- Title: French Letters
- Date: 30th March 1994
- Summary: NICK DANZIGER TAKES A JOURNEY TO EXPLORE A DARKER SIDE TO FRANCE THAT THE TOURISTS NEVER SEE. HIS 1ST PORT OF CALL IS PARIS WHERE HE'S ON CALL WITH THE SAPEUR-POMPIER (FIRE & EMERGENCY SERVICES). UNIQUELY TRAINED AS A MILITARY FORCE, THESE FIREMEN ARE TRAINED PARAMEDICS TOO. STILL IN PARIS, NICK INVESTIGATES THE SYSTEM OF PISTONNER - LE PISTON IS A FRIEND I HIGH PLACES. ACQUIRING DECENT HOUSING, HE DISCOVERS, DOES NOT DEPEND ON WHAT YOU NEED BUT WHO YOU KNOW. SETTING OUT SOUTH ON THE NIGHT TRAIN, NICK MEETS LE PAF, THE ILLEGALS BRIGADE, WHO ROUND UP AND DEAL WITH ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS. THEN HE TAKES THE AIR IN NICE BEFORE TRAVELLING TO THE VOSGES MOUNTAINS WHERE 10 YEARS AGO, A 4 YEAR OLD BOY WAS ABDUCTED AND DROWNED. AT THE CENTRE OF THIS SINISTER AFFAIR WAS LE CORBEAU - THE SENDER OF ANONYMOUS, MENACING PHONECALLS AND LETTERS TO THE VICTIM'S FAMILY. NICK PONDERS ON THE BLACK HEART OF LA FRANCE PROFONDE.
- Description:PRIX ITALIA WINNER NICK DANZIGER TAKES HIS HI-8 CAMERA TO PLACES IN FRANCE THAT TOURISTS NEVER SEE.
- Broadcaster:Channel 4
- Collection: Channel 4
- Genre:Entertainment
- Producer:HALCYON PRODUCTIONS LTD
- Programme Episode:Episode 1
- Transmission Date:30/03/1994
- Rights:On Request
- Decade: 1990s