Starring
Barry FosterMichael LatimerJoanna DunhamSusan TraversNigel StockMeg Davies
Written by
Nicolas Freeling
Ratings per Episode
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Van der Valk Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 7.5 | |||||||
| S2 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.6 | ||||||
| S3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 6.8 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.0 | 7.3 | |
| S4 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 6.4 | |||||||||
| S5 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.9 |
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About
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. Based on the characters and atmosphere of the novels of Nicolas Freeling, the first series was shown in 1972.
All Seasons
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Season 11972
7.030965h 7m
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Season 21973
7.628375h 53m
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Season 31977
7.44651210h 7m
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Season 41991
7.021446h 53m
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Season 51992
7.413435h 8m
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Barry Foster Van der Valk
Michael Latimer Kroon
Joanna Dunham Arlette, Lucienne
Susan Travers Arlette
Nigel Stock Samson
Meg Davies Arlette Van Der Valk, Arlette
Dave Carter Stribos, Brigadier Stribos
Ronald Hines Hoofd Commissaris Samson, Samson
Richard Huw Wim Van Der Valk, Wim
Natasha Pyne Janet
Crew
Nicolas Freeling
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