History Series / PJ

It follows the routine of [[UsefulNotes/LesCopsSportif Police Judiciaire]] (hence the [[InitialismTitle acronym]]) law enforcement agents in the 10th and 11th arrondissements (greater administrative districts) of UsefulNotes/{{Paris}} as they deal with petty criminality, bigger criminality, bureaucracy, and their personal lives. Their police station is located in the quartier (district) of Porte-Saint-Martin, near the Saint-Martin Canal.

''P.J.'', acronym for ''Police Judiciaire'', is a French PoliceProcedural series created by Michelle Podroznik and Frédéric Krivine. It first aired on the France 2 channel and ran for a total of [[LongRunners 13 seasons]] between 1997 and 2009.

''P.J.'', also known as ''P.J. - Police Judiciaire'', is a French PoliceProcedural series created by Michelle Podroznik and Frédéric Krivine. It first aired on the France 2 channel and ran for a total of [[LongRunners 13 seasons]] between 1997 and 2009.

* CitizenshipMarriage: One case involved the dismantling of a network of smugglers of illegal immigrants who facilitate "mariages blancs".

* DaChief: Commissioner Henri Meurteaux, although he's quite laid-back most of the time and him ''really'' losing his temper usually means OOCIsSeriousBusiness.

It follows the routine of [[UsefulNotes/LesCopsSportif Police Judiciaire]] (hence the [[InitialismTitle acronym]]) law enforcement agents in and around their police station near the Saint-Martin Canal in the 10th and 11th arrondissements (administrative districts) of UsefulNotes/{{Paris}} as they deal with petty criminality, bigger criminality, bureaucracy, and their personal lives.

It follows the everyday life of [[UsefulNotes/LesCopsSportif Police Judiciaire]] (hence the [[InitialismTitle acronym]]) law enforcement agents in and around their police station near the Saint-Martin Canal in the 10th and 11th arrondissements (administrative districts) of UsefulNotes/{{Paris}} as they deal with petty criminality, bigger criminality, bureaucracy, and their personal lives.

''P.J.'', also known as ''P.J. - Police Judiciaire'', is a French PoliceProcedural series created by Michelle Podroznik and Frédéric Krivine. It first aired on the France 2 channel and ran for a total of 13 seasons between 1997 and 2009.

* DaChief: Commissioner Henri Meurteaux, although he's quite laid-back most of the time and him ''really' losing his temper usually means OOCIsSeriousBusiness.

* DaChief: Commissioner Henri Meurteaux fits the role, although he's quite laid-back most of the time and him losing his temper usually means OOCIsSeriousBusiness.

* DaChief: Commissioner Henri Meurteaux fits the role, although he's quite laid-back most of the time and never loses his temper.

* {{Crossover}}: In a movie certainly [[FollowTheLeader inspired]] by the ''Franchise/CSIVerse'', ''P.J.'' became the first French cop show to cross over with another series, that being the LawProcedural ''Avocats et Associés'' ("Lawyers & Associates"), in 2007.

* {{Crossover}}: ''P.J.'' became the first French cop show to cross over with another series, that being the LawProcedural ''Avocats et Associés'' ("Lawyers & Associates"), in 2007.

''P.J.'', also known as ''P.J. - Police Judiciaire'', is a French PoliceProcedural series created by Michelle Podroznik and Frédéric Krivine. It first aired on the France 2 channel for a total of 13 seasons between 1997 and 2009.

''P.J.'', also known as ''[[InitialismTitle P.J.]] - Police Judiciaire'', is a French PoliceProcedural series created by Michelle Podroznik and Frédéric Krivine. It first aired on the France 2 channel for a total of 13 seasons between 1997 and 2009.

It follows the everyday life of [[UsefulNotes/LesCopsSportif Police Judiciaire]] (hence the acronym) law enforcement agents in and around their police station near the Saint-Martin Canal in the 10th and 11th arrondissements (administrative districts) of UsefulNotes/{{Paris}} as they deal with petty criminality, bigger criminality, bureaucracy, and their personal lives.

''P.J.'', also known as ''P.J. - Police Judiciaire'', is a French PoliceProcedural series created by Michelle Podroznik and Frédéric Krivine. It first aired on the France 2 channel for a total of 13 seasons between 1997 and 2009.

It follows the everyday life of [[UsefulNotes/LesCopsSportif Police Judiciaire]] law enforcement agents in and around their police station near the Saint-Martin Canal in the 10th and 11th arrondissements (administrative districts) of UsefulNotes/{{Paris}} as they deal with petty criminality, bigger criminality, bureaucracy, and their personal lives.

* BadLiar: ''Very'' often, petty criminals and whatnot who get caught in the act and have drugs, weapons or stolen goods on them will deny that it's theirs or deny that they stole it.

It follows the everyday life of ''[[UsefulNotes/LesCopsSportif Police Judiciaire]]'' law enforcement agents in and around their police station near the Saint-Martin Canal in the 10th and 11th arrondissements (administrative districts) of UsefulNotes/{{Paris}} as they deal with petty criminality, bigger criminality, bureaucracy, and their personal lives.

* BadLiar: ''Very'' often, petty criminals and whatnot who get caught in the act and have drugs, weapons or stolen goods on them will deny that it's theirs.

* GayParee: Thoroughly averted. The show reflects the diversity and least glamorous and picturesque aspects of Paris quite well, right out the gate in the early episodes. It was quite rare at the time it first aired (in the late [[TheNineties '90s]]).

* FrenchAccordion: The [[https://youtu.be/FRRR8yTAL4E main theme]] of the show (which is set in Paris) is a SinisterTangoMusic-[=like=] take on the instrument to set up the show's serious mood.

* FrenchAccordion: The [[https://youtu.be/FRRR8yTAL4E main theme]] of the show (which is set in Paris) is a {{tango}}-[=like=] take on the instrument.

''P.J.'', also known as ''P.J. - Police Judiciaire'', is a French PoliceProcedural series created by Michelle Podroznik and Frédéric Krivine. It first aired on the France 2 channel between 1997 and 2009.

* GayParee: Thoroughly averted. The show reflects the diversity and least glamorous aspects of Paris quite well, right out the gate in the early episodes. It was quite rare at the time it first aired (in the late [[TheNineties '90s]]).