Jacques Auger

A misfit desperately looking for the murderer who has just killed his wife.

A new doctor in a quiet Quebec town sparks rumors and accusations when anonymous letters allege an affair with a married woman.

An explorer is tasked by Samuel de Champlain to learn the language and culture of the Hurons. Étienne Brûlé subsequently adopts their culture. By his mistakes, he causes the fall of the city of Québec, conquered by the English. Declared a traitor, he returns to live within the Hurons.

After hearing that a famous actress is dying in a hospital after being hit by a car, a reporter goes to the hospital to interview the actress. She then tells the reporter that her wealthy fiance, who was killed in an accident several years before, was actually murdered. Before long the reporter finds herself in a web of corruption, mental illness and murder.

Rue des Pignons was a French-Canadian TV series which ran from 1966 to 1977. Radio-Canada has reportedly lost most of the episodes of the series, only managing to trace about 35 of the 427 episodes from 1966 to 1977. The program's theme song was composed and recorded by Pierre Brabant who also played much of the show's background music.