Rupel: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In this Flemish police series, called after the river which runs trough the district where it plays, crimes are investigated and solved, usually in one episode, by a police team. The main protagonists, Lucas Bataillie, a brilliant but socially rather inept inspector, and his more career-oriented colleague, who becomes his superior, but only in rank, also have an on-off personal relationship. In the first season, they're also assisted by promising young trainee Simon Knops. The old commissioner is incompetent and often ignored, other recurrent characters are quite minor.

Series details

• Title: Rupel
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Dutch
• Genres: Drama, Action, Adventure
• Premiere date: 2004-09-03
• Final broadcast date listed: 2006-01-02
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: VTM
• Network country: Belgium
• Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 29067
• IMDb ID: tt0379662
• TVDB ID: 116761

Cast and credited roles

• Hilde Heijnen — Veerle De Tender
• Johan Terryn — Lucas Bataillie
• Tim van Hoecke — Simon Knops
• Raymond Bossaerts — Politiecommissaris Herman Cardoen
• Dominique Collet — Hilde Knops
• Ingrid De Vos — Valérie Sonneville
• Jef Demedts — Miel Bataille
• Veerle Dobbelaere — Roos Missiaen
• Mathijs Scheepers — Andy Loomans

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2004-09-03; final listed air date 2004-11-26.
• Season 2: premiered 2005-11-28; final listed air date 2006-01-02.

Source and licence

Adapted from Rupel on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.