Van Der Valk underwent several transformations in its run from 1972 to 1992 - the only constant being Barry Foster in the title role. No less than three actresses took the role of his wife Arlette; his bosses also came and went, as did his cigar puffing and heavy drinking (whilst on duty when possible!) Series 1 was the best for me, with interesting characters and unusual stories. The often maligned Michael Latimer plays Insp. Johnny Kroon, Pete Van Der Valk's sidekick in the first two series. In later episodes the stories became repetitive, with corpses being discovered on barges on at least two occasions. Series 4 & 5, with the format extended to 1 hour 45 instead of the previous 51 minutes don't work as well - I struggled to keep attention. All told 8/10 Mark James Burden
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Compelling lead, reverberative music. Spoiled by the the dead pixel in the camera that was used to film the first episode.
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Loved the series then, love it now. Brilliant. There is often a twist in the tail and it keeps the interest to the last lines of the dialogue. Barry Foster is excellent in the part of the eponymous hero.
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Good condition product
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A show I enjoyed on T V when it fuest came out - as good now as it was thewn!
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Really easy to order online
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Excellent entertaining programme
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I bought the series as a present for a friend. I understand that my friend was pleased with the episodes she has seen, but did say that the Van der Valk music is played between each break which were obviously commercials. This is just a minor critisism.
Bought it as a present. Watched some episodes when recipient put it on and thought it was a pleasant Detective Series. More thought to it and less violence/action. If that's what you are looking for it's great. Also liked that it was the complete series.
its fab its the best dvd set i got for a long time and its funny and vere good with thw late barry foster they dont make them like this any more
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