![]() ![]() " Long Legged Beasties and Things That Go Bump in the Night" The Fields host their first visitors from England when Emma and Peter arrive for a short break, but by visit's end, William and Hester are ready for their own break. William's efforts to oblige bring about his first brush with the law. Hester insists on inviting William's new boss and his wife to dinner and serving some real English cheese for the occasion. Then just as she starts organising her new home, an unexpected lunchtime caller throws off her whole afternoon. William prepares for his first day of work in France, and Hester faces the prospect of dealing with a French plumber. Getting to their new house in France proves just as tough, especially when Hester misplaces their passports and William forgets which side of the road to drive on. Moving out of their home in England proves trying for William. Now all they have to do is find a place to live, which ends up being more challenging than either expected. ![]() The Fields break the news to their daughter and son-in-law that they're relocating to France. Somehow, it all turns on a serving of shepherd's pie. With his accountant mind, William weighs the pros and cons of making a move. William and Hester decide to visit France for a taste of what their life there might be like. Nicholas Courtney also appears frequently as the estate's owner, the Marquis.Īnn Beach, Sonia in Fresh Fields, makes a guest appearance in the final episode, in which Hester and William decide to return to their former UK home.Įpisodes Series 1 (1989) No. Also popping in regularly are local farmer and mayor Monsieur Dax (Olivier Pierre in series 1 and 2 and Philip McGough in series 3) and his cheeky daughter Marie-Christine (Victoria Baker), to whom Hester does her best to teach English. Hester and William also cope with Madame Remoleux ( Valerie Lush), the unintelligible, ancient, and generally useless (but unsackable) French cleaner who lives on and cares for the estate, "Les Hirondelles," (" Swallows" in English) where they all live. Other regular cast members include their French estate agent Chantal Moriac ( Pamela Salem), who is also the Fields' neighbour to the left, and snobbish English couple Hugh ( Robin Kermode) and Jill ( Liz Crowther) Trendle, the neighbours to the right. Bird is the only other Fresh Fields actor to appear regularly, as Emma only "appeared" via voiceover by Debby Cummings in the original show. The pair are regularly visited by their daughter Emma (Sally Baxter and Karen Ascoe) and son-in-law Peter ( Philip Bird). French Fields resumes the story three years later as William accepts a position with a French company and the series follows Hester and William as they move from London to Calais. The series stars Anton Rodgers and Julia McKenzie as middle-aged, middle-class husband and wife William and Hester Fields and follows the series Fresh Fields, which ran from 1984 to 1986. Chapman (who created and wrote all the episodes of Fresh Fields) and Ian Davidson and was produced by Thames Television for ITV. It is a sequel/continuation of the series Fresh Fields and ran for 19 episodes from 5 September 1989 to 8 October 1991. French Fields is a British television sitcom. ![]()
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