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Les Nouvelles Aventures de Vidocq

Les Nouvelles Aventures de Vidocq

1971 - 1973

The Iron Crate

5th January 1971
Episode 1
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.

The Three Vidocq Crimes

12th January 1971
Episode 2
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 criminal has hired a fake Vidocq to arrest some very wealthy thugs.

The Knights of the Night

19th January 1971
Episode 3
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.

The Chauffeurs du Nord

16th February 1971
Episode 4
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.

Failure for Vidocq

23rd February 1971
Episode 5
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.

Bankers of crime

2nd March 1971
Episode 6
In the run-up to the Hundred Days, Vidocq investigates strange events at the Toulon penal colony.
Top Cast
Director
Marcel Bluwal
Crime

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.

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