(dramatic music) - It's A camera.

We'll be with Ben.

I think we should try and shoot it.

3, 2, 1.

- It was a brutal crime, so the reconstruction will be brutal too.

- Does this make it a crime worthy of your attention?

- You've just challenged a killer.

- The Maigret stories were written by Georges Simenon and the character, I believe, was inspired by a real life policeman.

- Our version of Maigret is the first contemporary Maigret in well over 50 years.

- We have phones, we have computers, all the latest technology, like an upgraded version.

- The dynamics between them is they are like a family.

- All of them have desire to do what's right.

- [Patrick] Madame Maigret is going to be more active than any of the past versions.

- She is a psychiatric nurse.

In order to do that job, you need to have a real understanding of the dark places that people can end up.

- [News Reporter] The police have no leads.

The mystery deepens.

- Let's go through what we know so far.

- He's on the side of justice.

And I think he prefers to operate slightly under the radar.

- He's not very keen to communicate what he's doing.

- Frustrating for me sometimes, to work out what he's thinking.

- If you watch Ben during filming, you could almost hear his brain is constantly ticking.

(clock ticking) - I think he really cares about getting the right result, not a result.

- "Comprendre et ne pas juger."

Understand and judge not.

- That underpins everything.

And Maigret really refuses to paint people with the evil brush.

You're getting everything you want out of a detective drama, but you're also getting a lot more emotional depth.

- You see the costs and the weights land on every single person individually.

- Flirty, fast paced, fun.

- And do detective work for you?

- Great dynamics between the Maigret's.

- With a dash of crime.

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