
Maigret

Based on the novels by Georges Simenon, Michael Gambon plays the eponymous detective from the Sûreté in this 1992 revival of the 1960s BBC drama series. Maigret is an intuitutive detective, who investigates his cases by watching and listening, getting to know everyone on his list of suspects until someone makes a slip or breaks down and confesses.
It's a pity that this series only scratched the surface of the Maigret stories, by dramatising just 12. The production values, the scripts and the acting are all excellent. Michael Gambon adopts just the right, slightly understated, tone whilst playing the detective. It's timeless and eminently watchable, despite being over 40 years old.
Recommended.