[Thor Joachim Haga]

I’m currently immersing myself in the world of DERRICK (thanks, in particular, to Malte) – the famous crime TV show that became iconic in Norway, as it was part of the Friday crime show slot called “Detektimen” (“Detec Hour”….doesn’t sound as good in English, as it misses the pun of the similarly-sounding Detektimen and Detektiven – The Detective). Especially in the 80s and 90s. I watched it religiously with my parents every Friday, alongside other detective shows like BERGERAC. Horst Tappert, who played Derrick, even became a popular guy in Norway, as he had a summer residence here, up north.

Anyways, there’s quite a bit of good stuff – especially by Frank Duval in the 80s. But also other luminaries like Martin Böttcher, who’s probably more famous for his TATORT work (TATORT never became as popular as DERRICK in Norway, but I know it’s huge in Germany).

There are a number of DERRICK albums out there, usually cover versions by the likes of Frank Duval and his orchestra or Peter Thomas and his orchestra. But there’s never been a proper soundtrack release that includes the original recordings, I think. Someone should remedy that!