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Van der Valk
Title card
Genre	Crime drama Mystery
Created by	Chris Murray
Starring	Marc Warren Maimie McCoy Luke Allen-Gale Elliot Barnes-Worrell Darrell D'Silva Emma Fielding Mike Libanon
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	6 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Lloyd Shirley George Taylor Brian Walcroft
Producers	Geoffrey Gilbert Robert Love Michael Chapman
Production location	Netherlands
Cinematography	Dusty Miller Roy Pointer Colin Munn
Editors	John S. Smith Ian Toynton Ralph Sheldon
Running time	90 minutes
Production companies	Company Pictures NL Film ARD Degeto PBS
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	26 April 2020 (2020-04-26) – present

Van der Valk is a British television crime drama series that premiered in 2020. It is produced for the ITV network, and is a loose remake of the original Van der Valk series that ran from 1972 to 1992. The 2020 series was created and written by Chris Murray, with Marc Warren starring as Van der Valk. Continuity with the original series is not preserved in this new series, which introduces revised and new characters as well as new storylines.

The series debuted in the United Kingdom on 26 April 2020, and the second series began airing in the UK on 7 August 2022.

Cast and characters

Main

• Marc Warren as Commissaris Piet van der Valk
• Maimie McCoy as Inspecteur Lucienne Hassell
• Luke Allen-Gale as Brigadier (Sergeant) Brad de Vries (Series 1–2)
• Elliot Barnes-Worrell as Job Cloovers (Series 1–2)
• Darrell D'Silva as Hendrik Davie, a police forensic pathologist
• Emma Fielding as Hoofdcommissaris Julia Dahlman
• Django Chan-Reeves as Sergeant Citra Li (Series 3)
• Azan Ahmed as Sergeant Eddie Suleman (Series 3)

Recurring

• Loes Haverkort as Lena Linderman (Series 2–3)
• Peter van Heeringen as Homeless Frank
• Mike Libanon as Cliff Palache

Episodes

Series 1 (2020)

Series 2 (2022)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	UK viewers (millions)
4	1	"Plague on Amsterdam"	Jean van de Velde	Chris Murray	7 August 2022 (2022-08-07)	4.31
Van der Valk is called in to investigate the grisly and theatrical murder of solicitor Susie de Windt. A cryptic note discovered within her jacket alludes to further murders and a link to philosopher Baruch de Spinoza is also uncovered. Job deduces that further notes on newer victims are different quotes by Spinoza, which also alludes to events Amsterdam went through in history with three Xs, including a flood and a fire. Van der Valk and his team also take down de Windt's husband, who is revealed to have blackmailed city hall to keep quiet about the eviction of people with a different life style. As the investigation narrows in a former run-by person, Tonie Alderlink, Job and Van der Valk deduce that is in fact the killer, and has compared himself and looked up to Spinoza. As Alderlink livestreams himself at a pier in The Hague, Van der Valk tries to talk him down, but the chief of police ultimately orders snipers to take Alderlink out. The bomb he was wearing is also revealed to have been fake, going against his last philosophy of God being killed.
5	2	"Blood in Amsterdam"	André van Duren	Chris Murray	14 August 2022 (2022-08-14)	3.85
This episode's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. (April 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message) When Ahmed Baykan, an employee of the renowned Cuypers Diamonds, is killed and his body delivered in pieces to the wealthy siblings and heirs to the company, Van der Valk and his team navigate a string of complicated family and staff affairs and consider a possible tale of revenge against the family. Among their findings are that following their mother's death, a new diamond was made in her honour, and a disgruntled employee, Jacob Prins, threatened to sue the company over the direction it was heading. Baykan is also revealed to be the brother of gangster Yusuf Baykan, who personally goes after Prins and later pressures Cornelis Cuyper into giving him 500,000 euros. Baykan was also headed to a date with Angelina Cuyper the day he died, and it is revealed that he was confronted by fellow employer Vito Vinke, who had wanted the same job as him. The family doctor is later found dead in a safe where the mother's diamond was stored, and Prins is later stabbed while leaving a ferry. Van der Valk and his team consider the crimes to have been an inside job, and partial DNA leaves an open gap to all three siblings until some remaining traces from a ring points them to the family psychotherapist Florian Barby. They catch him in his escape, and it is revealed that the mother, Geraldine Cuyper, is alive and had faked her death, in addition to having killed Baykan, while Barby helped in cleaning up.
6	3	"Payback in Amsterdam"	Joram Lürsen	Chris Murray & Maria Ward	21 August 2022 (2022-08-21)	3.91
This episode's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. (April 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message) When Fleur Mas, a promising cellist from a prestigious orchestra, dies following an acid attack, Van der Valk and his team have to delve into the city's vibrant but eclectic classical music scene in the search for her killer. What they discover is a disturbing sex trafficking ring headed by Stefan Bodecker, which Mas was a part of, and they even cross paths with Lucienne's ex-girlfriend, Femke de Haan, who was in a relationship with Mas prior to her death. Every turn they take leads to a victim being killed, including Van der Valk's journalist friend, Arjan Hersei, at the hands of Bodecker's enforcer Ivo De Witt. When an Interpol search in the Mediterranean fails to find Bodecker, Van der Valk and the police find suspicious leads that point to him being back in the Netherlands. As De Witt targets de Haan, she manages to disable him with pepper spray before seeking refuge in a windmill before Lucienne and Van der Valk rescue her. It is also revealed that club owner Anouk Prinsens is Bodecker's daughter and was possibly abused by him to as a child. Despite denying the accusations against him, Bodecker reveals that he planned to have incriminating footage of high ranking officials engaging with girls leaked to the press at a certain time. Van der Valk goes back and solves a clue Arjan left with a book, leading to a locker under the Central Station containing the evidence he gathered. As the police execute a mass arrest of all officials involved, including their boss, Jan Ludlow, another victim of Bodecker, Hester Gill, assassinates him as he is brought from the police station.

Series 3

Production

Development

Van der Valk is produced by Company Pictures, NL Film, ARD Degeto, and PBS, with All3Media as international distributor.

In this remake, Piet is unmarried and his sidekick Lucienne Hassell is lesbian. A key riff from the original 1972 series' distinctive theme music, "Eye Level", is echoed in the new theme music.

In May 2020, Warren confirmed that the show would return for a second series, although production might be delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, with actors, crew, and logistics established, filming on season 2 began with safety measures in place on 3 June 2021.

A third series was commissioned on 11 April 2022. Filming on Series 3 was completed in August 2022. With the departure of Elliot Barnes-Worrell and Luke Allen-Gale from the series, two new characters are introduced in Series 3: Sergeant Citra Li, played by Django Chan-Reeves, and Sergeant Eddie Suleman, played by Azan Ahmed.

Locations

Season 1 was filmed entirely in Amsterdam. Locations include the American Hotel, the Rijksmuseum, Achtergracht, NDSM, the Tommy Hilfiger HQ on Danzigerkade in Houthaven, REM Eiland, Nieuwe Teertuinen, Kadijken, Scharrebiersluis bridge, Plantage, and the Prinseneilandsgracht.

Season 2 was filmed in Amsterdam, Utrecht, and The Hague. Locations include Scheveningen Pier, the Muziekgebouw, A'DAM Tower, and Café Scheltema.

Release

Broadcast

The show premiered in the United Kingdom on ITV on 26 April 2020, with season 1 consisting of three 90-minute episodes.

In the Netherlands, Van der Valk debut on NPO 1 on 1 January 2020. In Germany, the series premiered on Das Erste on 1 June 2020. In the United States, it debut on PBS on 13 September 2020.

In Australia, it premiered on ABC on 4 April 2020. In New Zealand, on Vibe on 25 May 2020. In Belgium, it debut on VRT.

The second series premiered in the UK on 7 August 2022, and in the U.S. on 25 September 2022.

The third series premiered first on ABC in Australia on 24 March 2023.

Home media

Season 1 was released on DVD in Region 2 by Dazzler Media on 11 May 2020, and in Region 4 by ABC on 20 May 2020. It was released in Region 1 by PBS on 13 October 2020.

The Season 2 DVD was released first in Region 4 on 13 April 2022, followed by Region 2 on 22 August 2022, and Region 1 on 11 October 2022.

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Further reading

• "Van Der Valk | Interview with Chris Murray (Writer)". Bradford Zone. 22 April 2020.
• Moreland, Alex (5 August 2022). "Van der Valk writer Chris Murray on Series 2 of the ITV drama: 'There is always an appetite for crime shows'". NationalWorld.
• Moreland, Alex (21 August 2022). "Chris Murray teases Van der Valk Series 3: 'The challenge is, how do we keep topping what we've already done?'". NationalWorld.

External links

• Official website
• Van der Valk at IMDb
• Van der Valk at epguides.com
• Van der Valk at Company Pictures
• Van der Valk at NL Film
• Van der Valk at ARD Degeto
• Van der Valk at PBS

• 2020 British television series debuts
• 2020s British crime television series
• 2020s British LGBT-related drama television series
• 2020s British mystery television series
• British crime television series
• British detective television series
• British mystery television series
• Detective television series
• English-language television shows
• ITV television dramas
• Lesbian-related television shows
• Television shows based on British novels
• Television shows set in the Netherlands