Van der Valk(1972)

series - first aired/released 1972-09-13 - audience 6.2

Drama

Directed by Alan Cooke, Anthony Simmons, Ben Bolt, David Wickes, Dennis Vance, Don Leaver, Douglas Camfield, Graham Evans, Herbert Wise, Jim Goddard, Marc Miller, Mike Vardy, Peter Duguid, Ted Childs, Tom Clegg, William Brayne

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.