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Mystery!; Maigret, Series II: Maigret on the Defensive

09/09/1994

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Series

Mystery!

Program

Maigret, Series II: Maigret on the Defensive

Program Number

1501

Series Description

Premiered in 1980 -- offshoot of MASTERPIECE THEATRE. Showcase for the best of British drama in the mystery genre. Current producer, Rebecca Eaton. See individual episode titles for more information. Host: 1980: Gene Shalit; 1981-1989: Vincent Price; 1989-present: Diana Rigg Series release date: 1980

Program Description

Alone late at night in Paris, drugged by a stranger, virtually raped, and then abandoned, a beautiful girl begs Maigret for help. Booking her into a hotel, he promises to help sort things out in the morning. But the next day, the Commissioner tells him the girl is the niece of a government official who claims Maigret picked her up and tried to seduce her. Maigret realizes someone is trying to get him dismissed. But who?

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Genres

Drama

Creators

Eaton, Rebecca (Series Producer)

Citation

Chicago: “Mystery!; Maigret, Series II: Maigret on the Defensive,” 09/09/1994, WGBH Media Library & Archives, accessed January 23, 2020, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_F8EF95A50D0E46C9B2D5CC520C462564.

MLA: “Mystery!; Maigret, Series II: Maigret on the Defensive.” 09/09/1994. WGBH Media Library & Archives. Web. January 23, 2020. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_F8EF95A50D0E46C9B2D5CC520C462564>.

APA: Mystery!; Maigret, Series II: Maigret on the Defensive. Boston, MA: WGBH Media Library & Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_F8EF95A50D0E46C9B2D5CC520C462564