Iconic 70s British crime drama returning to screens next month as ITV announces comeback date
AN iconic 70s British crime drama is returning to screen next month as ITV confirms its comeback date.
Van Der Valk will return to the broadcaster this month for a brand new series.
The show originally ran in the 70s and the early 90s, with Barry Foster playing Piet Van Der Valk.
It returned for a reboot in 2020, and then a second series kicked off in August 2022.
And now ITV has confirmed the third instalment will kick off on Sunday, June 18th.
The new series has just three episodes but each of them are a whopping two hours in duration.
In the remake, Marc Warren takes on the lead role of Simon “Piet” Van Der Valk.
The ‘loner’ lives on a boat, is a little reserved but, according to Marc, is very “comfortable in his own skin”.
Police boss Piet Van der Valk was originally played by Barry Foster in the 70s, and briefly again in the 90s.
Actor Barry was known for his extensive career in film, radio, stage and television which spanned almost 50 years, and included playing Bob Rusk in Alfred Hitchcock’s Frenzy (1972).
Prior to appearing in Van der Valk, Barry appeared in movie Ryan’s Daughter alongside Robert Mitchum, Trevor Howard and John Mills.
His TV roles included Hamlet in 1961, Robert Driscoll in The Troubleshooters in 1965 and Peter in 1971 mini-series A Taste Of Honey.
Barry passed away in 2002.