Prudence Petitpas
An elderly sleuth solves crimes in a humorous Belgian series.
Prudence Petitpas is a Belgian comics series created by Maurice Maréchal, first published in Tintin in 1957. The humoristic series follows an old lady named Prudence Petitpas, who lives in the fictional village Moucheron and investigates crimes the police cannot solve. In 2001, it was adapted into a French animated TV series titled Les enquêtes de Prudence Petipas, produced by SEK Studio and Carrere Group D.A., broadcast on TF1. The series ran for 52 half-hour episodes across two seasons in 2001 and 2004.
Quick Facts
- Author
- Maurice Maréchal.
- First
- 1957
- Last
- 1987
- Genre
- Humor comics
- Mystery comics
- Crime comics
- Adventure comics
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Background
Prudence Petitpas is a charming old lady who lives in the fictional village Moucheron. Much like Miss Marple, she investigates crimes that the police cannot solve. Her cat Stanislas is a constant companion, and she often receives aid from Cyprien, a police officer, and Jojo, a young boy who is a good friend and useful aid. Inspector Robur Duroc also appears as a police inspector. The series was created by Maurice Maréchal, who purposefully chose a senior character to stand out among other comics series that usually had younger protagonists.
Did You Know?
- Prudence Petitpas was first published in Tintin in 1957 under recommendation of Maurice Maréchal's neighbour Raymond Macherot.
- The series was terminated in 1967 so Maréchal could focus on his daytime job as a Spanish teacher in Verviers.
- New stories were published in Spirou from 1983 to 1987.
- The series was translated into Dutch, Italian, German, Spanish, Albanian, and Arabic.
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