On the face of it this should be a classic Van Der Valk episode with the Commasaris and his long suffering wife taking a weekend break in London but finding that Pete sits next to a clairvoyant on the plane journey who is murdered during the flight and as it is on a Dutch aircraft and took place over the Hook Of Holland, Pete finds himself in charge of the investigation while based in London. Unfortunately the British police are portrayed as bumbling idiots constantly mispronouncing his name (which I think was supposed to be funny) with one detective claiming he has a season ticket for Chelsea and then he asks someone what time the Saturday kickoff is. (It was always 3 in the afternoon in those days and any football fan would know that.) Bob Hoskins appears using his 'put money in all yer pockets' accent, but he seems to disappear midway without explanation and the murder is never really resolved as the investigation turns into something else, and how they track down the villain using a clue that the house is near Holland Park is unbelievable. I like the chemistry between Joanna Dunham and Barry Foster though - always worth watching.
Review of Dead on Arrival
