Maigret (TV Series 1960 - Season 1)

Maigret is a British television series made by the BBC and which – following a pilot episode broadcast in 1959 – ran for 52 episodes from 1960 to 1963. Based on the Maigret stories of Georges Simenon, the series starred Rupert Davies in the title role. Rupert Davies took up the role as the Police Judiciaire detective Commissaire Jules Maigret in 1960, after Basil Sydney, who had played Maigret in the pilot episode, was unable to continue. Although staying largely true to the storyline of the books, the series featured only three of Maigret's team of detectives (the "faithful four", omitting any casting for Janvier, although the character is mentioned in several episodes. The choice of Davies to play Maigret was enthusiastically approved by Simenon himself. Episode 1- Based on "Inspector Maigret and the Strangled Stripper" (Maigret au « Picratt's ») Arlette, a Montmartre stripper, rushes into a police station one night to report a planned murder of a mysterious countess. The next morning she withdraws her testimony but is soon found murdered. Was she telling the truth? Main Cast: Rupert Davies as Police Judiciaire detective Commissaire Jules Maigret Ewen Solon as Lucas Neville Jason as Lapointe Victor Lucas as Torrence Helen Shingler as Madame Maigret Episode 2: https://rumble.com/v5ksvvg-maigret-1960-tv-series-unscheduled-departure-s01-e02.html

Episode 2 - Based on "Maigret Has Scruples" (Les Scrupules de Maigret) The timid Xavier Marton comes to Maigret with a bizarre story that his wife is trying to murder him. Then he dies. Episode 3: https://rumble.com/v5kt1wh-maigret-1960-tv-series-the-burglars-wife-s01-e03.html

Episode 3 - Based on "Maigret and the Burglar's Wife" (Maigret et la Grande Perche) A burglar finds something unexpected during a break-in - a corpse. Episode 4: https://rumble.com/v5kvooh-maigret-1960-tv-series-the-revolver-s01-e04.html

Episode 4 - Based on "Maigret's Revolver" (Le Revolver de Maigret) A baffling case takes Maigret to England and a collaboration with his friend Inspector Pyke. Episode 5: https://rumble.com/v5l5fsq-maigret-1960-tv-series-the-old-lady-s01-e05.html

Episode 5 - Based on "Maigret and the Old Lady" (Maigret et la Vieille Dame) The maid attending an elderly lady has been poisoned. Maigret investigates. Episode 6: https://rumble.com/v5l5lm9-maigret-1960-tv-series-liberty-bar-s01-e06.html

Episode 6 - Based on "Liberty Bar" (Liberty Bar) Investigating the death of an Australian, Maigret finds himself enmeshed in the family secrets of a remittance man. Episode 7: https://rumble.com/v5l693b-maigret-1960-tv-series-a-man-of-quality-s01-e07.html

Episode 7 - Based on "The Death of Monsieur Gallet" (Monsieur Gallet, décédé) Some men will go to almost any lengths to preserve a way of life and provide for their dependants. Such a man was Emile Gallet, found shot in the little town of Sancere. Episode 8: https://rumble.com/v5l6hwe-maigret-1960-tv-series-my-friend-the-inspector-s01-e08.html

Episode 8 - Based on "My Friend Maigret" (Mon ami Maigret) On the Mediterranean island of Porquerolles, a shabby old drunk is murdered after boasting of his friendship with Inspector Maigret. Maigret remembers him as a small-time pimp he once arrested, long ago - but who killed him? Episode 9: https://rumble.com/v5l9bze-maigret-1960-tv-series-the-mistake-s01-e09.html

Episode 9 - Based on "Maigret's Mistake" (Maigret se trompe) Gouin may be a brilliant man in his field, but, according to Maigret, he doesn't understand "what makes people tick". Episode 10: https://rumble.com/v5l9kaw-maigret-1960-tv-series-on-holiday-s01-e10.html

Episode 10 - Based on "A Summer Holiday" (Les Vacances de Maigret) When Mme. Maigret is hospitalized with appendicitis whilst on holiday, Maigret passes the time investigating a crime. Episode 11: https://rumble.com/v5lofvk-maigret-1960-tv-series-the-experts-s01-e11.html