The first big screen Maigret was Pierre Renoir in 1932’s ... making 12 episodes across two series, followed by Atkinson 20 years later, although he only made four specials.

including a two-season ITV drama starring Rowan Atkinson as the French crime solver. Next set to play Parisian Chief Inspector Jules Maigret is The Split star Benjamin Wainwright, who is shown in ...

French detective series Maigret is being brought to life with ... with Mr Bean actor Rowan Atkinson starring for two season with ITV in 2016. The detective drama was also brought to life in ...

Masterpiece on PBS has just unveiled the first look at Benjamin Wainwright (Belgravia: The Next Chapter) as Paris’s most renowned detective, Chief Inspector Jules Maigret, in the upcoming ...

It will follow Maigret, an "unconventional young detective ... with Rupert Davies starring in the 1960s TV series and Rowan Atkinson stepping into the role in a two-season ITV drama in 2016.

Maigret's cases have previously been brought to live-action in a 1960s television series starring Rupert Davies and, more recently, a two-season ITV drama starring Rowan Atkinson in the title role.

Previous adaptations have included a two series run for ITV starring Rowan Atkinson in 2016Credit: ITV/Ealing Studios and Maigret Productions Ltd The series is based on the books by Georges ...