Where shall I begin???
Where did the Producers find half of these characters that are supposedly playing serious detectives... The scruffy lazy slob with no talent and initiative (let alone, he doesn't seem to do anything at all but drink & eat) named Luke Gale playing detective Brad de Vries is totally useless and clueless..How was he given this role? It's beyond compression that he was even given an audition. An absolute terrible actor with a terrible accent..What were they thinking? It was so hard to concentrate due to the lack of conviction, empathy emotion or praise from Piet Van der Valk towards the only serious player Cloovers, all his hard work and no recognitionat all or thanks.. Valk is so cold and unforgiving, hardly a trait befitting a senior officer towards his mentor:(:( The cast are mis-cast and inappropriate for this remake of a classic 70s cop dramas that was iconic with 'Barry Foster' as lead Van der Valk.. No Comparison Whatsoever... Please in series 2, re-cast.. Get rid of Luke Gale & Maimie McCoy..Those scruffy drab un-ironed t-shirts she wears repetitively is ridiculous, as well as her accent and acting.. Why not learn the Dutch accent to make it convincing & authentic if you want to prove yourself a great actress...Thumbs down for her, as she's annoying and can't act because she doesn't convince... British drama doesn't seem to cut the mustard anymore, because they do-nit seem to have the talent.. Therefore, they're satisfied with low ranking nobody's that (to be honest) shouldn't be on TV at all.. It's like going to your local backstreet pub and pulling some scruffy loafers, and then offering them tv stardom...Common spoken and Common attitudes towards a respected profession down grades British Police (detectives) as being totally inept and useless (which is not the case) Look elsewhere for series 2 as I'm out..Sorry...
Where did the Producers find half of these characters that are supposedly playing serious detectives... The scruffy lazy slob with no talent and initiative (let alone, he doesn't seem to do anything at all but drink & eat) named Luke Gale playing detective Brad de Vries is totally useless and clueless..How was he given this role? It's beyond compression that he was even given an audition. An absolute terrible actor with a terrible accent..What were they thinking? It was so hard to concentrate due to the lack of conviction, empathy emotion or praise from Piet Van der Valk towards the only serious player Cloovers, all his hard work and no recognitionat all or thanks.. Valk is so cold and unforgiving, hardly a trait befitting a senior officer towards his mentor:(:( The cast are mis-cast and inappropriate for this remake of a classic 70s cop dramas that was iconic with 'Barry Foster' as lead Van der Valk.. No Comparison Whatsoever... Please in series 2, re-cast.. Get rid of Luke Gale & Maimie McCoy..Those scruffy drab un-ironed t-shirts she wears repetitively is ridiculous, as well as her accent and acting.. Why not learn the Dutch accent to make it convincing & authentic if you want to prove yourself a great actress...Thumbs down for her, as she's annoying and can't act because she doesn't convince... British drama doesn't seem to cut the mustard anymore, because they do-nit seem to have the talent.. Therefore, they're satisfied with low ranking nobody's that (to be honest) shouldn't be on TV at all.. It's like going to your local backstreet pub and pulling some scruffy loafers, and then offering them tv stardom...Common spoken and Common attitudes towards a respected profession down grades British Police (detectives) as being totally inept and useless (which is not the case) Look elsewhere for series 2 as I'm out..Sorry...