Cynical Dutch Detective Commissaris and his colleagues investigate murders, kidnappings, and political corruption.Cynical Dutch Detective Commissaris and his colleagues investigate murders, kidnappings, and political corruption.Cynical Dutch Detective Commissaris and his colleagues investigate murders, kidnappings, and political corruption.
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- TriviaThe catchy theme tune, "Eye Level", reached number one on the UK charts at the end of 1972 when this show was first shown, and stayed on the chart for twenty-four weeks. It has the distinction of being the first television theme song to top the official UK music chart.
- Crazy creditsThe credits for Season 1 listed the actors and characters entirely in lower-case letters.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Britain's Favourite Detectives (2014)
- SoundtracksEye Level
(Title Theme)
Written by Jack Trombey
Played by The Simon Park Orchestra
Conducted by Simon Park
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I first saw it when I visited Britain in 1977. I was intrigued by the anomaly (to me) of a British TV show about a Dutch police detective. I enjoyed it and continued to watch it every time I visited Britain, which was often as I had gotten a job requiring it. Some of the actors spoke with British accents while others spoke with Dutch accents, but that was no big deal. After all, aren't we the country that gave the world Robin Hood with an American accent? The only thing that really bothered me was that it apparently never got on American TV, at least not that I knew. It would be great if BBC America were to broadcast the reruns. Barry Foster was a great actor, perfectly cast. I suppose it didn't make it "across the pond" because he used brains instead of brawn and guns, and we already had Lt. Columbo.
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