Van der Valk (TV series)

Van der Valk was a British television series and was produced by Thames Television with Barry Foster in the lead role as the Dutch police detective Commissioner Piet van der Valk. The series was based on thecharacters and atmosphere (but not the plot) of the novels of Nicholas Freeling, the first series was broadcast in the United Kingdom in 1972. ==Theme[ Edit] == The stories take place mainly in and around Amsterdam, where Commissioner Van der Valk , a cynicalyet intuitive detective is. Drugs, sex and murder are the serious themes of the cases examined. The beautifully filmed, however, Amsterdam locations give a peculiar contrast. Another contrast is formed by the characters, Van der Valk's junior employee is the naive Johnny Crown Van der Valk's and multiple, police chiefSamson that the political consequences of handles the cases examined.

The first two series (seasons) were filmed on video tapes 1 inch in the Thames Television Studios. Location scenes were shot on the more expensive movie.

After a break of four years was a twelve-part third series included that in september-november 1977 was broadcast in the United Kingdom. This third series was mainly on location, in Amsterdam, included. The fourth series consisting of four two-hour episodes was aired in January and February 1991, and the fifth series of three two-hour episodes was broadcast in February 1992.

The theme song of the series "Eye Level" was written by Jan Stoeckart and played by the Simon Park Orchestra. As the song reached the first place in the single charts in the United Kingdom in 1973. ==Episodes[ Edit] ==
 * Season 1
 * 1) One Herring's Not Enough
 * 2) Destroying Angel
 * 3) Blue Notes
 * 4) Elected Silence
 * 5) Thicker Than Water
 * 6) The Adventurer
 * Season 2
 * 1) A Death by the Sea
 * 2) A Man of No Importance
 * 3) A Rose for Mr. Reinhart
 * 4) A Dangerous Point of View
 * 5) Season for Love
 * 6) Rich Man, Poor Man
 * 7) The Rainbow Ends Here
 * Season 3
 * 1) Enemy
 * 2) Accidental
 * 3) The Runt
 * 4) Wolf
 * 5) Man of Iron
 * 6) Everybody Does It
 * 7) Face Value
 * 8) Dead on Arrival
 * 9) The Professor
 * 10) In Hazard
 * 11) Gold Plated Delinquents
 * 12) Diane
 * Season 4
 * 1) Doctor Hoffmann's Children
 * 2) Dangerous Games
 * 3) A Sudden Silence
 * 4) The Little Rascals (double episode)
 * Season 5
 * 1) The Ties That Bind
 * 2) Proof of Life
 * 3) Still Waters