Editing Jules Maigret (section)

===Television===
There have been numerous incarnations of Maigret on the [[television|small screen]] all around the world. He has been portrayed by French, British, Irish, Austrian, German, Italian, Dutch, Japanese, and Russian actors. A French version, ''Les Enquêtes du Commissaire Maigret'', starred [[Jean Richard (actor)|Jean Richard]] in 88 episodes between 1967 and 1990;<ref>{{cite web|title=Maigret star Richard dies|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1708387.stm|website=[[BBC News]]|date=12 December 2001|access-date=23 December 2019|archive-date=23 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223133558/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1708387.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> however, Simenon himself is said to have disliked Richard's Maigret because he would not take his hat off when entering a room.<ref name="gauteur">{{cite journal|last=Gauteur|first=Claude|title=Simenon by Simenon|url=https://www.trussel.com/maig/gauteure.htm|journal=La Revue du Cinéma|date=November 1989|number=454|pages=67–72|access-date=23 December 2019|archive-date=5 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200205185956/http://www.trussel.com/maig/gauteure.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Later, [[Bruno Cremer]] played the character in [[Maigret (1991 TV series)|54 adaptations between 1991 and 2005.]]

[[Romney Brent]] played Maigret in the ''[[Studio One (American TV series)|Studio One]]'' episode "Stan the Killer", whilst [[Luis van Rooten]] starred in an episode of ''[[Suspense (American TV series)|Suspense]]'' entitled "The Old Lady of Bayeux". [[Louis Arbessier]] appeared in a televised film of ''Liberty Bar''.
The Italian actor [[Gino Cervi]] played the character on Italian television from 1964 up to 1972 in ''[[Le inchieste del commissario Maigret]]''; Simenon himself considered Cervi's interpretation of the character to be "very good."<ref name="gauteur"/> This series resulted in 14 novels and 2 short stories being adapted.

In the late 1960s, Simenon's son [[Marc Simenon|Marc]] created a television spinoff entitled ''[[:fr:Les Dossiers de l'Agence O|Les Dossiers de l'Agence O]]''. [[Pierre Tornade]] starred as Maigret's former sidekick Torrence, now working for a private investigation agency. The series featured guest appearances by other characters from the Maigret canon, including inspectors Lucas ([[Pierre Mondy]]), and Janvier ([[Louis Arbessier]]).

In the Soviet Union, Russian theatre actor {{Ill|Boris Tenin|ru||lt=|WD=}} portrayed Maigret in several TV films in the 1970s.<ref name="ousby"/> In Soviet cinema, apart from Boris Tenin, Maigret was portrayed by cinema actors [[Vladimir Samoilov (actor)|Vladimir Samoilov]] and [[Armen Dzhigarkhanyan]].

In Japan, [[Kinya Aikawa]]<ref name="ousby"/> played ''Megure'', a Japanese-born equivalent to the French Maigret, reinvented in a modern Japanese setting, in [[Tōkyō]]. ''[[Tokyo Megre Keishi|Megure Keishi]]'',<ref>[[:ja:東京メグレ警視シリーズ|Tôkyo Megure Keishi]] on the [[Japanese Wikipedia]] {{in lang|ja}}</ref> a 25-episode TV series aired from 14 April to 29 May 1978 on [[Asahi TV]]. Megure's wife was played by [[Sato Tomomi]], who earned the praises of Simenon himself: "The best 'Madame Maigret' in my opinion, even including the French ones, was the 'Madame Maigret' on Japanese television. She was exactly right".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.trussel.com/maig/gauteure.htm |title=A picture of Kinya Aikawa as Maigret/Megure, and Simenon's quote from ''La Revue du Cinéma'' nº 454, November 1989. Article retrieved on Trussel.com |access-date=12 March 2011 |archive-date=11 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511041158/http://www.trussel.com/maig/gauteure.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Rupert Davies]] played the title role in the 1960s British ''[[Maigret (1960 TV series)|Maigret]]'' TV series, which debuted on 31 October 1960. Davies took over the part after [[Basil Sydney]], who appeared as Maigret in the original transmitted pilot, proved unavailable owing to ill-health. Davies went on to star in 52 adaptations for [[BBC]] TV in that decade. His portrayal won two of the highest accolades: his versions were dubbed into French and played across [[English Channel|the Channel]]; and Simenon himself said of Davies "At last, I have found the perfect Maigret!"<ref>{{cite book|last=Winn|first=Christopher|title=I Never Knew That About Wales|publisher=[[Random House]]|year=2009|page=39|isbn=9781407028231}}</ref> The theme tune to the TV series, "Midnight in Montmartre", was composed by [[Ron Grainer]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Ron Grainer|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/3x2xw0QVqY7Fjmj386RDl30/ron-grainer|publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=4 January 2020|archive-date=17 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190817151250/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/3x2xw0QVqY7Fjmj386RDl30/ron-grainer|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Kees Brusse]] and [[Jan Teulings]] also portrayed the character in separate Dutch adaptations produced around the same time.

[[ITV Granada|Granada Television]] produced an adaptation of ''[[Maigret (1992 TV series)|Maigret]]'' for [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] in 1992 and 1993 in which [[Michael Gambon]] starred as Maigret; there were 12 adaptations in the two series. An earlier version, ''[[Maigret (1988 film)|Maigret]]'' (1988) on ITV cast [[Richard Harris]] in the lead role.

In 2004, [[Sergio Castellitto]] played Maigret in two Italian TV movies: ''La trappola'' ("The Trap") and ''L'ombra cinese'' ("The Chinese Shadow").

[[Rowan Atkinson]] played Maigret in [[Maigret (2016 TV series)|four television films]] made by ITV from 2016 to 2017. The first two episodes were adapted from ''[[Maigret Sets a Trap]]'' and ''[[Maigret's Dead Man]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=What did you think of Maigret's Dead Man?|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-12-25/what-did-you-think-of-maigrets-dead-man/|work=[[Radio Times]]|access-date=4 January 2020|archive-date=12 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712191201/https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-12-25/what-did-you-think-of-maigrets-dead-man/|url-status=live}}</ref> Two further episodes were broadcast in 2017, adapted from ''[[Maigret at the Crossroads]]''<ref>{{cite web|last=Rees|first=Jasper|title=Maigret's Night at the Crossroads review - 'more straight faces from Rowan Atkinson'|url=https://theartsdesk.com/tv/maigrets-night-crossroads-review-more-straight-faces-rowan-atkinson|publisher=[[The Arts Desk]]|date=17 April 2017|access-date=4 January 2020|archive-date=20 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200120035417/https://www.theartsdesk.com/tv/maigrets-night-crossroads-review-more-straight-faces-rowan-atkinson|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''[[Maigret in Montmartre]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sweeting|first=Adam|title=Maigret in Montmartre, ITV review - dirty deeds in clubland|url=https://theartsdesk.com/tv/maigret-montmartre-itv-review-dirty-deeds-clubland|publisher=[[The Arts Desk]]|date=24 December 2017|access-date=4 January 2020|archive-date=28 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180128134856/http://www.theartsdesk.com/tv/maigret-montmartre-itv-review-dirty-deeds-clubland|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2021, the Simenon estate signed a co-production and licensing deal with [[Playground Entertainment]] and [[Red Arrow Studios]] to produce [[Maigret (upcoming TV series)|a new English-language series]], with the option extending to the entire Maigret canon.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/global/inspector-maigret-series-playground-red-arrow-studios-1235002198/|title=New Inspector Maigret Series in the Works From Playground, Red Arrow Studios|website=Variety|first=Naman|last=Ramachandran|date=June 22, 2021|access-date=February 23, 2022}}</ref> In September 2024, the cast and crew for the series was announced, led by [[Benjamin Wainwright (actor)|Ben Wainwright]] as Maigret.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/09/maigret-pbs-masterpiece-playground-benjamin-wainwright-stefanie-martini-1236082473/|title='Maigret' TV Adaptation Lands At PBS Masterpiece Starring 'Belgravia: The Next Chapter's Benjamin Wainwright & Stefanie Martini|website=Deadline|first=Max|last=Goldbart|date=September 10, 2024|access-date=September 11, 2024}}</ref>