“ Wallander ” ( Swedish Wallander , [valˈlanːdər] ) is a British television series based on a series of novels by Henning Mankel about Commissioner Kurt Wallander . The title role was played by Kenneth Branagh . This is the first adaptation of Wallander in English. Founded by Mankel, Yellow Bird began negotiations with British companies regarding adaptation in 2006. In 2007, Brana met with Mankel to discuss his role. Contracts were signed and work began on a project based on Sidetracked , Firewall, and One Step Behind in January 2008. Emmy director / director Philip Martin has been hired as lead director. Martin collaborated with cameraman Anthony Dod Mantle to develop a visual style for the show.
| Vallander | |
|---|---|
| Genre | detective |
| Creator | |
| Based upon | books of Hanning Mankel |
| Screenwriter | Novels : Henning Mankel TV scripts: Richard Cottan Peter Harness Richard McBrian |
| Producer | Philip Martin Niall McCormick Benjamin Caron |
| Cast | Kenneth Branagh |
| Intro screen saver | Emily Barker - Nostalgia |
| Composer | Martin Phipps Vince pope |
| A country |  Great Britain  Sweden |
| Original language | English |
| Number of seasons | four |
| Number of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Francis Hopkinson Anna Mensah Rebecca Eaton Hans-Wolfgang Jürgen Anna Forby Ole Sondburg Kenneth Branagh Andy harries |
| Producer | Daniel Alquist Simon Moseley Sunny Wolenberg |
| Location | Ystad , Skane , Sweden |
| Timing | 89 minutes |
| Studio | Left bank pictures Yellow bird Tkbc |
| Broadcast | |
| Tv channel | Bbc one BBC HD (2008–10) |
| On the screens | November 30, 2008 - June 5, 2016 |
| Video format | 16: 9 1080i |
| Sound format | Stereo |
| References | |
| IMDb | ID 1178618 |
The first season was produced by Yellow Bird, Left Bank Pictures and TKBC for BBC Scotland [1] [2] , and on BBC One, the series was released in November-December 2008. Filming of the second season took place from July to October 2009 [3] , and it went on the air in January 2010 [4] . The third season was filmed in the summer of 2011 in Ystad , Skane , Sweden and in Riga , Latvia [5] ; the season aired in July 2012 [6] [7] . The fourth and final season was shot from October 2014 to January 2015 [8] . In May 2016, the season came out in the UK on the BBC One [9] .
Critics praised the series that won the Broadcasting Press Guild Award (Kenneth Branagh Award for Best Actor) [10] [10] [11] and six British Academy Television Awards , including an award for the best drama television series [12] [13] [ 14] .
Content
Characters
The main role is played by Kenneth Branagh , who played the role of Commissioner Kurt Wallander - in whose honor the series is named.
Cast
| Actor | Character | Ep | Seasons | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | 2 | 3 | four | |||
| Kenneth Branagh | Kurt Wallander | 12 | Regularly | |||
| Sarah Smart | Anne-Britt Hoglund | 9 | Regularly | |||
| Tom Hiddleston | Magnus Martinsson | 6 | Regularly | |||
| Richard McCabe | Sven Nieberg | eleven | Regularly | |||
| Tom Beard | Karl Svendberg | 3 | Regularly | |||
| Sadie Shimmin | Lisa Holgerssson | 6 | Regularly | |||
| Gini Spark | Linda Wallander | ten | Regularly | a guest | Regularly | |
| David warner | Povell Wallander | five | a guest | Regularly | a guest | |
| Polly Hemingway | Gertrude | 3 | a guest | Regularly | ||
| Saskia Reeves | Vanya Andersson | 2 | Periodically | |||
| Rebeca Staton | Christina Albinsson | 3 | Regularly | |||
| Mark Headfield | Stefan Lindeman | 3 | Regularly | |||
| Barnaby kay | Lennart Mattson | five | Regularly | |||
Episodes
| Season | Episodes | Original Delivery Date | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season premiere | Season finale | ||||
| one | 3 | November 30, 2008 | December 14, 2008 | ||
| 2 | 3 | January 3, 2010 | January 17, 2010 | ||
| 3 | 3 | July 8, 2012 | July 22, 2012 | ||
| four | 3 | May 22, 2016 | June 5, 2016 | ||
Notes
- ↑ Armstrong, Stephen (October 27, 2008). " 'Making mischief is a good thing' ", The Guardian , Guardian News and Media. Retrieved October 27, 2008.
- ↑ Staff (July 28, 2008). " Kenneth Branagh to star as Wallander On Masterpiece Mystery! ", Buddyhollywood.com. Retrieved October 27, 2008.
- ↑ Dowell, Ben (May 5, 2009). " Second series of Wallander confirmed ", guardian.co.uk, Guardian News and Media. Retrieved May 5, 2009.
- ↑ BBC Press Office (December 11, 2009). " Network TV BBC Week 1: Sunday 3 January 2010. " Press release. Retrieved December 11, 2009.
- ↑ Christine. Exclusive photos of Kenneth Branagh filming 'Wallander' in Latvia . Onlocationvacations.com (August 25, 2011). Date of treatment September 1, 2012.
- ↑ Wallander, Series 3 . BBC One (July 22, 2012). Date of treatment March 15, 2013.
- ↑ Series 3 . Left bank Pictures (January 10, 2010). Date of treatment September 1, 2012. Archived on August 18, 2012.
- ↑ BBC - Principal photography begins on the final series of BBC One's BAFTA winning Wallander - Media Center . Date of treatment July 9, 2015.
- ↑ Smith, Darryl Facing Dementia Together: Kenneth Branagh learned about Alzheimer's for Wallander role . The Sunday Post (April 25, 2016). Date of treatment May 8, 2016.
- ↑ 1 2 Douglas, Torin (March 27, 2009). " Winners - 35th BPG Television and Radio Awards ." Broadcasting Press Guild. Retrieved March 27, 2009.
- ↑ Douglas, Torin (February 26, 2009). " Shortlist for 35th BPG Television and Radio Awards ." Broadcasting Press Guild. Retrieved March 6, 2009.
- ↑ " Television Awards Winners 2009 Archived March 27, 2009 on the Wayback Machine ." British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved March 24, 2009.
- ↑ " Television Craft Nominations 2009 Archival copy of August 20, 2011 on the Wayback Machine ." British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved April 6, 2009.
- ↑ Holmwood, Leigh (18 May 2009). " Wallander wins four Bafta craft awards ." guardian.co.uk (Guardian News and Media). Retrieved May 18, 2009.