Kaamelott

Arthur, roi de Bretagne

Léodagan, roi de Carmélide

Perceval, chevalier du Pays de Galles

This show came as a replacement for the hit sitcom Caméra café (2001) (created by and featuring Yvan Le Bolloc'h and Bruno Solo) and is produced by the same company, CALT. This came about when Le Bolloc'h and Solo moved their characters from "Camera café" to the big screen and decided to end the TV series, leaving broadcaster M6's access prime time slot empty. Luckily for all involved Kaamelott proved also to be a hit.

The director, Alexandre Astier, cast his parents, Lionnel Astier and Joëlle Sevilla, as Guinièvre's parents. He cast his half-brother Simon Astier as Guinièvre's brother (so that Lionnel and Simon, who are father and son, play father and son). He cast Simon's mother, Josée Drevon, as Arthur's mother Ygerne. Since Alexandre Astier plays Arthur, he is thus surrounded by his own family. He and his father look so much alike that the comic book artist Steven Dupré had to make Léodagan (Lionnel's character) look fatter so that he would not be confused with King Arthur.

Galessin, Duc d'Orcanie: Sire, I'm trying to understand.

Arthur, roi de Bretagne: Excalibur is not a butter knife. Are you aware of that?

Père Blaise: It mustn't be forgotten that without the Romans we'd be just a bunch of yokels wading around in the mud.