The first, and best, of three films in which Jean Gabin tackles Georges Simenon's illustrious Commissaire Maigret.

A l’occasion de la parution simultanée de Sous les mains sanglantes aux éditions J’ai Lu, et Sans laisser de trace chez Flammarion, l’écrivain Val McDermid a accepté, en toute simplicité, lors de son passage à Paris de nous accorder une interview. Un excellent moment fait de sourires, de bonne humeur avec le soleil également au rendez-vous !

After The Killing, BBC4 seems to have found a scheduling niche to rival its Friday music docs. But is there something peculiarly English about our fondness for Wallander, Sarah Lund et al?

Drama based on the true story of the Black Widow poisoner in 1940s France.

Age has not withered Claude Chabrol. Born in 1930, he is a founding father of the French new wave, introducing the style to the movie-going public with 1958’s Le beau Serge. Last year he celebrated a half century at the forefront of European filmmaking, having racked up 71 directing credits over the course of his career – most for the big screen, some for TV.

France's answer to The Wire, Spiral, shows tonight – next to its muse. Both have murder and intrigue, but is Paris any rival for Baltimore in this TV showdown?

Starring Bruno Cremer as the legendary French sleuth.

'This recent French TV sensation is a dark and labyrinthine Parisian crime drama ...'

Spiral Season 2: official site

Film adaptation of the Fred Vargas novel.

TV adaptation of the Fred Vargas novel 'Wash This Blood Clean from My Hand'.

Coffret 3 DVD: DVD: Caroline PFitoussi,Philippe Duclos,Audrey Fleurot,Guillaume Cramoisan,Anne Caillon

A 77 ans, la reine du polar anglais s'amuse encore à imaginer les crimes les plus sanglants. Rencontre à Londres.

Aujourd'hui, Ruth Rendell, la reine du crime anglais.

This handsome new eight-part thriller combines the great French tradition of the policier with all the excitement of the best UK and US crime series.