Van der Valk
British TV crime drama set in Amsterdam / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the original 1972 television series. For the 2020 remake, see Van der Valk (2020 TV series). For other uses, see Van der Valk (disambiguation).
Van der Valk is a British television crime drama series produced for the ITV network by Thames Television. It ran from 1972 to 1992, with the first three series produced between 1972 and 1977, and two more being commissioned in 1991 and 1992.
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Created by | Nicolas Freeling |
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Theme music composer | Jack Trombey |
Opening theme | "Eye Level" |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 5 |
No. of episodes | 32 (list of episodes) |
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Production location | Netherlands |
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Network | ITV |
Release | 13 September 1972 (1972-09-13) – 19 February 1992 (1992-02-19) |
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The series was created by Nicolas Freeling, based on his novels about a detective in Amsterdam. It starred Barry Foster in the role of titular character Simon "Piet" van der Valk.