Maigret (1992 TV series)

Maigret is a British television series that ran on ITV for twelve episodes in 1992 and 1993.[2] It was an adaptation of the books by Georges Simenon featuring his fictional French detective Jules Maigret.[3] The program aired in the United States on Mystery!.[4]

For the 1960 series starring Rupert Davies, see Maigret (1960 TV series).

Maigret
Genre	Crime drama
Based on	Novels by Georges Simenon
Starring	Michael Gambon Geoffrey Hutchings
Theme music composer	Nigel Hess[1]
Composer(s)	Nigel Hess
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	12
Production
Executive producer(s)	Sally Head Arthur Weingarten Rebecca Eaton (1992)
Producer(s)	Jonathan Alwyn Paul Marcus
Running time	49–51 minutes
Production company(s)	Granada Television
Distributor	ITV Studios
Release
Original network	ITV
Original release	9 February 1992 (1992-02-09) – 18 April 1993 (1993-04-18)

Production

The program was filmed in Budapest[5] which doubled for post-WWII France.[1] Airing in two seasons, each of the episodes was based on a single book. The series covered only 12 of Georges Simenon's 75 novels and 28 short stories about the detective.[3]

Cast

• Michael Gambon – Jules Maigret[2]
• Geoffrey Hutchings – Sgt Lucas[5]
• Jack Galloway – Inspector Janvier[5]
• James Larkin – Inspector Lapointe[5]
• Ciaran Madden – Madame Maigret (series 1)[2]
• John Moffatt – M. Comeliau[5]
• Christian Rodska – Moers (three episodes)[5]
• Barbara Flynn – Madame Maigret (series 2)[6]

Episodes

Series 1

Ep #	Title	Release Date	Director
1	The Patience of Maigret[3]	9 February 1992	James Cellan Jones
2	Maigret and the Burglar's Wife[4]	16 February 1992	John Glenister
3	Maigret Goes to School[4]	23 February 1992	James Cellan Jones
4	Maigret and the Mad Woman[5]	1 March 1992	John Glenister
5	Maigret on Home Ground[4]	8 March 1992	James Cellan Jones
6	Maigret Sets a Trap[5]	15 March 1992	John Glenister

Series 2

Ep #	Title	Release Date	Director
1	Maigret and the Night Club Dancer[4]	14 March 1993	John Strickland
2	Maigret and the Hotel Majestic[3]	21 March 1993	Nicholas Renton
3	Maigret on the Defensive[4]	28 March 1993	Stuart Burge
4	Maigret's Boyhood Friend[4]	4 April 1993	John Strickland
5	Maigret and the Minister[4]	11 April 1993	Nicholas Renton
6	Maigret and the Maid[4]	18 April 1993	Stuart Burge

Reception

Reviewing the debut episode, Variety called it "clever and soaked with procedure and atmosphere" and noted that the production values were "first class."[1] Two decades later, USA Today called the program "the definitive version" when reviewing the DVD collection.[2] The New Yorker agreed calling this adaptation "the best".[7]

References

1. Scott, Tony (8 October 1992). "Mystery! Maigret–Part I Maigret Sets a Trap". Variety. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
2. "DVD extra: Michael Gambon's 'Maigret' out this week". USA Today. 2 March 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
3. Cogdill, Oline. "Maigret With Michael Gambon". Mystery Scene. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
4. Pitts, Michael R. (2004). Famous Movie Detectives III. Scarecrow Press. p. 91. ISBN 0810836904.
5. O'Connor, John J. (8 October 1992). "Review/Television; A Belgian Detective With a Muted Approach". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
6. Behrens, Frank (12 June 2013). "French Inspector Maigret Returns on Updated DVDs". Battleboro Reformer. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
7. Acocella, Joan (3 October 2011). "Crime Pays - The dilemma of Georges Simenon". The New Yorker. Retrieved 21 December 2019.

External links

• Maigret on IMDb