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. The series is set in France in the mid-1950s. 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.
Maigret | |
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Genre | Crime drama |
Based on | Novels (by Georges Simenon) |
Written by | Stewart Harcourt |
Starring | |
Composer | Samuel Sim |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 2 |
No. of episodes | 4 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producers | Paul Aggett Stewart Harcourt Ben Latham-Jones John Simenon Barnaby Thompson |
Producer | Jeremy Gwilt |
Production locations | Budapest, Hungary, Szentendre, Hungary |
Running time | 90 minutes |
Production companies | Ealing Studios Maigret Productions |
Original release | |
Network | ITV |
Release | 28 March 2016 24 December 2017 | –
The series premiered in the United States on 31 August 2019 on Ovation.
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."
The episodes were mainly filmed on location in Budapest and Szentendre, Hungary, which stood in for 1950s Paris.
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.
No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | United Kingdom viewers (millions) | |
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1 | 1 | "Maigret Sets a Trap" | Ashley Pearce | Stewart Harcourt | 28 March 2016 | 7.17 | |
Based on Maigret Sets a Trap.
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2 | 2 | "Maigret's Dead Man" | Jon East | Stewart Harcourt | 25 December 2016 | 5.48 | |
Based on Maigret's Dead Man.
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No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | United Kingdom viewers (millions) | |
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3 | 1 | "Maigret's Night at the Crossroads" | Sarah Harding | Stewart Harcourt | 16 April 2017 | 5.47 | |
Based on Maigret at the Crossroads.
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4 | 2 | "Maigret in Montmartre" | Thaddeus O'Sullivan | Guy Andrews | 24 December 2017 | 5.48 | |
Based on Inspector Maigret and the Strangled Stripper.
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