WorkinGirls
Workingirls is a French television series, broadcast since April 19, 2012 on Canal +.
| WorkinGirls | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Written by | Frank Bellocq Béatrice Fournera Eve-Sophie Santerre Karine Angeli |
| Directed by | Sylvain Fusée |
| Starring | Claude Perron Laurence Arné Blanche Gardin Vanessa David Alice Belaïdi Clémence Faure |
| Country of origin | France |
| Original language | French |
| No. of series | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 49 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Gaëlle Cholet |
| Production location | France |
| Cinematography | Michel Hazard |
| Editors | Antoine Moreau Gregory Lefevre |
| Running time | 13 minutes |
| Production companies | Canal+ Gazelle & Cie |
| Release | |
| Original network | Canal+ |
| Original release | April 19, 2012 - December 26, 2016 |
Premise
WorkinGirls describes the daily life of a company which employs six girls and which records their behaviour: Karine, the sadistic director, Nathalie, the mother with a large family, Helen, the psychologically disturbed, Deborah, the nymphomaniac, and Sophie and Sophie, the little Switchboard welcoming, very lazy.
Cast and characters
Main
- Claude Perron as Karine Brontier (Season 1-4)
- Laurence Arné as Déborah Vernon (Season 1-4)
- Blanche Gardin as Hélène Grilloux (Season 1-3)
- Vanessa David as Nathalie Roneaudi (Season 1-4)
- Alice Belaïdi as Sophie Marteauni (Season 1-4)
- Clémence Faure as Sophie Martineau (Season 1-4)
Recurring
- Franck Bellocq as Bernard (Season 1-3)
- Pascal Stencel as Jean-Luc (Season 1-3)
- Cybèle Villemagne as Joëlle (Season 1-3)
- Edith le Merdy as Maria (Season 1-3)
- Ludovic Pinette as Michel (Season 1-3)
- Dimitri Rataud as Karine's lover (Season 1-2)
- Lannick Gautry as The Handsome (Season 2-3)
- Audrey Lamy as Stéphanie Levasseur (Season 2-3)
- Didier Jean as Loïc (Season 2-3)
- Monsieur Poulpe as Pierrick (Season 2-3)
- Catherine Duros as Cathy (Season 2-3)
- Anne Marivin as Michèle Coignard (Season 3)
Guest
- Alban Lenoir as Window cleaner
- Bérengère Krief as Cécile
- Brice Fournier as Duverneuil
- Camille Chamoux as The psychologist
- Claudia Tagbo as Brigitte
- Gianni Giardinelli as A patient
- Olivia Côte as Carole
- Sabine Pakora as Corinne
Episodes
Season 1 (2012)
The first season premiered on Canal+ on April 19, 2012. The season finale aired on May 10, 2012.
- Retour de couches
- Le label
- La grande famille
- L'anniversaire de Karine
- La conquête de l'Orient
- Bonnet C
- Élections internes
- Mon beau stagiaire
- La fusion
- Les parasites
- Panne de clim
- La journée de la secrétaire
Season 2 (2013)
The second season premiered on Canal+ on June 13, 2013. The season finale aired on July 4, 2013.
- Le Déménagement
- Deb in love
- La visite médicale
- Les Catherinettes
- Le plan de licenciement
- La nouvelle Nathalie
- Cost killer
- New management
- La grève
- L'âge de raison
- Lipdub
- La tour infernale
Season 3 (2014)
The third season premiered on Canal+ on February 20, 2014. The season finale aired on March 13, 2014.
- Le Suicide
- Cellule Psychologique
- Le Calendrier
- Tolérance Zéro
- La Rumeur
- La Saint-Valentin
- Stage de survie
- Reportage
- Le grand audit
- Restore Hope
- Les investisseurs Indiens
- This is la fin
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | International Emmy Awards | Comedy | Canal + | Nominated |
Home media release
- The season 1 & 2 were released in France on DVD on July 9, 2013.
- The season 3 was released in France on DVD on October 1, 2014.
Adaptations
Workingirls is freely adapted from a Dutch series, Toren C.
The series was adapted in Quebec under the title Complex G, and takes place in the Marie-Guyart Building (commonly called Complex G) in Quebec City. Filming takes place in spring 2014.[2]