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Maigret investigates the murder of a stripper, finding himself mixing with the low life types of Montmartre.

Murder in Montmartre

A timid man tells Maigret that his wife is trying to murder him. He doesn't believe him until he is found dead.

Unscheduled Departure

During a break in, a burglar finds something he wasn't expecting.

The Burglar's Wife

The theft of Maigret's revolver from his home begins a detective story that leads to Maigret travelling from Paris to London to find the young man who stole it, and the woman who is in danger of being his victim.

The Revolver

Conflicting reports of a maid's death takes Maigret to Normandy to investigate the charming Madame Beeson and her children.

The Old Lady

No one knows what William Brown does when he visits Cannes every month, but one day he returns with a knife in his back.

Liberty Bar

Emile Gallet was a man who preserved his way of life and provided for his dependants, but he is later found shot in Sancerre.

A Man of Quality

A savage murder on the Mediterranean island of Porquerolles provides a change of scene for Inspector Maigret.

My Friend the Inspector

Professor Gouin, a brilliant surgeon, but a man that 'does not know what makes people tick' is caught in the drama of murder.

The Mistake

When his wife falls ill during their holiday, Maigret ends up investigating the convent hospital.

On Holiday

Maigret runs into the tough methods of American gunmen when mafia gangsters arrive in Paris to carry out a hit on an informer.

The Experts

After one of his men is injured outside an apartment house, Maigret takes up temporary residence so he can investigate undercover.

The Cactus

Maigret investigates the lives of three seemingly respectable citizens after observing some suspicious behaviour.

The Children's Party

There is a murder and a theft. But the murderer is not the thief and the thief did not benefit from the crime.

Shadow Play

The owner of a bistro is no where to be found when a dismembered corpse is found by the river near his establishment.

The Simple Case

An old schoolfriend of Maigret's asks for police protection.

Death of a Butcher

Maigret takes a telephone call from an unknown man claiming to be pursued by assassins. When a murdered body is thrown from a car, Maigret is sure he has found the mystery caller.

The Winning Ticket

Maigret finds himself working on a case with the permanently miserable and hard-done-by Inspector Lognon.

Inspector Lognon's Triumph

A stranger turns up with no memory but plenty of money. How did his head get wounded? Maigret investigates

The Lost Sailor

Based on his novel L'Écluse No 1. Maigret investigates a strange accident, noticing that the men of the Paris canals do not take well to interference.

The Golden Fleece

Due to give evidence at a murder trial, Maigret is unable to shake his conviction that the accused is actually innocent.

Raise Your Right Hand

Based on the novel Maigret Goes to School, the inspector travels to a seaside village near to La Rochelle to unravel a mystery involving many local characters, including the innkeeper, the postmistress and the schoolmaster.

The Liars

Based on his short story Un Noël de Maigret.  Father Christmas displays a strange interest in the floorboards when visiting the house across from the Maigret's.

A Crime for Christmas

Based on his 1959 novel.  An old, dilapidated mansion is burgled and Maigret discovers a disturbing reason why a family is reluctant to talk.

The Reluctant Witness

A woman in the park persuades Madame Maigret to look after her baby for an hour. The Chief Inspector thinks the strange incident might be connected to his latest murder case.

The White Hat

Murders never happen on a Monday - every policeman knows that. But now it is a Monday, and there has been a murder. But who's the victim?

Murder on Monday

Based on his 1960 Novel Maigret et les Vieillards. Maigret is thrown into a world where he must tread delicately when investigating the violent death of Count St Hilaire.

Voices from the Past

Based on his 1932 novel Le Fou de Bergerac. Maigret must fall on unconventional methods to catch a madman after being wounded and confined to a hotel bed.

The Madman of Vervac

Based on his 1932 novel L'Affaire Saint-Fiacre.  Maigret returns to the village where he was born and becomes convinced he witnessed the Countess of Fiacre's murder.

The Countess

While visiting a condemned man in prison, he comments to Maigret that he knows someone at a "guinguette a deux sous" (a "tuppenny bar") who is equally deserving of the death penalty.

The Wedding Guest

Maigret was called for help by the Minister of Public Works, Auguste Point. This is a political and annoying affair: a month earlier, a sanatorium in Haute-Savoie collapsed, and 128 children died in the disaster.

High Politics

Why was Jules Lapie, known as Jambe-de-Bois, murdered in his home, who was spending a peaceful old age in his new home near Poissy? Maigret felt that Félicie, Lapie's maid, who had gone out to shop at the time of the assassination, knew something, but she remained silent; her behaviour irritated and intrigued the Commissioner, who hardly left her during her investigation.

Love from Felicie

An arrogant old lady pays Maigret a visit and tells him about the death of her granddaughter.

The Dirty House

Maigret investigates the murder of a fortune teller after the prediction of their own death comes true.

The Crystal Ball

Maigret descends upon a small town north of Paris after a diamond dealer is found murdered in the garage of a house.

The Crooked Castle

When a rich old woman is murdered with no apparent motive, all fingers point to the delivery man. Maigret isn't so sure and sets out to find the real murderer

Death in Mind

The young son of a murder suspect leads the police on a clever trail. Is he purposely hindering or helping the case?

Seven Little Crosses

Maigret creates a trap to capture a serial killer who is targeting women in the streets of Montmartre.

The Trap

Maigret holds the suspicion that a recently released criminal is responsible for a number of daring holdups in Paris.

The Amateurs

A spinster with a special fondness for Inspector Maigret is murdered.

Poor Cecile

Maigret discovers local prejudices run deep when investigating a series of murders in the town of Fontenay.

The Fontenay Murders

To Inspector Lognon the life lost was just another murder to be solved, but it meant more than that for Maigret.

The Lost Life

The French wife of a visiting American millionaire is found murdered in the luxurious Majestic Hotel.

The Cellars of the Majestic

Tomorrow a man must die on the guillotine, unless Maigret can demolish the case he himself built up against him.

A Man Condemned

Maigret discovers similarities between himself and a killer, finding there is only one way to gain a confession.

The Flemish Shop

Maigret takes on a mystery surrounding a gunshot in a silent, sleeping house; exposing a ruthless battle for power.

A Taste of Power

A conspiracy of silence protects the murderer of Captain Fallut. Can Maigret find any significant clues?

The Log of the Cap Fagnet

The peculiar logic of madness, that haunts the Judge's house, helps Maigret to solve the puzzling murder of a doctor.

The Judge's House

When investigating the murder of millionaire David Ward, Maigret enters another world, where money is lord of all.

Another World

A yacht and a barge meet in the traffic of the canals, with their passing resulting in murder.

The Crime at Lock 14

Peter the Lett arrives in Paris with a reputation as the most successful confidence trickster in Europe. Inspector Maigret is waiting.

Peter the Lett

A crime of passion which attracts a lot of anonymous letters. The naked body of a doctor's wife is discovered.

Maigret's Little Joke

BBC series based on the novels by Georges Simenon which starred Rupert Davies as Inspector Maigret, a French police detective who preferred to watch and listen in order to solve crimes. The series ran from 1960-63 on British television.

The Best Seasons of Maigret

The Best Seasons of Maigret

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