“Ellie Bamber, who played Angela, Herman’s wife, is not German and she put a … Ellie Bamber and Billy Howle as Angela's hubby Herman (Image: BBC) In 1986 Sobhraj escaped jail but was caught and given ten more years. In the eight-part limited series that follows the true story of Knippenberg’s tireless work to bring the Sobhraj to […] “Jenna Coleman is not a native French Canadian and she put a huge amount of work into her accent, Billy Howle is not a native Dutchman and he put a lot of effort into speaking Dutch, which I think he did very well. “Ellie Bamber, who played Angela, Herman’s wife, is not German and she put a … The Serpent viewers may recognise the 31-year-old actor from his role as Caden Finch in BBC's MotherFatherSon. Interview with Billy Howle who plays Herman Knippenberg in The Serpent The Serpent is available on BBC iPlayer now. I was just jibberish. “Jenna Coleman is not a native French Canadian and she put a huge amount of work into her accent, Billy Howle is not a native Dutchman and he put a lot of effort into speaking Dutch, which I think he did very well. Billy Howle plays the Dutch diplomat in the BBC drama. “Ellie Bamber, who played Angela, Herman’s wife, is not German and she put a … “Jenna Coleman is not a native French Canadian and she put a huge amount of work into her accent, Billy Howle is not a native Dutchman and he put a lot of effort into speaking Dutch, which I think he did very well. “Jenna Coleman is not a native French Canadian and she put a huge amount of work into her accent, Billy Howle is not a native Dutchman and he put a lot of effort into speaking Dutch, which I think he did very well. Herman Knippenberg, the Dutch diplomat who went out of his way to investigate murders committed by convicted killer and notorious conman Charles Sobhraj in the 1970s, has been forever immortalized in BBC One and Netflix’s The Serpent. NEWS PROVIDED BY ... Serpent? It blows my mind that you make a tv show, with a big budget, with a big role for a Dutch diplomate, and not at least have the actor say that sentense grammatically correct...nevermind the accent,( sounded more like Swede to me) but they just made him talk a made-up language. He … The Serpent is a story about a killer in the mid-70s called Charles Sobhraj, and how a person working at the Dutch Embassy - the character I play, Herman Knippenberg - came to be embroiled in capturing him. Looks good but do not let Billy Howle speak Dutch alora24 2 January 2021 Good start to the show but I just do not understand why they would have a person playing a Dutchman (Billy Howle - Herman Knippenberg) that obviously does not understand or speak Dutch. And he was full of praise for British actor Billy who gave a 'real' portrayal in the eight-part drama. OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE. Just made up words. Billy Howle is a British film and television actor from Stoke-on-Trent. February 07, 2021 - 20:28 GMT. It was so real at times, some of the scenes I saw. "I think that Billy Howle did a fantastic job.