Maigret (2016 TV series)
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| Genre | Crime drama |
| Based on | Novels by Georges Simenon |
| Written by | Stewart Harcourt |
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| Composer(s) | Samuel Sim |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 2 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Paul Aggett Stewart Harcourt Ben Latham-Jones John Simenon Barnaby Thompson |
| Producer(s) | Jeremy Gwilt |
| Location(s) | Budapest, Hungary, Szentendre, Hungary |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Ealing Studios Maigret Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV |
| Picture format | 16:9 1080i |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 28 March 2016 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Maigret is a British television series from ITV. Its first episode aired on 28 March 2016. It is an adaptation of the books by Georges Simenon featuring his fictional French detective Jules Maigret played by Rowan Atkinson.
The episodes were filmed on location in Budapest, Hungary, which stands in for 1950s Paris. Rowan Atkinson, who plays Jules Maigret, is a big 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."
On 17 June 2016, prior to the second episode's airing, and after the popularity of the first, ITV commissioned a further two episodes of which production is due to begin in November 2016 and run until February 2017.
Based on Maigret Sets a Trap.
Maigret comes under pressure from his superiors and the press to catch a serial killer of women with no common feature except their hair. Making no progress Maigret sets a trap using undercover police women. The trap yields a clue to a suspect with a possessive wife and mother but a sixth murder while his suspect is in custody throws doubt on Maigret's theory and his superiors decide to replace him as investigator of the case.
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, stabbed to death. Ridden with guilt for not having saved “his" dead man, Maigret is determined to find the murderer.
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