Seasons & Episodes
Bonne Annee, Mr Mayle
January, Annie and Peter Mayle decide, in their own words, to take the plunge: they quit their jobs as a tax investigato
Learning the Language
Febuary, now into their second month in Provence, the Mayles continue to learn about local customs and culture. They tra
Black Gold
March: Peter enters the mysterious world of truffles when his friend Harry calls from England and asks him to find two k
The Tony Awards
It's April and the weather has turned nice but the Mayles still have their uninvited house guest, the boorish Tony. Anni
Daylight Robbery
May rolls around and the Mayles get two pieces of bad news. The first is that Tony, their visitor who overstayed his vis
Breadwinner
June and Annie gets a letter from an old friend asking if she and Peter would like to write an article on Provence for h
Room Service
It's July and Peter mixes up their visitors schedules. The result is that they suddenly find themselves with a houseful
Frogbusters
The heat of August proves to a bit much but in the village on a Sunday afternoon, the Mayles learn there is to be the an
Chateau Mayle
With the arrival of September, Peter's attention is now focused on his vineyard and the upcoming harvest. He has an agre
War of the Worlds
October: The Mayle's kitchen remains unfinished and Zanetti the carpenter hasn't returned for a month. It finally dawns
Old Boys
November: Annie has been giving English lesson to the local school children twice a week so is distressed when she reads
A Year in Provence
December arrives and the Mayles are now approaching their first anniversary in Provence. Annie however is fed up at the