Air date: 1961-10-23

Runtime: 50 min

There is a murder and a theft. But the murderer is not the thief and the thief did not benefit from the crime.

Air date: 1961-10-30

Runtime: 50 min

The owner of a bistro is no where to be found when a dismembered corpse is found by the river near his establishment.

Air date: 1961-11-06

Runtime: 50 min

An old schoolfriend of Maigret's asks for police protection.

Air date: 1961-11-13

Runtime: 50 min

Maigret takes a telephone call from an unknown man claiming to be pursued by assassins. When a murdered body is thrown from a car, Maigret is sure he has found the mystery caller.

Air date: 1961-11-20

Runtime: 50 min

Maigret finds himself working on a case with the permanently miserable and hard-done-by Inspector Lognon.

Air date: 1961-11-27

Runtime: 50 min

A stranger turns up with no memory but plenty of money. How did his head get wounded? Maigret investigates

Air date: 1961-12-04

Runtime: 50 min

Based on his novel L'Écluse No 1. Maigret investigates a strange accident, noticing that the men of the Paris canals do not take well to interference.

Air date: 1961-12-11

Runtime: 50 min

Due to give evidence at a murder trial, Maigret is unable to shake his conviction that the accused is actually innocent.

Air date: 1961-12-18

Runtime: 50 min

Based on the novel Maigret Goes to School, the inspector travels to a seaside village near to La Rochelle to unravel a mystery involving many local characters, including the innkeeper, the postmistress and the schoolmaster.

Air date: 1961-12-25

Runtime: 50 min

Based on his short story Un Noël de Maigret. Father Christmas displays a strange interest in the floorboards when visiting the house across from the Maigret's.

Air date: 1962-01-01

Runtime: 50 min

Based on his 1959 novel. An old, dilapidated mansion is burgled and Maigret discovers a disturbing reason why a family is reluctant to talk.

Air date: 1962-01-08

Runtime: 50 min

A woman in the park persuades Madame Maigret to look after her baby for an hour. The Chief Inspector thinks the strange incident might be connected to his latest murder case.

Air date: 1962-01-15

Runtime: 50 min

Murders never happen on a Monday - every policeman knows that. But now it is a Monday, and there has been a murder. But who's the victim?