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Maigret was a French detective character created by Georges Simenon who featured in seventy-five novels and twenty-eight short stories between 1931 and 1972. There have been three television series. The first was made by BBC TV that ran for four seasons (comprising of 52 episodes in total) from 1960 to 1963 starring Rupert Davies in the title role. Eight of the books were published with TV tie-in covers by Penguin Books and at least one by New English Library / Four Square Books. The second series was made by Granada TV starring Michael Gambon in the title role that ran for two seasons from 1992 to 1993. Six of the books were re-published with TV-themed covers matching the six episodes of season one of the TV series. These six books were also published in a hardback omnibus edition by Book Club Associates. A third series of Maigret was made by ITV starring Rowan Atkinson in the title role which ran for two seasons of two film-length episodes based on four of Simenon's books from 2016 to 2017. The first book adapted for the first story of season one has been re-published with a TV tie-in cover. Many thanks to Roger Merry for images of the 8 first television series books. = In My Collection / = Not in My Collection

Penguin Books
BBC TV 1960 - 1963 Series

1963 Maigret Travels South	1963 Maigret in Montmartre	1963 Maigret's Mistake	1963 Maigret and the Enigmatic Lett
1963 Maigret and the Hundred Gibbets	1963 Maigret Meets a Milord	1963 Maigret at the Crossroads	1963 Maigret Stonewalled

New English Library / Four Square Books

1962 Maigret Goes to School

Granada ITV 1992 Series

Penguin Books

1992 The Patience of Maigret	1992 Maigret and the Burglar's Wife	1992 Maigret Goes to School
1992 Maigret and the Madwoman	1992 Maigret on Home Ground	1992 Maigret Sets a Trap

Book Cub Associates

1993 Hardback Omnibus

ITV 2016 Series

Penguin Books

2016 Maigret Sets a Trap