HPI on TF1: “We didn't have much time to shoot” … Why was episode 4 of season 5 was a real challenge?

This Thursday, June 12, TF1 broadcasts the fourth episode of HPI season 5. An unprecedented opus that has a very special flavor since it is the last on the air before several months, the chain operating as for the previous season a break until next fall.

And to make viewers wait, the writers reserved an adventure like no other.

Morgane investigation on a train

Following the death of his father who occurred at the end of episode 3, Morgane must indeed go with her children by train to Boulogne-sur-Mer in order to spread her ashes. But during its journey, the red tornado will notice that one of the passengers with mysteriously disappeared.

While everyone thinks she is trying to flee reality, she will embark on an investigation, which will annoy her family as well as her colleagues and the passengers on the train. Is Morgane being delirious or is she really right to worry? Answer in episode 4 tonight on TF1.

An episode that was a real challenge to shoot

For this particular episode, it was in a real train that the HPI teams put their cameras. Conditions which obviously complicated filming, as explained by Audrey Fleurot during a press briefing organized as part of the Séries Mania festival.

She revealed that the train made goals between two stations. “” “To launch the train, you have to call the driver. It takes about 10 minutes. Once the train is launched, you have to wait another 10 other minutes for it to reach its normal speed. “

“”So there are only 5 minutes left to arrive at your destination and go back to square one. So we don't have much time to turn. When we are told, we have the impression of going on a sequence plan. We have an additional tension which is nice but which is not very comfortable. “

During the same press point, HPI's production said that Alice Chegaray-Breugnot and Julien Anscutter, the writing directors of the police series, aimed to revisit the crime of the Orient Express.

“” “I don't think we could have done this episode in season 1, because it's a real teamwork. The shooting lasted 11 days and we knew that the actors were ready to embark on this kind of adventure. And the result was really up to our expectations. For us it is a pleasure each time to note this kind of challenge, to accompany them and to be more blown away by the result. ”

Find episode 4 of HPI season 5 this Thursday, June 12 from 9:10 p.m. on TF1. For the most impatient, the episode is already available for free on the TF1+platform.