Maigret -

Despite his gruff exterior and his loving, stable marriage to Madame Maigret (one of the few healthy marriages in crime fiction), the Commissaire is a profoundly lonely figure. He operates in a moral grey zone. He is a representative of the Law, but he often has little respect for the letter of the law.

The most recent cinematic incarnation (2022), leaning into the character's physical and emotional weight. Why We Still Read Maigret

The ring led Maigret to a surprising suspect: Émile Duchamps's own wife, Colette. It turned out that Colette had been having an affair with Jacques LaFleur and had been embezzling funds from their company to finance her lavish lifestyle.

From classic British TV to the newest PBS Masterpiece series. Benjamin Wainwright (2025/2026)