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Wallander

2005TV-MA3 seasons6.9 / 10

Detective Kurt Wallander solves gruesome complex crimes in the city of Ystad, Sweden.

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Synopsis

Detective Kurt Wallander solves gruesome complex crimes in the city of Ystad, Sweden.

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Episode 1

The Troubled Man

1h 39m5.8 / 10

Wallander has become a grandfather and is trying to seize the role as good as it goes, because he wants to be closer to his daughter Linda and her family. When Linda's father in law mysteriously disappears, Wallander is drawn into the case that takes him back in time to the Cold War and the submarine violations in the Stockholm archipelago. At the same time he's starting to suspect that something is not right with him...

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Directed by Agneta Fagerström-OlssonWritten by Lars Bill Lundholm, Peter BirroGuest stars Marika Lindström, Sten Ljunggren, Ingvar Hirdwall, Len Cariou, Lo Kauppi, Anneli Martini, Sten Elfström, Rolf Degerlund

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Episode 2

The Missing

1h 29m6.6 / 10

Kurt returns to work after a temporarly suspention. At the same time a girl disappeares which draws in the entire Ystad police and military looking frantically for her. When Kurt starts to work on the case, he begins to see similarities to a case he worked on ten years earlier, which hit him very personally.

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Directed by Leif MagnussonWritten by Niklas RockströmGuest stars Gustaf Hammarsten, Liv Mjönes, Anna Wallander, Claudio Salgado, Isabella Lindquist, Karin Holmberg, Sita Verma, Gabriel Flores Jair

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Episode 3

The Betrayal

1h 30m5.0 / 10

A young woman arrives at the Ystad police station to report her mother missing. Soon afterward the mother is found near the family home. Ystad police end up in a situation that constantly stirs up new topics, while police suspect that the father is the culprit. On a personal level Martinsson becomes increasingly worried about Kurt as he is starting to get more and more problems with his memory.

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Directed by Leif MagnussonWritten by Stefan ThunbergGuest stars Hedda Stiernstedt, Tobias Zilliacus, Karin Bergquist, Christoffer Olofsson, Karin Franz Körlof, Simon Reithner, Maria Arnadottir, Lena Ringkvist

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Episode 4

The Loss

1h 27m5.0 / 10

A young woman is found dead in Ystad. When the police begin the case, they are told that the woman came from Moldova and that she worked as a prostitute in Sweden. Kurt, who leads the case, decides to seek out the woman's family in Moldova. When he returns to Sweden, he is involved in a car accident and takes a leave of absence from work. Around the same time Kurt finds where is forgetfulness comes from.

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Directed by Agneta Fagerström-OlssonWritten by Malin Lind LagerlöfGuest stars Elisabet Carlsson, Henrik Norlén, Johan Hedenberg, Mitcho Batalov, Danica Ćurčić, Bengt Braskered, Luiza Stanescu, Zoltan Schapira

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Episode 5

The Arsonist

1h 30m5.0 / 10

Kurt Wallander has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, but has a hard time accepting it and are therefore trying to keep it a secret for the surroundings. At the same time an arsonist who has served his sentence is freed from prison.

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Directed by Charlotte BrändströmWritten by Peter LindblomGuest stars Christoffer Nordenrot, Malena Engström, Staffan Kihlbom, Anja Lundqvist, Andreas Rothlin-Svensson, Jörgen Thorsson, Anna Blomberg, Carl Wallén

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Episode 6

The Man Who Wept

1h 30m5.0 / 10finale

It's almost Christmas and Kurt is troubled by his memory disease. He realizes that it will soon be necessary to tell his colleagues and the rest of the world that he is sick. But he finds it difficult to give up his job, his only identity. In Ystad, there is a brutal kidnapping of a famous restaurateur, Paolo Salino. Kurt takes on the case but is forced to enlist the help of his colleague Jenny from the police in Malmö.

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Directed by Lisa OhlinWritten by Bjørn Paqualin, Lovisa MillesGuest stars Marianne Mörck, Stina Ekblad, Leonard Terfelt, Linda Ritzén, Sven Ahlström, Per Graffman, Olle Jansson, Johannes Bah Kuhnke

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More about Wallander

Cast

Krister HenrikssonKurt Wallander
Johanna SällströmLinda Wallander
Charlotta JonssonLinda Wallander
Signe DahlkvistKlara Wallander
Ola RapaceStefan Lindman
Mats BergmanNyberg
Fredrik GunnarssonJohan Svartman
Lena EndreKatarina Ahlsell

Credits

Created by
Henning Mankell
Written by
Per Berglund, Cecilia Börjlind, Rolf Börjlind, Stefan Ahnhem, Stefan Thunberg, Stephan Apelgren, Pernilla Oljelund, Lars Lundström, Stefan Ahnhem, Ola Saltin, Petra Revenue, Niklas Rockström, Malin Lind Lagerlöf, Peter Birro, Ulf Ryberg, Anna Fredriksson

Production details

Status
Ended
Series type
Scripted
Episodes
32
Original language
Swedish

Networks & production

  • TV4Sweden
  • Yellow BirdSweden
  • TV4Sweden
  • Film i SkåneSweden
  • Danmarks Radio (DR)Denmark
  • Canal+France

Themes

based on novel or bookdetectivenordic noirsmall townswedenthrillerystad