Clochemerle — Season 1, Episode 1: The Magnificent Idea of Barthelemy Piechut, the Mayor

Episode synopsis

Every politician wants to leave a legacy and Mayor Bartholemy Piechut is no different — erecting a latrine in the village square might be a magnificent idea, but he knows he'll need help swinging opinion his way.

About Clochemerle

Clochemerle is a 1972 British–West German television comedy based on Gabriel Chevallier's 1934 novel of the same name, with Ray Galton and Alan Simpson adapting the text. Filmed on location in France, it starred Roy Dotrice, Wendy Hiller, Cyril Cusack, Kenneth Griffith, and Cyd Hayman, with narration by Peter Ustinov. In the small French village of Clochemerle, Mayor Barthelemey Piechut plans for the erection of a 'pissoir' (gentlemen's public convenience) in the town square. Unfortunately, the rest of the rural inhabitants aren't as impressed.

More episodes from Season 1

• E2The Triumphal Inauguration of a Municipal Amenity
• E3The Spirited Protest of Justine Putet
• E4The Awful Awakening of Claudius Brodequin
• E5The Painful Infliction of Nicholas the Beadle
• E6The Scandalous Outcome of a Night of Destruction
• E7The Inexorable Power of the Third Republic
• E8The Dreaded Arrival of Captain Tardivaux
• E9The Glorious Triumph of Barthelemy Piechut