Wallander (UK)

Series 1

TV-PG

This drama follows Inspector Kurt Wallander – a middle-aged everyman – as he struggles against a rising tide of violence in the apparently sleepy backwaters in and around Ystad in Skane, southern Sweden. Based on the international best-selling books by Henning Mankell.

Where to Watch Series 1

3 Episodes

Sidetracked
E1
SidetrackedWhat connects the shocking suicide of a young woman and the vicious murder of a government minister? Inspector Kurt Wallander's investigation uncovers wrongdoing and corruption that extends to the heart of the Swedish establishment.
Firewall
E2
FirewallTwo deaths that seem unconnected might be a part of a bigger plan. Kurt goes on a date, but is this new woman too good to be true? Hackers gain access to the police computers and a murderer escapes, but are they planning something worse?
One Step Behind
E3
One Step BehindThree youngsters are shot dead whilst having a woodland picnic in fancy dress. The corpses are found, and a friend of the victims is also slain, having told Wallander that his workmate was really gay, and that he is a transvestite, and a wholly murderous one, who adds to his toll of dead by killing a further trio of innocents.