| Genre: | Crime drama |
| Based On: | Novels by Georges Simenon |
| Theme Music Composer: | Nigel Hess[1] |
| Composer: | Nigel Hess |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Num Series: | 2 |
| Num Episodes: | 12 |
| Executive Producer: | Sally Head Arthur Weingarten Rebecca Eaton (1992) |
| Producer: | Jonathan Alwyn Paul Marcus |
| Runtime: | 49–51 minutes |
| Company: | Granada Television |
| Channel: | ITV |
Maigret is a British television series that ran on ITV for twelve episodes in 1992 and 1993.[2] It is an adaptation of the books by Georges Simenon featuring his fictional French detective Jules Maigret.[3] It aired in the United States on Mystery!.
The programme was filmed in Budapest[4] which doubled for post-WWII France.[1] Airing in two seasons, each of the episodes was based on a single book. The series covered only 12 of Georges Simenon's 75 novels and 28 short stories about the detective.[3]
Reviewing the debut episode, Variety called it "clever and soaked with procedure and atmosphere" and noted that the production values were "first class."[1] Two decades later, USA Today called the program "the definitive version" when reviewing the DVD collection.[2] The New Yorker agreed calling this adaptation "the best".[6]