Documentary series about the lives of French men and women. March: The High-Speed Railwayman The French take great pride in the technology of the TGV. their new high-speed train. Philippe Coriat is a guard with a degree. He enjoys the prestige and glamour of working on the Paris-Lyon run of the TGV. He likes flexible rostering, keeping the passengers in order and coping with 120 different kinds of tickets. Rather less enjoyable are his stints on the slow night tra'ins. Between journeys he finds time to watch a talking duck in one of Lyon's popular cafes-theatres.
And there is a special celebration -unusual presents are exchanged to the sound of champagne corks.... Narrator Michael Dean
Songs by FRANCIS CABREL
Series editor EDWARD MIRZOEFF
Producer JONATHAN GILI