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All Episodes of Les Nouvelles Aventures de Vidocq

Based on the memoirs of Eugène-François Vidocq, this series follows the adventures of this former convict turned policeman in the early 19th century. In these...
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Season 1

  • The Iron Crate
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    The Iron Crate

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/5/1971

    Vidocq, to everyone's surprise, has become head of the Sûreté Nationale. One of his former chain-mates, Desfossé, is compromised in a murder case.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Three Vidocq Crimes
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    The Three Vidocq Crimes

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/12/1971

    Vidocq is accused of murdering two men who had denounced him to the police for blackmailing them. Arrested and imprisoned, he manages to escape and discovers a plot hatched by the Baroness de Saint-Gély: the criminal has hired a fake Vidocq to arrest some very wealthy thugs.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Knights of the Night
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    The Knights of the Night

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/19/1971

    Vidocq is tasked with finding the Empress's pink necklace (inherited from François I) before the reception at which the Empress is to wear it.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Chauffeurs du Nord
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    The Chauffeurs du Nord

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/16/1971

    Vidocq is tasked with arresting a gang of looters operating in northern France. These criminals attack isolated farms, forcing peasants to confess where their savings are hidden by burning their feet.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Failure for Vidocq
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    Failure for Vidocq

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/23/1971

    At the dawn of the Restoration, Mr. Henry, eager to protect Vidocq, sends him to Brittany to investigate the mysterious disappearance of emigrants who have returned to France clandestinely.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Bankers of crime
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    Bankers of crime

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/2/1971

    In the run-up to the Hundred Days, Vidocq investigates strange events at the Toulon penal colony.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown