The Best TV Shows on FR3

Every FR3 Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Across the timeline from 1962 to 1991, FR3 has presented audiences with over 20 captivating shows. Some of the best tv shows from FR3 include Intervilles and Les Secrets de la mer Rouge, airing in 1962 and 1968 respectively. As of May 2026, we’ve curated over 20 of FR3’s premier shows for your viewing pleasure.

  • L'Argent
    L'Argent (1988)10.0

    Saccard, ready to use all means, however immoral or illegal, tries to gain back the fortune he lost three years ago. All involving business and the exchange market. He has a loyal accomplice, an indifferent son, maybe-friends, partners and investors and of course, enemies.

  • Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma
    Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma (1978)9.0

    Produced for television by Claude-Jean Philippe, the « Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma », recounts the history of French cinema from its birth to the beginning of the 1960s. With commentary read by Jean Rochefort.

  • Benny Hill Show
    Benny Hill Show (1980)8.5

  • L’Aéropostale, courrier du ciel
    L’Aéropostale, courrier du ciel (1980)8.3

  • Merci Bernard
    Merci Bernard (1982)8.0

  • The Year of the French
    The Year of the French (1982)8.0

    The Year of the French was a television serial, directed by Michael Garvey and based on the novel by Thomas Flanagan, which was first broadcast in 1982. It was a co-production by the Irish broadcaster RTÉ, the British television company Channel Four and the French broadcaster FR3, now France 3. The first episode was shown on RTÉ television on 18 November 1982. In France the programme was known as L'année des Français and was first broadcast on 23 May 1983. The title refers to the year 1798 when French troops sailed to Ireland to support Irish rebels against the British forces under Lord Cornwallis. To accompany the series Paddy Moloney composed and arranged music which was performed by The Chieftains with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, conducted by Proinnsias O'Duinn, and with Ruairi Somers on bagpipes. The album of this music was released in 1983.

  • The Adventures of Tintin
    The Adventures of Tintin (1991)8.0

    Travel with Tintin, the young and intrepid Belgian reporter, and his faithful dog Snowy as they take you from Tibet to the Moon, or from Egypt to the depths of the sea -- solving mysteries, pursuing truth and justice, and gambling with their lives.

  • Le Retour d'Arsène Lupin
    Le Retour d'Arsène Lupin (1989)7.7

    The Return of Arsène Lupin (1989) is a French crime television series consisting of 12 episodes, each approximately 55 minutes long, broadcast on FR3 between November 1989 and January 1990. It features the famous gentleman thief created by Maurice Leblanc, played here by François Dunoyer, in a more mischievous and modern interpretation than his predecessors, which retains the hero's refinement and intelligence while immersing him in stories with international overtones, with a more contemporary tone for the late 1980s.

  • Intervilles
    Intervilles (1962)7.0

  • Les Jeux de 20 heures
    Les Jeux de 20 heures (1976)7.0

  • Mazarin
    Mazarin (1978)7.0

    The series Mazarin (1978) recounts the rise of Jules Mazarin, first an Italian diplomat and later France’s chief minister after Richelieu. The story shows how he earns the trust of Anne of Austria and becomes the political mentor of the young Louis XIV. Over the course of the episodes, Mazarin faces court intrigues, the hostility of powerful nobles, and the turmoil of the Fronde, which threatens royal authority and forces him into several periods of exile. Despite pamphlets and conspiracies, he manages to restore order and prepare the emergence of the future Sun King. The series thus portrays a skilled statesman, often contested but essential in shaping absolute monarchy.

  • De l'autre côté
    De l'autre côté (1989)7.0

    Animation TV magazine.

  • L'Île Aux Enfants
    L'Île Aux Enfants (1974)6.7

    French children's television series inspired by Sesame Street featuring Casimir, an anthropomorphic orange dinosaur with yellow and red spots.

  • Les Secrets de la mer Rouge
    Les Secrets de la mer Rouge (1968)6.5

  • Kerokko Demetan
    Kerokko Demetan (1973)6.5

    A poor young frog living in Rainbow Pond with his mother and father (a toymaker), who becomes friends with a popular and sweet girl frog named Ranatan, despite the differences in their social standings: Ranatan is the daughter of the leader of Rainbow Pond, while Demetan and his parents are tree frogs, which make them automatic outcasts in the community. Together, Demetan and Ranatan enjoy many adventures.

  • Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats
    Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats (1984)6.4

    Heathcliff knows he is the best cat around! Never have we seen such self-confidence topped off with a heavy dose of vanity, cunning, ruthlessness, and a mischievous love of gags. He cruises and struts down the street and watch out any person, cat, or dog who gets in his way! Although he may terrorize the neighborhood, let an outsider try to push anyone around and he is a veritable tiger of defense. On the other side of town are The Catillac Cats, which typically revolve around leader Riff-Raff's get-rich-quick schemes or searches for food.

  • Diplodo
    Diplodo (1988)6.0

  • Ernest the Vampire
    Ernest the Vampire (1989)6.0

    Ernest the vampire

  • L'Or du diable
    L'Or du diable (1989)4.7

  • Paul et Virginie
    Paul et Virginie (1974)4.0