"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 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 5 wins

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 (unknown episodes)

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:

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)

A complete shambles

This series has several things going for it: a good cast, a bleak vibe, music to match, nice photography. But a police thriller is nothing without a believable plot, and the plots of these three episodes range from the exiguous (episode 1) though the far-fetched (episode 2) to the completely ridiculous (episode 3). I read that there is to be a second series, and if this trend continues I wait with horrified fascination to see what new heights of absurdity the writers can achieve. A Guardian newspaper headline refers to "Inspector Norse," but the comparison is ill-conceived: the Inspector Morse plots were always plausible and sometimes clever. Likewise in the case of Prime Suspect: the cop Angst may sometimes have been overdone (especially in the final story) but the plots themselves never strained credulity. Branagh is a great actor, but close-ups of him emoting, even when interspersed with nice shots of scenery, are simply not enough to carry a policier.