Based on TSF's highly successful theatre show of the same name, this fast-paced story follows the adventures of the Sans Frontières Detective Agency as they set out to find the maillots (or jerseys) stolen from the famous Tour de France cycle race. Implored by Madame Blanc to take on the case, they must outwit Le Fantôme Cycliste (the Phantom Cyclist!) who has some dastardly tricks up his sleeve. Along the way, they encounter many aspects of French culture and get to practise some simple French. Can they track down the devious villain and the jerseys in time to save the Tour de France?

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Le Tour de France was filmed by Christo Wallers in France and Hexham in the summer of 2004, with John Cobb, Sarah Kemp, Ken Patterson, Andrew Turnbull and Eleanor Cobb. Excerpts were filmed in Chamonix, Le Dordogne, La Rochelle, along the Loire valley, and finally in Paris as the race ended. The original theatre production was piloted in 2001 with help from teachers and children in  North East  Schools.