Une famille formidable

*Une famille formidable*
Une famille formidable
Created by	Laurent Vachaud; Ève Deboise; Alain Layrac; Danièle Thompson
Starring	Anny Duperey; Bernard Le Coq
Country of origin	France
No. of episodes	56 (December 2017)
Production
Running time	90 minutes (1992-2015); 52 minutes (2016-2018)
Original release
Network	TF1
Release	17 September 1992 –; 3 December 2018

Une famille formidable (English: A Wonderful Family, literal English title: A marvelous family) is a French romantic comedy television series broadcast since 17 September 1992. It details the goings on of a family, and follows them as they grow up. As of 2008, the cast is the same as the 1992 cast, an unusual feat for a program with a run of this length.

In 2012, during the broadcast of the season 9, twenty years of the series are celebrated.

In 2017, during the broadcast of the season 14, twenty-five years of the series are celebrated.

Cast members

Main cast

Actor	Role	Character Duration
Anny Duperey	Catherine Beaumont (née Mariotti)	Season 1 – 15
Bernard Le Coq	Jacques Beaumont	Season 1 – 15
Cécile Caillaud	Audrey Beaumont	Season 1 – 15
Roméo Sarfati	Nicolas « Nico » Beaumont	Season 1 – 15
Jennifer Lauret	Frédérique « Fred » Bensala (Née Beaumont)	Season 1 – 15
Several young players (2 - 3) Alain Piquet (4 - 6) Geoffrey Sauveaux (7 - 15)	Jérémie Beaumont	Season 2 – 15
Several young players (2 - 3) Marie Sambourg (4- 15)	Manon Beaumont	Season 2 – 15

Recurring cast

Actor	Role	Character Duration
Milena Vukotic	Paule Mariotti, Catherine's older sister	Season 1 – 5, 7, 12, 13
Philippe Khorsand	Richard Matisse, Jacques' best friend and Paule's former husband	Season 1 – 7
Alexandre Thibault	Julien Viguier, Audrey's husband and Marie's father	Season 1 – 15
Gabriele Ferzetti	Nono Mariotti, Paule and Catherine's father	Season 1 – 7
Laura Soveral	Francesca Mariotti	Season 1 – 2, 4
Didier Sandre	Michel Morand, Audrey's father and Reine's husband	Season 1 – 3
Emmanuel Montes	Alexis, Nico's best friend	Season 1 – 3
Philippe Dussol	Basile, Nico's friend	Season 1 – 3
Emmanuelle Laforge	Ophélie, Audrey and Nico's friend	Season 1
Sandrine Thomas	Marilyne, Nico's former girlfriend and friend	Season 1, 3
Jean Rouiller	Marc, Alexis’ boyfriend	Season 1 – 3
Janine Souchon	Mme Viguier, Julien and Bruno's mother	Season 1 – 2
Isabelle Renauld	Nelly Fourgerolles	Season 1 – 2
Michel Roger	Serge Mariotti	Season 1
Catherine Spaak (2) Béatrice Agenin (3 - 13)	Reine Grenier	Season 2 – 13
Tristan Calvez	Sébastien Grenier	Season 2 – 8, 10, 13
Frederic Deban	Renaud	Season 2
Beata Nilska	Helena, Nico's former wife	Season 2 – 3
Maxime Leroux	Eric	Season 3
Kamel Belghazi	Nourreddine Bensala, Fred's husband	Season 4 – 15
Several young players (2 - 3) Laura Salvator (4- 15)	Marie Viguier, Audrey and Julien's daughter	Season 2 – 15
Patrick Mazet	Patrick	Season 4 – 5
Sofia Sa da Bandeira	Lucia, José's mother	Season 4 – 5, 7, 10, 12 – 14
Carla Lauret (5) Carla Roger (6) Agathe Bouissières (7-14)	Carla Bensala, Fred and Nourreddine's first daughter	Season 5 – 14
Anne Consigny	Eléonore	Season 5
Zoon Besse	François	Season 4 – 7
Rabah Loucif	Mohamed Bensala, Nourredine's father	Season 4 – 7
Raphaël Baudoin	Guy	Season 5
Marc Samuel	Catherine's psy	Season 5, 7
Marcia Breia	Maria	Season 4, 6 – 7
Sofia Grilo (6 - 7) Emilie Colli (8 - 10, 12)	Patricia Cerraz-Viguier, Julien's second and former wife	Season 6 - 10, 12, 14
Daniel Lobé	Maurice	Season 6 – 7
Anne Malraux	Laura	Season 6
Sandrine Rigaux	Natalia	Season 6, 12
Young actor (4) Marius Ravanello (12) Axel Keravec (13-15)	Louis, Laura and Natalia's son; Laura and Nico's biological son	Season 4, 12 – 15
Jean-Pierre Malignon	Robert Ollier	Season 6
Jean-Baptiste Shelmerdine (season 7 - 10) Gaël Giraudeau (season 11-14)	Jean-Philippe Cazaubon	Season 7 – 14
Martin Jobert	José Beaumont Jacques and Lucia's son	saison 7, 10 – 15
Christophe Sermet	Lucas, Nico's' boyfriend	Season 7 – 10, 12 – 15
Julie Dray (5) Julie de Bona (6 - 8, 10-11, 13 – 14) Sabrina Seyvecou (15)	Christine Grenier, Sebastien's wife and Sammaï's adopted mother	Season 5 - 8, 10-11, 13 – 15
Patrick Préjean	René, Frederique's friend and former colleague	Season 8 – 12, 14
Valentin Ngo (8, 10) Hugo Lim (11 ) Duke Habib (13-14)	Sammaï Grenier, Sébastien and Christine's adopted son	Season 8, 10 – 11, 13 – 14
Laurent Gamelon	François Fabiani	Season 9 – 10
Other player (7) Fanny Krich (10- 15)	Héléna Montes, Jérémie's wife	Season 7, 10 – 15
Other player (1-2) Julien Thiessar (3-4) Karl E. Landler (13-14)	Bruno Viguier, Julien's younger brother	Season 1 –4, 13 – 14
Several young players (14-15)	Inès Bensala, Fred and Nourredine's second daughter	Season 14– 15

Guest

Actor	Role	Character Duration
Élise Tielrooy	Ingrid	Season 2
Marie-Christine Adam	Alexis's Mother	Season 2
Assaad Bouab	Walid	Season 7
Franck de la Personne	Director Smartex	Season 9
Stéphane Debac	The scammer	Season 11
Emil Abossolo-Mbo	Ghislain Beaumont	Season 12 – 14