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Annie and Peter Mayle decide, in their own words, to take the plunge: they quit their jobs as a tax investigator and an advertising executive and move to Provence in the south of France. Their first month goes from outstanding to downright puzzling: while they adore the food and wine, they encounter amusing cultural barriers.
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Season01
- S01E01Bonne Annee, Mr MayleFebruary 28, 1993—January, Annie and Peter Mayle decide, in their own words, to take the plunge: they quit their jobs as a tax investigator and an advertising
- S01E02Learning the LanguageMarch 7, 1993—Febuary, now into their second month in Provence, the Mayles continue to learn about local customs and culture. They track down Columbani th
- S01E03Black GoldMarch 14, 1993—March: Peter enters the mysterious world of truffles when his friend Harry calls from England and asks him to find two kilos of the stuff. H
- S01E04The Tony AwardsMarch 21, 1993—It's April and the weather has turned nice but the Mayles still have their uninvited house guest, the boorish Tony. Annie puts her foot down
- S01E05Daylight RobberyMarch 29, 1993—May rolls around and the Mayles get two pieces of bad news. The first is that Tony, their visitor who overstayed his visit, has bought Riviè
- S01E06BreadwinnerApril 4, 1993—June and Annie gets a letter from an old friend asking if she and Peter would like to write an article on Provence for her magazine. They so
- S01E07Room ServiceApril 11, 1993—It's July and Peter mixes up their visitors schedules. The result is that they suddenly find themselves with a houseful of guests. They are
- S01E08FrogbustersApril 18, 1993—The heat of August proves to a bit much but in the village on a Sunday afternoon, the Mayles learn there is to be the annual goat race. They
- S01E09Chateau MayleApril 25, 1993—With the arrival of September, Peter's attention is now focused on his vineyard and the upcoming harvest. He has an agreement with Amedee Cl
- S01E10War of the WorldsMay 2, 1993—October: The Mayle's kitchen remains unfinished and Zanetti the carpenter hasn't returned for a month. It finally dawns on him that the man
- S01E11Old BoysMay 9, 1993—November: Annie has been giving English lesson to the local school children twice a week so is distressed when she reads in the local newspa
- S01E12A Year in ProvenceMay 16, 1993—December arrives and the Mayles are now approaching their first anniversary in Provence. Annie however is fed up at the never finished work
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