Marie Leclerc s Involvement in the Serpent Killings Is Still Mostly Unknown Josh St. Clair
Barely two episodes into
The Serpent, Marie-Andrée Leclerc sometimes“Monique” or just“Marie” watches as partner Charles Sobhraj (“Alain Gautier”) pushes a drugged American tourist into a car. The woman, Teresa Knowlton, would be Sobhraj’s first victim. As many as 23 others would follow. Whether Leclerc (portrayed by English actor Jenna Coleman) knew then of the subsequent murders isn t clear, but in the series, it is this moment when her dissonance begins. She will deny herself the truth for the next two years.
Picked up from the BBC, Netflix’s
Barely two episodes into
The Serpent, Marie-Andrée Leclerc sometimes “Monique” or just “Marie” watches as partner Charles Sobhraj (“Alain Gautier”) pushes a drugged American tourist into a car. The woman, Teresa Knowlton, would be Sobhraj’s first victim. As many as 23 others would follow. Whether Leclerc (portrayed by English actor Jenna Coleman) knew then of the subsequent murders isn t clear, but in the series, it is this moment when her dissonance begins. She will deny herself the truth for the next two years.
Picked up from the BBC, Netflix’s
The Serpent looks to be yet another dramatic international crime hit for the streaming service following the success of
Nadine and Remi Gires
Nadine (Mathilde Warnier) and Remi Gires (Grégoire Isvarine) were the French neighbours of Charles and Marie in Thailand.
At the time, Sobhraj was posing as a gem dealer and Leclerc as his wife Monique.
In the series, it is revealed Nadine would introduce Alain to potential clients, some of whom would end up as his victims.
Nadine was unaware of Alain s murderous streak, until Dominique Renelleau (Fabien Frankel), a Frenchman Alain was holding captive in his apartment was able to tell her his suspicions.
As seen in the series, Nadine and her husband Remi assisted Herman Knippenberg and Angela with their investigation into Sobhraj.
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All eight episodes of The Serpent are streaming on the BBC iPlayer now, with each episode airing every Sunday at 9pm on BBC One. Fabian Frankel portrays Frenchman Dominique Renelleau, who unfortunately met Charles Sobhraj/Alain Gautier (played by Tahir Rahim). Express.co.uk has everything you need to know.