R.I.S, police scientifique is a French television series, created by Stéphane Kaminka in 2005, broadcast by TF1 since 2006. The R.I.S. in the title is an acronym for Recherches et Investigations Scientifiques, referring to the fictional police investigation unit that is the focus of the series. The series, a crime drama, is a remake of an Italian television series entitled RIS Delitti Imperfetti.
Plot summary
The Series follows team of crime lab experts who trying to solve crime. The Experts work with two detectives (from season 6 just one) and helps them to arrest suspects and gave them the evidence they need. There are five (in season 4 six and in season 5 seven) crime lab technicians. These experts are head of R.I.S Marc Venturi (seasons 1–2), Gilles Sagnac (seasons 3–6), Maxime Vernon (seasons 6-7) and Lucie Ballack (season 8). Under their command are technicians Hugo Chalonges (seasons 1–6), Malin Berkaoui, Nathalie Giesbert (seasons 1–5), Julie Labro (seasons 1–6), Frédéric Arthaud (seasons 4–8), Katia Schriver (seasons 5–7) and Émilie Durringer (seasons 6–8). Crime lab cooperate with medical expert dr. Alessandra Joffrin and with two detectives, captain Pierre Morand and lieutenant Martine Forest (seasons 1–5). Location of the series is in Paris, France.
Characters
Jean-Pierre Michaël as Marc Venturi (2005–07, 09): Head of the R.I.S
Philippe Caroit as Gilles Sagnac (2007–10): Head of the R.I.S
Michel Voïta as Maxime Vernon (2011–12): Head of the R.I.S
Delfinne Rollin as Lucie Ballak (2013–14): Head of the R.I.S
Pierre-Loup Rajot as Hugo Chalonges (2005–10) Stéphane Metzger as Malik Berkaoui (2005–14) Jean Luc Joseph as Frédéric Arthaud (2008–14) Aurélie Bargème as Nathalie Giesbert (2005–09) Anne Charlotte Pontabry as Katia Schriver (2009–12) Barbara Cabrita as Julie Labro (2005–11) Laetitia Fourcade as Émilie Durringer (2011–14) Coraly Zahonero as Docteur Alessandra Joffrin (2005–14) Laurent Olmedo as Captain Pierre Morand (2005–14) Claudia Tagbo as Lieutenant Martine Forest (2005–09)
Main
Marc Venturi
Mark was the head of the R.I.S for first two seasons of the show. He was brief in relationship with Julie. He has a wife, who was kidnapped. And all the time he was boss he never stop looking for her. At the end of second season he resigned R.I.S and told Hugo that he found his wife and he is going to meet her. He returned once in season five to help the team to find a bomber. At the time he became a special adviser in the bomb-squad.
Hugo Chalonges
Hugo is expert in physics and chemistry. He is close friend to both Marc Venturi and Gilles Sagnac. He has a daughter Cécile, who is invalid. In season 6 Hugo faked his death with help of Gillas and Alessandra that he can investigate a fabric business where some women who worked there had a miscarriage, because they inhaled some gasses. Later team found out that he faked his death. They were shocked, especially Fred. At the end of the episode when Gilles was fired for his actions Hugo quit.
Malik Berkaoui
Malik is expert in ballistic. He was in romantic relationship with Julie and before her with Cécile, Hugo's daughter. In season 7 he was captured by Julie's killer and had a bomb on his chest. The team succeeded in freeing him. In season 9 he was in romantic relationship with a woman named Coralie "Lilou" Dumas. Later Lilou was murdered and killer framed him. Malik later escapes from police custody and go on revenge. He went on a roof across the flat of a killer and he wanted to kill him, but he changed his mind because he is not killer. At the end of the final season he left R.I.S to go on treatment, but he told Ballack that he will be back.
Nathalie Giesbert
Nathalie is expert in biology. She was on the show from season 1 to 5. At the beginning of season 5 she take Eloise on her first field assignment and left her in apartment to investigate. In apartment was gas leaking and later the flat exploded. Nathalie quit in episode 3 with feelings that she is responsible for Eloise's death.
Julie Labro
Julie is expert in electronic. She was in brief romantic relationship with Marc and in romantic relationship with Mailc. She was almost killed in season one while working on a device found on crime scene. The device exploded, but she make it. In season seven she was target of killer who blame her and Malik because they weren't properly investigate death of his wife and thought that are suicide. At the end of episode 1 the bomb exploded in Julie's apartment and Malik was trying to call her. In episode 2 Malik entered in her apartment and found her. She was driven to a hospital where she died.