TV Series · 1960
Maigret
50 min · Crime, Drama, Mystery · Ended
Composite
6.4
IMDb
7.8 / 10
486 votes
TMDB
7.1 / 10
15 votes
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Synopsis
BBC series based on the novels by Georges Simenon which starred Rupert Davies as Inspector Maigret, a French police detective who preferred to watch and listen in order to solve crimes. The series ran from 1960-63 on British television.
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Cast
Crew
Production
- Andrew Osborn Executive Producer
- Bill Luckwell Associate Producer
Sound
- Ron Grainer Music
Writing
- Georges Simenon Novel
Seasons & episodes
Season 1 (13 ep)
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1. Murder in Montmartre
Oct 31, 1960 · 50 min
Maigret investigates the murder of a stripper, finding himself mixing with the low life types of Montmartre.
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2. Unscheduled Departure
Nov 7, 1960 · 50 min
A timid man tells Maigret that his wife is trying to murder him. He doesn't believe him until he is found dead.
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3. The Burglar's Wife
Nov 14, 1960 · 50 min
During a break in, a burglar finds something he wasn't expecting.
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4. The Revolver
Nov 21, 1960 · 50 min
The theft of Maigret's revolver from his home begins a detective story that leads to Maigret travelling from Paris to London to find the young man who stole it, and the woman who is in danger of being his victim.
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5. The Old Lady
Nov 28, 1960 · 50 min
Conflicting reports of a maid's death takes Maigret to Normandy to investigate the charming Madame Beeson and her children.
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6. Liberty Bar
Dec 5, 1960 · 50 min
No one knows what William Brown does when he visits Cannes every month, but one day he returns with a knife in his back.
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7. A Man of Quality
Dec 12, 1960 · 50 min
Emile Gallet was a man who preserved his way of life and provided for his dependants, but he is later found shot in Sancerre.
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8. My Friend the Inspector
Dec 19, 1960 · 50 min
A savage murder on the Mediterranean island of Porquerolles provides a change of scene for Inspector Maigret.
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9. The Mistake
Dec 26, 1960 · 50 min
Professor Gouin, a brilliant surgeon, but a man that 'does not know what makes people tick' is caught in the drama of murder.
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10. On Holiday
Jan 2, 1961 · 50 min
When his wife falls ill during their holiday, Maigret ends up investigating the convent hospital.
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11. The Experts
Jan 9, 1961 · 50 min
Maigret runs into the tough methods of American gunmen when mafia gangsters arrive in Paris to carry out a hit on an informer.
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12. The Cactus
Jan 16, 1961 · 50 min
After one of his men is injured outside an apartment house, Maigret takes up temporary residence so he can investigate undercover.
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13. The Children's Party
Jan 23, 1961 · 50 min
Maigret investigates the lives of three seemingly respectable citizens after observing some suspicious behaviour.
Season 2 (13 ep)
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1. Shadow Play
Oct 23, 1961 · 50 min
There is a murder and a theft. But the murderer is not the thief and the thief did not benefit from the crime.
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2. The Simple Case
Oct 30, 1961 · 50 min
The owner of a bistro is no where to be found when a dismembered corpse is found by the river near his establishment.
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3. Death of a Butcher
Nov 6, 1961 · 50 min
An old schoolfriend of Maigret's asks for police protection.
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4. The Winning Ticket
Nov 13, 1961 · 50 min
Maigret takes a telephone call from an unknown man claiming to be pursued by assassins. When a murdered body is thrown from a car, Maigret is sure he has found the mystery caller.
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5. Inspector Lognon's Triumph
Nov 20, 1961 · 50 min
Maigret finds himself working on a case with the permanently miserable and hard-done-by Inspector Lognon.
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6. The Lost Sailor
Nov 27, 1961 · 50 min
A stranger turns up with no memory but plenty of money. How did his head get wounded? Maigret investigates
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7. The Golden Fleece
Dec 4, 1961 · 50 min
Based on his novel L'Écluse No 1. Maigret investigates a strange accident, noticing that the men of the Paris canals do not take well to interference.
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8. Raise Your Right Hand
Dec 11, 1961 · 50 min
Due to give evidence at a murder trial, Maigret is unable to shake his conviction that the accused is actually innocent.
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9. The Liars
Dec 18, 1961 · 50 min
Based on the novel Maigret Goes to School, the inspector travels to a seaside village near to La Rochelle to unravel a mystery involving many local characters, including the innkeeper, the postmistress and the schoolmaster.
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10. A Crime for Christmas
Dec 25, 1961 · 50 min
Based on his short story Un Noël de Maigret. Father Christmas displays a strange interest in the floorboards when visiting the house across from the Maigret's.
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11. The Reluctant Witness
Jan 1, 1962 · 50 min
Based on his 1959 novel. An old, dilapidated mansion is burgled and Maigret discovers a disturbing reason why a family is reluctant to talk.
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12. The White Hat
Jan 8, 1962 · 50 min
A woman in the park persuades Madame Maigret to look after her baby for an hour. The Chief Inspector thinks the strange incident might be connected to his latest murder case.
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13. Murder on Monday
Jan 15, 1962 · 50 min
Murders never happen on a Monday - every policeman knows that. But now it is a Monday, and there has been a murder. But who's the victim?
Season 3 (13 ep)
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1. Voices from the Past
Sep 24, 1962 · 50 min
Based on his 1960 Novel Maigret et les Vieillards. Maigret is thrown into a world where he must tread delicately when investigating the violent death of Count St Hilaire.
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2. The Madman of Vervac
Oct 1, 1962 · 50 min
Based on his 1932 novel Le Fou de Bergerac. Maigret must fall on unconventional methods to catch a madman after being wounded and confined to a hotel bed.
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3. The Countess
Oct 8, 1962 · 50 min
Based on his 1932 novel L'Affaire Saint-Fiacre. Maigret returns to the village where he was born and becomes convinced he witnessed the Countess of Fiacre's murder.
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4. The Wedding Guest
Oct 15, 1962 · 50 min
While visiting a condemned man in prison, he comments to Maigret that he knows someone at a "guinguette a deux sous" (a "tuppenny bar") who is equally deserving of the death penalty.
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5. High Politics
Oct 22, 1962 · 50 min
Maigret was called for help by the Minister of Public Works, Auguste Point. This is a political and annoying affair: a month earlier, a sanatorium in Haute-Savoie collapsed, and 128 children died in the disaster.
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6. Love from Felicie
Oct 29, 1962 · 50 min
Why was Jules Lapie, known as Jambe-de-Bois, murdered in his home, who was spending a peaceful old age in his new home near Poissy? Maigret felt that Félicie, Lapie's maid, who had gone out to shop at the time of the assassination, knew something, but she remained silent; her behaviour irritated and intrigued the Commissioner, who hardly left her during her investigation.
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7. The Dirty House
Nov 5, 1962 · 50 min
An arrogant old lady pays Maigret a visit and tells him about the death of her granddaughter.
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8. The Crystal Ball
Oct 12, 1962 · 50 min
Maigret investigates the murder of a fortune teller after the prediction of their own death comes true.
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9. The Crooked Castle
Nov 19, 1962 · 50 min
Maigret descends upon a small town north of Paris after a diamond dealer is found murdered in the garage of a house.
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10. Death in Mind
Nov 26, 1962 · 50 min
When a rich old woman is murdered with no apparent motive, all fingers point to the delivery man. Maigret isn't so sure and sets out to find the real murderer
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11. Seven Little Crosses
Dec 3, 1962 · 50 min
The young son of a murder suspect leads the police on a clever trail. Is he purposely hindering or helping the case?
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12. The Trap
Dec 10, 1962 · 50 min
Maigret creates a trap to capture a serial killer who is targeting women in the streets of Montmartre.
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13. The Amateurs
Dec 17, 1962 · 50 min
Maigret holds the suspicion that a recently released criminal is responsible for a number of daring holdups in Paris.
Season 4 (1 ep)
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13. Maigret's Little Joke
Dec 24, 1963 · 50 min
A crime of passion which attracts a lot of anonymous letters. The naked body of a doctor's wife is discovered.