Les Nouvelles Aventures de Vidocq (1971)
Based on the memoirs of Eugène-François Vidocq, this series follows the adventures of this former convict turned policeman in the early 19th century. In these new adventures, Vidocq comes up against a ravishing “baronne”, a formidable gang leader. The cases entrusted to Vidocq are not only police affairs, but also delicate, political and even diplomatic affairs.
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Episode 1 - The Iron Crate
Release Date: 1971-01-05Vidocq, to everyone's surprise, has become head of the Sûreté Nationale. One of his former chain-mates, Desfossé, is compromised in a murder case.
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Episode 2 - The Three Vidocq Crimes
Release Date: 1971-01-12Vidocq is accused of murdering two men who had denounced him to the police for blackmailing them. Arrested and imprisoned, he manages to escape and discovers a plot hatched by the Baroness de Saint-Gély: the criminal has hired a fake Vidocq to arrest some very wealthy thugs.
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Episode 3 - The Knights of the Night
Release Date: 1971-01-19Vidocq is tasked with finding the Empress's pink necklace (inherited from François I) before the reception at which the Empress is to wear it.
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Episode 4 - The Chauffeurs du Nord
Release Date: 1971-02-16Vidocq is tasked with arresting a gang of looters operating in northern France. These criminals attack isolated farms, forcing peasants to confess where their savings are hidden by burning their feet.
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Episode 5 - Failure for Vidocq
Release Date: 1971-02-23At the dawn of the Restoration, Mr. Henry, eager to protect Vidocq, sends him to Brittany to investigate the mysterious disappearance of emigrants who have returned to France clandestinely.
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Episode 6 - Bankers of crime
Release Date: 1971-03-02In the run-up to the Hundred Days, Vidocq investigates strange events at the Toulon penal colony.