Lucia de Berk (played by Ariane Schluter) is a protagonist in Accused.
Lucia de Berk is a nurse who works exhausting night shifts and cares for vulnerable patients. After several deaths occur in hospitals where she worked, she is accused of murder despite the lack of direct physical evidence. She maintains her innocence through imprisonment, while Judith Jansen and Quirijn Herzberg later challenge the case against her. Judith Jansen (played by Sallie Harmsen) appears in Accused.
Judith Jansen begins work as an assistant prosecutor and is initially assigned to organize an old case file, although she wants a current investigation. Years later, she approaches Lucia de Berk and admits that she believes Lucia is innocent, but Lucia reminds her of the long imprisonment caused by the prosecution. Quirijn Herzberg (played by Fedja van Huêt) appears in Accused.
Quirijn Herzberg is the lawyer who takes up Lucia de Berk's appeal after Theo Bakker asks him to examine the case. He finds assumptions, unreliable statistics, and excluded exculpatory evidence in the prosecution's reasoning, then searches for grounds to reopen Lucia's conviction. Cellmate Jenny (played by Amanda Ooms) appears in Accused.
Cellmate Jenny shares a prison cell with Lucia de Berk while Quirijn Herzberg investigates the possibility of reopening Lucia's case. Her role places her alongside Lucia during the years of imprisonment, but the plot summary gives no further detail about her actions or personal background. Detective Henk Bos (played by Marcel Musters) appears in Accused.
Detective Henk Bos is involved in the police investigation into Lucia de Berk after multiple hospital deaths raise suspicion. He searches Lucia's home with other investigators, where crime novels and a private diary are found and later interpreted as supposed evidence of psychopathy. Antoinette (played by Maartje Remmers) appears in Accused.
Antoinette is connected to Judith Jansen's early work as an assistant prosecutor. She explains that Judith's first assignment is to organize an old case file, despite Judith's hope of participating in a current investigation. The summary provides no further information about her relationship to the case.
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Characters
Lucia de Berk
(played by Ariane Schluter) — protagonist
Lucia de Berk is a nurse who works exhausting night shifts and cares for vulnerable patients. After several deaths occur in hospitals where she worked, she is accused of murder despite the lack of dir...
Judith Jansen
(played by Sallie Harmsen) — supporting
Judith Jansen begins work as an assistant prosecutor and is initially assigned to organize an old case file, although she wants a current investigation. Years later, she approaches Lucia de Berk and a...
Quirijn Herzberg
(played by Fedja van Huêt) — supporting
Quirijn Herzberg is the lawyer who takes up Lucia de Berk's appeal after Theo Bakker asks him to examine the case. He finds assumptions, unreliable statistics, and excluded exculpatory evidence in the...
Cellmate Jenny
(played by Amanda Ooms) — supporting
Cellmate Jenny shares a prison cell with Lucia de Berk while Quirijn Herzberg investigates the possibility of reopening Lucia's case. Her role places her alongside Lucia during the years of imprisonme...
Detective Henk Bos
(played by Marcel Musters) — supporting
Detective Henk Bos is involved in the police investigation into Lucia de Berk after multiple hospital deaths raise suspicion. He searches Lucia's home with other investigators, where crime novels and...
Antoinette
(played by Maartje Remmers) — minor
Antoinette is connected to Judith Jansen's early work as an assistant prosecutor. She explains that Judith's first assignment is to organize an old case file, despite Judith's hope of participating in...
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Quirijn Herzberg → Lucia de Berk
(Professional Appeal Lawyer And Client)
Quirijn Herzberg takes up Lucia's appeal and searches for grounds to reopen her case.
