Maigret (2016 TV series)
| Maigret | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Crime drama |
| Based on | Jules Maigret by Georges Simenon |
| Written by | Stewart Harcourt |
| Starring | |
| Composer | Samuel Sim |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Paul Aggett Stewart Harcourt Ben Latham-Jones John Simenon Barnaby Thompson |
| Producer | Jeremy Gwilt |
| Production locations | Budapest, Hungary, Szentendre, Hungary |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production companies | Ealing Studios Maigret Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 28 March 2016 – 24 December 2017 |
Maigret is a British television series from ITV. It is an adaptation of the books by Georges Simenon featuring his fictional French detective Jules Maigret, played by Rowan Atkinson. The series is set in France in the mid-1950s. Its first episode aired on 28 March 2016 and the second on Christmas Day, 2016. A second series (also of two episodes) aired during 2017. It was reported in 2018 that the series had been cancelled.
The series premiered in the United States on 31 August 2019 on Ovation.
Rowan Atkinson, who plays Jules Maigret, is a notable fan of the books saying, "I have been a devourer of the Maigret novels for many years and I'm very much looking forward to playing such an intriguing character at work in Paris during a fascinating period in its history."