Episode 1
Poor Cecile
50m
A spinster with a special fondness for Inspector Maigret is murdered.
Episode credits
Directed by Michael HayesGuest stars Joan Sanderson, Arthur Pentelow
TV series
Maigret
1960TV-PG4 seasons7.1 / 10
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.
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Synopsis
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.
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Episode 2
The Fontenay Murders
50m
Maigret discovers local prejudices run deep when investigating a series of murders in the town of Fontenay.
Episode credits
Directed by Alan BridgesGuest stars Alan Wheatley, Edward Chapman, Sheila Ballantine, Robert S. Young
Episode 3
The Lost Life
50m
To Inspector Lognon the life lost was just another murder to be solved, but it meant more than that for Maigret.
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Guest stars Eileen Way, Marne Maitland, Patsy Smart, Olga Lindo
Episode 4
The Cellars of the Majestic
50m
The French wife of a visiting American millionaire is found murdered in the luxurious Majestic Hotel.
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Directed by Gilchrist CalderGuest stars Peter Dyneley, George Coulouris
Episode 5
A Man Condemned
50m
Tomorrow a man must die on the guillotine, unless Maigret can demolish the case he himself built up against him.
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Guest stars Bruno Barnabe, Ballard Berkeley, Terence de Marney, Philip Madoc, Patricia Laffan, Michael Golden
Episode 6
The Flemish Shop
50m
Maigret discovers similarities between himself and a killer, finding there is only one way to gain a confession.
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Guest stars Joyce Carey, Michael Brennan, Emrys James, Mike Leigh, Diana Hoddinott, Margaret Tyzack, Grace Arnold, Robert Gillespie
Episode 7
A Taste of Power
50m
Maigret takes on a mystery surrounding a gunshot in a silent, sleeping house; exposing a ruthless battle for power.
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Guest stars Gwendolyn Watts, John Carson, William Kendall, Terence Alexander, Peggy Elliott
Episode 8
The Log of the Cap Fagnet
50m
A conspiracy of silence protects the murderer of Captain Fallut. Can Maigret find any significant clues?
Episode credits
Directed by Michael HayesGuest stars Jerold Wells, John Hollis, Thomas Baptiste, Arthur Pentelow, Pat Gorman, Derek Martin
Episode 9
The Judge's House
50m
The peculiar logic of madness, that haunts the Judge's house, helps Maigret to solve the puzzling murder of a doctor.
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Directed by Terence DudleyGuest stars Dyson Lovell, Paul Eddington, Patricia Hayes, Lyn Ashley
Episode 10
Another World
50m
When investigating the murder of millionaire David Ward, Maigret enters another world, where money is lord of all.
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Directed by Michael HayesGuest stars Moira Redmond, Alan MacNaughtan, Ferdy Mayne, David Bauer, Steve Plytas
Episode 11
The Crime at Lock 14
50m
A yacht and a barge meet in the traffic of the canals, with their passing resulting in murder.
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Guest stars Hugh Burden, Isa Miranda, Andrew Faulds, Paul Whitsun-Jones, Philip Ray
Episode 12
Peter the Lett
50m
Peter the Lett arrives in Paris with a reputation as the most successful confidence trickster in Europe. Inspector Maigret is waiting.
Episode credits
Directed by Rudolph CartierWritten by Giles CooperGuest stars Marius Goring, Roger Delgado, Peter Illing
Episode 13
Maigret's Little Joke
50mfinale
A crime of passion which attracts a lot of anonymous letters. The naked body of a doctor's wife is discovered.
Episode credits
Guest stars Shelagh Fraser, Barry Letts, Michael Goodliffe, Neil McCallum
Episode information updated Sep 21, 2026
More about Maigret
Cast
Rupert DaviesChief Inspector Maigret
Ewen SolonLucas
Henry OscarInspector Lognon
Helen ShinglerMadame Maigret
Neville JasonLapointeVictor LucasTorrance
Aubrey WoodsPhilippe Mortemartre
Edwin RichfieldCredits
- Written by
- Giles Cooper, Georges Simenon, Margot Bennett, Roger Burford, Donald Bull, Georges Simenon
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 52
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
BBC OneUnited Kingdom
BBCUnited Kingdom
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