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The Spectacular

TV·2022–2022·1 season, 4 episodes·NPO 3·Drama, War & Politics·50m·Created by Willem Bosch

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In the late 1980s, a Dutch anti-terrorism detective sets out to take down an IRA cell ruthlessly targeting English military personnel on leave in the south of the Netherlands.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01The Spectacular S01E02Political BodiesS01E02 · 7.0
  2. 02The Spectacular S01E03The Devil HimselfS01E03 · 7.0
  3. 03The Spectacular S01E01Tribal StruggleS01E01 · 6.5

Castfull cast & details

Hadewych MinisHadewych MinisJeanine MaesAoibhinn McGinnityAoibhinn McGinnityFiona HughesJacob DerwigJacob DerwigFrank MaesMichel SluysmansMichel SluysmansMartin de WaardKerr LoganKerr LoganPatrick LynchPorgy FranssenPorgy FranssenSjuul LivestroDeclan ConlonDeclan ConlonDeclan MoorePeter BlokPeter BlokAdvocaat Daniël de Lange

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode4Episodes2022Aired 6.8Season avg
  1. S01E01The Spectacular S01E01Tribal StruggleJanuary 2, 2022 6.5
  2. S01E02The Spectacular S01E02Season's bestPolitical BodiesJanuary 9, 2022 7.0
  3. S01E03The Spectacular S01E03The Devil HimselfJanuary 16, 2022 7.0
  4. S01E04The Spectacular S01E04The Irish CauseJanuary 23, 2022 6.5

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