Les Deschiens

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Les Deschiens
Created by Jérôme Deschamps
Macha Makeïeff
Starring François Morel
Yolande Moreau
Country of originFrance
No. of seasons5
Release
Original network Canal + (France)
Original release1993 (1993) 
2002 (2002)

Les Deschiens is a French-language comedy television series. It was broadcast from 1993 to 2002 on Canal + (France).

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Plot

This semi-improvised series of short sketches depicts a gallery of quirky characters having arguments or selling bizarre products.

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