Monsignor Renard

Created by Russell Lewis, the four-episode British miniseries Monsignor Renard was set in the French town of St-Josse-des-Bois during the Nazi occupation of the 1940s. The title character, played by John Thaw of Inspector Morse fame, initially tried to keep himself above politics. Ultimately, ...more

Strong character development, intelligent dialogue, and well-paced action mark this 1999 British drama about residents of a small French town who respond with courage and cowardice to a German takeover in 1940. In the middle of it all, Monsignor Augustin Renard hides an English soldier, scolds a Nazi sadist, and struggles to preserve justice, honor, and human life. Overall, the four-hour U.S. version of the made-for-TV film is a solid production that turns the Pas de Calais town of Saint ...more