Les Nouvelles Aventures de Vidocq

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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Created By

Georges Neveux Marcel Bluwal

Status

Ended

Original Name

Les Nouvelles Aventures de Vidocq

First Air Date

January 5, 1971

Last Air Date

December 10, 1973

Seasons

Episodes

Language

French

Production Companies

Gaumont Télévision Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française Télécip Bavaria Film

Networks

ORTF Télévision

S02E07

Vidocq and co.

The Prefect of Police, obeying the Confrérie des Vigilants, a secret society to which the Baroness belonged, dismissed Vidocq. He and his men set up a paper mill. They encounter hostility from the local population. The notary in charge of a wealthy banker's estate is killed by a parcel bomb. The vitriolic corpse of one of the notary's clerks is found near the paper mill. Vidocq, under suspicion, discovers that the corpses are actually those of beggars, stolen from the morgue. The notary and his two clerks, alive and well, are none other than the grand masters of the Confrérie, to whom the murdered banker bequeathed his fortune...

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