Maigret (2016 TV series)

Maigret is a British television series from ITV set in mid 1950s France.[3] Its first episode aired on 28 March 2016, and the second on Christmas Day 2016. A second series (also of two episodes) aired in 2017. It is an adaptation of the books by Georges Simenon featuring his fictional French detective Jules Maigret, who is played by Rowan Atkinson.[4] In May 2018, it was reported that the series was cancelled by ITV.[1][2] The series premiered in the United States on 31 August 2019, on Ovation.[5]

Maigret
GenreCrime drama
Based onNovels by Georges Simenon
Written byStewart Harcourt
Starring
Composer(s)Samuel Sim
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original language(s)English
No. of series2
No. of episodes4 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)Paul Aggett
Stewart Harcourt
Ben Latham-Jones
John Simenon
Barnaby Thompson
Producer(s)Jeremy Gwilt
Production location(s)Budapest, Hungary, Szentendre, Hungary
Running time90 minutes
Production company(s)Ealing Studios
Maigret Productions
Release
Original networkITV
Picture format16:9 1080i
Audio formatStereo
Original release28 March 2016 (2016-03-28) –
24 December 2017 (2017-12-24)[1][2]
External links
Website

Series overview
SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1228 March 2016 (2016-03-28)25 December 2016 (2016-12-25)
2216 April 2017 (2017-04-16)24 December 2017 (2017-12-24)

Cast

Production

Series 1
The Jezsuita Stairs in Budapest doubled as stairs in Montmartre[6]

The episodes were mainly filmed on location in Budapest and Szentendre, Hungary, which stand 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."[7][8]

Series 2
These buildings on Alkotmány Street, Szentendre became the Picratt for "Maigret in Montmartre".[9]

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 was due to begin in November 2016, and run until February 2017.[10]

Episodes

Series 1 (2016)
No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions)
11"Maigret Sets a Trap"Ashley PearceStewart Harcourt28 March 2016 (2016-03-28)7.17[11]

Based on Maigret Sets a Trap.
Maigret is under heavy pressure from his superiors and the press because he has failed to catch a serial killer of women with no common feature except their hair. Maigret sets a trap using undercover police women. The trap yields a clue to a suspect with a wife and mother both very possessive just as the decision to replace him as lead investigator brings the pressure to a boiling point.

22"Maigret's Dead Man"Jon EastStewart Harcourt25 December 2016 (2016-12-25)5.48[12]

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. Riddled with guilt for not having saved "his" dead man, Maigret is determined to find the murderer.

  • Ian Puleston-Davies as Inspector Colombani
  • Ivan Fenyo as Pietr
  • Michael Fitzgerald as Piedboeuf
  • Peter Schueller as Jean Paul
  • Anamaria Marinca as Maria
  • Nathalie Armin as Nina
  • Philip Starnier as Franz Lehel
  • John Light as Dacourt

Series 2 (2017)
No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions)
31"Maigret's Night at the Crossroads"Sarah HardingStewart Harcourt16 April 2017 (2017-04-16)5.47

Based on Maigret at the Crossroads.
The body of a Jewish jeweller is found in the car of a Danish national who lives with his sister. When the man is taken in for questioning, he denies all knowledge of the murder, but establishing his true identity is problematic. Maigret attends the funeral of an old colleague and then works with another old colleague on the case.

42"Maigret in Montmartre"[10]Thaddeus O'SullivanGuy Andrews24 December 2017 (2017-12-24)5.48

Based on Inspector Maigret and the Strangled Stripper.
Arlette, an exotic dancer at "Picratt" club, comes to the police for help, telling Maigret about a "countess" who is in grave danger, but she then flees, distrustful and afraid. Soon afterwards, she is found murdered; then, the countess's body is discovered. Maigret must discover the link between the two women as he and his men hunt for the killer in Montmartre's streets.

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References
  1. Kirsten Howard (30 May 2018). "Maigret has been cancelled". Den of Geek!. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  2. "Maigret • Rowan Atkinson kann auch ernst (und Krimi!)". Hörzu (in German). 5 June 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  3. The Montmartre episode at 1:26:41 shows a calendar dated 1955.
  4. "Rowan Atkinson starts filming ITV drama Maigret". ITV. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  5. "Following the Success of "Versailles" and "Riviera," Ovation Returns to France with "Maigret"". The Futon Critic. 15 July 2019.
  6. Follow in the footsteps of Rowan Atkinson’s Maigret… in Budapest, RadioTimes 16th April 2017, accessed 29 July 2018
  7. Nicola Methven (8 September 2015). "Rowan Atkinson to get serious as filming for ITV remake of Maigret begins". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  8. "IMDB.com". Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  9. Ismét Magyarországon forgat Mr. Bean, Szentendréből francia kisváros lett, 29 January 2017, retrieved 3 August 2018
  10. "ITV Press Centre - "ITV commissions further Maigret films starring Rowan Atkinson"". ITV Press Centre. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  11. "Digital Spy – Forums – The Ratings Thread (Part 67)". Digital Spy Forums. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  12. weekly viewing at barb.co.uk
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