Van Der Valk’s Maimie McCoy reveals second series is under threat after filming was cancelled

VAN Der Valk's Maimie McCoy has revealed the second series of the ITV reboot is under threat after filming was cancelled.

The 70s show has been revived with Marc Warren in the titular role and Maimie starring as Lucienne Hassell.

While season one is still airing on ITV, a second series was already in the works on location in Amsterdam.

But appearing on today's This Morning, Maimie explained how production had been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

She said: "We were supposed to be filming now. We should have started the second series this week. "We're gutted. It's been an amazing response and such huge audiences.

"It's lovely when you're immensely proud of something and I think as a team we've created something that's the beginning of something brilliant.

"We're all itching to get back to it and building those relationships and developing those characters."

Marc will be particularly pleased the show has been well received after admitting he felt 'vulnerable and under pressure' fronting the reboot.

The 53-year-old plays streetwise Dutch detective Van der Valk - which was previously portrayed by Barry Foster - and confessed he was nervous the reboot would "go up in flames."

He told the Press Association: “I have played lead roles before but not so much… mainly in my 30s I was doing that kind of thing, not so much in my 40s; it would be much more ensemble like Mad Dogs and stuff, and you spread the load there."

He added: "If it goes down in flames, you’re all going down together, but when you’re the title character, there’s a lot more pressure to it."

The former Hustle star said the feeling of partaking in a lead role reminded him of when he first started acting: “I think I felt it throughout the whole job, really."

He added: “Certainly in my younger days, I suppose I felt almost fearless when I was at work. But I didn’t have that on this, I suppose I just felt more vulnerable."

Van Der Valk concludes on Sunday, May 10 at 8.20pm on ITV.