Maigret: Season 4

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Based on the Maigret stories of Georges Simenon, the series starred Rupert Davies in the title role.

The DVD set of 14 discs does not include the booklet found in the Blu-Ray edition. Sleeve notes inform that the series has been "remastered from original film elements", most likely meaning Kinescope films as distributed world-wide, "original fullscreen TV format". a b "ITV Press Centre - "ITV commissions further Maigret films starring Rowan Atkinson" ". ITV Press Centre. 17 June 2016 . Retrieved 17 June 2016.A few episodes I found more than a little dull, but most are excellent, and Rupert Davies is so wonderful as Maigret that mystery fans should find the series a delight. Highly recommended.

What has changed since my Season 2 review is the sudden demise of Network Distributing, the much-loved British physical media label that first released the series there, followed by a licensing arrangement with Kino. The deal suggested other Network titles—scads of lesser-known British features and major and minor British television programs—might eventually find their way to Region “A” Blu-ray releases in the United States and Canada. As I write this, the future of Network’s huge library remains up in the air but, at least, Maigret remains widely available through Kino.

Theme music and various incidental music was composed by Ron Grainer [6] for which he won an Ivor Novello award. [6] Apart from the pilot, all 52 episodes remain within the BBC's archives. [7] On Sunday, February 9, 1969, BBC One London aired Maigret at Bay as part of its series BBC Play of the Month. [8] This feature-length movie was based on the 1964 novel Maigret Defends Himself ( Maigret se défend), and featured Rupert Davies, Helen Shingler, and Neville Jason reprising their series roles of Commissaire Maigret, Madame Maigret, and Lapointe, respectively. [9] Episodes [ edit ] The series starred Rupert Davies as the Police Judiciaire detective Commissaire Jules Maigret, who took up the role in 1960 after Basil Sydney, who had played Maigret in the pilot episode, was unable to continue. [1]