Maigret (2016 TV series)

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Written byStewart Harcourt
Starring
Maigret
Series title with a silhouette of Maigret against a map of Paris
GenreCrime drama
Based onJules Maigret
by Georges Simenon
Written byStewart Harcourt
Starring
ComposerSamuel Sim
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producersPaul Aggett
Stewart Harcourt
Ben Latham-Jones
John Simenon
Barnaby Thompson
ProducerJeremy Gwilt
Production locationsBudapest, Hungary, Szentendre, Hungary
Running time90 minutes
Production companiesEaling Studios
Maigret Productions
Original release
NetworkITV
Release28 March 2016 (2016-03-28) 
24 December 2017 (2017-12-24)[1][2]

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 Rowan Atkinson.[3] The series is set in France in the mid-1950s.[4] Its first episode aired on 28 March 2016 and the second on Christmas Day, 2016. A second series (also of two episodes) aired during 2017. It was reported in 2018 that the series had been cancelled.[1][2]

The series premiered in the United States on 31 August 2019 on Ovation.[5]

Rowan Atkinson, who plays Jules Maigret, said, "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."[6]

SeriesEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
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.[7]

The episodes were mainly filmed on location in Budapest and Szentendre, Hungary, which stood in for 1950s Paris.

Series 2

These buildings on Alkotmány Street, Szentendre became the Picratt for Maigret in Montmartre.[8]

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.[9]

Episodes

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