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Masterpiece announces new ‘Maigret’ adaptation on PBS

Masterpiece announces new ‘Maigret’ adaptation on PBS
On: September 12, 2024, By: Bill Young , In: Mystery

Photo courtesy: PBS Masterpiece and Playground Based on the novels by Georges Simenon, the first contemporary television adaptation of Georges Simenon’s beloved novels about the streetwise Parisian Chief Inspector (Police Judiciaire detective Commissaire) Jules Maigret has gone into production in Budapest which, once again, doubles for post-WWII France. According to Masterpiece and Playground, the Golden Globe […]

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