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Maigret (BBC)(1960-63)
 Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Rina Fox (#4.01) Tom Alger
Dinosaur TV - Save Our Forgotten British Heritage (David Moore)
references:
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (http://www.us.imdb.com)

WinWell Productions
in association with BBC Television
Executive Producer Andrew Osborn
Associate Producer Bill Luckwell
Created by Georges Simenon

UK Detective Drama series 1960-63 52 episodes x 50 min bw

UK airdates on BBC:
4 seasons of 13 episodes
Season 1 31 Oct 60 - 23 Jan 61 BBC Mondays
Season 2 23 Oct 61 - 15 Jan 62 BBC Mondays
Season 3 24 Sep 62 - 17 Dec 62 BBC Mondays
Season 4  1 Oct 63 - 24 Dec 63 BBC Tuesdays
starring
Rupert Davies as Chief Insp. Maigret
Ewen Solon as Lucas
Helen Shingler as Madame Maigret
Neville Jason as Sgt. Lapointe
Henry Oscar as Insp. Lognan

"Maigret" theme music by Ron Grainer

Joe Loss - The Maigret Theme  - NOT the version from the series - but this did make the UK CHARTS!

Rupert Davies voted TV Actor of the Year 1963

The actual series began in October 1960, the first of what would
eventually become 4 series totalling 52 episodes of 45/55 mins. (these are
actual running times - the BBC has no commercials)
The BBC had acquired the rights, with Simenon's blessing, against worldwide
competition, making it their most ambitious series production to that date.
The casting of Rupert Davies as Maigret greatly pleased George Simenon at the
time; supporting players included Ewen Solon (as his assistant Lucas) and
Helen Shingler (as Madame Maigret). An intuitive detective, Maigret often
investigated his cases by watching and listening, moving slowly through his
list of suspects until someone made a slip or broke down and confessed.
Davies's Maigret was a man of infinite patience.
The music was composed by Ron Grainer, including the memorable Paris
street accordion accompanying the opening shot of a match being struck on a
wall and the light flickering across Rupert Davies's face as he lights his  pipe.
Rupert Davies returned as Maigret to host the introductions to the 1964
BBC anthology series "Detective" and later revived the role in the
90-minute BBC "Play of the Month" production "Maigret at Bay" (9Feb69).

Interior scenes were recorded on 405-line black and white television
video cameras in the BBC Studios in London, England.
Exterior scenes were filmed on 16mm black and white film in and around Paris, France.
The composite Telerecording (known as Kinescope in US) was transmitted
by the BBC. This resulted in a loss of picture quality on interior studio scenes.

  Playlist  -  Maigret - #4.13 Maigret's Little Joke (1963)(final episode) (6pt)

  Maigret - short clips from 2 episodes - #3.10 "Death in Mind  #4.13 "Maigret's Little Joke"

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0.00 [00] SUNDAY NIGHT THEATRE
'Maigret And The Lost Life'
6Dec1959 BBC
75 min
Writer - Giles Cooper based on the 1954 novel
Producer & Director - Campbell Logan
Cast
Basil Sydney as Commissioner Maigret
with
Henry Oscar
Patrick Troughton
Mary Merall
Andre Van Gysegham
BBC's first attempt at dramatising 'Maigret'.

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BBC Mondays 8:40 pm

1.01 [--] Maigret: MURDER IN MONTMARTE
31Oct60 BBC

1.02 [--] Maigret: UNSCHEDULED DEPARTURE
7Nov60 BBC
Pamela Brown

1.03 [--] Maigret: THE BURGLAR'S WIFE
14Nov60 BBC
Andree Melly

1.04 [--] Maigret: THE REVOLVER
21Nov60 BBC
Dandy Nichols

1.05 [--] Maigret: THE OLD LADY
28Nov60 BBC

1.06 [--] Maigret: LIBERTY BAR
5Dec60 BBC Monday 8.40 pm
Dramatised by Margot Bennett
Directed by Andrew Osborn
Guest Stars:
Renee Houston ...........
Paul Eddington .......... Harry Brown
with:
Blanche Fothergill ...... Madame Martine
Diana Beaumont .......... Gina
Annette Carell .......... Sylvie
Colin Douglas ........... Yan
David Lander ............ Giovani
David Grahame ........... Albert
John Gatrell ............ Inspector Boutigues
Martin Steendale ........ Police Officer
Erik Chitty ............. Hotel Clerk
John Kidd ............... Male Secretary
Anna Churcher ........... Female Secretary
Irene Padge ............. Flower Seller
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Designer ... Eileen Diss
Music composed by ... Ron Grainer
Film Cameraman ... Bryan Langley
Film Editor ... Ken Bilton
Script Editor ... Giles Cooper
Executive Producer ... Andrew Osborn
Associate ... Bill Luckwell
A BBC recording produced in association with
WinWell Productions Ltd.

1.07 [--] Maigret: A MAN OF QUALITY
12Dec60 BBC
Jean Anderson
Peter Barkworth
Maurice Denham
Wilfrid Brambell

1.08 [--] Maigret: MY FRIEND THE INSPECTOR
19Dec60 BBC
Peter Murray .... Phillippe
Alex Scott .... De Greef
Marian Spencer .... Mrs. Wilcox

1.09 [--] Maigret: THE MISTAKE
26Dec60 BBC

1.10 [--] Maigret: ON HOLIDAY
2Jan61 BBC
Griffith Jones ........ Dr. Bellamy
Nanette Newman ........ Odette
Perlita Neilson ....... Sister Marie des Anges
Bernard Kay ........... Francois

1.11 [--] Maigret: THE EXPERTS
9Jan61 BBC

1.12 [--] Maigret: THE CACTUS
16Jan61 BBC
Stratford Johns

1.13 [--] Maigret: THE CHILDREN'S PARTY
23Jan61 BBC

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BBC Mondays 9:25pm

2.01 [14] Maigret: SHADOW PLAY
23Oct61 BBC

2.02 [15] Maigret: THE SIMPLE CASE
30Oct61 BBC
George Baker

2.03 [16] Maigret: DEATH OF A BUTCHER
6Nov61 BBC

2.04 [17] Maigret: THE WINNING TICKET
13Nov61 BBC

2.05 [18] Maigret: INSPECTOR LONGNON'S TRIUMPH
20Nov61 BBC Mon 9:25 pm
Dramatised by Giles Cooper
from the novel "Maigret et L'Inspecteur Malgracieux"
Directed by John Harrison
Guest Stars:
Henry Oscar ............ Inspector Lognon (recurring)
Delphi Lawrence ........ Mathilde
Ann Firbank ............ Eva
with:
David Lawton ........... Mariani
Leslie Glazer .......... Polish Paul
John Barrett ........... Goldfinger
George Rubicek ......... Daniel
John Nettleton ......... Detective
Warren Mitchell ........ Café Proprietor
Campbell Cotts ......... Van Huizinga
Lloyd Lamble ........... Bresson
Regular support cast:
Ewen Solon
Helen Shingler
Neville Jason
A self-evident suicide, that of the jewel dealer who shot
himself while telephoning the police. The trouble is something
exactly like it happened before. Inspector Lognon, Maigret's
old rival, is in charge of the case, but only Maigret thinks it murder.

2.06 [19] Maigret: THE LOST SAILOR
27Nov61 BBC
Frederick Schiller .... Joris

2.07 [20] Maigret: THE GOLDEN FLEECE
4Dec61 BBC
Dramatised by Giles Cooper
from the novel "L'Ecluse no. 1"
Directed by Rudolph Cartier
Guest Star:
Francis De Wolff ....... Ducrau
with:
Hilda Fenemore ......... Madame Ducrau
Michael Brennan ........ Marius Leclercq
Al Mulock .............. Gassin
Jan Kenny .............. Aline
Julian Sherrier ........ Bebert
Magda Miller ........... Mathilde
Clive Marshall ......... Jean
Louise Purnell ......... Berthe
Brian Hankins .......... Decharme
Michael Golden ......... Lock-keeper
Dallas Cavell .......... Bargee
Regular support cast:
Ewen Solon
(no synopsis)

2.08 [21] Maigret: RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND
11Dec61 BBC Mon 9:25 pm
Dramatised by Roger East
from the novel " Maigret aux Assises"
Directed by Andrew Osborn
Guest Stars:
Gene Anderson ......... Ginette Meurant
Patrick Troughton ..... Gaston Meurant
with:
Charles Morgan ........ Alfred Meurant
Frank Ellement ........ Pierre Millard
Hamilton Dyce ......... President Bernerie
Philip Ray ............ Advocate General
Edward Evans .......... Inspector Depoil
John Sharp ............ Cajou
Victor Lucas .......... Torrance
Ralph Nossek .......... Maitre Duche
Robert Young .......... Court Usher
Ray Brown ............. Agent
Regular support cast:
Ewen Solon
Neville Jason
The trial of Gaston Meurant is about to start. He is charged
with double murder and there seems little doubt of what the
verdict will be. At the eleventh hour Maigret uncovers new
evidence likely to save Meurant's life - but likely to destroy
him in another way.

2.09 [22] Maigret: THE LIARS
 18-Dec-1961 BBC Mon
Guest Cast:
Rita Webb 
Synopsis:
Maigret is called to a small coastal village in Normandy where the schoolmaster Gastin is under
suspicion for having murdered old Leonie, the local postmistress. [TA]
[Australian Airdate: 18Sep1966 ABN, channel 2, Sydney, Australia, Sun 8:15pm]

2.10 [23] Maigret: A CRIME FOR CHRISTMAS
26Dec61 BBC
Esma Cannon
Heather Chasen
George Coulouris

2.11 [24] Maigret: THE RELUCTANT WITNESS
1Jan62 BBC
Peter Sallis

2.12 [25] Maigret: THE WHITE HAT
8Jan62 BBC

2.13 [26] Maigret: MURDER ON MONDAY
15Jan62 BBC
Stratford Johns

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BBC Mondays

3.01 [27] Maigret: VOICES FROM THE PAST
24Sep62 BBC Monday
guest stars
Fay Compton
Catherine Lacey
Charles Gray

3.02 [28] Maigret: THE MADMAN OF VERVAC
1Oct62 BBC
Roger Delgado
Pauline Yates

3.03 [29] Maigret: THE COUNTESS
8-Oct-1962 BBC Mon
Guest Cst:
William Franklyn
Colin Jeavons
Synopsis:
Maigret witnesses the death of the old Countess of Fiacre, who collapses during a Church service.
When he finds a forged Press cutting announcing the suicide of her son. [TA]
[Australian Airdate: 06Nov1966 ABN, channel 2, Sydney, Australia, Sun 8:20pm]

3.04 [30] Maigret: THE WEDDING GUEST
15Oct62 BBC
Frank Williams

3.05 [31] Maigret: HIGH POLITICS
22-Oct-1962 BBC Mon
Guest Cast:
Leonard Sachs
Synopsis:
To Maigret politics is a dirty word and when a children's sanatorium collapses, it is with some distaste
that he starts his investigation. [TA]
[Australian Airdate: 23Oct1966 ABN, channel 2, Sydney, Australia, Sun 8:25pm]

3.06 [32] Maigret: LOVE FROM FÉLICIE
29-Oct-1962 BBC Mon
Guest Cast:
Olaf Pooley
Synopsis:
Lapie is found dead in his bedroom by Felicie, a pretty young serving girl. There is a strong case
against the girl when it is learnt that Lapie has left her his money and she is caught trying to
dispose of the missing gun. [TA]
[Australian Airdate: 20Nov1966 ABN, channel 2, Sydney, Australia, Sun 8:20pm]

3.07 [33] Maigret: THE DIRTY HOUSE
5-Nov-1962 BBC Mon
Guest Cast:
Beatrix Lehmann
Synopsis:
Maigret is visited by an arrogant old lady, who tells him of the death off her grand-daughter.
[Australian Airdate: 04Dec1966 ABN, channel 2, Sydney, Australia, Sun 8:20pm]

3.08 [34] Maigret: THE CRYSTAL BALL
12-Nov-1962 BBC Mon
(No Synopsis in Australian newspaper) [TA]
[Australian Airdate: 11Dec1966 ABN, channel 2, Sydney, Australia, Sun 8:20pm]

3.09 [35] Maigret: THE CROOKED CASTLE
19-Nov-1962 BBC Mon
Guest Cast:
Roland Curram
Synopsis
A jewel dealer has been found murdered in the garage of a house belonging to Carl and Else
Anderson and Maigret descends on the scene with Carl as prime suspect. [TA]
[Australian Airdate: 15Jan1967 ABN, channel 2, Sydney, Australia, Sun 8:15pm]

3.10 [36] Maigret: DEATH IN MIND
26-Nov-1962 BBC Mon
Guest Cast:
Anton Rodgers .... Radek
John Ronane ...... Heurtin
Synopsis
A rich old woman and her maid have been murdered in their sleep. There is no theft, no apparent
motive, but the direct evidence incriminates a grocer's delivery man. [TA]
[Australian Airdate: 22Jan1967 ABN, channel 2, Sydney, Australia, Sun 8:15pm]

3.11 [37] Maigret: SEVEN LITTLE CROSSES
3Dec62 BBC
Arthur Lowe

3.12 [38] Maigret: THE TRAP
10-Dec-1962 BBC Mon
Synopsis:
Maigret sets a trap for the madman who has killed five women in the streets of Montmartre. [TA]
[Australian Airdate: 18Dec1966 ABN, channel 2, Sydney, Australia, Sun 8:20pm]

3.13 [39] Maigret: THE AMATEURS
17-Dec-1962 BBC Mon
Synopsis:
Maigret suspects that a recently released criminal is responsible for a series of daring
holdups in Paris. [TA]
[Australian Airdate: 29Jan1967 ABN, channel 2, Sydney, Australia, Sun 8:15pm]

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BBC Tuesdays

4.01 [40] Maigret: POOR CECILE!
1Oct63 BBC Tue
Guest Cast:
Mary Chester ........ Cecile
Anthony Jacob ....... Dandurand
Laurie Aspary ....... Gerard
Joan Sanderson
Synopsis:
"Poor Cecile" has a crush on Maigret, and he thinks her story
about a midnight intruder is a lie - until she's murdered. [RF]
(Aired in Canada on "Hourglass" 12Apr64 CFTO-TV Toronto 10pm ET on Sunday)

4.02 [41] Maigret: THE FONTENAY MURDERS
8Oct63 BBC Tue

4.03 [42] Maigret: THE LOST LIFE
15Oct63 BBC Tue
Eileen Way

4.04 [43] Maigret: THE CELLAR OF THE MAJESTIC
22Oct63 BBC Tue
George Coulouris

4.05 [44] Maigret: A MAN CONDEMNED
29Oct63 BBC Tue
Ballard Berkeley
Philip Madoc

4.06 [45] Maigret: THE FLEMISH SHOP
5Nov63 BBC Tue


4.07 [46] Maigret: A TASTE OF POWER
12Nov63 BBC Tue
Terence Alexander .... Bob d'Anseval
John Carson .......... Richard Gendreaux
William Kendall ...... Felicien Gendreaux

4.08 [47] Maigret: THE LOG OF THE CAP FAGNET
19Nov63 BBC Tue

4.09 [48] Maigret: THE JUDGE'S HOUSE
26Nov63 BBC Tue
Patricia Hayes

4.10 [49] Maigret: ANOTHER WORLD
3Dec63 BBC Tue

4.11 [50] Maigret: THE CRIME AT LOCK 14
10Dec63 BBC Tue

4.12 [51] Maigret: PETER THE LETT
17Dec63 BBC Tue
Marius Goring ........ Peter the Lett
Roger Delgado ........ Pepito
Peter Illing ......... Strophades

4.13 [52] Maigret: MAIGRET'S LITTLE JOKE (final episode)
24Dec63 BBC Tue
  Playlist  -  Maigret - #4.13 Maigret's Little Joke (1963)(final episode) (6pt)
Michael Goodliffe .... Dr. Javet
Barry Letts .... Gaston
Stephanie Bidmead .... Antoinette Vidal

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[--] PLAY OF THE MONTH (90 min.)
BBC TV
'Maigret At Bay'
9 Feb 1969
Writer- Donald Bull based on the 1964 novel
Director - William Slater
starring
Rupert Davies as Chief Insp. Maigret
Helen Shingler as Madame Maigret
 
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