Love in Amsterdam

Episode aired Aug 23, 2020
1h 30m

IMDb RATING

7.1/10

717

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Marc Warren in Les enquêtes du commissaire Van der Valk (2020)

Crime Drama Thriller

Two apparently unrelated men are found murdered in two different places in Amsterdam on the same day, raising questions as to whether they are linked, and if they have anything to do with th... Read allTwo apparently unrelated men are found murdered in two different places in Amsterdam on the same day, raising questions as to whether they are linked, and if they have anything to do with the disappearance of an activist student.Two apparently unrelated men are found murdered in two different places in Amsterdam on the same day, raising questions as to whether they are linked, and if they have anything to do with the disappearance of an activist student.

Director
- Colin Teague
Writers
- Chris Murray
- Nicolas Freeling
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

7.1/10

717

YOUR RATING

Director
- Colin Teague
Writers
- Chris Murray
- Nicolas Freeling
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Although "Love In Amsterdam" is the title of an actual van der Valk novel by Nicolas Freeling, this episode is not an adaptation of it but an original story bearing no resemblance to the book. "Love In Amsterdam" was the basis of the film Amsterdam Affair (1968).

Goofs
Therese Ramecker's surname was spelled "Remecker" in the credits, although her name was pronounced Ramecker in dialogue. Her son's name was pronounced and spelled Ramecker.

Quotes
[Lucienne Hassell has been stabbed. Van der Valk is with her before the ambulance takes her to hospital]
Piet van der Valk: [tenderly] If you die on me and I have to break the news to your family, I will deliberately do it very badly. I'm gonna be tactless, blunt, dismissive...

Crazy credits
There are hidden words in the closing credits of each episode of the series. Find the letters shown in red in among the white text and you will get a word that relates to the episode that was just shown.

User reviews10

Featured review

1/10

Unadulterated Tripe

I have recently been watching reruns of the original Van Der Valk and this latest version is not fit to lick its boots. I was going to write a long critique listing all the things that are wrong with it but having read the other reviews they pretty much have said all I was going to say. All I would add, which I don't think has been mentioned, is why does half the cast speak with their normal voices and the other half with a Dutch accent? Avoid like the proverbial.....