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Post by monbla256 on Sept 30, 2018 22:07:40 GMT -5
On PBS now they are showing the Maigret series done by the BBC and folks, he smokes a pipe through every episode. Beside the pipe smoking it's the Maigret stories are well worth watching! For those who are not familiar with Maigret he's a detective in the Police Judicaire that the Belgian writer Georges Simenon created back in the '50s/'60s. BTW Simenon was a prodigious pipe smoker supposidly owning over 300 pipes and his tobacco of choice was ROYAL YACHT !  |
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Post by monbla256 on Sept 30, 2018 22:07:54 GMT -5
OOPS! |
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Post by blackmouth210 on Sept 30, 2018 22:40:52 GMT -5
Indeed. As much as I love Sherlock Holmes, one need only read a few Maigret stories to learn that he was much more of a pipe-smoker than Holmes.
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Post by puffy on Sept 30, 2018 22:45:45 GMT -5
Sounds interesting.I'm gonna check it out.
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Post by stilllernin on Sept 30, 2018 22:46:01 GMT -5
What times it on? I like some of those old timey detective shows, and ending a scene with a pipes much better than ashing a cigerette.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2018 3:01:26 GMT -5
Michael, thanks for posting. I’ll look for Maigret on PBS and see when it’s on down “ heir “.
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Post by Legend Lover on Oct 1, 2018 6:12:31 GMT -5
Is that the one with Rowan Atkinson?
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Post by Lady Margaret on Oct 1, 2018 7:00:57 GMT -5
Is that the one with Rowan Atkinson? I was going to ask the same question, I've been dying to see it! |
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Post by Legend Lover on Oct 1, 2018 7:16:24 GMT -5
Is that the one with Rowan Atkinson? I was going to ask the same question, I've been dying to see it! I did a quick goole search...I think it is. Certainly the trailer has a lot of pipe presence in it. |
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Post by pepesdad1 on Oct 1, 2018 8:22:17 GMT -5
Always a great story...they knew how to write for the Maigret series. Thanks for posting, Michael.
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Post by monbla256 on Oct 1, 2018 10:20:27 GMT -5
Is that the one with Rowan Atkinson? Yes! He does a bang up job as Maigret almost as good as Jean Gabin did in the 195's film "Maigret sets a Trap" |
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Post by LSUTigersFan on Dec 29, 2018 23:54:58 GMT -5
I am watching the Maigret series now with Rowen Atkinson. The stories are great, and the pipe smoking is awesome. I've already spotted a Dunhill billiard (2nd episode) and a Comoy's bent billiard (1st episode); although, I am typing on the computer while watching the show on Britbox. I could be paying better attention, if I had more free time right now.
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Post by qmechanics on Dec 29, 2018 23:59:33 GMT -5
Good call!!
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Post by slomo on Dec 30, 2018 1:35:50 GMT -5
I'm a fan of all the Maigrets that have appeared on screen. Atkinson seemed a stretch but he does a very good job. I purchased the series and have watched them several times. The take on Maigrets is different but very effective. It is a pity that there apparently will not be any more.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2018 1:40:37 GMT -5
On PBS now they are showing the Maigret series done by the BBC and folks, he smokes a pipe through every episode. Thanks for the heads-up, Michael! |
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Post by mel64us on Jan 14, 2019 14:06:13 GMT -5
Indeed. As much as I love Sherlock Holmes, one need only read a few Maigret stories to learn that he was much more of a pipe-smoker than Holmes. True. Mr. Holmes did smoke cigars and cigarettes. Of course, Holmes poisoned his body with substances much more "sinister" than tobacco. |
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