28 March 2016 (2016-03-28) – 24 December 2017 (2017-12-24)[1][2]
Maigret is a British television series from ITV. It is an adaptation of the books by Georges Simenon featuring his fictional French detective Jules Maigret, played by Rowan Atkinson.[3] The series is set in France in the mid-1950s.[4] Its first episode aired on 28 March 2016 and the second on Christmas Day, 2016. A second series (also of two episodes) aired during 2017. It was reported in 2018 that the series had been cancelled.[1][2]
Rowan Atkinson, who plays Jules Maigret, is a notable fan of the books saying, "I have been a devourer of the Maigret novels for many years and I'm very much looking forward to playing such an intriguing character at work in Paris during a fascinating period in its history."[6][7]
These buildings on Alkotmány Street, Szentendre became the Picratt for Maigret in Montmartre.[9]
Prior to the second episode's airing on 17 June 2016 and after the popularity of the first, ITV commissioned two further episodes, production of which took place between November 2016 and February 2017.[10]
Based on Maigret Sets a Trap. Maigret is under heavy pressure from his superiors and the press because he has failed to catch a serial killer of women with no common feature, except their hair. Maigret sets a trap using undercover police women. The trap yields a clue to a suspect with a wife and mother, both very possessive, just as the decision to replace him as lead investigator brings the pressure to a boiling point.
Based on Maigret's Dead Man. One morning an agitated man calls the Police judiciaire asking for Maigret. He claims he's being followed by someone trying to kill him. Before Maigret can get the details he hangs up, calls back again from various cafés until the calls finally stop. That night his body is found, his face badly beaten and has been stabbed to death. Riddled with guilt for not having saved "his" dead man, Maigret is determined to find the murderer.
Based on Maigret at the Crossroads. The body of one Jewish jeweller is found in the car of a Danish national who lives with his sister. When the man is taken in for questioning, he denies all knowledge of the murder, but establishing his true identity is problematic. Maigret attends the funeral of an old colleague, and then works with another old colleague on the case.
Based on Inspector Maigret and the Strangled Stripper. Arlette, an exotic dancer at the "Picratt Club" comes to the police for help, telling Maigret about a "countess" who is in grave danger, but she then flees distrustful and afraid. Soon afterwards she is found murdered; then the countess's body is discovered. Maigret must discover the link between the two women, as he and his men hunt for the killer in Montmartre's streets.
