Presales for Detective Series Maigret

LONDON: BBC Worldwide has secured presales for the detective series Maigret with the French public television channel France 3, German public broadcaster ARD, Swedish broadcaster TV4 and Denmark’s DR.

The deals mark BBC Worldwide’s first international sales for the 2×2-hour films Maigret Sets a Trap and Maigret’s Dead Man, featuring the legendary French fictional detective Jules Maigret, played by Rowan Atkinson. Maigret is written by Stewart Harcourt (Love & Marriage, Treasure Island, Marple) and produced by Jeremy Gwilt (Undeniable, Foyle’s War, Torn, Home Fires). It was commissioned by ITV.

Tobi de Graaff, the executive VP for Western Europe at BBC Worldwide, said: “The Maigret novels are some of the most classic detective stories of their time, and we’re pleased to be bringing one of the best-known characters in world literature, along with one of the greatest international stars, to viewers worldwide.”