Van Der Valk

lankeela | 16:48 Mon 27th Apr 2020 | Film, Media & TV

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I enjoyed it - read some criticism of the lack of Dutch accents but the story was fast moving but easy to follow. One of those programmes I will sit down to watch in future.

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Bobbisox1

First shown on our TVs in 1972, it’s nice when a resurgence works as very often , they don’t

Mamyalynne

I enjoyed it too, the balance was just right and the storyline flowed well.

I didn't feel the need to compare it to the old series.

Ken4155

"One of those programmes I will sit down to watch in future." Why, did you watch it standing up, lanky? :-)

Bobbisox1

^^^ neither did I coz I didn’t watch it anyway, I was simply saying it was first shown in 1972!

Mamyalynne

Droll Ken ;-)

lankeela

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I liked the interaction between him and the new copper 'Clueless'. It didn't take a science degree to understand the story either which I like in an easy watching programme. Nothing worse than when the story line goes off at a tangent that you have no idea about at the beginning or half way through you still haven't met all the characters.

Bobbisox1

I found Belgravia quite hard to follow for that very reason Lankeela

lankeela

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Lol Ken, no I usually sit at the computer and turn round occasionally to watch bits of a programme - very rarely do I actually go and sit in an armchair to watch a whole one but this one felt right. The five dogs agreed with me and in about five minutes I could not have moved if I wanted to!

naomi24

//I didn't feel the need to compare it to the old series. //

I'm pleased you said that, Mamyalynne. For one awful moment I thought they'd resorted to showing repeats from 1972!

Mamyalynne

I do that too Lankeela, it's a measure of a good programme when I put down what I'm doing and simply watch.

Mamyalynne

I should have added my comments to the earlier thread when this was discussed, they would have made more sense - apologies.

ladybirder

Yes it was good. I put my lap top down.

hellywelly4

I was glad I had read previous comments so watched it without trying to compare it to the previous series. I thought it was a good first episode and liked Marc Warren in the part, although not sure why they didn’t have a completely fresh title for it.

gingejbee

"Criticism of the lack of Dutch accents" seem a bit daft. It's in Amsterdam....they wouldn't have had Dutch accents, the dialogue would have been in Dutch.

DTCwordfan

definitely, enjoyable but the Dutch accents, well - but then you ought to hear them mimic us....it's all about keeping the upper jaw quiet or using it.....