Who? Fanny Herrero was herself a stage actor before become a writer. She contributed to: Les Bleus, about rookie police (9 episodes), Un Village Français (16 episodes), Fais pas ci, fais pas ça (story), Kabul Kitchen (yes, set in Afghanistan) and the TV movie Lettre ã France (TV movie). This is 6 x 1 hour, stylish, funny.
The fierce agent Andréa is Camille Cottin, Grégory Montel her unshaven buddy, Gabriel, Thibault de Montalembert the older agent Mathias, Fanny Sidney his secret daughter, Camille, Nicolas Maury the gay assistant Hervé, Laure Calamy (other, really annoying, agent), Lilian Rovère (older 'impresario'), Stéfi Celma (wannabe actor on reception).
The involvement of Céderic Klapisch as producer is interesting (though information on this is scant). His company Ce Qui Me Meut is one of the producers. His regular composers Dury and Minck provide the music, and his episode 1 guest star (he directed it) is Cécile de France, one of the core team of his L'Auberge Español film series.
In each episode the actors are playing themselves - in #2, the feuding actresses are Line Renaud (she was in the original of Benvenuto al Sud, Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis - which is actually referenced as 'What's she done lately?') and Françoise Fabian (Belle de Jour). And there's another actor I'm sure I recognised at the funeral memorial as well - yes, it's Zinedine Soualem, also from Klapisch films like Paris, and Ch'tis and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - he's an amusing recurring out of work character.
#3 features Nathalie Baye and daughter Laura Smet, who are up for parts in the same film, but they don't want to appear together. Great moment (Klapisch directing again) where Mathias has decided to leave the agency and seems to 'see' all his team looking at him as his taxi passes. Gilles Lelouch cameos. #4 allows Audrey Fleurot to be funny attempting to pole dance, and where this beguiling image comes from:
Meanwhile Camile is trying not to date her 'brother' François Civil, and Mathias may or may not be leaving the agency.
#5 has Julie Gayet and JoeyStarr (no, me either) feuding on set, whilst Andréa gets it on with the tax auditor (Ophélia Kolb). Mathias' family finally learn the truth (his wife is Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu). #6 features François Berléand as a water-shy actor, whilst the future of the agency is in some doubt.
Another crappy translation of a French title - why not just call it 'Ten Per Cent'?
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