History Series / VanDerValk

* TwinSwitch: The VictimOfTheWeek in the second episode of the 2020 series and her sister do this prior to her death, leaving Van der Valk very confused as to which one he actually has in his morgue.

* DeadpanSnarker: The 2020 Van der Valk can be rather dry at times.

* WomenScorned: Overlapping with PsychoExGirlFriend [[spoiler: the murderer in the first episode of the 2020 update.]]

* TwinSwitch: The VictimOfTheWeek in the second episode of the 2020 series and her sister do this leaving Van der Valk very confused as to which one he actually has in his morgue.

* GoodIsNotNice: Van der Valk in the updated version can be combative.

* DeadpanSnarker: Van der Valk in the updated version can be rather dry at times.

----> Van der Valk (After looking down and seeing a several storey drop below.) "Wow....Are you going to do for it?"

* TalkingDownTheSucidial: After chasing his suspect across a hospital rooftop, which only comes to a halt when the suspect runs out of roof and then climbs over a barrier and threatens to jump, the 2020 version gave us this:

In April 2020 [[Creator/ITV]] aired an updated and remake of show, with Marc Warren taking over as Var der Valk. These were 3 two hour stand alone episodes, with a view of more being made.

In April 2020 Creator/ITV aired an updated and remake of show, with Marc Warren taking over as Var der Valk. These were 3 two hour stand alone episodes, with a view of more being made.

The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OV8t3jA-krc theme from the series]] was an unexpected chart hit.

* VideoInsideFilmOutside: The first two series were shot in studios in England (on video) with location filming taking place in Amsterdam, shot on 16mm film. Averted in the third and fourth series which were made entirely on location on 16mm, mostly in the Netherlands although one third series episode took place in London.

'''''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 [[UsefulNotes/TheNetherlands Dutch]] police detective Commissaris "Piet" (real name Simon) van der Valk. Based on the characters and atmosphere (but not the plots) of the novels of Nicolas Freeling, the first two series was shown in 1972 and 3. After a short hiatus production was taken over by Thames subsidiary Euston Films in 1977. Finally a fourth series appeared in 1992, in which Van der Valk's now-adult son was also an officer in the same force as his father.

* BreakAwayPopHit: the theme tune, ''Eye Level'', played by the Simon Park orchestra, became a smash hit in its own right.

* UsefulNotes/TheNetherlands: Made in Britain, performed in English, set in Holland. (Then again, the books were written in English by an English writer.)

* VideoInsideFilmOutside: The first two series were shot in studios in England (on video) with location filming taking place in Amsterdam, shot on 16mm film. Averted in the third and fourth series which made entirely on location on 16mm, mostly in the Netherlands although one third series episode took place in London.

'''''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 [[UsefulNotes/TheNetherlands Dutch]] detective Commissaris "Piet" (real name Simon) van der Valk. Based on the characters and atmosphere (but not the plots) of the novels of Nicolas Freeling, the first series was shown in 1972.

* VideoInsideFilmOutside: Shot in studios in England (on video) with location filming taking place in Amsterdam, shot on 16mm film.

* UsefulNotes/TheNetherlands: Made in Britain, performed in English, set in Holland.
* VideoInsideFilmOutside: shot in studios in England (on video) with location filming taking place in Amsterdam, shot on 16mm film.

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 [[UsefulNotes/TheNetherlands Dutch]] detective Commissaris "Piet" (real name Simon) van der Valk. Based on the characters and atmosphere (but not the plots) of the novels of Nicolas Freeling, the first series was shown in 1972.

* VideoInsideFilmedOutside: shot in studios in England (on video) with location filming taking place in Amsterdam, shot on 16mm film.

* UsefulNotes/TheNetherlands: Made in Britain, performed in English, set in Holland.

The theme from the series was an unexpected chart hit.

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 [[usefulNotes/TheNetherlands Dutch]] detective Commissaris "Piet" (real name Simon) van der Valk. Based on the characters and atmosphere (but not the plots) of the novels of Nicolas Freeling, the first series was shown in 1972.