He has made famous by "La controverse de Valladolid" and is a specialist for adapting famous novels like "Eugénie Grandet", "Le Rouge et le Noir" or "Sans famille". Verhaeghe has worked very often with the same actors like Jean Carmet, Claude Rich, Carole Bouquet, Claude Jade, Pierre Vernier, Alexandra London, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Laure Duthilleul, Bernard Fresson and Dominique Labourier.