Van der Valk: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Van der Valk is a British television series that was produced by Thames Television for the ITV network. It starred Barry Foster in the title role as Dutch detective Commissaris "Piet" van der Valk.

The stories are mostly based in and around Amsterdam, where Commissaris van der Valk is a cynical yet intuitive detective. Drugs, sex and murder are among the gritty themes of the casework. However, the beautifully shot Amsterdam locations give a peculiar contrast to this.

Series details

• Title: Van der Valk
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 1972-09-13
• Final broadcast date listed: 1992-02-19
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 10693
• IMDb ID: tt0149540
• TVDB ID: 78290

Cast and credited roles

• Barry Foster — Van der Valk

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1972-09-13; final listed air date 1972-10-18; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 1973-08-29; final listed air date 1973-10-10; episode order: 7.
• Season 3: premiered 1977-09-05; final listed air date 1977-11-21; episode order: 12.
• Season 4: premiered 1991-01-16; final listed air date 1991-02-06; episode order: 4.
• Season 5: premiered 1992-02-05; final listed air date 1992-02-19; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from Van der Valk 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.