Maigret (1992 TV series)

Maigret is a British television series that ran on ITV for twelve episodes in 1992 and 1993. It is an adaptation of the books by Georges Simenon featuring his fictional French detective Jules Maigret. It aired in the United States on Mystery!.

Production
The programme was filmed in Budapest which doubled for post-WWII France. Airing in two seasons, each of the episodes was based on a single book. The series covered only 12 of Georges Simenon's 75 novels and 28 short stories about the detective.

Cast

 * Michael Gambon – Jules Maigret
 * Geoffrey Hutchings – Sgt Lucas
 * Jack Galloway – Inspector Janvier
 * James Larkin – Inspector Lapointe
 * Ciaran Madden – Madame Maigret (series 1)
 * John Moffatt – M. Comeliau
 * Christian Rodska – Moers (three episodes)
 * Barbara Flynn – Madame Maigret (series 2)

Reception
Reviewing the debut episode, Variety called it "clever and soaked with procedure and atmosphere" and noted that the production values were "first class." Two decades later, USA Today called the program "the definitive version" when reviewing the DVD collection. The New Yorker agreed calling this adaptation "the best".