''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

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. The series is set in France in the mid-1950s. Its first episode aired on 28 March 2016 and the second on

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, 2016. A second series (also of two episodes) aired during 2017. It was reported in 2018 that the series had been cancelled. The series premiered in the

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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."

Series overview

Cast

as Chief Inspector Jules Maigret * Lucy Cohu as Madame Maigret * Shaun Dingwall as Inspector Janvier * Leo Staar as Inspector Lapointe *

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as Doctor Moers * Hugh Simon as Dr. Paul (three episodes) *Colin Mace as Insp. Lognon (two episodes) *

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as Judge Comeliau (three episodes)

Production

Series 1

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The episodes were mainly filmed on location in

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and

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, which stood in for 1950s

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Series 2

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.

Episodes

Series 1 (2016)

Series 2 (2017)

References

External links

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