Wallander (film series)

This article is about the series starring Rolf Lassgård. For the later series starring Krister Henriksson, see Wallander (Swedish TV series). For the BBC programme starring Kenneth Branagh, see Wallander (UK TV series).

Wallander is a film series based on the Kurt Wallander novels written by Henning Mankell that were adapted into multiple miniseries and TV films by Sveriges Television (SVT) between 1994 and 2006. These Swedish-language films starred Rolf Lassgård as Wallander. The final film Pyramiden (2007) features Gustaf Skarsgård as a younger Wallander.

Film series

  • Faceless Killers (Mördare utan ansikte). Made in 1994; directed by Per Berglund, with screenplay by Lars Bjorkman.[1]
  • The Dogs of Riga (Hundarna i Riga). Made in 1995; directed by Per Berglund, with screenplay by Lars Bjorkman.[2]
  • The White Lioness (Den Vita lejoninnan). Made in 1996; directed by Per Berglund, with screenplay by Lars Bjorkman.[3]
  • Sidetracked (Villospår). Made in 2001; directed by Leif Magnusson, with screenplay by Henning Mankell.[4]
  • The Fifth Woman (Den 5e kvinnan). Made in 2002; directed by Birger Larsen, with screenplay by Klas Abrahamsson and Birger Larsen.[5]
  • The Man Who Smiled (Mannen som log). Made in 2003; directed by Leif Lindblom, with screenplay by Klas Abrahamsson and Michael Hjorth.[6]
  • One Step Behind (Steget efter). Made in 2005; directed by Birger Larsen, with screenplay by Klas Abrahamsson and Michael Hjorth.[7]
  • Firewall (Brandvägg). Made in 2006; directed by Lisa Siwe, with screenplay by Michael Hjorth.[8]
  • The Pyramid (Pyramiden). Made in 2007; directed by Daniel Lind Lagerlöf, with screenplay by Michael Hjorth. Released on video only.[9]

Series UK airdates and ratings

Episode Originally aired UK BBC4 Official ratings Repeat airdate Official ratings 2nd Repeat airdate Official ratings
The Man Who Smiled Saturday 11 December 2010
21.00 		370,000 Saturday 8 October 2011
21.00 		399,000 Saturday 13 July 2013
21.00 		540,000
Firewall Part 1 Saturday 18 December 2010
21.00 		283,000 Saturday 29 October 2011
21.00 		<323,000 Saturday 20 July 2013
21.00 		421,000
Firewall Part 2 Monday 20 December 2010
22.00 		423,000 Saturday 5 November 2011
21.00 		<333,000 Saturday 27 July 2013
21.00 		455,000
One Step Behind Sunday 26 December 2010
21.00 		416,000 Saturday 15 October 2011
21.00 		376,000
The Pyramid Saturday 1 January 2011
21.00 		480,000 Saturday 12 November 2011
21.00 		454,000 Saturday 3 August 2013
21.00 		491,000
Sidetracked Part 1 Saturday 28 July 2012
21.00 		609,000 Saturday 15 June 2013
21.00 		528,000
Sidetracked Part 2 Saturday 4 August 2012
21.00 		416,000 Saturday 22 June 2013
21.00 		420,000
The Fifth Woman Part 1 Saturday 11 August 2012
21.00 		410,000 Saturday 29 June 2013
21.00 		575,000
The Fifth Woman Part 2 Saturday 11 August 2012
21.55 		377,000 Saturday 29 June 2013
21.55 		476,000
The Fifth Woman Part 3 Saturday 18 August 2012
21.00 		652,000 Saturday 6 July 2013
21.00 		<424,000
The Fifth Woman Part 4 Saturday 18 August 2012
22.00 		626,000 Saturday 6 July 2013
22.00 		424,000
Faceless Killers Part 1 Friday 26 December 2014
21.00 		597,000
Faceless Killers Part 2 Friday 26 December 2014
21.55 		568,000
Faceless Killers Part 3 Thursday 1 January 2015
21.00 		490,000
Faceless Killers Part 4 Thursday 1 January 2015
21.55 		<490,000
The Dogs of Riga Part 1 Saturday 3 January 2015
21.00 		681,000
The Dogs of Riga Part 2 Saturday 3 January 2015
21.55 		616,000
The White Lioness Monday 31 August 2015
00.00 		<366,000

References

  1. ^ Mördare utan ansikte at the Internet Movie Database
  2. ^ Hundarna i Riga at the Internet Movie Database
  3. ^ Den Vita lejoninnan at the Internet Movie Database
  4. ^ Villospår at the Internet Movie Database
  5. ^ Den 5e kvinnan at the Internet Movie Database
  6. ^ Mannen som log at the Internet Movie Database
  7. ^ Steget efter at the Internet Movie Database
  8. ^ Brandvägg at the Internet Movie Database
  9. ^ Pyramiden at the Internet Movie Database