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Post by Stephen Doran on Nov 5, 2005 17:46:00 GMT
havent seen any episodes for years and wondered if any xcist?
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Post by KennyG on Nov 6, 2005 12:17:29 GMT
If I remember correctly, they all exist. ;D
Ken
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Post by Stephen Doran on Nov 6, 2005 17:07:17 GMT
right thanks kenny.
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Post by andrew martin on Nov 7, 2005 13:06:36 GMT
All the 1960-63 series exists (including a lot of uncut studio footage), plus the 1969 "Play of the Month" revival. The only BBC "Maigret" that is lost is the 1959 single play (not starring Rupert Davies) that preceded the series.
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Post by Stephen Doran on Nov 10, 2005 18:15:39 GMT
great thanks to you andrew.
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Post by williamM on Nov 11, 2005 15:45:43 GMT
is the play of the month colour? or am I getting it confused with something else?
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Post by andrew martin on Nov 13, 2005 10:44:41 GMT
No, it's b/w - it was made as, and still exists as, a 35mm b/w telerecording. It was transmitted on 9th February 1969 on BBC1.
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Post by KennyG on Nov 30, 2005 10:52:46 GMT
Actually, wasn't there some form of deal with the BBC and Simenon that the films had to be junked after transmission (or am I getting very confused)? If so, how did the full set of them manage to survive?
Ken
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Post by andrew martin on Nov 30, 2005 11:04:15 GMT
I think you must be confused! I'm not aware of any such deal, and it would be pretty incredible if a series has survived so comprehensively if there had been such a deal. The series was a co-production with a company called Winmill Productions, it's possible that deal contributed to its survival as it might well have been impossible for the BBC to junk them... Even if the 35mm material had been junked, the 16mm copies (many of them are ex foreign broadcasters) would probably have ensured the series' survival.
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Post by Ian K McLAchlan on Nov 30, 2005 13:12:33 GMT
It would be great if there could be a DVD released of at least some of these episodes. Ian.
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Post by andrew martin on Nov 30, 2005 15:39:05 GMT
It would be a great thing to do, there's plenty of material for extras, even. Unfortunately I have no influence over what's released (or this, "Z Cars" and "Dixon" would be out already!)
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