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TV series · 1972

Van der Valk

First aired 13 September 1972 Drama TMDB ↗

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.

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Nigel Stock
as Hoofd-commissaris Samson
52
Barry Foster
as Commissaris Simon "Piet" Van der Valk
45
Ronald Hines
as Hoofd Commissaris Samson
43
Susan Travers
as Arlette Van Der Valk
34
Michael Latimer
as Inspecteur Johnny Kroon
31
Richard Huw
as Wim Van der Valk
12
Meg Davis
as Arlette Van Der Valk
Unknown
Everyone else (80) ↓
Julian Somers
as Dijker
68
Sydney Tafler
as Hoofd-commissaris Halsbeek
56
Edward Burnham
as Jakob Mertens
55
Paul Hardwick
as Holmeijer
53
Patrick Troughton
as Father Bosch
52
Ronald Leigh-Hunt
as Bekker
51
Kevin Stoney
as Kemeling
51
Jack May
as Minister
50
Peter Pratt
as Westermann
49
Alan Haines
as Brigadier Mertens
48
William Russell
as Rokin
47
Ronnie Stevens
as Jacob Reinecke
47
Michael Lees
as Dr. Roest
45
Geoffrey Palmer
as Head of Faculty
45
Patrick Allen
as Van Teeseling
45
Philip Locke
as Conrad Molenaar
44
James Grout
as Kolmaar
44
Shane Rimmer
as Lovell J Wallace
43
Ken Parry
as Sartorius
42
Trevor Martin
as Patrolman
42
Robin Parkinson
as Hotel Receptionist
42
Ian Hendry
as Boersma
41
Trevor Peacock
as Johnny Retz
41
Pamela Duncan
as Mrs. Haakman
40
Don Henderson
as Ullman
39
Tom Bell
as Freddie Brugmans
39
Edward Judd
as Alfred
39
James Cossins
as Noordhoff
38
Peter Blythe
as Max
37
Christopher Benjamin
as Mulder
37
Joanna Dunham
as Arlette Van der Valk
36
Derek Fowlds
as Johan Kieft
35
Terence Rigby
as Karl Vessem
35
Suzy Kendall
as Marijka
35
Jim Norton
as Eddy
34
Jim Norton
as Hanson
34
Michael Culver
as James
34
Stefan Gryff
as Havranek
34
Oliver Ford Davies
as Guus Kroese
33
Stefan Kalipha
as Hippy
32
James Laurenson
as Paul Kortman
32
Kika Markham
as Sion Beekvelt
32
Matthew Guinness
as Barman
32
Matthew Guinness
as Finger-print Expert
32
Christopher Timothy
as Ernest
31
Michael O'Hagan
as Special Branch Man
31
Geoffrey Beevers
as Kroll
31
Dave Atkins
as Sergeant Donkers
31
Denis Lill
as Van Houten
30
Denis Lill
as Roberts
30
Prunella Ransome
as Astrid
29
Patricia Quinn
as Yvonne
28
Sara Kestelman
as Monika Hendricks
28
Jane Lapotaire
27
Jane Lapotaire
as Elly
27
Natasha Pyne
as Janet
26
Nicolas Chagrin
as Friso Jongkind
26
Shane Briant
as Ko
26
Bernice Stegers
as Anna Kuylen
23
Holly De Jong
as Hannie Mierle
21
Lalla Ward
as Judith Stolle
21
Simon Fisher-Turner
as Jan
17
Jack Ellis
as Frans Opstel
17
Ralph Brown
as Inspector Rep
15
Michael Simkins
as Joop Snelders
15
Gary Olsen
as Brouwer
14
Felicity Dean
as Helga
13
Oliver Parker
12
Oliver Parker
as Bruno Duykers
12
Richard Graham
as Jan Malen
12
Martin McDougall
as Vendor
8
Ronan Vibert
as Martin Lepweg
8
Arkie Whiteley
as Ruth Van Der Valk
7
Douglas Henshall
as Joep Huizinga
6
Steven Mackintosh
as Koos
5
Abigail Cruttenden
as Else
4
Olivia Williams
as Irene Kortman
4
Dave Carter
as Brigadier Stribos
Unknown
Steven Beard
as De Witt
Unknown
Madeleine Moffat
as Anne Marie Post
Unknown
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