Maigret (1991 TV series)

Maigret
GenreMystery
Based onStories by Georges Simenon
StarringBruno Cremer
ComposerLaurent Petitgirard
Country of originBelgium
France
Czech Republic
Switzerland
Original languageFrench
No. of seasons14
No. of episodes54[1] (list of episodes)
Production
Running time90 minutes
Original release
NetworkFrance 2
ReleaseDecember 1, 1991 (1991-12-01) –
December 23, 2004 (2004-12-23)

Maigret is a 1991 French language television serial based on Georges Simenon's books. Detective Jules Maigret was played by Bruno Cremer.[2] Only actor Jean Richard has portrayed Maigret more than Bruno Cremer.[3]

Cast

Main

Recurring

  • Anne Bellec as Madame Maigret (seasons 1-5)
  • Jean-Claude Frissung and Jean O'Cottrell as Detective Janvier (seasons 1-11)
  • Philippe Pollet as Detective LaPointe (seasons 1-2)
  • Claude Faraldo as Palmari (seasons 2-3)
  • François-Régis Marchasson and Philippe Lejour as Judge Coméliau (seasons 2-3)
  • Jean-Pierre Gos as Detective Lucas (seasons 2-4)
  • Erick Desmarestz as Judge Benneau (seasons 2-5)
  • Michel Dussin, Bernard Papineau and Jean-Claude Calon as Doctor Paul (seasons 2-13)
  • Éric Prat as Detective Torrence (seasons 3-5)
  • Alexandre Brasseur as Inspector Paul Lachenal (seasons 9-11)
  • Fabien Béhar as Inspector Luciani (seasons 9-10)
  • Laurent Schilling and Olivier Darimont as Inspector Lambert (seasons 11-13)
  • Bruno Abraham-Kremer as Inspector Lorenzi (season 11)
  • Pierre Diot as Inspector Christiani (seasons 11-14)
  • Matthias Van Khache as Inspector Maury (season 12)
  • Jean-Paul Bonnaire as Inspector Battisti (seasons 12-14)

Guest

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
141 December 1991 (1991-12-01)7 June 1992 (1992-06-07)
2411 September 1992 (1992-09-11)7 May 1993 (1993-05-07)
3310 December 1993 (1993-12-10)15 April 1994 (1994-04-15)
4611 September 1994 (1994-09-11)16 June 1995 (1995-06-16)
548 September 1995 (1995-09-08)23 February 1996 (1996-02-23)
6327 September 1996 (1996-09-27)1 November 1996 (1996-11-01)
743 October 1997 (1997-10-03)9 January 1998 (1998-01-09)
8215 January 1999 (1999-01-15)5 February 1999 (1999-02-05)
9326 November 1999 (1999-11-26)26 May 2000 (2000-05-26)
10316 February 2001 (2001-02-16)22 June 2001 (2001-06-22)
11418 January 2002 (2002-01-18)3 June 2002 (2002-06-03)
12411 November 2002 (2002-11-11)30 June 2003 (2003-06-30)
136September 29, 2003 (2003-09-29)May 28, 2004 (2004-05-28)
144November 4, 2004 (2004-11-04)December 23, 2004 (2004-12-23)

For exhaustive detail refer to fr:Épisodes de Maigret (1991-2005) (in French).

Satellite

From 2022, British television channel, Talking Pictures TV have been broadcasting the series on their satellite channel.

Home media

In 2018, MHz Choice announced they had digitally remastered and re-subtitled the entire series.[4] The show was available for HD streaming or purchase on SD DVD.[4]

References

  1. ^ Abrams, Rachel (10 August 2010). "'Maigret' star Bruno Cremer dies". Variety. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  2. ^ Bergan, Ronald (25 August 2010). "Bruno Crémer obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
  3. ^ Pitts, Michael R. (2004). Famous Movie Detectives III. Scarecrow Press. p. 90. ISBN 0810836904.
  4. ^ a b Arth, Chris (3 November 2018). "Maigret Remastered - Before & After". MHz Choice. Retrieved 5 January 2020.