Who is Ganimard in Lupin?
Netflixs Lupin Part 2 is an adaptation quite unlike any other  rather than going the Sherlock route and transplanting Maurice Leblancs gentleman thief character Arsne Lupin into the present day, the series sees Omar Sys character Assane Diop take inspiration from the original stories to commit a series of high-stakes crimes, all with the end goal of exonerating his late father (who was framed for a crime he did not commit). Advertisement  The series launched in January, with the first five episodes  framed as Lupin Part 1  following both Assanes exploits and the Paris polices efforts to catch him. Heres what you need to know. In the original stories by Maurice LeBlanc, Inspector Justin Ganimard was Arsne Lupins dogged nemesis, endlessly pursuing the master thief from caper to caper. Though Ganimard and Lupins respective occupations put them at odds, Lupin does hold a grudging respect for his pursuer  though he doesnt consider Ganimard to have an intellect comparable to his own, Arsne cant help but admire the inspectors tenacity and determination. Sign up to receive the freshest reviews and recommendations for Streaming & On Demand Thanks, you are now signed up to our On Demand newsletter! We look forward to sending you our email updates. Sign in to/ register for a RadioTimes.com account to manage your email preferences Sign in Register To manage your email preferences, click here. Sign me up! Immediate Media Company Limited (publishers of radiotimes.com) would love to send you our On Demand newsletters. We may also send occasional updates from our editorial team. You can unsubscribe at any time. For details on how we use your data, please see our privacy policy. If youre familiar with Netflixs Lupin cast and this set-up sounds familiar, thats because the character of police detective Youseff Guedira (Soufiane Guerrab) effectively fulfils the same role as Ganimard. The link between Ganimard and Guedira is made explicit in Part Two. In the first episode, Guedira tags along as Assane pursues Leonard (Adama Niane), the villain who has kidnapped Assanes son Raoul (Etan Simon). Guedira, like Assane, is a big fan of Maurice LeBlancs stories  in fact, it was his knowledge of the Lupin stories which allowed him to recognise the similarities in the crimes being committed by Assane, which eventually enabled Guedira to track down our hero at the close of Part 1. When Leonard attempts to lure Assane into a trap using Raouls phone  texting Assane claiming to be his son  Assane catches on and sends Raoul a message: Lets do like Lupin does with his daughter in Cagliostro.  Netflix  Outing himself as a Lupin aficionado, Guedira catches the deliberate error which Assane had intended to fool Leonard  it is Lupins son, not his daughter, who features in 1924 novel La Comtesse de Cagliostro. Later, when Assane clocks that Guedira is a police officer and not merely a bystander as hed claimed, he makes the comparison between the detective and Leblancs character: You are Ganimard.  This becomes a running theme throughout Lupin Part Two, with Assane communicating with Guedira throughout and referring to him as Ganimard  something we suspect Guedira secretly enjoys, since he reveals in episode two of Part Two that Ganimard was his favourite character in the original stories. Having rescued Raoul from Leonards clutches, he tells Assanes son, Ganimard [is my favourite]  hes a cop like me.  Read more:  Lupin Part 2 is streaming now on Netflix  read our Lupin part 2 review and learn more about where Lupin was filmed. Advertisement  Check out our guides to the best series on Netflix and the best movies on Netflix, visit our Drama hub for the latest news or find something to watch with our TV Guide.