Stars Kenneth Branagh Richard McCabe Jeany Spark See production, box office & company info Watch on MHz Choice S1 with Prime Video Channels More watch options Add to Watchlist 96 User reviews 32 Critic reviews Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys 12 wins & 31 nominations total Episodes 12 The series is currently streaming on Netflix. She did not enjoy the success of previous years until, in 2005, she played the role of detective constable Linda Wallander in the first season of the Swedish TV series Wallander. Scenes were shot at the local police station and in the town square. [1] Early life [ edit] Sllstrm was born in Stockholm. He has worked as a scene decorator for several other projects. [43], Local politicians supported and invested 8,000,000 Swedish kronor (roughly 750,000) in the second Wallander series through Film i Skne, a regional resource and production centre.[44]. [101] Previewing Sidetracked, The Times's David Chater called Branagh "superb as Kurt Wallander", and the series "one of those superior cop shows in which the character of the detective matters more than the plot". Harries described Wallander as "more than just a detective series" and that it would be visually "very picture postcard". [13] Martin and Dod Mantle believed that the Red captured the Swedish light well, so there was no need to use big lighting rigs. Faceless Killers was first in the shooting schedule, followed by The Fifth Woman and last The Man Who Smiled. By that I mean the endless shots where there's a someone on the left of the screen, someone on the right, and they stand there for hours talkingverrrryslowly to each other with absolutely nothing else happening. "It all depends on how these new episodes are received, but I think I really would like to film more episodes. 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The character is Mia, the lawyer friend of Kurt's girlfriend Mona. Linda Wallander's offsider, Stefan, is played by an actor who was until recently married to Noomi Rapace, who played Lisbeth Salander. Jace Lacob (Jace):MASTERPIECEStudio is brought to you by Audible. Plus, you'll find out about other MASTERPIECE shows coming soon. The film crew consisted of slightly more Britons, as the Swedish-language films were still filming in the area until December 2009. He wrote of the conclusion: "a climactic scene that has been done dozens of times in thrillers, on this one occasion it felt entirely believable". Kurt Wallander Ann-Britt. [5] Filming was scheduled for 66 days over 12 weeks in Sweden; each film would be shot back-to-back over 22 days. ", This page was last edited on 21 February 2023, at 00:46. [85] They made their English language premire on BBC UKTV New Zealand on 11 April. [90] Sidetracked's first British broadcast came on BBC One on 30 November, followed by Firewall on 7 December, and One Step Behind on 14 December. }); They met on one of his cases and started dating soon after. How should we look at this ending for Kurt? [98] In Germany, ARD broadcast the first series episodes on 29 and 30 May, and 1 June 2009. Sparks fly immediately and it's only a matter of time before they get together. Kenneth Branagh to star as Wallander On Masterpiece Mystery! Watch Short. K rister Henriksson is considering what he will miss most about playing Kurt Wallander, the detective he has brought to life on screen over almost a decade. [102] In a feature in The Knowledge, a supplement of The Times, Paul Hoggart called Branagh's performance "understated, ruminative, warm, sensitive and depressed" and wrote positively of the design and cinematography and concluded by writing that "Wallander is that rare treasure: a popular form used for intelligent, thoughtful, classy drama and superbly shot". The charming Ellise Chappell plays the role of Mona. [87]BBC One broadcast the full 89-minute episodes in the UK beginning on 22 May 2016. Johanna Maria Ellinor Berglund-Sllstrm (30 December 1974 13 February 2007) was a Swedish actress, best known for her portrayal of Linda Wallander in Wallander. [72], On 21 and 23 October the crew was filming at an old small farm in the small village of Svarte. [49] Barnaby Kay plays Lennart Mattson, who is Chief Holgerson's successor. Rachel Aronoff is our production coordinator. For the Branagh Wallander, there are no more dramas to adapt from creator Henning Mankell's source books, and the character's condition has forced him to retire from the Ystad police. Of course it is. [40], Kenneth Branagh explained that the challenge for filming series one was to "create" the strange world of Ystad, in part as Henning Mankell saw it, in part as script writer Rick Cottan saw it, and then upon arrival to realise that the town looks different. "This year (2009) we have 30% more hotel bookings from Great Britain, compared to last year. He praised Branagh's acting but felt the Wallander character was "shallower than the performance, the disaffection and Weltschmerz just another detective gimmick". eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), [10] Philip Martin was hired as lead director of the series, and met with Branagh, Harries and Left Bank producer Francis Hopkinson in January. The landscape of Skne was a big part of the second series. Jace: Yeah. [42], The series received a positive reception from critics, who praised both Branagh's performance and the character he played; in a preview of the BBC's Autumn season, Mark Wright of The Stage Online wrote that Branagh was "a good fit" for the character and had "high hopes for the success of [the] series". She embraced adulthood and started dating someone much older, who she was not shy about showing public displays of affection with. [91] BBC Four broadcast programmes and films to complement the series; the schedule included a documentary by John Harvey titled Who is Kurt Wallander, as well as the Swedish adaptation of the Linda Wallander novel Before the Frost, and Mastermind, an installment of the Mankell's Wallander film series starring Krister Henriksson. All had a slice of pizza. She worked as an actress for more than 15 years, before her death in 2007. "To get all these different visions to work together was a bit nervous last year. About 40 metres away, the Swedish language Wallander film Vlnaden (The Ghost) was being filmed at the same time. Vanja got together with Wallander after the death of his father. Miley shared in Murdaugh Murders . For a free trial, go to Audible.com/Masterpiece. Kenneth: To play Kurt Wallander was always to go to a sort of quiter quite complex and intense but a quieter and more spacious part of the world literally and in my mind. Thrown into a cold, alien world of police surveillance and lies, Wallander finds himself entangled in a web of corruption with no one to trust. Jace: What will you miss most about playing Kurt Wallander? And so you see this sort of animalistic essence of this dependent person. [11] Wallanders distinctive mobile phone ringtone was specially composed by Lee Crichlow.[14]. Weve been in that pizza restaurant 7 years previously in the first week of the first Wallander. Hiddleston and Shimmin did not return for this series. Kenneth: It was quite an emotional time because I think so many people now have experiences and connections with people who have suffered from the challenges and the awfulness of dementia and Alzheimers that youre aware that it can seem like a very small step from the relatively settled life of Kurt, as we see it across these final films, to a moment where he is literally lost, almost naked and alone. Branagh had started reading the Wallander books "relatively late" but enjoyed them, and read all nine translated novels in a month. After two seasons of watching his friends couple up, Dustin finally got a girlfriend on Stranger Things - Suzie. [30] Hettie MacDonald directed Faceless Killers, Andy Wilson handled The Man Who Smiled while Aisling Walsh directed The Fifth Woman. ga('create', 'UA-67136960-15', 'auto', 'ads'); [8][92][93], The series has already been sold to 14 countries and territories across the world, including TV4 Sweden, TV2 Norway, DR Denmark, MTV3 Finland, France on Arte, Canada, Slovenia, Australia, Poland, Lumiere Benelux and Svensk Film for its pan Scandinavian feed. Consider what producer Berna Levin said about Kurt and Mona ahead of the release. if(document.querySelector("#ads")){ [51] This film was directed by Esther May Campbell, and featured cinematography by Lukas Strebel who worked on the second Wallander series. [7] Her lifelong struggle with depression was exacerbated by her experience in Thailand. Recently, he appeared as Mads, the impossibly handsome "crewman . The average viewer rating was down 300,000 on the same timeslot in the previous week. in May 2009. [143] Jolanta Olsson, tourism coordinator with Ystad tourism agency, says they get many requests from visiting Britons concerning shooting locations and where the film crew reside. Download and Subscribe to MASTERPIECE Studio. document.querySelector("#ads").addEventListener('click',function(){ reporters on a platform technologically tailored to meet the needs of the modern reader. Sllstrm's last role was in an Ystad theatre production of Anton Chekhov's play The Seagull, which she left prematurely due to illness. Then I walked back through the dark down to the water side, and up to my house. ga('ads.send', { [23] Niall MacCormick arrived in Sweden to film Firewall in June,[11] concluding in the third week of July. The clear blue September sky caused problems with the lighting and they had to wait until the sun started to set. She's had many difficult relationships in her life, and her troubles have made her kind, patient, but with a tough edge. (12 episodes, 2020-2022) Series Film Editing by Series Casting By Sophie Holland . The final series aired in the original English on BBC One in May 2016. "The brand of Ystad as a film- and tourism town has been strengthened due consequent and longsighted film investments" said Pia Jnsson- Rajgrd, President of Tourism in Skne. We meet a new character at the beginning of the second season in Wallander's house. Jace: Are we meant to think that this is a bitter-sweet ending? window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('impressionViewable', function(event) { Branagh claimed that there had been no problems shooting due to weather conditions except the last day of filming: "Henning Mankell often writes about the long Swedish summer rains, but during two years of filming we have not seen any of that. Wallander knows the murders are related, but with his only clue a photograph of a woman no one in Sweden seems to know, he grows desperate to catch the killer before he strikes again. Half of The Wallander Look features Branagh and Mankell discussing Wallander. Swedish inspector Kurt Wallander (Kenneth Branagh) is finally happy. The character of Linda Wallander did not appear in the second Wallander series produced for Swedish TV: as another main character had just been written out because of suicide, Linda was "kept" off-screen, but said to be working elsewhere.[8][10]. When Wallander's young friend from the estate was arrested under suspicion of having killed Hugo Lundgren, the Gothenberg football contract he'd been offered was withdrawn, even though he was. [58][59], On 10 August, several scenes were shot outside the Latvian Parliament[60] and outside a building on Jkaba street that was decorated with Swedish flags, to stand in for the Swedish embassy in Riga. pg.acq.push(function() { Now in a new relationship, Claudia reflected on her feelings for . [144], Starting in October 2009, Ystad will start hosting a film festival with a focus on crime fiction. [80], The final three episodes had their world premire dubbed into German on German network ARD, which co-produced them. Sadie Shimmin as Lisa Holgersson (Series 12), Polly Hemingway as Gertrude, Kurt's step-mother (Series 12), Independent News & Media plc (December 2009). Vanja Andersson Vanja got together with Wallander after the death of his father. [39] On Monday evening 14 September, the Ystad city square was closed off to film an important action scene from The Man Who Smiled where Kurt Wallander comes running across the square as a car explodes. Can you talk about what it was like to film that scene with Jeany? Emmy-award-winning director Philip Martin was hired as lead director. Kenneth Branagh: You must do this probably in a thousand different places but its really, its quite a nice little atmosphere, isnt it? Kurt first meets her when he's at an anti-immigration rally that is to attack a church. Linda: Dad. Find out about new shows, get updates on your favorite dramas and mysteries, enjoy exclusive content and more! Meet Buster Murdaugh's Girlfriend. Several Swedish media outlets have speculated that the renewed Wallander interest in the UK and the warm reception of the BBC adaptations has sparked a new motivation in writing further Wallander novels; Mankell's last book starring the Ystad inspector was originally published in 1999. Kenneth: Kurt has to understand that work is probably coming to an end whether he was due to retire or notor wanted to. eventAction: 'click_image_ads' But we have met to discuss the material, so he is involved in what happens", Harness told Ystads Allehanda.[46]. Povel: Someone else will remember. The team from Danish Special Effects had difficulty setting the field on fire. For the Swedish television series starring Krister Henriksson, see. Many fans were initially shocked when they finally saw her shed her innocent image and become a body positivity champion. [65], The other two films in the series are Before the Frost, based on the novel of the same name, and An Event in Autumn, which is based on the short story "Hndelse om hsten" (The Grave), a short story from 2004 published only in the Netherlands. Scenes were also shot at The Chemistry Hall at the Macklean School in Skurup Municipality. [130], In November 2009, the Royal Television Society presented the series with two awards at the 2009 RTS Craft & Design Awards; Aidan Farrell at post-production house The Farm was presented with the Effects (Picture Enhancement) award, and Martin Phipps and Emily Barker with the Music (Original Title) award for the opening theme. } Latvian actor Artrs Skrasti was the only native actor that landed a speaking role in the film. [62] On 16 August scenes were filmed at Riga Central Station. In the first season of the series, what appeared to be a hit-and-run case resulted in the exposure of deep-seated secrets. Series Directed by Series Writing Credits Series Cast Series Produced by Series Music by Series Cinematography by Gaute Gunnari . Wallander. Wallander investigates the brutal slaying of an elderly couple at an isolated farmhouse, while a police leak of the wife's dying words leads to an outbreak of racist reprisals in Ystad. [145], Ystad was awarded the 2009 Stora Turismpriset (The Great Tourism Award). It was the first time the Wallander novels have been adapted into an English-language production. [27] The three films of series 1 were broadcast on BBC One on 30 November 7 December, and 14 December 2008 respectively. The 32-year-old was found alone by police at her Malm home on 13 February 2007, shortly after being released from a psychiatric unit. 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