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Wallander

TV·2008–2016·4 seasons, 12 episodes·BBC One·Drama, Crime·1h 30m·7.9·Created by Henning Mankell

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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.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Wallander S03E02The Dogs of RigaS03E02 · 7.4After two corpses are washed ashore on a raft in Ystad, Wallander travels to Latvia to find the killers.
  2. 02Wallander S01E02FirewallS01E02 · 7.3Wallander investigates the link between the death of a cab driver and an apparent heart attack victim, and uncovers an international conspiracy.
  3. 03Wallander S04E01The White LionessS04E01 · 7.0While Wallander is attending a conference in South Africa, Swedish national Inga Hedeman, an outreach worker, goes missing and local police chief Van Heerden, under pressure from Inga's husband Axel, asks Wallander to investigate, partnered by widowed sergeant Grace Mthembu.

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Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode3Episodes2008Aired 6.9Season avg
  1. S01E01Wallander S01E01SidetrackedNovember 30, 2008 6.6Drama following the investigations of detective Kurt Wallander. What connects the shocking suicide of a young woman and the vicious murder o
  2. S01E02Wallander S01E02Season's bestFirewallDecember 7, 2008 7.3Wallander investigates the link between the death of a cab driver and an apparent heart attack victim, and uncovers an international conspir
  3. S01E03Wallander S01E03One Step BehindDecember 14, 2008 6.8Wallander tries to link the death of his colleague with the murder of three teenagers, and his only clue is a photograph of an unknown woman

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode3Episodes2010Aired 6.8Season avg
  1. S02E01Wallander S02E01Season's bestFaceless KillersJanuary 3, 2010 6.8Wallander investigates the brutal slaying of an elderly couple at an isolated farmhouse.
  2. S02E02Wallander S02E02The Man Who SmiledJanuary 10, 2010 6.8Kurt Wallander is contacted by an old friend who is certain his father has been murdered.
  3. S02E03Wallander S02E03The Fifth WomanJanuary 17, 2010 6.8An elderly bird-watcher falls to his death in a meticulously-planned and brutal murder.

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season03Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode3Episodes2012Aired 6.9Season avg
  1. S03E01Wallander S03E01An Event in AutumnJuly 8, 2012 6.8Wallander moves in with his new girlfriend, but a girl's skeleton is found in the garden.
  2. S03E02Wallander S03E02Season's bestThe Dogs of RigaJuly 15, 2012 7.4After two corpses are washed ashore on a raft in Ystad, Wallander travels to Latvia to find the killers.
  3. S03E03Wallander S03E03Before the FrostJuly 22, 2012 6.5A friend of Wallander's daughter comes begging for his help but then disappears.

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season04Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode3Episodes2016Aired 6.9Season avg
  1. S04E01Wallander S04E01Season's bestThe White LionessMay 22, 2016 7.0While Wallander is attending a conference in South Africa, Swedish national Inga Hedeman, an outreach worker, goes missing and local police
  2. S04E02Wallander S04E02A Lesson in LoveMay 29, 2016 6.8When a woman's body is found, Wallander must act quickly to find the victim's daughter.
  3. S04E03Wallander S04E03The Troubled ManJune 5, 2016 6.8Kurt tries to beat the odds in his final and most personal case as his daughter's future hangs in the balance.

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

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