Kenneth Branagh returns to BBC One to play Swedish detective Kurt Wallander in three new single dramas based on the best-selling books by Henning Mankell – an international publishing phenomenon with over 25 million copies sold worldwide.
The dramas follow 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.
Kenneth Branagh returns to BBC One to play the unique Swedish detective Kurt Wallander in three new single films for the channel.
The drama will be adapted from Swedish author Henning Mankell’s critically acclaimed Kurt Wallander Mysteries – an international publishing phenomenon with over 25 million copies sold worldwide.
The series will be co-produced by Kenneth Branagh’s production company with Yellow Bird (a part of the Zodiak Television Group) and Left Bank Pictures through BBC Scotland.
Branagh, who is also a co-producing partner, has had a long time passion for the books, and the project came into fruition when he contacted Executive Producer of Yellow Bird Ole Søndberg, and after he met with Mankell in Sweden. Read more & comment »
