Maigret (2016 TV series)

Maigret
Genre	Crime drama
Based on	Novels by Georges Simenon
Written by	Stewart Harcourt
Starring	Rowan Atkinson Lucy Cohu Shaun Dingwall Leo Staar Aidan McArdle
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 (2016-03-28) – 24 December 2017 (2017-12-24)

Maigret is a British television series from ITV set in mid 1950s France. 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. In May 2018, it was reported that the series was cancelled by ITV. The series premiered in the United States on 31 August 2019, on Ovation.

Series overview

Series	Episodes		Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
1	2		28 March 2016 (2016-03-28)	25 December 2016 (2016-12-25)
2	2		16 April 2017 (2017-04-16)	24 December 2017 (2017-12-24)

Cast

• Rowan Atkinson as Chief Inspector Jules Maigret
• Lucy Cohu as Madame Maigret
• Shaun Dingwall as Inspector Janvier
• Leo Staar as Inspector Lapointe
• Mark Heap as Doctor Moers
• Hugh Simon as Dr. Paul (3 episodes)
• Colin Mace as Insp. Lognon (2 episodes)
• Aidan McArdle as Judge Comeliau (2 episodes)

Production

Series 1

The Jezsuita Stairs in Budapest doubled as stairs in Montmartre

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."

Series 2

These buildings on Alkotmány Street, Szentendre became the Picratt for "Maigret in Montmartre".

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.

Episodes

Series 1 (2016)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	UK viewers (millions)
1	1	"Maigret Sets a Trap"	Ashley Pearce	Stewart Harcourt	28 March 2016 (2016-03-28)	7.17
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. Katie Lyons as Madame Maguy David Dawson as Marcel Moncin Fiona Shaw as Madame Moncin (Marcel's mother) Rebecca Night as Yvonne Moncin (Marcel's wife) Rufus Wright as Minister Morel Eva-Jane Willis as Marthe Jusserand (Policewoman)
2	2	"Maigret's Dead Man"	Jon East	Stewart Harcourt	25 December 2016 (2016-12-25)	5.48
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	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	UK viewers (millions)
3	1	"Maigret's Night at the Crossroads"	Sarah Harding	Stewart Harcourt	16 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. Ben Caplan as Isaac Goldberg Wanda Opalinska as Jo Jo Tom Wlaschiha as Carl Anderson Mia Jexen as Else Anderson Stephen Wight as Thierry Bertinet Kevin McNally as Insp. Grandjean Paul Chahidi as Michonnet Chook Sibtain as Oscar
4	2	"Maigret in Montmartre"	Thaddeus O'Sullivan	Guy Andrews	24 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. Sebastian de Souza as Philippe Nicola Sloane as the Countess Olivia Vinall as Arlette Lorraine Ashbourne as Rosa Alphonsi Douglas Hodge as Fred Alphonsi Simon Gregor as The Grasshopper Adrian Scarborough as Dr. Bloch Adrian Rawlins as Oscar

External links

• ITV Studios Worldwide website As of 29 June 2017 the Maigret page has been removed from the ITV website.
• Episode 1: Maigret Sets a Trap at IMDb
• Episode 2: Maigret's Dead Man at IMDb
• Episode 3: Maigret's Night on the Crossroads at IMDb
• Episode 4: Maigret in Montmartre at IMDb