Maigret (1960)
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.
- John Elliot
- Elaine Morgan
- Anthony Steven
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Episode 1 - Shadow Play
Release Date: 1961-10-23There 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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Episode 2 - The Simple Case
Release Date: 1961-10-30The 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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Episode 3 - Death of a Butcher
Release Date: 1961-11-06An old schoolfriend of Maigret's asks for police protection.
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Episode 4 - The Winning Ticket
Release Date: 1961-11-13Maigret 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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Episode 5 - Inspector Lognon's Triumph
Release Date: 1961-11-20Maigret finds himself working on a case with the permanently miserable and hard-done-by Inspector Lognon.
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Episode 6 - The Lost Sailor
Release Date: 1961-11-27A stranger turns up with no memory but plenty of money. How did his head get wounded? Maigret investigates
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Episode 7 - The Golden Fleece
Release Date: 1961-12-04Based 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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Episode 8 - Raise Your Right Hand
Release Date: 1961-12-11Due to give evidence at a murder trial, Maigret is unable to shake his conviction that the accused is actually innocent.
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Episode 9 - The Liars
Release Date: 1961-12-18Based 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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Episode 10 - A Crime for Christmas
Release Date: 1961-12-25Based 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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Episode 11 - The Reluctant Witness
Release Date: 1962-01-01Based 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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Episode 12 - The White Hat
Release Date: 1962-01-08A 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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Episode 13 - Murder on Monday
Release Date: 1962-01-15Murders 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?