Wallander

This drama follows Inspector Kurt Wallander – a middle-aged everyman – as he struggles against a rising tide of violence in the apparently sleepy backwaters in and around Ystad in Skane, southern Sweden. Based on the international best-selling books by Henning Mankell.

Drama

Crime

Mystery

Wallander

Drama

Crime

Mystery

Created By
First Aired on: Nov 30, 2008
Popularity: 6.8332: 134 votes
Networks: (GB)
(US)
Production: Left Bank Pictures (GB)Yellow Bird (SE)TKBC (GB)
Status: Ended: Show Ended

Seasons & episodes

Total 4 seasons, 12 episodes

Specials

Aired 16 years ago

6 Episodes

Episode 1Who is Kurt Wallander89 min
Well, he's the hero of BBC1's new crime drama starring Kenneth Branagh (9pm tomorrow BBC1). But what shaped this melancholic Swedish detective, and why have more than 25 million copies of the novels featuring him been sold worldwide? Crime writer John Harvey travels to Sweden to find out, talking to people on the streets, shadowing a cop and tracking down Wallander's reclusive but lucid creator, Henning Mankell. By examining Mankell's anti-hero Wallander, it reveals the hidden angst affecting present-day Sweden, a country with an excellent welfare system yet one which has suffered two shocking recent political assassinations. The film tries to grasp what Mankell's characters say about Sweden and how his books inform the rest of the world about Scandinavia's largest country.
Episode 2Branagh's Wallander16 min
Overview not available
Episode 3Branagh and Mankell Discuss Wallander27 min
Henning Mankel and Kenneth Branagh discuss Kurt Wallander
Episode 4The Wallander Look12 min
Overview not available
Episode 5Wallander Country15 min
On location with the BBC team