French Fields (1989): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1989, French Fields is a comedy series.

What it’s about. French Fields is a British situation comedy. It ran for 19 episodes from 5 September 1989 to 8 October 1991. It was written by John T. Chapman and Ian Davidson and was produced by Thames Television for ITV. The series starred Anton Rodgers and Julia McKenzie as husband and wife William and Hester Fields and followed the series Fresh Fields, which ran from 7 March 1984 to 23 October 1986. At the end of the last series of Fresh Fields, William accepted a position with a French company. French Fields follows Hester and William after they make the move to Calais. Other regular cast included their French real estate agent Chantal, who was also the Fields' neighbour to the left. On the right, were the horrible and snobbish English couple the Trendles. Hester and William also coped with Madame Remoleux, an unintelligible and ancient French woman who lived in and cared for the estate — called Les Hirondelles — where they all lived. Also, popping in on a regular basis, were local farmer and mayor Monsieur Dax and his daughter Marie-Christine, to whom Hester did her best to teach English. Nicholas Courtney also appeared frequently as the Marquis.

Who’s in it. French Fields stars Anton Rodgers as William Fields, Julia McKenzie as Hester Fields, Liz Crowther as Jill Trendle and Olivier Pierre as Monsieur Dax, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.9/10, French Fields has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch French Fields page.

If you liked it. Fans of French Fields tend to enjoy Rick and Morty, My Hero Academia, One Piece and The Umbrella Academy.