Le inchieste del commissario Maigret

Le inchieste del commissario Maigret (i.e. 'The inquiries of the superintendent Maigret') is an Italian television series based on the detective fiction of Georges Simenon about the French police Jules Maigret, portrayed by Gino Cervi, directed by Mario Landi, in sixteen episodes, produced by RAI. Shot in black and white, the series was very successful: the last season (1972) was followed by eighteen and a half million viewers.

Episodes

(with dates of first broadcast on Rai Uno)

Series 1

1. , Novel, (broadcast in three episodes, December 27, 1964, and 1–3 January 1965)
2. , Novel, (10, 15 and 17 January 1965)
3. , Novel, (10 January 1965)
4. (A Battle of Nerves), Novel (7, 12 and 14 February 1965)

Series 2

1. , Novel (20–27 February 1965)
2. , Novel (le 6, 13, 20 et 27 March 1966)
3. Short story, (3 April 1966)
4. Short story, (7 April 1966)

Series 3

1. (The Patience of Maigret), Novel (19–26 May and 2 June 1968)
2. , Short story, (7 July 1968)
3. , Short story, (9 July 1968)
4. , Novel, (14, 21 and 28 July 1968)
5. (Maigret on the Defensive), Novel (4, 11 and 18 August 1968)

Series 4

1. (2–3 September 1972)
2. (9–10 September 1972)
3. (Maigret in Retirement), (16–17 September 1972)

Cast

Main and recurring

• Gino Cervi as Commissaire Maigret
• Andreina Pagnani as Mme Maigret
• Mario Maranzana as Inspecteur Lucas
• Manlio Busoni as Inspecteur Torrence
• Daniele Tedeschi as Inspecteur Janvier
• Gianni Musy as Inspecteur Lapointe
• Oreste Lionello as Dr. Moers
• Franco Volpi as Judge Coméliau
• Edoardo Toniolo as Police Director
• Rino Genovese as Bailiff Leopold

Guest cast

Notable guest stars include:

See also

• Maigret a Pigalle (1966)

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