Fais pas ci, fais pas ça (; 'Don't do this, don't do that') is a French television series created by Anne Giafferi and Thierry Bizot for France Télévisions, starring Valérie Bonneton, Isabelle Gélinas, Bruno Salomone and Guillaume de Tonquédec. The comedy series debuted on 8 September 2007 on France 2; after nine seasons, the final episode aired on 22 February 2017. In 2020 and 2024, two additional special episodes aired in December for the Christmas season.
The series is set in the Parisian suburb of Sèvres, following two neighbouring families raising their children, one conservatively (Lepic), one liberally (Bouley). The series was met with wide popular success and critical acclaim, reaching cult status in France. Ahead of the last episode airing, Le Monde wrote "it will not be easy to say goodbye."
Cast Main characters Actor/Actress Characters Seasons Bruno SalomoneDenis Bouleyseason 1 — 9Isabelle GélinasValérie Bouleyseason 1 — 9Guillaume de TonquédecRenaud Lepic(and his half-brother Daniel)season 1 — 9(season 3)Valérie BonnetonFabienne Lepicseason 1 — 9Yaniss LespertChristophe Lepicseason 1 — 9Tiphaine HaasSoline Lepicseason 1 — 9Alexandra GentilTiphaine Kalamianseason 1 — 9Cannelle Carré-CassaigneCharlotte Lepicseason 1 — 9Lilian DugoisEliott Bouleyseason 1 — 9Timothée Kempen HamelLucas Lepicseason 1 — 9Myrtille GougatSalomé Bouleyseason 3 — 9Martin and Louis LaunayKim Lepicseason 7 — 9
Supporting characters Actor/Actress Characters Seasons Olivier Perrier Denis' father season 1 — 7Dominique MacAvoy Solange, Denis' mother season 1 — 7 Cécile Rebboah Corinne, Valérie's best friend season 2 — 9 André Manoukian Thierry Kalamian, Valérie's former husband, Tiphaine's father season 2 — 9Augustin Ruhabura Priest season 2 — 3Norbert Ferrer Manu, server season 2 — 3, 7 Pierre Vernier Jean Lepic, Renaud's father season 3 — 6 Hélène Vincent (season 3) Claire Nadeau season 6 Marie-Françoise Lepic, Renaud's mother season 3 — 6 Isabelle Nanty Christiane Potin season 3 — 9 Zakariya Gouram Malek Benhassi, Renaud's senior season 3 — 5 Vincent Winterhalter Jean-Claude, Sèvres mayor season 3 — 7 Eva Darlan Monique, Valérie's mother season 3 — 8 Muriel Combeau Samantha, Valérie's senior season 3 — 6 Frédérique Bel Tatiana Lenoir season 4 — 6 Patricia Franchino Marie-Annick, Renaud's sister season 4 — 6 Claire Magnin Gisèle, Fabienne's colleague and friend season 4 — 7 Corinne Masiero Solange, Fabienne's sister season 4 — 8 present Stéphane de Groodt Pierre-Henrik Delage, head hunter season 6 — 7 Stéphan Wojtowicz Jean-Pierre, editor-in-chief of Télé Hauts-de-Seine season 6 — 7 Benoît Michel F-X, Soline's boyfriend season 6 — 9
Guest actors Anne Benoît as Andrée (2 episodes) Arielle Dombasle as Herself (1 episode) Arnaud Ducret as Michel (1 episode) Catherine Benguigui as The ANPE employee (1 episode) Charlie Dupont as Loïc Leguédec (2 episodes) Émilie Gavois-Kahn as Mika (1 episode) François Morel as Monsieur Ballud (1 episode) Helena Noguerra as Child psychiatrist (3 episodes) Lannick Gautry as Benoit (1 episode) Lionel Abelanski as The gynecologist (1 episode) Marie-Christine Adam as The owner (1 episode) Marie-Hélène Lentini as Madame Descato (2 episodes) Michaël Abiteboul as Pedro (1 episode) Naveen Polishetty as Rushik Sanghvi (2 episodes) Jean-Baptiste Shelmerdine as Olaf (1 episode) Philippe Nahon as Gérard (1 episode) Sophie Mounicot as Madame Didier (1 episode) Sylvie Testud as Sylviane Chinsky (1 episode)
Media adaptations The TV show was adapted into a comic book by Philippe Bercovici and Dal.
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