season 1 — 9 |
| Timothée Kempen Hamel | Lucas Lepic | season 1 — 9 |
| Myrtille Gougat | Salomé Bouley | season 3 — 9 |
| Martin and Louis Launay | Kim Lepic | season 7 — 9 |
Supporting characters
| Actor/Actress | Characters | Seasons |
| Olivier Perrier | Denis' father | season 1 — 7 |
| Dominique MacAvoy | Solange, Denis' mother | season 1 — 7 |
| Cécile Rebboah | Corinne, Valérie's best friend | season 2 — 9 |
| André Manoukian | Thierry Kalamian, Valérie's former husband, Tiphaine's father | season 2 — 9 |
| Augustin Ruhabura | Priest | season 2 — 3 |
| Norbert Ferrer | Manu, server | season 2 — 3, 7 |
| Pierre Vernier | Jean Lepic, Renaud's father | season 3 — 6 |
| Hélène Vincent (season 3) Claire Nadeau season 6 |
Marie-Françoise Lepic, Renaud's mother | season 3 — 6 |
| Isabelle Nanty | Christiane Potin | season 3 — 9 |
| Zakariya Gouram | Malek Benhassi, Renaud's senior | season 3 — 5 |
| Vincent Winterhalter | Jean-Claude, Sèvres mayor | season 3 — 7 |
| Eva Darlan | Monique, Valérie's mother | season 3 — 8 |
| Muriel Combeau | Samantha, Valérie's senior | season 3 — 6 |
| Frédérique Bel | Tatiana Lenoir | season 4 — 6 |
| Patricia Franchino | Marie-Annick, Renaud's sister | season 4 — 6 |
| Claire Magnin | Gisèle, Fabienne's colleague and friend | season 4 — 7 |
| Corinne Masiero | Solange, Fabienne's sister | season 4 — 8 present |
| Stéphane de Groodt | Pierre-Henrik Delage, head hunter | season 6 — 7 |
| Stéphan Wojtowicz | Jean-Pierre, editor-in-chief of Télé Hauts-de-Seine | season 6 — 7 |
| Benoît Michel | F-X, Soline's boyfriend | season 6 — 9 |
Guest actors
- Anne Benoît as Andrée (2 episodes)
- Arielle Dombasle as Herself (1 episode)
- Arnaud Ducret as Michel (1 episode)
- Catherine Benguigui as The ANPE employee (1 episode)
- Charlie Dupont as Loïc Leguédec (2 episodes)
- Émilie Gavois-Kahn as Mika (1 episode)
- François Morel as Monsieur Ballud (1 episode)
- Helena Noguerra as Child psychiatrist (3 episodes)
- Lannick Gautry as Benoit (1 episode)
- Lionel Abelanski as The gynecologist (1 episode)
- Marie-Christine Adam as The owner (1 episode)
- Marie-Hélène Lentini as Madame Descato (2 episodes)
- Michaël Abiteboul as Pedro (1 episode)
- Naveen Polishetty as Rushik Sanghvi (2 episodes)
- Jean-Baptiste Shelmerdine as Olaf (1 episode)
- Philippe Nahon as Gérard (1 episode)
- Sophie Mounicot as Madame Didier (1 episode)
- Sylvie Testud as Sylviane Chinsky (1 episode)
Media adaptations
The TV show was adapted into a comic book by Philippe Bercovici and Dal.[8]
References
- ^ "Fais pas ci, fais pas ça : l'évolution physique des acteurs au fil des saisons" (in French). programme-tv.net. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ^ Carine Didier (19 October 2020). "«Fais pas ci, fais pas ça»: ambiance retrouvailles pour l'épisode spécial Noël". leparisien.fr (in French).
- ^ ""Fais pas ci, fais pas ça" de retour après 4 ans d'absence avec deux épisodes sur la Lune". BFM TV (in French). Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ Virginie Bloch-Lainé (26 July 2016). "«Fais pas ci, fais pas ça», c'est bien fait" (in French). Libération.
- ^ a b Alain Constant (8 February 2017). "TV : « Fais pas ci, fais pas ça », nous nous sommes tant aimés…" (in French). Le Monde.
- ^ Florent Barraco (8 February 2017). ""Fais pas ci, fais pas ça" : le meilleur pour la fin" (in French). Le Point.
- ^ "Fais pas ci, fais pas ça sur France 2: "Enfin une série française culte!"" (in French). L'Express. 12 November 2013.
- ^ "Philippe Bercovici".
External links
- Official website (in French)
- Fais pas ci, fais pas ça at IMDb