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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 full episode list
Release Date:
13 February 2004 (Belgium) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama
Plot:
In each episode of this Flemish whodunit, each based on a book by Flemish author Piet Aspe (hence the title)... more
User Comments:
Mediocre more (1 total)

Cast

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Herbert Flack ... Pieter Van In (62 episodes, 2004-2009)
Michel van Dousselaere ... Roger De Kee (62 episodes, 2004-2009)
Francesca Vanthielen ... Hannelore Martens (62 episodes, 2004-2009)
Maaike Cafmeyer ... Carine Neels (62 episodes, 2004-2009)
Herman Boets ... Leo Vanmaele (53 episodes, 2004-2009)
Lucas van den Eijnde ... Guido Versavel (47 episodes, 2004-2009)
Mathias Coppens ... Mitch Dedecker (36 episodes, 2007-2009)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
Netherlands:60 min (including commercials) (2006-) | Netherlands:100 min (including commercials) (2004)
Country:
Belgium
Language:
Dutch
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 more
Certification:
Netherlands:12 | Belgium:KT
Filming Locations:
Brugge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium more

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Trivia:
All episodes of the first season were adaptations of Pieter Aspe's novels. Starting with the second season, the plots are no longer based on his books, and the episodes are also much shorter- 60 minutes instead of 100 (both including commercials). more

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4 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
Mediocre, 7 March 2004
Author: Kim Bedin from Brussels

Following his massive success in writing pulpous crime novels which he churns out at a dazzling rate, Pieter Aspe, Belgian novelist native to the city of Bruges, has been honoured with the rendering of his popular novels to the tube (also shown on the big screen in certain Belgian film theatres). Surrounding the Aspe-hype (his books are now also available at most cd-stores and bakeries), a few nefarious echoes have been stirred with regard to the quality of the series (and by a bold minority, concerning the books themselves). While perhaps the poor choices made in casting the leading actors and the generic look and feel the whole premise relies on can be kindly put to side with a few mild excuses referring to the obvious difficulty found in transcribing the written word to the audible motion picture, the performance falters in most other places as well. The sheer lack of depth in character development and the episodic nature of the story which can be described as picaresque at best and absolutely out of touch with reality at worst, makes the whole narrative progress come to a shrieking halt. Saddening but unsurprising indeed. For fear of sounding obnoxious, I should nevertheless point out that Pieter Aspe has almost single-handedly (save for the translated misadventures of a round-spectacled magician apprentice) made the average flemish-speaking Belgian reach for the bookshelf in years. The Hendrik Conscience of the new millennium.

Mediocre in all respects.

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