Across the timeline from 1945 to 1965, RTF Télévision has presented audiences with over 20 captivating shows. Some of the best tv shows from RTF Télévision include Les Actualités françaises and The Nostradamus Agency, airing in 1945 and 1950 respectively. Our curated list, current as of February 2026, showcases over 20 of RTF Télévision’s highest-rated series.

This French TV series from the 1950s and 60s explored historical events using dramatic reenactments, bringing history to life for its viewers.


This short-lived French TV series from 1950 features police investigations tinged with astrology. In nine episodes of about ten minutes each, in a humorous style, a duo of private detectives investigates a series of murders involving a marriage agency.




Thierry la Fronde was a French television series that aired in 1963–66 on the television station, ORTF original script by Jean-Claude Deret. Dubbed into English, it was shown internationally in the 1960s, including in Canada, where it was referred to under the original name, and also as The King's Outlaw. It was shown as well in Poland as Thierry Śmiałek. On ABC in Australia, it was called The King's Outlaw. In the Netherlands, 32 of the 52 episodes were shown in 1967 as Thierry de Slingeraar, as a Netherlands Television Service programme.








The investigations of two French detectives. Filmed in Paris, the series is also known as `World Crime Hunt.'


The Anodin family, is a French TV serial, in 8 episodes of 45 minutes, from 1956, on RTF.

Les Cinq Dernieres Minutes is a crime based French television series

