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'''''Monsignor Renard''''' was a four part ITV television drama set in [[German occupation of France during World War II|occupied France]] during [[World War II]]. It starred [[John Thaw]] as Monsignor Augustine Renard, a French priest who is drawn into the [[French Resistance|Resistance movement]]. The series was later shown in the U.S. as part of ''[[Masterpiece Theatre]]''.
'''''Monsignor Renard''''' was a four-part ITV television drama set in [[German occupation of France during World War II|occupied France]] during [[World War II]]. It starred [[John Thaw]] as Monsignor Augustine Renard, a French priest who is drawn into the [[French Resistance|Resistance movement]]. The series was later shown in the U.S. as part of ''[[Masterpiece Theatre]]''.


==Plot==
==Plot==

Revision as of 12:34, 26 March 2013

Monsignor Renard
GenreDrama
Written byRussell Lewis
Charles Wood
Stephen Churchett
Directed byMalcolm Mowbray
David Wheatley
StarringJohn Thaw
Cheryl Campbell
Desmond McAleer
Dominic Monaghan
Jimmy Yuill
ComposerJohn E. Keane
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes4
Production
Running time295 min
Production companyCarlton Television
Original release
NetworkITV

Monsignor Renard was a four-part ITV television drama set in occupied France during World War II. It starred John Thaw as Monsignor Augustine Renard, a French priest who is drawn into the Resistance movement. The series was later shown in the U.S. as part of Masterpiece Theatre.

Plot

In 1940, Monsignor Renard arrives back in his hometown 20 years after leaving to join the Catholic Church. The village is filled with reminders of his former life, including Madeleine, his one time fiancée who has never forgiven him for choosing the church over her. The village is also occupied by Nazis preparing to invade England using the town as an embarkation point. Against this Renard performs his Ministry while being drawn ever deeper into the resistance movement.[1]

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