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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(54 votes)

    #1 - Liberty Bar

    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(49 votes)

    #2 - The Children's Party

    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 1 Episode 11 - The Experts
    6.8/10(53 votes)

    #3 - The Experts

    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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  4. Maigret Season 4 Episode 2 - The Fontenay Murders
    6.8/10(42 votes)

    #4 - The Fontenay Murders

    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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  5. Maigret Season 4 Episode 8 - The Log of the Cap Fagnet
    6.8/10(38 votes)

    #5 - The Log of the Cap Fagnet

    S4:E8

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Maigret Season 2 Episode 12 - The White Hat
    7.0/10(53 votes)

    #6 - The White Hat

    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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  7. Maigret Season 1 Episode 4 - The Revolver
    7.1/10(58 votes)

    #7 - The Revolver

    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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  8. Maigret Season 4 Episode 1 - Poor Cecile
    7.1/10(38 votes)

    #8 - Poor Cecile

    S4:E1

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Maigret Season 1 Episode 2 - Unscheduled Departure
    7.2/10(70 votes)

    #9 - Unscheduled Departure

    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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  10. Maigret Season 2 Episode 7 - The Golden Fleece
    7.2/10(46 votes)

    #10 - The Golden Fleece

    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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  11. Maigret Season 3 Episode 4 - The Wedding Guest
    7.2/10(42 votes)

    #11 - The Wedding Guest

    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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  12. Maigret Season 4 Episode 9 - The Judge's House
    7.2/10(38 votes)

    #12 - The Judge's House

    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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  13. Maigret Season 4 Episode 10 - Another World
    7.2/10(37 votes)

    #13 - Another World

    S4:E10

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Maigret Season 1 Episode 5 - The Old Lady
    7.3/10(53 votes)

    #14 - The Old Lady

    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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  15. Maigret Season 2 Episode 6 - The Lost Sailor
    7.3/10(46 votes)

    #15 - The Lost Sailor

    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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  16. Maigret Season 3 Episode 8 - The Crystal Ball
    7.3/10(40 votes)

    #16 - The Crystal Ball

    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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  17. Maigret Season 4 Episode 7 - A Taste of Power
    7.3/10(42 votes)

    #17 - A Taste of Power

    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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  18. Maigret Season 4 Episode 11 - The Crime at Lock 14
    7.3/10(38 votes)

    #18 - The Crime at Lock 14

    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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  19. Maigret Season 1 Episode 1 - Murder in Montmartre
    7.4/10(86 votes)

    #19 - Murder in Montmartre

    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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  20. Maigret Season 1 Episode 3 - The Burglar's Wife
    7.4/10(61 votes)

    #20 - The Burglar's Wife

    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 1 Episode 8 - My Friend the Inspector
    7.4/10(51 votes)

    #21 - My Friend the Inspector

    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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  22. Maigret Season 1 Episode 7 - A Man of Quality
    7.5/10(53 votes)

    #22 - A Man of Quality

    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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  23. Maigret Season 2 Episode 9 - The Liars
    7.5/10(46 votes)

    #23 - The Liars

    S2:E9

    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.

    Director:Rudolph Cartier
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Maigret Season 2 Episode 11 - The Reluctant Witness
    7.5/10(43 votes)

    #24 - The Reluctant Witness

    S2:E11

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

    Director:Gerard Glaister
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Maigret Season 3 Episode 3 - The Countess
    7.5/10(45 votes)

    #25 - The Countess

    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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Worst Episodes Summary

"Liberty Bar" is the worst rated episode of "Maigret". It scored 6.7/10 based on 54 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".