• Air date: 31 Oct '60 13 episodes
      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.
  • List of Episodes (13)
    • 1. Murder in Montmartre

      31 Oct '60
      Maigret investigates the murder of a stripper, finding himself mixing with the low life types of Montmartre.
    • 2. Unscheduled Departure

      07 Nov '60
      A timid man tells Maigret that his wife is trying to murder him. He doesn't believe him until he is found dead.
    • 3. The Burglar's Wife

      14 Nov '60
      During a break in, a burglar finds something he wasn't expecting.
    • 4. The Revolver

      21 Nov '60
      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.
    • 5. The Old Lady

      28 Nov '60
      Conflicting reports of a maid's death takes Maigret to Normandy to investigate the charming Madame Beeson and her children.
    • 6. Liberty Bar

      05 Dec '60
      No one knows what William Brown does when he visits Cannes every month, but one day he returns with a knife in his back.
    • 7. A Man of Quality

      12 Dec '60
      Emile Gallet was a man who preserved his way of life and provided for his dependants, but he is later found shot in Sancerre.
    • 8. My Friend the Inspector

      19 Dec '60
      A savage murder on the Mediterranean island of Porquerolles provides a change of scene for Inspector Maigret.
    • 9. The Mistake

      26 Dec '60
      Professor Gouin, a brilliant surgeon, but a man that 'does not know what makes people tick' is caught in the drama of murder.
    • 10. On Holiday

      02 Jan '61
      When his wife falls ill during their holiday, Maigret ends up investigating the convent hospital.
    • 11. The Experts

      09 Jan '61
      Maigret runs into the tough methods of American gunmen when mafia gangsters arrive in Paris to carry out a hit on an informer.
    • 12. The Cactus

      16 Jan '61
      After one of his men is injured outside an apartment house, Maigret takes up temporary residence so he can investigate undercover.
    • 13. The Children's Party

      23 Jan '61
      Maigret investigates the lives of three seemingly respectable citizens after observing some suspicious behaviour.