9pm MAIGRET - 1950s crime drama about French detective Jules Maigret, based on the books by Georges Simenon and starring Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean). https://youtu.be/C_TEQPR_qloMAIGRET SETS A TRAP - Maigret comes under pressure from his superiors and the press to catch a serial killer of women with no common feature except their hair. Making no progress Maigret sets a trap using undercover police women. The trap yields a clue to a suspect with a possessive wife and mother but a sixth murder while his suspect is in custody throws doubt on Maigret's theory and his superiors decide to replace him as investigator of the case.
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The episodes were filmed on location in Budapest, Hungary, which stands in for 1950s Paris. Rowan Atkinson, who plays Jules Maigret, is a big fan of the books, saying, "I have been a devourer of the Maigret novels for many years and I'm very much looking forward to playing such an intriguing character, at work in Paris, during a fascinating period in its history."
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