Paris is a British sitcom produced by Talkback Productions for Channel 4. It was written jointly by Irish writers Arthur Mathews and Graham Linehan, best known for their later sitcom Father Ted. The show only lasted one series consisting of six episodes in October and November 1994. It featured the escapades of French artist Alain Degout, living in 1920s Paris, who wants to be famous, but his work gets him nowhere. Cast Alexei Sayle as Alain Degout Neil Morrissey as Rochet Allan Corduner as Minotti James Dreyfus as Belunaire Simon Godley as Pilo Beverley Klein as Mme Ovary Walter Sparrow as Hugo Episodes External links 1990s British sitcoms 1994 British television series debuts 1994 British television series endings Channel 4 sitcoms English-language television shows Television series set in the 1920s Television shows set in Paris Television series by Fremantle (company)