Les Nouvelles Aventures de Vidocq

Season 1

Appointed head of the new Paris police force, Vidocq has to deal with the “chauffeurs du Nord”, a gang of farm robbers, royalist murders and riots in Toulon. But his main threat is the Baroness, who heads up the “Knights of the Night” organization, which is multiplying its plots against him.

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6 Episodes

The Iron Crate
E1
The Iron CrateVidocq, 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
E2
The Three Vidocq CrimesVidocq 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
E3
The Knights of the NightVidocq 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
E4
The Chauffeurs du NordVidocq 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
E5
Failure for VidocqAt 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
E6
Bankers of crimeIn the run-up to the Hundred Days, Vidocq investigates strange events at the Toulon penal colony.