| French in Action | |
|---|---|
 Mireille Belleau and Robert Taylor at La Closerie des Lilas | |
| Genre | Educational television series Romantic Comedy |
| Created by | Pierre Capretz |
| Starring | Valérie Allain Charles Mayer Virginie Contesse Pierre Capretz |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | French |
| No. of episodes | 52 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producers | WGBH, Yale University, and Wellesley College |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes per episode |
| Original release | |
| Network | WGBH, PBS |
| Release | 1987 – 2016 |
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French in Action is a French language course, developed by Professor Pierre Capretz of Yale University. The course includes workbooks, textbooks, and a 52-episode television series.
The television series — the best-known aspect of the course — was produced in 1987 by WGBH, Yale University, and Wellesley College, and funded by Annenberg/CPB, and since then, has been aired frequently on PBS in the United States, developing a cult following[1] for its romantic comedy segments interspersed among grammar and vocabulary lessons.
In 2010, Yale University hosted a 25th anniversary reunion in celebration of the programme's success.[2][3]
- ^ "About the Cult of French in Action". July 2, 2007.
- ^ "Welcome | Yale University Press". yalebooks.yale.edu.
- ^ "incroyable, inoubliable !". November 1, 2010.