Saw this on the UK Talking Pictures channel, (old films & tv) though I'd seen it when they first came out. This was another good episode, Maigret and team gradually finding out who a mystery man (found wandering) was, where he came from, and why he couldn't speak.
This series had a little more budget than the first, so there's a bit of location film (Honfleur looked great), and the support acting has improved (the villain in this was also the dastardly Sheriff of Nottingham!).
But you can see that most of the bars they have for some of the plots were built from the same base, and even some house rooms!
This series has episodes of just an hour, less ads, which means they have to crack on for some stories, and hope sometimes the viewers can keep up?! But that's OK, Simenon's stories are heavy on character development, Maigret getting into the heads of all concerned, and that takes time to put on screen, so it's quite a skill for these directors to fit everything in.
Looking forward to the next one!
This series had a little more budget than the first, so there's a bit of location film (Honfleur looked great), and the support acting has improved (the villain in this was also the dastardly Sheriff of Nottingham!).
But you can see that most of the bars they have for some of the plots were built from the same base, and even some house rooms!
This series has episodes of just an hour, less ads, which means they have to crack on for some stories, and hope sometimes the viewers can keep up?! But that's OK, Simenon's stories are heavy on character development, Maigret getting into the heads of all concerned, and that takes time to put on screen, so it's quite a skill for these directors to fit everything in.
Looking forward to the next one!
