A new Inspector Maigret series based on the novels of Georges Simenon is in development, four years after ITV cancelled the last version that starred Rowan Atkinson in 2017. The new show will be ...

Rowan Atkinson of Mr. Bean and Johnny English fame has signed on to play the protagonist of Belgian author Georges Simenon’s iconic Jules Maigret detective novels in two feature-length films for the U ...

In the upcoming drama, Atkinson has the lead role as Georges Simenon's sleuth Jules Maigret - a French equivalent of Sherlock Homes. Atkinson joins an esteemed list of actors to have played Maigret, ...

Although it remains near impossible to watch Rowan Atkinson in any kind of church scene without immediately thinking of his scene-stealer in ‘Four Weddings’, the comedic legend continues to impress ...

Cable network Ovation has headed back to Europe for its latest drama – the Rowan Atkinson-fronted Maigret. The broadcaster, which had success with French drama Versailles and British thriller Riviera, ...

The series first aired in the U.S. via SVOD service BritBox, which still has streaming rights. Ovation will air both seasons of the series set in 1950s Paris over four weeks. It is produced by Ealing ...

Jules Maigret, the creation of Georges Simenon, is tall and heavy-set (no details of his facial features are never recorded), is almost always smoking one of his 15 pipes, and is a quiet, ponderous ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Rowan Atkinson attends a special screening of "Johnny English Strikes Again" at AMC Loews Lincoln Square on Tuesday, Oct. 23, ...