Van Der Valk and Samson receive a ticking off from government Minister Van Hoorn, who bemoans the growing crime numbers in Amsterdam. At a meeting due to be chaired by Van Hoorn, Van Der Valk learns that the Minister has been gunned down.
It's a decent enough episode, it certainly starts well enough, a very dramatic opening, there's nothing like a bit of gunfire to grip the viewer, and there are one or two moments of excitement, including the shocking second murder, but it's just a bit drawn out and padded in parts. It will have you yawning in the middle.
There are one or two moments of overacting, I'll let you be the judge of who and when.
Several talented actors to watch out for, including Kenneth Cranham and Nicholas Le Provest, worth watching to see Gary Olsen in a straight role, outside of 2.4 Children.
Worth pointing out that it's 1991, you didn't get too many gay characters on TV, so at least this one offers something a little different.
'Bagperson' are we in 2025?
I know I always talk about cars, but I just love them, we owe a lot to The Renault Espace, it may be hideous now, but I wonder it was the blueprint for most of the MPV's of today.
Solid, if unremarkable.
6.5/10.
