Maigret_(2016_TV_series)

<i>Maigret</i> (2016 TV series)

Maigret (2016 TV series)

British television detective series (2016–2017)


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.[3] The series is set in France in the mid-1950s.[4] 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.[1][2]

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The series premiered in the United States on 31 August 2019 on Ovation.[5]

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."[6][7]

Series overview

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Cast

Production

Series 1

The Jezsuita Stairs in Budapest doubled as stairs in Montmartre.[8]

The episodes were mainly filmed on location in Budapest and Szentendre, Hungary, which stood in for 1950s Paris.

Series 2

These buildings on Alkotmány Street, Szentendre became the Picratt for Maigret in Montmartre.[9]

Prior to the second episode's airing on 17 June 2016 and after the popularity of the first, ITV commissioned two further episodes, production of which took place between November 2016 and February 2017.[10]

Episodes

Series 1 (2016)

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Series 2 (2017)

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References

  1. Howard, Kirsten (30 May 2018). "Maigret has been cancelled". Den of Geek. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  2. "Maigret • Rowan Atkinson kann auch ernst (und Krimi!)". Hörzu (in German). 5 June 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  3. "Rowan Atkinson starts filming ITV drama Maigret". ITV. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  4. The episode Montmartre at 1:26:41 shows a calendar dated 1955.
  5. Nicola Methven (8 September 2015). "Rowan Atkinson to get serious as filming for ITV remake of Maigret begins". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  6. "IMDB.com". IMDb. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  7. "Follow in the footsteps of Rowan Atkinson's Maigret… in Budapest". radiotimes.com. 16 April 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  8. "Ismét Magyarországon forgat Mr. Bean, Szentendréből francia kisváros lett". szeretlekmagyarorszag.hu. 16 April 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  9. "Digital Spy – Forums – The Ratings Thread (Part 67)". Digital Spy Forums. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  10. weekly viewing at barb.co.uk

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