Maigret is a British television
series from ITV set in the mid 1950s France. I watched its Season 1 and 2 on Tata Sky recently. Its each episode has a different story
and the stories are based on novels by Georges Simenon. The main character is
of a fictional French detective Jules Maigret and the role is played by Rowan
Atkinson of Mr. Bean fame.
At first I could not believe that
Rowan Atkinson could play any other role after playing Mr. Bean. After all, he
has immortalized this character. How could he play the role of a super
intelligent Sherlock like detective? I started watching the series with
a doubt and the doubt kept confirming itself.
I don't know if Rowan's voice is
original in this TV series or if someone else has given his voice. But it is
perfect. Even the role played by Rowan is good. It is just that whenever a
"closeup" scene of his face comes up in front of the screen, it starts
feeling as if he will make a "Mr. Bean" face again! I kept waiting
for Mr. Bean to come out; and it was spoiling the fun. Apart from that,
everything is perfect in this show. The crime and investigation stories shown
are all very good.
Season 1, episode 1 (S1, E1) is the story of a
serial killer of women who turns out to be an artist. Episode 2 is the story of
a murder of an unknown person whose face was smashed. S2, E1 is about the body of a jeweler found in
the car of an eccentric Danish national. S2, E2 is about twin-murders of a female
dancer and a countess.
Maigret has only 4 episodes so
far and currently there is no plan for Season 3. But Maigret would be
remembered for the interesting detective stories.
- Rahul Tiwary
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