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Old 25-06-2012, 10:37
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BBCHD Channel ONLY 9pm Tonight Pt2 9pm Jul 2nd

Wallander Series 2, Faceless Killers

1/3 Wallander investigates the brutal slaying of an elderly couple at an isolated farmhouse.
A police leak of the wife's dying words leads to an outbreak of racist reprisals in Ystad. The fallout from the case leads Wallander to doubt everything, including his abilities as a police officer.
Kurt Wallander - Kenneth Branagh
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Old 25-06-2012, 11:23
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BBCHD Channel ONLY 9pm Tonight Pt2 9pm Jul 2nd

Wallander Series 2, Faceless Killers
Thanks for the warning..I can be sure to not accidentally catch it now
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Old 25-06-2012, 11:25
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BBCHD Channel ONLY 9pm Tonight Pt2 9pm Jul 2nd

Wallander Series 2, Faceless Killers

1/3 Wallander investigates the brutal slaying of an elderly couple at an isolated farmhouse.
A police leak of the wife's dying words leads to an outbreak of racist reprisals in Ystad. The fallout from the case leads Wallander to doubt everything, including his abilities as a police officer.
Kurt Wallander - Kenneth Branagh
It's a three parter?! Thanks for this - will V+ it as I don't think I've seen that one.
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Old 25-06-2012, 11:54
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Three separate stories.
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Old 25-06-2012, 17:46
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Cant edit my Earlier post Wallander series 3 starts 8th July BBC1

Series 3 Gallery

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/galleries/p00v2d9v
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Old 28-06-2012, 08:54
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Curses!!! I was just about to post the same info myself
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Old 08-07-2012, 20:29
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Just a quick heads-up that it starts in 30 mins
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Old 08-07-2012, 20:31
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Just a quick heads-up that it starts in 30 mins
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Old 08-07-2012, 21:00
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Is this going to be delayed?
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Old 08-07-2012, 21:20
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I love Wallander, and I love Kenneth Branagh, but somehow this just isn't... Wallander. I suppose because after the Henriksson and Lassgard ones it'll never be anywhere near as good. But I keep being surprised when they aren't speaking Swedish.

Still, I don't really care that this isn't as good as the 'proper' versions, I still enjoy Ken's version.

Since when did Wallander have a girlfriend though??
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Old 08-07-2012, 21:35
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Back a few years ago, before I was aware of Swedish/Danish dramas, I was consuming as much British telly as I could. This was when I saw my first Wallander series (2007-8ish). I was very confused because it seemed to be set in Sweden, but everybody was speaking English.

I later became addicted to the Lassgard ones. Bully; bully for that show.

I am now watching S3E1 on BBC1 HD
The 'new' Branagh series. New home, new girlfriend, same job.
It deff is the best thing on tonight.
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Old 08-07-2012, 21:44
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I like the actress Ann-Britt Höglund and I have seen her in other dramas. She reminds me of Jill Hennessy the Canadian actress made famous in Law & Order and Crossing Jordan. (she has done a lot of other work, too) They are very similar in looks and mannerisms
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Old 08-07-2012, 22:58
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I like the actress Ann-Britt Höglund and I have seen her in other dramas. She reminds me of Jill Hennessy the Canadian actress made famous in Law & Order and Crossing Jordan. (she has done a lot of other work, too) They are very similar in looks and mannerisms
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The lovely Sarah Smart, I discovered her in Funland.
Funland must be due a repeat by now on BBC4.
Then she was in a very delayed thing on ITV that never got recommissioned, Bus trips or something...
I was greatly displeased when she got clouted in the noggin.
Lovely Louise from Pulling is in this too, now if only they can get Louise, gun out and running around I'll be happy.

To be honest I'm not big on Wallender, watched one of the Swedish series and gave it a rest after that, didn't think much of the storylines.
Got the DVD downstairs don't know what series it is, been there months and I've not opened it, someone thought it would be my sort of thing.
I'll see this one through unless a good doc strand starts on BBC2 or 4.
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Old 08-07-2012, 23:04
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Can't believe that guy who hit Sarah Smart's character wouldn't have been done for attempted murder!

It was good. I guessed that neighbouring farmer had something to do with it though.
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Old 08-07-2012, 23:07
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I found it hard to believe Wallander would get a mobile signal at his new house.
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Old 08-07-2012, 23:12
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That was a shocker - Anne Britt getting hammered. I really like Sarah Smart as an actress but I imagine she's done now on here? Unless she makes a remarkable recovery by next week.

Loved the end when Kurt and Kristina were having counselling. She was hopeful they could work it out, and old Kurt tells he saw the same women before he got divorced - Ooops. So Kurt is Kurt - like it or lump it Kristina.

Lovely to see Jussi back. Is it the same dog Krister had? Surely not.

Solid enough detective story. We had the farmer as a pyscho serial sex killer. But turns out he was a loving father trying to cover up for his violent sons misdeeds. Poor old sod.
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Old 08-07-2012, 23:18
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Can't believe that guy who hit Sarah Smart's character wouldn't have been done for attempted murder!

It was good. I guessed that neighbouring farmer had something to do with it though.
Shot his dogs or not, he'd seen them both before and knew they were Coppers.
14Lb sledgey to the head, you've got a reasonable expectation of killing someone.

Why did they negotiate with the Daughter for the info, to lessen the charges or release* the Dad?
Tell her straight, 'we've got the murder weapon, he was actively hiding it, lots of previous for pimping, jury won't like him and he's going away'
What did she have to negotiate with, the vague chance they were wrong and he wasn't the murderer?
*what did they negotiate release or charges?
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Old 08-07-2012, 23:28
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Credits had Brannagh as plain old Kenneth. Not Sir Kenneth. I'm assuming he received his honour?
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Old 08-07-2012, 23:29
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Can't believe that guy who hit Sarah Smart's character wouldn't have been done for attempted murder!
I know nothing about criminal law, but I'd say the crime was aggravated by the officers (i.e. it wouldn't have happened if they hadn't broken the law by trespassing and then killing his pets), which probably reduces the category.
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Old 08-07-2012, 23:39
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I know nothing about criminal law, but I'd say the crime was aggravated by the officers (i.e. it wouldn't have happened if they hadn't broken the law by trespassing and then killing his pets), which probably reduces the category.
I suppose he could argue the thought his life was in danger considering they were trespassing and had killed his dogs.
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Old 08-07-2012, 23:42
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Do they have jury trials in Sweden? They don't seem to have an equivelent of the crown prosecution service as the defence lawyer was directly plea bargining with Wallander - perhaps the BBC should find cunning ways of letting their British viewers understand the differences in police procedure.
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Old 08-07-2012, 23:43
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They don't seem to have an equivelent of the crown prosecution service as the defence lawyer was directly plea bargining with Wallander - perhaps the BBC should find cunning ways of letting their British viewers understand the differences in police procedure.


In one of the Swedish Wallander series that was shown on BBC4, the prosecutor was working in the police station with Wallander (and living next door to him).
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Old 08-07-2012, 23:43
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Shot his dogs or not, he'd seen them both before and knew they were Coppers.
14Lb sledgey to the head, you've got a reasonable expectation of killing someone.

Why did they negotiate with the Daughter for the info, to lessen the charges or release* the Dad?
Tell her straight, 'we've got the murder weapon, he was actively hiding it, lots of previous for pimping, jury won't like him and he's going away'
What did she have to negotiate with, the vague chance they were wrong and he wasn't the murderer?
*what did they negotiate release or charges?
Anne-Britt's doctor told dogman's lawyer she will recover(???). So taking into account the trespass and dog shooting he is looking at bodily harm. Dogman told Kurt he could do 6 months easy.Ellika says she knew who the victim was and she might know who the killer is - if they take a view on the charges against her dad(whatever that means - drop them I suppose).
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Old 08-07-2012, 23:50
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Do they have jury trials in Sweden? They don't seem to have an equivelent of the crown prosecution service as the defence lawyer was directly plea bargining with Wallander - perhaps the BBC should find cunning ways of letting their British viewers understand the differences in police procedure.
Here you go
http://www.aklagare.se/In-English/Th...he-prosecutor/

The prosecutor would make any deals. We just didn't see them being made in this drama. The lawyer was giving Kurt the heads up. He went to see Kurt's boss as well.
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Old 08-07-2012, 23:51
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Think Scandinavian Miserablism is getting played out now?

Although this version is slower and more depressing than the the Swedish version (the Krister one anyway, haven't seen the Rolf one).
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