A tv program centered on a soulsearching swedish cop. I found myself watching a bit at a distance because it was frankly a. Kenneth branagh stars as kurt wallander, the soulsearching swedish cop. The pace of the troubled man is significantly slower than the previous wallander stories, with several chapters between murders. Based on swedish crime author henning mankells book series. Kurt wallander, wallander 18 cellisten, henning mankells wallander.
Beautifully filmed, wallander is a compelling series featuring an extremely. With claire cox, howard swinson, kenneth branagh, david warner. Mankell refers to the wallander series as novels of swedish unrest. Wallander is a swedish television series adapted from henning mankells kurt wallander novels and starring krister henriksson in the title role. Wallanders investigation of a brutal assault forces him to examine and question his own motives. Kenneth branagh returns as detective kurt wallander in this collection of fulllength mysteries based on the novels by swedish author henning mankell. The series premiered in 2008 and has produced four seasons until 2015. Although wallander s daughter is not with him, he moves to the beach, gets a dog, and pursues a more enduring love interest. Watch wallander on masterpiece episodes online season 2. In the final season, wallander faces a personal fear as he investigates three missingperson cases. I missed wallander so much after season 1, that i purchased season 2. Wallander season 2 2010 i finally got around to watching to season 2 of the wallander, the british series devoted to the outer and especially inner life of novelist henning mankell s perennially depressed swedish detective, kurt wallander the great kenneth branagh in this version. Series 2 of bbcs wallander premiers sunday, 3 jan, 2010. The 1st series of films was produced in 2005 and 2006, with one taken directly from a novel and the remainder with new storylines suggested by.
The popularity of the character has turned the small swedish town of ystad into one of the. The suspenseful the fifth woman finds swedish cop wallander investigating a possible serial killer, whose brutal murders. Isabelle and pontus pass out as police officers but he is dismayed when she says she wants to put their affair on hold in order to travel. Yellow bird, a production company formed by mankell, began negotiations with british companies to produce the. The small town ystad in sweden is suddenly struck by couldbe terrorist. Katrina ahsell lena endre is the new prosecutor, recently divorced and relocated from stockholm to ystad.
After filming completed on season 2, krister henriksson stated that he would not play wallander again, having only signed the new contract. With krister henriksson, lena endre, sverrir gudnason, nina zanjani. About 40 metres away, the swedish language wallander film valnaden the ghost. British version of the swedish drama series about a maverick detective. Her plans are cut short when she joins the investigation into the death of her friend from the gym,therese,murdered by burglars.
Peter,ninas husband and martins business partner, is a thuggish,dodgy sort but rittners wife gives him an alibi. A taxi driver is brutally killed by two young girls who seem to lack a motive for their. The first of these films, hamnden the revenge, was a theatrical release on 9. It follows wallander, a troubled detective, who lives and works in ystad near the southern tip of sweden. It was the first time the wallander novels have been adapted into an englishlanguage production. In a picturesque and oncepeaceful province of sweden, disillusioned police inspector kurt wallander probes a shocking spate of baffling murders. E ven under blue skies, the windswept fields and beaches of southern sweden appear bleak and hopeless in the second season of wallander. Wallander is the bbc adaptation of the swedish crime mystery novel series. Only later, usually 12 years, were the films shown on tv. Filmed in 2009 2010, it follows wallander and his colleagues through cases each an episode long.
Episodes 79 dvd, 2010, 3disc set at the best online prices at ebay. Visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies. If you watched the first season and enjoyed the beautiful swedish countryside around ystad, you will enjoy this season as well. Season 3 of the engrossing mystery series adapted from swedish crime author henning mankells inspector wallander books finds the morose police detective kenneth branagh experiencing good. Stens secretary shows wallander a postcard of africa with a text threatening the lives of. In the uk, the films were broadcast on bbc four from 11 december 2010 to 18 august 2012, subtitled in english. Wallander is a swedish television series adapted from henning. That tension spurred him on during 14hour days of filming wallander in the pretty village of ystad on the swedish coast.
Wallander investigates the brutal murder of an elderly couple at an isolated farmhouse. The 1st series of films was produced in 2005 and 2006, with one taken directly from a novel and the remainder with new storylines suggested by mankell. Top best funny performances ever on got talent try not to laugh. Wallander wallander is a swedish television series adapted from henning mankells kurt wallander novels and starring krister henriksson in the title role. Kurt wallander is a hardworking detective with a strong sense of integrity, but he also has a flawed and very human side. He must battle his own demons as he works to solve a series of bizarre crimes in the seaside town of ystad in southern sweden. Watch henning mankells wallander english subtitled season 2. Wallander internet movie firearms database guns in. Find all 3 songs featured in wallander soundtrack, listed by episode with scene descriptions. Lawyer sten torstenssen tells wallander he believes his old fathers death in a car crash was homicide but wallander is reluctant to act until sten is found hanged and the pathologist claims that he was murdered.
With roland hedlund, david sibley, kenneth branagh, sally hurst. The third season of the swedish wallander, which features six 90minute episodes, is based on mankells last novel, the troubled man, and other original stories. The following weapons were used in the series wallander. Inspector wallander returns to fight an everincreasing tide of crime in southern sweden. With krister henriksson, fredrik gunnarsson, mats bergman, douglas johansson. Aka in swedish skytten or learn to read english if youre swedish and cant already wink see comments to season 1. Weary swedish cop kurt wallander kenneth branagh catches few breaks in season 2 of the gripping mystery series adapted from swedish crime author henning mankells inspector wallander books. It is the twelfth and final novel in the wallander series. A series of thirteen 90 minute episodes based on original stories from immensely popular swedish crime writer henning mankell, wallander follows the titular chief inspector kurt wallander krister henriksson as he investigates crimes and solves mysteries in the deceptively dark underbelly of picturesque modern sweden. Three elderly men, holger eriksson, gosta runfeldt and eugen blomberg, are murdered in seemingly unrelated incidents. The ultimate guide to henning mankells wallander crime. The smell of perfume on runfeldts suitcase suggests a womans involvement. The 1st series of films was produced in 2005 and 2006, with one taken directly from a novel and the remainder with new storylines.
Weary swedish cop kurt wallander kenneth branagh catches few breaks in season 2 of the gripping mystery series adapted from swedish crime author henning mankells. Although wallanders daughter is not with him, he moves to the beach, gets a. The final season, starting sunday, may 8, on pbs, was no less daunting as kurt confronts alzheimers. Dealing with northern europes most violent and deranged criminals, wallander also battles personal demons and appalling health. Wallander learns that the key to the murders lies in a particularly despicable business fraud and a man out for terrible revenge for deeply personal reasons. None are mourned by their families, who regarded them as bullies and womanizers, which shocks wallander, whose. The series stars kenneth branagh as inspector kurt wallander, a swedish police detective who solves cases in the swedish countryside while dealing with his inner demons. A drama series, in which swedish detective kurt wallander investigates a series of violent and terrifying murders in the beautiful setting of skane, southern sweden. Wallander is a british television series adapted from the swedish novelist henning mankells kurt wallander novels and starring kenneth branagh as the eponymous police inspector. Kenneth branagh is back as inspector kurt wallander in the final season of wallander, based on the novels of henning mankell. Swedish cop kurt wallander is back on the beat in the awardwinning role created by. The first season of thirteen films was produced in 2005 and 2006, with one taken directly from a novel and the remainder with new storylines suggested by mankell. An adulterous couple, nina adler and martin rittner,are blown up in a beachhouse explosion and foul play is suspected. When manfred stjarne is stabbed to death outside the brada cider factory his wife claire has inherited suspicion falls on polish worker jan kowalski, with whose wife manfred was having an affair, but jan is found hanged later evidence suggesting foul play.