About this season
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.
Episodes (13)
1. Shadow Play
Aired 23 October 1961 • 50 min
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
Aired 30 October 1961 • 50 min
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
Aired 6 November 1961 • 50 min
An old schoolfriend of Maigret's asks for police protection.
4. The Winning Ticket
Aired 13 November 1961 • 50 min
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
Aired 20 November 1961 • 50 min
Maigret finds himself working on a case with the permanently miserable and hard-done-by Inspector Lognon.
6. The Lost Sailor
Aired 27 November 1961 • 50 min
A stranger turns up with no memory but plenty of money. How did his head get wounded? Maigret investigates
7. The Golden Fleece
Aired 4 December 1961 • 50 min
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
Aired 11 December 1961 • 50 min
Due to give evidence at a murder trial, Maigret is unable to shake his conviction that the accused is actually innocent.
9. The Liars
Aired 18 December 1961 • 50 min
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
Aired 25 December 1961 • 50 min
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
Aired 1 January 1962 • 50 min
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
Aired 8 January 1962 • 50 min
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
Aired 15 January 1962 • 50 min
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?