Rent Monsignor Renard (2000)
3.5 of 5 from 47 ratings
4h 55min
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- Synopsis:
A powerful World War II drama series set in occupied France starring John Thaw. After going against the wishes of his family to join the Catholic Church twenty years earlier, Monsignor Renard returns to the town where he was born. He finds confusion, mainly caused by an ineffectual Mayor who is at pains to reassure the anxious populace that threats of occupation are premature. Renard is given a cool reception by his brother Yves, resentful that Renard escaped the running of the family business, and is accused of scaremongering when he disagrees with the Mayor. I his tense and moving drama follows Monsignor Renard as he faces the many dilemmas brought about by his return and the imminent occupation. - Actors:
- John Thaw, Cheryl Campbell, Dominic Monaghan, Juliette Caton, Des Mcaleer, Joachim Paul Assböck, John Axon, Teresa Banham, Gregory Chisholm, Richard Cubison, Ciaran Griffiths, Louis Hammond, Stephen Hoyle, Geoffrey Hutchings, Björn Jung, Torben Liebrecht, Warren Mitchell, Bernd-Uwe Reppenhagen, Anatole Taubman, Timothy Walker
- Directors:
- Malcolm Mowbray, David Wheatley
- Producers:
- Chris Kelly
- Creators:
- Russell Lewis
- Writers:
- Russell Lewis, Charles Wood, Stephen Churchett
- Studio:
- ITV Studios Home Entertainment
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Dramas, TV Military & War Dramas
