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The Worst Episodes of Maigret

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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

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Maigret Season 1 Episode 6 - Liberty Bar
    6.7/10(60 votes)

    S1:E6

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

    Director:Andrew Osborn
    Writers:Margot Bennett, Georges Simenon

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  2. Maigret Season 1 Episode 13 - The Children's Party
    6.7/10(54 votes)

    S1:E13

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

    Director:Gerard Glaister
    Writer:Giles Cooper

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  3. Maigret Season 4 Episode 2 - The Fontenay Murders
    6.7/10(45 votes)

    S4:E2

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

    Director:Alan Bridges
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Maigret Season 4 Episode 8 - The Log of the Cap Fagnet
    6.7/10(43 votes)

    S4:E8

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

    Director:Michael Hayes
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Maigret Season 1 Episode 11 - The Experts
    6.8/10(58 votes)

    S1:E11

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Maigret Season 1 Episode 4 - The Revolver
    7.0/10(64 votes)

    S1:E4

    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.

    Director:Chloe Gibson
    Writers:Roger Burford, Georges Simenon

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  7. Maigret Season 2 Episode 12 - The White Hat
    7.0/10(57 votes)

    S2:E12

    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.

    Director:Gerard Glaister
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Maigret Season 4 Episode 1 - Poor Cecile
    7.0/10(43 votes)

    S4:E1

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

    Director:Michael Hayes
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Maigret Season 4 Episode 9 - The Judge's House
    7.0/10(42 votes)

    S4:E9

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

    Director:Terence Dudley
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Maigret Season 4 Episode 10 - Another World
    7.0/10(42 votes)

    S4:E10

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

    Director:Michael Hayes
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Maigret Season 1 Episode 2 - Unscheduled Departure
    7.1/10(76 votes)

    S1:E2

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

    Director:Eric Tayler
    Writers:Georges Simenon, Giles Cooper

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  12. Maigret Season 2 Episode 7 - The Golden Fleece
    7.2/10(50 votes)

    S2:E7

    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.

    Director:Rudolph Cartier
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Maigret Season 3 Episode 4 - The Wedding Guest
    7.2/10(47 votes)

    S3:E4

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Maigret Season 4 Episode 7 - A Taste of Power
    7.2/10(48 votes)

    S4:E7

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Maigret Season 4 Episode 11 - The Crime at Lock 14
    7.2/10(42 votes)

    S4:E11

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Maigret Season 1 Episode 5 - The Old Lady
    7.3/10(59 votes)

    S1:E5

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

    Director:Eric Tayler
    Writers:Margot Bennett, Georges Simenon

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  17. Maigret Season 1 Episode 8 - My Friend the Inspector
    7.3/10(57 votes)

    S1:E8

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

    Director:Eric Taylor
    Writers:Margot Bennett, Georges Simenon

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  18. Maigret Season 2 Episode 6 - The Lost Sailor
    7.3/10(48 votes)

    S2:E6

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

    Director:Gerard Glaister
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Maigret Season 3 Episode 8 - The Crystal Ball
    7.3/10(43 votes)

    S3:E8

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Maigret Season 1 Episode 3 - The Burglar's Wife
    7.4/10(70 votes)

    S1:E3

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

    Director:Julian Amyes
    Writers:Roger Burford, Georges Simenon

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  21. Maigret Season 3 Episode 3 - The Countess
    7.4/10(47 votes)

    S3:E3

    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.

    Director:Andrew Osborn
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Maigret Season 1 Episode 1 - Murder in Montmartre
    7.5/10(92 votes)

    S1:E1

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

    Director:Andrew Osborn
    Writers:Georges Simenon, Giles Cooper

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  23. Maigret Season 1 Episode 7 - A Man of Quality
    7.5/10(59 votes)

    S1:E7

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

    Director:Gerard Glaister
    Writers:Georges Simenon, Giles Cooper

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  24. Maigret Season 1 Episode 10 - On Holiday
    7.5/10(54 votes)

    S1:E10

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

    Director:Eric Tayler
    Writers:Margot Bennett, Georges Simenon

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  25. Maigret Season 2 Episode 1 - Shadow Play
    7.5/10(52 votes)

    S2:E1

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Giles Cooper

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Liberty Bar" is the worst rated episode of "Maigret". It scored 6.7/10 based on 60 votes. Directed by Andrew Osborn and written by Margot Bennett, Georges Simenon, it aired on 12/5/1960. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Children's Party".