Genre Crime drama Composer(s) Samuel Sim | Written by Stewart Harcourt Country of origin United Kingdom | |
Based on Novels by Georges Simenon Starring Rowan Atkinson
Lucy Cohu
Shaun Dingwall
Leo Staar
Aidan McArdle | ||
Maigret is a British television series from ITV. Its first episode aired on 28 March 2016. It is an adaptation of the books by Georges Simenon featuring his fictional French detective Jules Maigret played by Rowan Atkinson.
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Series 1
The episodes were filmed on location in Budapest, Hungary, which stands in for 1950s Paris. Rowan Atkinson, who plays Jules Maigret, is a big 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."
Series 2
On 17 June 2016, prior to the second episode's airing, and after the popularity of the first, ITV commissioned a further two episodes of which production is due to begin in November 2016 and run until February 2017.