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. Although wallander s daughter is not with him, he moves to the beach, gets a dog, and pursues a more enduring love interest. Wallander wallander is a swedish television series adapted from henning mankells kurt wallander novels and starring krister henriksson in the title role. The small town ystad in sweden is suddenly struck by couldbe terrorist. With krister henriksson, lena endre, sverrir gudnason, nina zanjani. Wallander internet movie firearms database guns in. Three elderly men, holger eriksson, gosta runfeldt and eugen blomberg, are murdered in seemingly unrelated incidents. The smell of perfume on runfeldts suitcase suggests a womans involvement. The pace of the troubled man is significantly slower than the previous wallander stories, with several chapters between murders. Series 2 of bbcs wallander premiers sunday, 3 jan, 2010. 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. Peter,ninas husband and martins business partner, is a thuggish,dodgy sort but rittners wife gives him an alibi. It follows wallander, a troubled detective, who lives and works in ystad near the southern tip of sweden.
The ultimate guide to henning mankells wallander crime. Wallander is the bbc adaptation of the swedish crime mystery novel series. British version of the swedish drama series about a maverick detective. Wallanders investigation of a brutal assault forces him to examine and question his own motives. That tension spurred him on during 14hour days of filming wallander in the pretty village of ystad on the swedish coast. Visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies. Kenneth branagh is back as inspector kurt wallander in the final season of wallander, based on the novels of henning mankell. Watch henning mankells wallander english subtitled season 2. Inspector wallander returns to fight an everincreasing tide of crime in southern sweden.
Kenneth branagh returns as detective kurt wallander in this collection of fulllength mysteries based on the novels by swedish author henning mankell. The final season, starting sunday, may 8, on pbs, was no less daunting as kurt confronts alzheimers. Wallander is a swedish television series adapted from henning mankells kurt wallander novels and starring krister henriksson in the title role. Her plans are cut short when she joins the investigation into the death of her friend from the gym,therese,murdered by burglars. 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 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. 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. E ven under blue skies, the windswept fields and beaches of southern sweden appear bleak and hopeless in the second season of wallander. 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. Yellow bird, a production company formed by mankell, began negotiations with british companies to produce the. The following weapons were used in the series wallander.
I missed wallander so much after season 1, that i purchased season 2. I found myself watching a bit at a distance because it was frankly a. Dealing with northern europes most violent and deranged criminals, wallander also battles personal demons and appalling health. Based on swedish crime author henning mankells book series. 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. 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 1st series of films was produced in 2005 and 2006, with one taken directly from a novel and the remainder with new storylines. With roland hedlund, david sibley, kenneth branagh, sally hurst. In the uk, the films were broadcast on bbc four from 11 december 2010 to 18 august 2012, subtitled in english. None are mourned by their families, who regarded them as bullies and womanizers, which shocks wallander, whose. A tv program centered on a soulsearching swedish cop.
Wallander is a swedish television series adapted from henning. With claire cox, howard swinson, kenneth branagh, david warner. Aka in swedish skytten or learn to read english if youre swedish and cant already wink see comments to season 1. It was the first time the wallander novels have been adapted into an englishlanguage production. It is the twelfth and final novel in the wallander series. The suspenseful the fifth woman finds swedish cop wallander investigating a possible serial killer, whose brutal murders. Filmed in 2009 2010, it follows wallander and his colleagues through cases each an episode long. After filming completed on season 2, krister henriksson stated that he would not play wallander again, having only signed the new contract.
The series premiered in 2008 and has produced four seasons until 2015. Find all 3 songs featured in wallander soundtrack, listed by episode with scene descriptions. In a picturesque and oncepeaceful province of sweden, disillusioned police inspector kurt wallander probes a shocking spate of baffling murders. Kurt wallander is a hardworking detective with a strong sense of integrity, but he also has a flawed and very human side.
Swedish cop kurt wallander is back on the beat in the awardwinning role created by. 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. Katrina ahsell lena endre is the new prosecutor, recently divorced and relocated from stockholm to ystad. With krister henriksson, fredrik gunnarsson, mats bergman, douglas johansson. 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. A taxi driver is brutally killed by two young girls who seem to lack a motive for their. 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.
Episodes 79 dvd, 2010, 3disc set at the best online prices at ebay. Only later, usually 12 years, were the films shown on tv. Kurt wallander, wallander 18 cellisten, henning mankells wallander. Stens secretary shows wallander a postcard of africa with a text threatening the lives of. Although wallanders daughter is not with him, he moves to the beach, gets a. Top best funny performances ever on got talent try not to laugh. In the final season, wallander faces a personal fear as he investigates three missingperson cases. If you watched the first season and enjoyed the beautiful swedish countryside around ystad, you will enjoy this season as well. 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. Wallander investigates the brutal murder of an elderly couple at an isolated farmhouse. Kenneth branagh stars as kurt wallander, the soulsearching swedish cop.
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