S01E01 The Iron Crate
Vidocq, to everyone's surprise, has become head of the Sûreté Nationale. One of his former chain-mates, Desfossé, is compromised in a murder case.
Les Nouvelles Aventures de Vidocq
S01E05: Failure for Vidocq
At the dawn of the Restoration, Mr. Henry, eager to protect Vidocq, sends him to Brittany to investigate the mysterious disappearance of emigrants who have returned to France clandestinely.
Overview
Based on the memoirs of Eugène-François Vidocq, this series follows the adventures of this former convict turned policeman in the early 19th century. In these new adventures, Vidocq comes up against a ravishing “baronne”, a formidable gang leader. The cases entrusted to Vidocq are not only police affairs, but also delicate, political and even diplomatic affairs.
Episodes
S01E02 The Three Vidocq Crimes
Vidocq is accused of murdering two men who had denounced him to the police for blackmailing them. Arrested and imprisoned, he manages to escape and discovers a plot hatched by the Baroness de Saint-Gély: the...
S01E03 The Knights of the Night
Vidocq is tasked with finding the Empress's pink necklace (inherited from François I) before the reception at which the Empress is to wear it.
S01E04 The Chauffeurs du Nord
Vidocq is tasked with arresting a gang of looters operating in northern France. These criminals attack isolated farms, forcing peasants to confess where their savings are hidden by burning their feet.
S01E05 Failure for Vidocq
At the dawn of the Restoration, Mr. Henry, eager to protect Vidocq, sends him to Brittany to investigate the mysterious disappearance of emigrants who have returned to France clandestinely.
S01E06 Bankers of crime
In the run-up to the Hundred Days, Vidocq investigates strange events at the Toulon penal colony.
Cast
Claude Brasseur
François Vidocq
Danièle Lebrun
la baronne Roxane de Saint-Gély
Marc Dudicourt
l'inspecteur Flambart
Jacques Seiler
Louis Desfossés
Pierre Pernet
l'acrobate
Alain MacMoy
le marquis de Modène
Walter Buschhoff
le docteur
Robert Party
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