Baantjer(1995)

Baantjer is a Dutch police procedural series that aired on RTL 4 from 1995 to 2006 across 12 seasons and 123 episodes. The show follows Detective Jurriaan "Jurre" de Cock, played by Piet Römer, and his partner Dick Vledder, portrayed by Victor Reinier, as they investigate crimes in Amsterdam. Based on the crime novels by A.C. Baantjer, the series became a cornerstone of Dutch television, blending gritty detective work with character-driven storytelling. The show's popularity led to a feature film, Baantjer: de Cock en de wraak zonder einde, which aired in 1999 to mark RTL 4's tenth anniversary. The series remains influential in European crime drama.