Vingtième Siècle. Revue d'histoire - Année 1997 - Volume 55 - Numéro 1 - Pages 101-111Enquiry on a French Legendary Television Program: Les Cinq Dernières Minutes (The hast Five Minutes) (1958-1973), Muriel Favre. In the 1960s, television viewers were wild about the investigations carried out by Inspector Bourrel and his assistant Dupuy in Les Cinq Dernières Minutes. A minute examination of this program shows how television functioned at the beginning and provides additional proof that the interest of police series is as an indicator of the cultural and mental state of a society. 11 pages Source : Persée ; Ministère de la jeunesse, de l’éducation nationale et de la recherche, Direction de l’enseignement supérieur, Sous-direction des bibliothèques et de la documentation.