Maigret: The Complete Series

A wonderfully evocative series that brings to life the essence of Simenon's Maigret. The 1970s BBC R4 series (with Maurice Denham and Michael Gough) is good and both Michael Gambon's and Rowan Atkinson's two versions are also excellent in their own, differing, ways, though sadly disappointing in their limited coverage of the entire series of original novels. Bruno Cremer's and fellow stars' superb performances, coupled with the 'authentic' setting and the French dialogue (with captions) is highly convincing and is arguably the best version of all.

Great series and so good to be able to watch this very clever team at work. We feel, almost, a bit sad, we only discovered this version of Maigret recently. Subtitles seem to be as helpful as such can be. Needs overseas dvd player to work.The late, Bruno Cremer is quite brilliant in the title role. (Does/did, use his pipe very often, so if you do not like smoking it might surprise you.)Expensive for 30 DVDs, but worth it we feel.

Do you like Rupert Davis, Michael Gambon or Roan Atkinson? Perhaps you like all of them.BUT…..yes go for the best, that which will make all of them pale…..The great Bruno Cremer was THE Maigret and he lives on in these wonderful adaptationsDO NOT HESITATE!(I bought the set secondhand though Amazon and it arrived well before the expected date. Or you can buy it new from the US but it will take much longer to arrive.You will need a region one DVD player - I bought one for about £30)Whatever you do don’t commit the crime of missing this set Maigret will catch up with you in the end….

Possibly the most authentic of Maigret adaptations. Excellent complete boxed set well worth seeking out if you have a region free player.I have been unable to watch the episodes on Talking Pictures TV as my signal is so weak, so am thrilled to now be able to catch up with all episodes.

Have now watched the first 12 'cases' and have been gobsmacked at the timelessness of the production. The late Carl Bremer is without doubt the best Inspector Maigret ever! Looking forward to the remaining cases

Greaty improved tranfers of the Cremer Maigret series, although some of the ratios have now been changed to fit the 16:9 ratio. The main issues are two: subtitles are embedded and frequently mistranslated.

We have had a few DVDS of this brilliant French version of the Maigret stories. The French, in my opinion, have done a much better job than the British versions. Bruno Cremer is outstanding as Maigret and the seedy nature of the Paris underground is well done and contrasts with the strange life of the better off when Maigret investigates in that setting. However, the subtitles and colour on my DVDs were poor. This version is BRILLIANT. Excellent colour and subtitles. I now have all episodes I was missing and hours of viewing pleasure. This has been a most excellent buy.

The Bruno Cremer Maigret series is excellent, because it is in French with English subtitles, which I don't mind. In addition, each episode is 90minutes long and the actor is very close to the Maigret, that I envisaged in my imagination, whilst reading the books.However, I didn't realise that it could not be played on my DVD player, which is not compatible PAL. Disappointed, I tried it on my computer and with the help of my son, I now watch it happily.