Salamander (TV series)

Salamander
GenreCrime drama
Created byBavo Dhooge
Written byWard Hulselmans
Directed byFrank van Mechelen
StarringFilip Peeters
Violet Braeckman
Tine Reymer
Koen Van Impe
Wim Opbrouck
Emilie Van Nieuwenhuyze
Leah Thys
ComposerSteve Willaert
Country of originBelgium
Original languagesFlemish
French
No. of series2
No. of episodes22 (list of episodes)
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Production
Producers
  • Corinne Appelmans
  • Jan Theys
  • Eric Wirix
CinematographyLou Berghmans
EditorPieter Smet
Running time50 minutes
Production companySkyline Entertainment
Original release
NetworkEén
Release30 December 2012 (2012-12-30) –
11 March 2018 (2018-03-11)
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Salamander is a Belgian crime drama television series, created by and based upon the novel by Bavo Dhooge, that was first broadcast on Eén on 30 December 2012.[1] The twelve-part series, produced by Skyline Entertainment and written by Ward Hulselmans, stars Filip Peeters as Inspector Paul Gerardi,[2] a Belgian detective who investigates the theft of sixty-six safety deposit boxes belonging to prominent Belgian figures. It was broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC Four from 8 February 2014.[3] Following the success of the first series, a second series was commissioned by Eén but production did not begin until five years later. The second series is subtitled Blood Diamonds and was first broadcast on 7 January 2018. BBC Four broadcast from 14 April 2018.

  1. ^ Plunkett, John (7 February 2014). "Salamander: BBC4 heads out of the dark with Belgian thriller". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  2. ^ Webdale, Jonathan (23 May 2013). "BBC4 bags Belgian crime thriller". C21 Media. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  3. ^ "BBC Four acquires Belgian thriller Salamander". BBC. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2014.