Maigret (1960 TV series)
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Maigret is a British television series made by the BBC and which – following a pilot episode broadcast in 1959 – ran for 52 episodes from 1960 to 1963.
Maigret (1960 TV series)
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Jules Maigret
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Jules Maigret, or simply Maigret, is a fictional French police detective, a commissaire ("commissioner") of the Paris Brigade Criminelle, created by writer Georges Simenon. The character's full name is Jules Amédée François Maigret.
Maigret statue by Pieter d'Hont in Delfzijl, Netherlands. The unveiling was made by Simenon himself on 3 September 1966, at the place where he had written the first Maigret novel, and was attended by Maigret actors from various countries.
![Marcel Guillaume [fr], a celebrated French police commissioner, pictured giving evidence in 1932. He has been seen as a possible inspiration for Maigr](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Marcel_Guillaume_commissaire_divisionnaire_1932.jpg/600px-Marcel_Guillaume_commissaire_divisionnaire_1932.jpg)
Marcel Guillaume [fr], a celebrated French police commissioner, pictured giving evidence in 1932. He has been seen as a possible inspiration for Maigret.
Jules Maigret memorial plaque