

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.
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Awards
Won the BAFTA TV Awards for Best Drama Series and Best Actor (2009 and 2010)
Nominations
4 award nominations, including the Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special (2009)
Based on
Based on the novel Wallander novels
Episodes
Ran for 4 seasons and 12 episodes (2008 to 2016)
Music
Music by Martin Phipps