Episode list

Van der Valk

Enemy

Sun, Sep 04, 1977
When Van der Valk and his wife Arlette receive death threats, the detective finds himself looking for a mysterious hidden enemy who could strike at any second.
7.5 /10
Accidental

Sun, Sep 11, 1977
When Rokin, the Chief Prosecutor in an international scandal over charges of corruption in high places, disappears, Van der Valk must find out if the man has been bought off by the villains of the piece.
6.9 /10
The Runt

Sun, Sep 18, 1977
When a young thief admired by Van der Valk suddenly becomes wealthy and appears to have connections in high places, the Dutch detective must find out how the miracle occurred - without treading on too many toes.
7.2 /10
Wolf

Sun, Sep 25, 1977
When the body of a young German is discovered murdered in his bed and the apartment is littered with clues, Van der Valk must ask himself if there is one clue too many? Has the killer left a deliberate trail to his identity?
8 /10
Man of Iron

Sun, Oct 02, 1977
When one of Van der Valk's close friends suffers a series of apparently pointless and himself looking for a mysterious hidden enemy who could strike at any second.
6.7 /10
Everybody Does It
When Arlette finds it difficult to resist the temptation to buy a cheap - dubious - bargain, her poor judgement lands her husband up to his neck in trouble with a crime syndicate.
7.6 /10
Face Value

Sun, Oct 16, 1977
A dead painter and a valuable collection of pictures lead Van der Valk to take a look behind the scenes into the world of art forgery. He finds major than he's bargained for when someone makes an attempt on his life.
7.2 /10
Dead on Arrival

Sun, Oct 23, 1977
When a Dutch clairvoyant, adept at solving crimes for the police, is requested to visit England to help in an eight-year-old murder inquiry, Van der Valk is staggered when the man foresees startling revelations.
7.1 /10
The Professor

Sun, Oct 30, 1977
Van der Valk investigates the murder of a married university professor who used a dual identity while having affairs with his students.
7.5 /10
In Hazard

Sun, Nov 06, 1977
When a beautiful woman tells him a story he finds hard to believe, Van der Valk has a choice - to play a hunch, or to adopt the orthodox procedure and let the case take its own course.
7.9 /10
Gold Plated Delinquents
Two spoiled adolescent children hunting for new kicks add up to trouble for Van der Valk when a burglary takes place and the detective is given some insight into not so innocent background of their wealthy parents.
6.8 /10
Diane

Sun, Nov 20, 1977
When a woman tries to bury her past, but it overtakes her in Amsterdam, Van der Valk finds himself being drawn strange - and dangerous - incidents that neither he not the girl find beneficial to their health.
7.2 /10

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Putting Lipstick on a Pig

Putting Lipstick on a Pig

Paivi is in her 50's and lives on Aland, an island in Finland with 30 000 people. We have our own government which can decide some things independently of the Finnish government: taxes, hunting, gambling etc. Paivi is a single mother and when her boys move out she is alone. She looks for company online and finds gambling. She gets addicted. She is an accountant and has access to money. Things go out of hand. Suddenly she has lost 819 000 - of her clients money! She is caught and it is a big scandal. She tries to commit suicide but gets jail. The clients are angry, they trusted her! It gets worse. It turns out she lost it all to the local gambling company. They hold a monopoly license to prevent from addiction and criminality - exactly what they didn't. The money went to the local government and they distributed it to the people: to football associations, research etc. It all turns into a money laundry case, the first in Finnish legal history to involve a gambling company. But the government refuses to pay back the money which make Paivis former clients furious. The movie had a preview on Aland where it ran for four days and won the audience award. Public opinion became strong and the government now have to plan on how to pay back and how to prevent this from happening again. But people get addicted to gambling everyday. Right now someone is losing everything. Right now, a gambler filled with guilt tries to kill herself. This is just the story of one gambler.

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