He reboot of the show was filmed in the Dutch capital, including its iconic streets and canals. This season the concert hall of the Hotel Victoria overlooking the canal at dusk and the monument to the philosopher Baruch Spinoza make cameo appearances. The show also finds ways to include subplots or references to things that could only happen in reality. The city is liberal and progressive – with things like decriminalized drug use and sex work – but also a city with a vibrant culture – a bike-centric lifestyle and boat-turned-housing. Because van der Valk lives on a boat, of course.
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genre tropes we see a lot on TV when it canada phone number comes to the slightly troubled but genius police detective who has absolutely no trouble hooking up with women half his age even though he’s not trying to seduce them. He has an unforgettable and mysterious past. He’s great at catching killers but not that empathetic or empathetic towards civilians. He is not easily impressed but he relies blindly on Lucien and their boss Julia Dalman Emma Fielding. Mamie McCoy as Lucian Hassell Luke Alan Gale as Brad de Vries in Van Der Valk. Photo Courtesy Also returning this season is Vandervalk’s Team regulars Brad Luke Allen-Gale, who continues to inappropriately try to confuse witnesses in the investigation
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impressed almost everyone except van der Valk, who impressed him with his analytical mind and the jazz-loving forensic doctor Hendrik Darrell de Silva. These types of clichés apply to the entire ensemble cast, not just Van der Valk himself. The killer is always Italy Phone Number one of the characters the audience meets in the episode’s first act. Our police protagonist sometimes tends to arrive late, only to see the next one when there’s already one. It’s never possible even if it involves risking their own lives while new victims await them. The new season offers enough mystery.