A Very Secret Service — 2015-2018 · 2 seasons · 24 eps

★ 7.7

A Very Secret Service

Name: A Very Secret Service
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2015
Rating: 7.7

2015-2018 2 seasons 24 episodes

★ 7.7 (4,100 votes) Top 41%

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At the height of the Cold War in 1960, André Merlaux joins the French Secret Service and contends with enemies both foreign and bureaucratic.

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🏆 Top Episodes

#1 8.4

S2E12 Code Étendu en Algérie

Hijinks and revelations abound as André hops a train in Algeria in search of the mysterious Yannick -- with the other agents in hot pursuit.

S2E10 8.1

C'est Beau la Pologne

The Colonel threatens to reveal Moïse's secret if he doesn't deliver André within 36 hours. The shoe incident leads to historic repercussions.

S1E12 8.0

Au Service de ma France

Determined to get rid of Merlaux, the Colonel sends him to Algiers to stake out the mole, all the while plotting a devious surprise.

4. S2E2 "Autodéterminés" 8.0
5. S2E9 "Tovaritch Merlaux" 8.0
6. S1E10 "Le Code Taupe" 7.9
7. S2E8 "John, Jacky, Yvonne et le Général" 7.9
8. S2E11 "Non Mort de la Taupe Porte" 7.9
9. S1E9 "Plume Invisible" 7.8
10. S1E11 "Le Plan Quinquennal" 7.8

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#24

S1E1 6.7

Le Tsét

Paris, 1960. André Merlaux is hired as a trainee at the French secret service under the seasoned eye of several elite agents and a formidable colonel.

23. S1E2 "Il y a Allemand et Allemand" 7.0
22. S1E4 "L'Algérie, c'est la France" 7.1
21. S1E3 "Un peu de soleil" 7.4
20. S2E5 "Le Pouche" 7.6

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8 Standouts

4 Infamous

12 Hidden Gems

0 Forgettable

Top Standout: S1E12 Au Service de ma France

Most Infamous: S1E1 Le Tsét

Best Hidden Gem: S2E12 Code Étendu en Algérie

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