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Van Der Valk - Series 1 Box Set [DVD] [1972]
 
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Van Der Valk - Series 1 Box Set [DVD] [1972]

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  • Actors: Barry Foster, Susan Travers, Michael Latimer, Joanna Dunham, Nigel Stock
  • Directors: Anthony Simmons
  • Writers: Nicolas Freeling
  • Producers: Lloyd Shirley, Mary Morgan, Michael Chapman, Robert Love
  • Format: Box set, PAL
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 4
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: Clearvision
  • DVD Release Date: 8 Jul 2002
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00009PBX2
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 91,586 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great trip down memory lane!, 24 Feb 2004
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Wonderful detective series from the seventies set in Amsterdam in an era when TV detectives really knew what they were doing. Listening to the theme music again sent shivers down my spine! A must-have for any fan of the genre.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best crime dramas you probably have never heard of...., 24 May 2005
By K. M Pizzi (San Mateo, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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It is a pity that this boxed set in unavailable for purchase here in the US because Van der Valk is truly an absorbing and entertaining detective drama that featured the late talented actor Barry Foster as Commissaris Piet Van Der Valk of the Amsterdam Police. With an catchy opening theme called "Eye Level," the series was not only shot on location around quaint Amsterdam and its canals, but was filled with a number of engaging stories involving murder, kidnapping, blackmail, illicit drugs, and prostitution with many elite, high-profile suspects.

Those expecting a crime drama on the order of "Mannix" or the popular UK series "The Professionals" are likely to be disappointed. Van der Valk is a detective drama similar to the popular series "Columbo" here in the US or "Bergerac" in the UK. But unlike Peter Falk's exasperating detective from the LAPD, Foster's character has a certain appeal: a cynical and hardened yet sophisticated cop with a taste for fine wines, classical music, and quoting Baudelaire.

Supporting cast is also excellent with Susan Travers as Van der Valk's wife, Arlette, and Michael Latimer as Inspector Johnny Kroon, Van der Valk's rookie detective-in-training clearly recalling the chemistry between Karl Malden and Michael Douglas in the popular "Streets of San Francisco" soon to be released here in the US on DVD.
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