"Wallander" (2008) TV mini-series

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

2008 (UK)

Genre:

Crime | Thriller

Plot Keywords:

One Word Title | TV Mini-Series

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 6 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Kenneth Branagh	...	Kurt Wallander (3 episodes, 2008)
Sarah Smart	...	Anne-Britt Hoglund (3 episodes, 2008)
Sadie Shimmin	...	Lisa Holgersson (3 episodes, 2008)
Tom Beard	...	Svedberg (3 episodes, 2008)
Tom Hiddleston	...	Martinsson (3 episodes, 2008)
Richard McCabe	...	Nyberg (3 episodes, 2008)
Jeany Spark	...	Linda Wallander (3 episodes, 2008)
Jessica Lloyd	...	Dr. Malmström / ... (2 episodes, 2008)
Boel Larsson	...	Ebba (2 episodes, 2008)

Series Directed by
Philip Martin		(2 episodes, 2008)

Series Writing credits
Richard Cottan		(3 episodes, 2008)
Henning Mankell		(3 episodes, 2008)

Series Produced by
Daniel Ahlqvist	....	producer (3 episodes, 2008)
Kenneth Branagh	....	executive producer (3 episodes, 2008)
Rebecca Eaton	....	executive producer (3 episodes, 2008)
Anni Faurbye Fernandez	....	executive producer (3 episodes, 2008)
Andy Harries	....	executive producer (3 episodes, 2008)
Francis Hopkinson	....	executive producer (3 episodes, 2008)
Ralf Ivarsson	....	co-producer: Film i Skåne (3 episodes, 2008)
Wolfgang Jurgan	....	executive producer (3 episodes, 2008)
Anne Mensah	....	executive producer: BBC (3 episodes, 2008)
Simon Moseley	....	producer (3 episodes, 2008)
Ole Søndberg	....	executive producer (3 episodes, 2008)

Series Original Music by
Martin Phipps		(3 episodes, 2008)

Series Cinematography by
Anthony Dod Mantle		(2 episodes, 2008)

Series Film Editing by
Christopher Barwell		(1 episode, 2008)
Tony Cranstoun		(1 episode, 2008)
Kristina Hetherington		(1 episode, 2008)

Series Casting by
Doreen Jones		(3 episodes, 2008)

Series Production Design by
Jacqueline Abrahams		(3 episodes, 2008)

Series Art Direction by
Anne Mette Bo Drivsholm		(3 episodes, 2008)
Dan Taylor		(unknown episodes)

Series Costume Design by
Katja Watkins		(3 episodes, 2008)

Series Makeup Department
Camilla Norberg Hansen	....	makeup artist (3 episodes, 2008)
Love Larson	....	makeup artist (3 episodes, 2008)
Eva Von Bahr	....	makeup designer (3 episodes, 2008)
Oskar Wallroth	....	makeup artist (3 episodes, 2008)

Series Production Management
Nicki Mousley	....	post-production supervisor (3 episodes, 2008)
Nina Sackmann	....	production manager (3 episodes, 2008)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Carin Anzelius	....	third assistant director (3 episodes, 2008)
Henrik Henziger	....	second assistant director (3 episodes, 2008)
Mark Hopkins	....	second assistant director (2 episodes, 2008)
Alex Oakley	....	first assistant director (2 episodes, 2008)

Series Art Department
Christine Bechameil	....	construction (3 episodes, 2008)
Ulf Bruxe	....	construction (3 episodes, 2008)
Elle Furudahl	....	assistant art director (3 episodes, 2008)
Fredric Grecke	....	properties (3 episodes, 2008)
Oscar Hansen	....	property master (3 episodes, 2008)
Jesper Höglund	....	properties / stand-by props (3 episodes, 2008)
Anders Olin	....	construction (3 episodes, 2008)
Göran Olin	....	props buyer (3 episodes, 2008)
Søren Schwartzberg	....	property master (3 episodes, 2008)
Dan Taylor	....	assistant art director (3 episodes, 2008)
Simon Bang	....	storyboard artist (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Paul Hamblin	....	dubbing mixer (3 episodes, 2008)
Lee Crichlow	....	dubbing editor (2 episodes, 2008)
Iain Eyre	....	dubbing editor (2 episodes, 2008)
Bo Persson	....	sound recordist (2 episodes, 2008)
Bo Persson	....	sound recordist (2 episodes, 2008)
Willie Peterson-Berger	....	boom operator (2 episodes, 2008)
Forbes Noonan	....	adr recordist (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Sören Bang	....	special effects (2 episodes, 2008)
Christian Kitter	....	special effects (2 episodes, 2008)
Søren Skov Haraldsted	....	special effects coordinator (unknown episodes)
Jacob Riewe Henriksen	....	special effects technician (unknown episodes)
Søren Hvam	....	special effects technician (unknown episodes)
Claus Nørregård	....	special effects technician (unknown episodes)
Martin Thomsen	....	special effects technician (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Sascha Fromeyer	....	visual effects (3 episodes, 2008)
Kristoffer Jönsson	....	digital imaging technician (3 episodes, 2008)
Marcus Vasques Osorio	....	digital imaging technician (3 episodes, 2008)
Stefan Ciupek	....	digital camera supervisor (2 episodes, 2008)

Series Stunts
Lars Hjelm	....	stunts (3 episodes, 2008)
Deni Jordan	....	stunt coordinator (3 episodes, 2008)
Kimmo Rajala	....	stunt coordinator / stunt double (3 episodes, 2008)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Martin Andersson	....	lighting (3 episodes, 2008)
Torben Borup Madsen	....	best boy / gaffer (3 episodes, 2008)
Mikkel Find	....	clapper loader (3 episodes, 2008)
Ewa Gerström	....	lighting (3 episodes, 2008)
Thomas Holm	....	focus puller (3 episodes, 2008)
Nils Olof Johansson	....	grip (3 episodes, 2008)
Oskar Lorentzon	....	lighting (3 episodes, 2008)
Stefan Ciupek	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 2008)
Jesper Find	....	focus puller (2 episodes, 2008)
Karsten Jacobsen	....	Steadicam operator (2 episodes, 2008)
Jimmy Leavens	....	grip (2 episodes, 2008)
Thomas Neivelt	....	gaffer (2 episodes, 2008)
Peter Degerfeldt	....	gimbal operator (unknown episodes)
Josef Lopez	....	assistant electrician (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Mikael Hansson	....	casting director: Sweden (3 episodes, 2008)
Liz Vincent-Fernie	....	casting (3 episodes, 2008)
Carin Anzelius	....	extras casting (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sigge Avander	....	costumes (3 episodes, 2008)
Gabriella Ekman	....	costumes (3 episodes, 2008)
Ann-Justine Anderung	....	costume assistant (unknown episodes)
Flora Wingård	....	costume assistant (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Aidan Farrell	....	colourist (3 episodes, 2008)
John Kerron	....	on-line editor (3 episodes, 2008)
Andrew Melhuish	....	conforming editor (3 episodes, 2008)
Kane Williams	....	assistant editor (3 episodes, 2008)

Series Music Department
Emily Barker	....	composer: title music (3 episodes, 2008)
Martin Phipps	....	composer: title music (3 episodes, 2008)

Series Transportation Department
Louise Raihle	....	transportation captain (3 episodes, 2008)

Series Other crew
Zoë Edwards	....	production coordinator: UK (3 episodes, 2008)
Petra Elmquist	....	production secretary (3 episodes, 2008)
Vicki Howe	....	script supervisor (3 episodes, 2008)
Ian Johnson	....	publicist (3 episodes, 2008)
Marigo Kehoe	....	head of production (3 episodes, 2008)
Rebecka Kihlberg	....	production coordinator (3 episodes, 2008)
Anders Lexne	....	armourer / armorer (3 episodes, 2008)
Della Moore	....	production accountant (3 episodes, 2008)
Thomas Nilsson	....	location manager (3 episodes, 2008)
Elinor Isenberg	....	location manager (2 episodes, 2008)
Peter Kimay	....	location manager (2 episodes, 2008)
Nadiya Luthra	....	runner (unknown episodes)
Curt Ögren	....	helicopter pilot (unknown episodes)
Kevin Proctor	....	production assistant: UK (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Zodiak Entertainment
• ARD Degeto Film
• BBC Scotland
• Film i Skåne
• Left Bank Pictures
• TV4 Sweden
• Yellow Bird Films

Distributors

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2008) (UK) (TV)
• Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (ARD) (2009) (Germany) (TV)
• Katholieke Radio Omroep (KRO) (2009) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Lumière Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Boom  sound post-production
• Salon  Avid HD Editing Equipment Provided By

Also Known As:

Epitheoritis Wallander (Greece) (DVD title) [el]
Kommissar Wallander (Germany) [de]
Wallander (Italy) [it]

Country:

UK | Sweden

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Ystad, Skåne län, Sweden

Company:

Zodiak Entertainment

Movie Connections:

Version of "Wallander" (2005)

Very good made-for-television mysteries

I usually enjoy British-made mystery series, and "Wallander," starring Kenneth Brannaugh, is one of the recent series that particularly stands out.

Based on the mystery novels by Henning Mankell, "Wallander" maintains the Swedish setting of the novels, and the slightly moody tone of the books. Wallander is a complex character with many foibles, but he remains sympathetic, and Brannaugh's portrayal is spot-on. The relationship of the title character with his daughter and his colleagues rings true both to life and to the original novels.

As to another reviewer thinking it's odd that they're speaking English when it's set in Sweden, unless it's being dubbed from English into another language (particularly Swedish), I would find nothing odd about it. I wouldn't expect a British series to be written in Swedish, regardless of the setting or the original source. No more did I expect "The Last Emperor" to be filmed in Chinese or the characters in "I, Claudius" to be speaking Latin. The Swedish setting is highly evocative, and the series is true to the spirit of the books.

I highly recommend "Wallander" for anyone who likes character-driven detective mysteries. (ETA: BTW, anyone who has a chance to see the original Swedish "Wallander" series, it is somewhat different, the drama more implied through the circumstances of the particular crimes, and is more subdued; there's also more of a "police procedural" feel to it. They're sometimes shown on U.S. television w/ English subtitles. I don't know if it's available dubbed or not -- but as I prefer not to watch things that are dubbed even when I don't speak the language, I'm very glad to say that I'm only acquainted with the subtitled version. I'd say that the Swedish version picks up more the plot and action of the books, whereas the British version is more interested in the characters, particularly Wallander, but also the characters and motivation of the perpetrators.)