• Air date: 23 Oct '61 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. Shadow Play

      23 Oct '61
      There is a murder and a theft. But the murderer is not the thief and the thief did not benefit from the crime.
    • 2. The Simple Case

      30 Oct '61
      The owner of a bistro is no where to be found when a dismembered corpse is found by the river near his establishment.
    • 3. Death of a Butcher

      06 Nov '61
      An old schoolfriend of Maigret's asks for police protection.
    • 4. The Winning Ticket

      13 Nov '61
      Maigret takes a telephone call from an unknown man claiming to be pursued by assassins. When a murdered body is thrown from a car, Maigret is sure he has found the mystery caller.
    • 5. Inspector Lognon's Triumph

      20 Nov '61
      Maigret finds himself working on a case with the permanently miserable and hard-done-by Inspector Lognon.
    • 6. The Lost Sailor

      27 Nov '61
      A stranger turns up with no memory but plenty of money. How did his head get wounded? Maigret investigates
    • 7. The Golden Fleece

      04 Dec '61
      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.
    • 8. Raise Your Right Hand

      11 Dec '61
      Due to give evidence at a murder trial, Maigret is unable to shake his conviction that the accused is actually innocent.
    • 9. The Liars

      18 Dec '61
      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.
    • 10. A Crime for Christmas

      25 Dec '61
      Based on his short story Un Noël de Maigret. Father Christmas displays a strange interest in the floorboards when visiting the house across from the Maigret's.
    • 11. The Reluctant Witness

      01 Jan '62
      Based on his 1959 novel. An old, dilapidated mansion is burgled and Maigret discovers a disturbing reason why a family is reluctant to talk.
    • 12. The White Hat

      08 Jan '62
      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.
    • 13. Murder on Monday

      15 Jan '62
      Murders never happen on a Monday - every policeman knows that. But now it is a Monday, and there has been a murder. But who's the victim?