
Episodes List

Ep.1 Shadow Play
Air Date: 1961-10-23
There is a murder and a theft. But the murderer is not the thief and the thief did not benefit from the crime.

Ep.2 The Simple Case
Air Date: 1961-10-30
The owner of a bistro is no where to be found when a dismembered corpse is found by the river near his establishment.

Ep.3 Death of a Butcher
Air Date: 1961-11-06
An old schoolfriend of Maigret's asks for police protection.

Ep.4 The Winning Ticket
Air Date: 1961-11-13
Maigret takes a telephone call from an unknown man claiming to be pursued by assassins. When a murdered body is thrown from a car, Maigret is sure he has found the mystery caller.

Ep.5 Inspector Lognon's Triumph
Air Date: 1961-11-20
Maigret finds himself working on a case with the permanently miserable and hard-done-by Inspector Lognon.

Ep.6 The Lost Sailor
Air Date: 1961-11-27
A stranger turns up with no memory but plenty of money. How did his head get wounded? Maigret investigates

Ep.7 The Golden Fleece
Air Date: 1961-12-04
Based on his novel L'Écluse No 1. Maigret investigates a strange accident, noticing that the men of the Paris canals do not take well to interference.

Ep.8 Raise Your Right Hand
Air Date: 1961-12-11
Due to give evidence at a murder trial, Maigret is unable to shake his conviction that the accused is actually innocent.

Ep.9 The Liars
Air Date: 1961-12-18
Based on the novel Maigret Goes to School, the inspector travels to a seaside village near to La Rochelle to unravel a mystery involving many local characters, including the innkeeper, the postmistress and the schoolmaster.

Ep.10 A Crime for Christmas
Air Date: 1961-12-25
Based on his short story Un Noël de Maigret. Father Christmas displays a strange interest in the floorboards when visiting the house across from the Maigret's.

Ep.11 The Reluctant Witness
Air Date: 1962-01-01
Based on his 1959 novel. An old, dilapidated mansion is burgled and Maigret discovers a disturbing reason why a family is reluctant to talk.

Ep.12 The White Hat
Air Date: 1962-01-08
A woman in the park persuades Madame Maigret to look after her baby for an hour. The Chief Inspector thinks the strange incident might be connected to his latest murder case.

Ep.13 Murder on Monday
Air Date: 1962-01-15
Murders never happen on a Monday - every policeman knows that. But now it is a Monday, and there has been a murder. But who's the victim?