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The Spectacular (2022)

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Show title: The Spectacular

IMDb score: 7,4 (757)

Episodes: 4

Playing time: 3 hour and 33 minutes

Developed by: Eefje Smulders, Alexander Blaauw, Pieter Kuijpers and Sander van Meurs

Stars: Hadewych Minis, Michel Sluysmans and Jacob Derwig

Origin: Netherlands

Releasedate: Sunday 2 January 2022

First aired on: NPO 3 (Nederland)

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The Spectacular plot

At the end of the 1980s, at the end of 'The Troubles', the Northern Ireland conflict, the south of the Netherlands is rocked by a series of horrific IRA attacks. They are aimed at English soldiers who, stationed in bases in Germany, often go out in Limburg. A specially formed team of local detectives is tasked with arresting the group of terrorists who see themselves as freedom fighters. The investigation team gradually suspects that high-ranking Dutch and international authorities are doing everything they can to prevent the arrest. Meanwhile, the terror cell is preparing an attack in the Netherlands of unprecedented proportions, better known as 'The Spectacular'.

Episodes Season 1 (2022)

  1. 1. Stammenstrijd

    2 January 2022 (52 minutes)

  2. 2. Politieke Lichamen

    9 January 2022 (52 minutes)

  3. 3. De Duivel Zelf

    16 January 2022 (53 minutes)

  4. 4. The Irish Cause

    23 January 2022 (56 minutes)

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Actors and Actresses

Jeanine Maes

Frank Maes

Martin de Waard

Patrick Lynch

Sjuul Livestro

Declan Moore

Advocaat Daniël de Lange

Corey O'Keeffe

Paul O'Keeffe

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Suitehome

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Great four-part drama series about the hunt by the Limburg police in the late eighties, on an IRA cell in the Netherlands. Conceived and directed by Willem Bosch (Bellicher, Penoza, Swanenburg) and co-written with Pieter Kuijpers (Van God Los, Riphagen). Set in five countries with numerous Irish and English actors, this international production is a magnum opus that deserves a wide audience. International allure with Dutch recognisability.

The atmosphere, setting, details, yes even the clumsiness of the eighties can be seen in a nice way. This truth-based conspiracy thriller may not be known or stuck with everyone. While in Germany (and with us) in the 1970s everyone was captivated by the Red Army Faction and in the Netherlands the Moluccan actions were still remembered, the IRA action in Roermond remained relatively unknown. That will change, and how. With praise for the VPRO.

The Spectacular is exciting, intelligent and has great acting. The role of the female protagonist Jeanine Maes is based on that of Cees Verhaeren, then chief of the Limburg intelligence service. Maes, played by Hadewych Minis, leads the Limburg police team as a terror expert. Minis constantly alternates her acting between hypothermic, obsessive, charming, introverted and insecure. Excellent support from Michel Sluysmans and the witty joke here and there woven into the scenario. Is there nothing to complain about? Not so much. If you don't know the history, maybe a little too much of the plot is revealed. Will Maes himself survive this terror, for example? The last episode is a bit disappointing. It's a minor point. For those who are still going to see the series: I realize that if the expectations are high, it can really only be disappointing. But go ahead: The Spectacular is a must see and one of the best Dutch series ever.

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