Maigret (1960)

Season 3

TV-PG

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.

Where to Watch Season 3

13 Episodes

Voices from the Past
E1
Voices from the PastBased on his 1960 Novel Maigret et les Vieillards. Maigret is thrown into a world where he must tread delicately when investigating the violent death of Count St Hilaire.
The Madman of Vervac
E2
The Madman of VervacBased on his 1932 novel Le Fou de Bergerac. Maigret must fall on unconventional methods to catch a madman after being wounded and confined to a hotel bed.
The Countess
E3
The CountessBased on his 1932 novel L'Affaire Saint-Fiacre. Maigret returns to the village where he was born and becomes convinced he witnessed the Countess of Fiacre's murder.
The Wedding Guest
E4
The Wedding GuestWhile visiting a condemned man in prison, he comments to Maigret that he knows someone at a "guinguette a deux sous" (a "tuppenny bar") who is equally deserving of the death penalty.
High Politics
E5
High PoliticsMaigret was called for help by the Minister of Public Works, Auguste Point. This is a political and annoying affair: a month earlier, a sanatorium in Haute-Savoie collapsed, and 128 children died in the disaster.
Love from Felicie
E6
Love from FelicieWhy was Jules Lapie, known as Jambe-de-Bois, murdered in his home, who was spending a peaceful old age in his new home near Poissy? Maigret felt that Félicie, Lapie's maid, who had gone out to shop at the time of the assassination, knew something, but she remained silent; her behaviour irritated and intrigued the Commissioner, who hardly left her during her investigation.
The Dirty House
E7
The Dirty HouseAn arrogant old lady pays Maigret a visit and tells him about the death of her granddaughter.
The Crystal Ball
E8
The Crystal BallMaigret investigates the murder of a fortune teller after the prediction of their own death comes true.
The Crooked Castle
E9
The Crooked CastleMaigret descends upon a small town north of Paris after a diamond dealer is found murdered in the garage of a house.
Death in Mind
E10
Death in MindWhen a rich old woman is murdered with no apparent motive, all fingers point to the delivery man. Maigret isn't so sure and sets out to find the real murderer
Seven Little Crosses
E11
Seven Little CrossesThe young son of a murder suspect leads the police on a clever trail. Is he purposely hindering or helping the case?
The Trap
E12
The TrapMaigret creates a trap to capture a serial killer who is targeting women in the streets of Montmartre.
The Amateurs
E13
The AmateursMaigret holds the suspicion that a recently released criminal is responsible for a number of daring holdups in Paris.