Baantjer (1996)
- Genre
- drama television series, crime television series
- Country
- Netherlands
- Length
- 12 seasons, 123 episodes
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 22 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
An aging police detective in Amsterdam solves murders with his younger partner. The show follows their steady, methodical work as they question suspects and gather evidence to find the killers.
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What happens
Baantjer is a Dutch television programme which was broadcast by RTL 4 from 6 October 1995 until 1 December 2006 for a total of 123 episodes in 12 seasons. It stars Piet Römer as Jurriaan 'Jurre' de Cock, a police detective, and Victor Reinier as Dick Vledder, his helper. The series is based on the novels of writer A. C. Baantjer. In 1999, RTL 4 broadcast the television film Baantjer, de film: De Cock en de wraak zonder einde because of the tenth anniversary of the network. In 2019, the series was revived for a thirteenth season and a film, starring Waldemar Torenstra, aired on RTL 4 and Videoland. The film Amsterdam Vice (Baantjer: Het Begin) won the Golden Film award two weeks after its premiere on 18 April 2019. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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