Maigret (2016 TV series)
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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]
Maigret | |
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Genre | Crime drama |
Based on | Novels (by Georges Simenon) |
Written by | Stewart Harcourt |
Starring | |
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)[1][2] |
The series premiered in the United States on 31 August 2019 on Ovation.[5]
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."[6][7]