Wallander

[Saddle bum]

And for what it's worth, IMO Rolf Lassgård is the better of the two Swedish Wallenders.

I'll second that, but there's not a lot in it. I tend to think the second series in dumbed down a bit, or made for export.

 

[Basil.B]

Wallander the Swedish versions are great. Watching the Films on BBC4 at the moment with R. Lassgard, which are good also.
I think the author Henning Mankell wrote specially for the Swedish tv versions.
Another foreign detective, Inspector Montalbanmo (Italian) was on this week.
The best tv I watched over Christmas was foreign!

 

[Dayvo]

Another foreign detective, Inspector Montalbanmo (Italian) was on this week.

I saw Montalbano on Swedish TV when I lived there: thought it was a great series!

http://www.italian-mysteries.com/AC-films.html

Also, a Danish police series, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0220261/ is definitely worth watching if it comes out on British TV.

 

[Andy in Sig]

I think the author Henning Mankell wrote specially for the Swedish tv versions.

There's a spin off series called where the plots are approved by Mankell but not, I believe, written by him. The Wallander concerned is IMO not as good as Mr Lassgard. As far as I'm aware the books were written purely as novels.


Incidentally has the most recent Wallander story been released in the UK yet? The one about the retired submarine captain who goes missing? I've not finished it yet but it's good.

 

[Andy in Sig]

I'd love to learn Cloggy. I can bodge read something like the front page of the Volkskraant (sp?) because Cloggy seems to be a half way point between English and German. I love how it sounds too.

 

[Andy in Sig]

At some point around Emden platt turns into the German version of Friesian (as opposed to the Dutch version). Friesian is the closest living relative of English: have a look at the Wikipedia pages in that language.

 

[Basil.B]

Thanks Dayvo for the Montalbano link. I hope BBC4 screen more in the new year.

 

[Speicher]

Tonight's Wallander was really good! Don't miss it - it is shown again later in the week.

 

[Basil.B]

I enjoyed it as well, is it the last one?