Maigret
Created by Georges Simenon
On ITV1
A methodical, character-driven police procedural where a patient detective solves crimes through observation and psychological insight rather than action.
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.
Questions people ask
Is Maigret easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 79% of series.
Is Maigret violent? Not especially. Less violent than 65% of series.
Is Maigret scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Maigret sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does Maigret leave you hopeful? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Conventional, and it does not land.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Maigret
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Maigret
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Maigret, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Maigret, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Maigret, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
