Maigret (1960 TV series) | Murder in Montmartre (S01-E01)

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