Belle and Sebastian (1965 TV series)
A French boy and his mountain dog in a classic serial.
Belle and Sebastian is a 1965 French television serial for children, adapted from the novel Belle et Sébastien by Cécile Aubry. The 13-episode series starred Aubry's son Mehdi El Glaoui as Sebastien, with Aubry herself appearing as host and co-directing. It became a notable part of British children's programming after its dubbed broadcast on BBC1.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Children
- Creator
- Cécile Aubry
- Composer
- David White
- Language
- French
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 13
- Executive producers
- Étienne Laroche
- Runtime
- 25 minutes
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Did You Know?
- Cécile Aubry met Si Brahim El Glaoui in 1950 while filming The Black Rose.
- The sequel Sébastien et la Mary-Morgane (1970) was not broadcast by the BBC.
- The band Belle and Sebastian named themselves after this TV series.
Production
The serial was filmed in black-and-white as a live-action show in France in 1965. After being dubbed and given an anglicized title in 1967, it first aired on BBC1 on Monday afternoons from 2 October 1967 to 1 January 1968, in the time slot following Blue Peter. Repeated several times, it became a staple of school holiday television. Filming took place in and around the village of Belvédère in Alpes-Maritimes. Mehdi El Glaoui, who played Sebastian, was the son of Cécile Aubry and Si Brahim El Glaoui, eldest son of Thami El Glaoui, the Pasha of Marrakesh.
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