Inspector Jules Maigret differs from his English counterparts of the 1930s and 40s in that he is a respectable, bourgeois member of the police force - archetypally French. In this collection of dramatized short stories, Maigret and Simenon look back over five of their greatest cases. with Maurice Denham as Maigret and Michael Gough as his creator Georges Simenon.
Maigret and the Young Girl
A young woman is found dead on a rainy Paris pavement. Soon, Maigret will know all about her, except the name of her killer. This thrilling drama has never been released before.
Maigret and Monsieur Charles
Maigret is just short of retirement, when a compelling case about the disappearance of a high profile lawyer is brought to his attention by their elegant wife, Madam Nathalie Sabin-Levesque.
Maigret and the Hundred Gibbets
While in Brussels on police business, Maigret spots a man behaving oddly. He tracks him to Germany where the man later commits suicide. But what is the link between this case, and one of ten years ago. Maigret must find out.
Maigret Goes to School
Maigret is asked by a school teacher to prove him innocent of murder. But the residents of the small coastal town the teacher lives in close ranks and refuse to assist in Maigret's enquiries. Will he be able to discover the truth?
Maigret's Boyhood Friend
A schoolmate of 20 years ago, Florentin, runs into Maigret seemingly by chance, and informs the detective the woman he lives with has been murdered. But is Florentin telling the whole truth?