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Wallander is a Swedish television series adapted from Henning Mankell's Kurt Wallander novels and starring Krister Henriksson in the title role. The 1st series of 13 films was produced in 2005 and 2006, with one

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Wallander Season 3 Episode 2 - The Missing
    6.8/10(4 votes)

    #1 - The Missing

    S3:E2

    Kurt returns to work after a temporarly suspention. At the same time a girl disappeares which draws in the entire Ystad police and military looking frantically for her. When Kurt starts to work on the case, he begins to see similarities to a case he worked on ten years earlier, which hit him very personally.

    Director:Leif Magnusson
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Wallander Season 1 Episode 4 - The Overdose
    6.7/10(6 votes)

    #2 - The Overdose

    S1:E4

    A blue car is parked by a side road in the beautiful landscape of Skåne in southern Sweden. A child sits alone without an adult in sight. The child's father has been reported as missing, while the mother is in a psychiatric institution, unresponsive and apathetic. Kurt Wallander's failing health sees Linda take the lead in the case. It will touch her deeply as she discovers that the child has been unscrupulously tricked, exploited and humiliated.

    Director:Stephan Apelgren
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Wallander Season 1 Episode 1 - Before the Frost
    6.5/10(6 votes)

    #3 - Before the Frost

    S1:E1

    Tracking a sadistic killer, detective Kurt Wallander follows a string of incidents -- attacks on domestic animals, ritualistic murders of humans -- with help from his daughter, Linda, a new member of the Ystad police force.

    Director:Kjell-Åke Andersson
    Writers:Stefan Ahnhem, Per Berglund

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  4. Wallander Season 1 Episode 13 - The Secret
    6.5/10(6 votes)

    #4 - The Secret

    S1:E13

    Eleven year old Johannes is found dead in a crevice. The postmortem shows that the boy has been sexually abused and beaten to death. Detectiv Stefan Lindman is a member of the same shooting club as the victims father and they are also friends. Therefore he becomes the one that has to tell the father what has happened to his son (Johannes). When the father finally understands what has happened he demands that Stefan personally gets the one responsible. Stefan is since a previous case being accused for abuse, because the internal investigation Stefan has to go on paid vacation, and he is not allowed to continue his investigation. But because of personal issues he continues the investigation anyway. He has a dark secret, a secret that has the answer to why he came to Ysta in the first place.

    Director:Stephan Apelgren
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Wallander Season 1 Episode 6 - Mastermind
    6.0/10(5 votes)

    #5 - Mastermind

    S1:E6

    Kurt and his men tries to find the connection between a horrible murder taken place in Ystad and the kidnapping of the daugher of a memeber of the police force. It also seems someone has infiltrated the police and controls every move the police make.

    Director:Peter Flinth
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Wallander Season 2 Episode 1 - The Revenge
    6.0/10(4 votes)

    #6 - The Revenge

    S2:E1

    An explosion in one of Ystad's power grids shuts down the electricity in the whole city. Wallander (Krister Henriksson), who is in the middle of a crayfish party at his newly bought house with his colleagues, are called in in the middle of the night. At the same time, the municipal commissioner of Ystad, who has just approved and inaugurated an exhibition showing pictures of Muhammed, the muslim prophet, at the city hall, is being murdered in his house. With less policemen than usual due to various reasons, Wallander and his men are having a hard time taking care of both cases. It gets even worse when several cars placed on various roads outside Ystad explodes, the security service (SäPo) are asking questions, and the police commisioner calles in the army to keep Ystad safe. As to make things even more complicated for Wallander's (From IMDB)

    Director:Charlotte Brändström
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Wallander Season 3 Episode 1 - The Troubled Man
    5.8/10(4 votes)

    #7 - The Troubled Man

    S3:E1

    Wallander has become a grandfather and is trying to seize the role as good as it goes, because he wants to be closer to his daughter Linda and her family. When Linda's father in law mysteriously disappears, Wallander is drawn into the case that takes him back in time to the Cold War and the submarine violations in the Stockholm archipelago. At the same time he's starting to suspect that something is not right with him...

    Director:Agneta Fagerström-Olsson
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Wallander Season 2 Episode 12 - The Collector
    5.2/10(4 votes)

    #8 - The Collector

    S2:E12

    Isabelle and Pontus pass out as police officers but he is dismayed when she says she wants to put their affair on hold in order to travel.Her plans are cut short when she joins the investigation into the death of her friend from the gym,Therese,murdered by burglars. Therese's loser ex-boyfriend Fabian is in debt to very heavy people and offers them her jewels but is he the killer? Violent boxer and ex-con Patrik Lippowski,a former lover of Isabelle,who fled from him and changed her name from Rebecka to Isabelle to escape him,is another suspect,but he is murdered with Isabelle's gun. In finding the killer Pontus's love for Isabelle is put to the test whilst Wallander advises Katarina when her bitchy teen-aged daughter starts stealing.

    Director:Kathrine Windfeld
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Wallander Season 2 Episode 2 - The Guilt
    5.0/10(4 votes)

    #9 - The Guilt

    S2:E2

    6 year old Albin Landberg disappears without a trace from his kindergarten, and all of Ystad get involved in the family's and the police's ever more desperate search for the boy. The clues lead Kurt Wallander and his colleagues to a convicted paedophile, newly released from prison after finishing serving his jail term. But also towards a series of revelations that turn out to be more horrible and complicated than any of them could ever imagine.

    Director:Leif Magnusson
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Wallander Season 2 Episode 3 - The Courier
    5.0/10(4 votes)

    #10 - The Courier

    S2:E3

    A motorcycle rider is found murdered by the police, and the trail leads them to a local MC Club. The Club uses other riders to smuggle drugs across the Öresund bridge. Wallander believes that players outside of the MC club are trying to claim the local drug market when all clues indicate that the victim was one of the couriers. Only when Wallander's colleague Isabel gets violently assaulted in her home does he understand the lengths they will go to to achieve their goal.

    Director:Leif Magnusson
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Wallander Season 2 Episode 6 - The Priest
    5.0/10(4 votes)

    #11 - The Priest

    S2:E6

    A parish priest is found shot outside of a hostel in what apears to be a cold blooded execution. Wallander and his colleguaes are searching for clues while the priest, who is believed to be able to identify the perpetrator, is fighting for his life in hospital. The police pursues the crime as a crime of passion after discovering that he has had an extra marital affair. Bur where is the weapon, and which of the betrayed parties has the strongest motive?

    Director:Henrik Georgsson
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Wallander Season 2 Episode 8 - The Sniper
    5.0/10(4 votes)

    #12 - The Sniper

    S2:E8

    A sniper is Ystad in horror and his victims are persons connected to a jewel heist. Wallander soon understand that there are links to a criminal organization. In a failed attempt to shoot the last two that are linked to each other's coup Wallander's colleague, Pontus into a race to the death. Wallander is now forced to conduct an investigation in which the shooter list has been expanded with a name - Pontus Young.

    Director:Agneta Fagerström-Olsson
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Wallander Season 2 Episode 10 - The Ghost
    5.0/10(4 votes)

    #13 - The Ghost

    S2:E10

    Arson is suspected when a house burns to the ground following a gas explosion and a man and a woman are found dead. Wallander and the Ystad police investigate and uncover an intricate web of lies, betrayal and secret love affairs.

    Director:Mikael Marcimain
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Wallander Season 2 Episode 13 - The Witness
    5.0/10(4 votes)

    #14 - The Witness

    S2:E13

    Corrupt businessman Filip Pasolic stands trial for bringing illegal workers into Sweden and using them as slave labour. Wallander is injured by a car bomb intended for Kristina,who is prosecuting Pasolic and she is given police protection. At the same time pressure on the illegal Lithuanian work force to re-build Ystad's recycling centre in time for it to get an E.U. grant results in two men being killed,one of whose little sister,Natalia,sees construction manager Zoran bury the corpses. She goes to the police and implicates Zoran but takes off again with Zoran in pursuit. Wallander can link Zoran to Pasilic and needs to find him before he gets to Natalia in order to strong-arm him into testifying against Passilic. He also has to dissuade Katarina from resigning as,due to witness intimidation,the case is going against her.

    Director:Kathrine Windfeld
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Wallander Season 2 Episode 4 - The Thief
    4.8/10(4 votes)

    #15 - The Thief

    S2:E4

    A wave of burglaries sweep through Ystad. A group of neighbours in the affected area decide to take matters into their own hands and start a neighbourhood watch. During one of their night shifts they spot a suspicious man and give him a serious beating. The next day both the man and his car are missing. The Ystad police get contacted by a desperate Polish woman reporting her husband missing. The case is given low priority, but Wallander decides to take a closer look at the case and soon sees a potential solution as the clues lead him to a tghtly knit group of neighbours. The missing man’s body has still not been found, but Wallander finds a series of pictures of a dead woman on the missing man’s phone .....

    Director:Stephan Apelgren
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Wallander Season 2 Episode 11 - The Heritage
    4.8/10(4 votes)

    #16 - The Heritage

    S2:E11

    When Manfred Stjarne is stabbed to death outside the Brada cider factory his wife Claire has inherited - suspicion falls on Polish worker Jan Kowalski,with whose wife Manfred was having an affair but Jan is found hanged - later evidence suggesting foul play. Benjamin Wilkes,an ex-psychologist who helped Manfred select redundancy candidates,is killed in the same way as Manfred,putting disgruntled ex-Brada employees in the frame but a third slaying implicates a former patient of Wilkes,who has connections to the Stjarne family. A newly loved-up Isabelle and Pontius start to fool around whilst on surveillance,taking their eye off the ball and allowing this suspect to confront Claire.

    Director:Mikael Marcimain
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Wallander Season 3 Episode 4 - The Loss
    4.8/10(4 votes)

    #17 - The Loss

    S3:E4

    A young woman is found dead in Ystad. When the police begin the case, they are told that the woman came from Moldova and that she worked as a prostitute in Sweden. Kurt, who leads the case, decides to seek out the woman's family in Moldova. When he returns to Sweden, he is involved in a car accident and takes a leave of absence from work. Around the same time Kurt finds where is forgetfulness comes from.

    Director:Agneta Fagerström-Olsson
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Wallander Season 2 Episode 5 - The Cellist
    4.7/10(4 votes)

    #18 - The Cellist

    S2:E5

    A Russian concerto Cello player is the victim of a bomb attack after a performance in Ystad. The woman turns out to be a lead witness in a murder charge against a member of the Russian mafia, the son of one of their leaders, Leb Munchin. Wallander and his colleagues find themselves in the middle of a war against a powerful international opponent with ruthless methods. But Walalnder suspects that Leb Munchin’s motives aren’t about money and a quick profit, rather they relate to something much deeper. Eventually Walander stands eye to eye with an aged criminal who is ready to fight his last fight with all the means at his disposal.

    Director:Stephan Apelgren
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Wallander Season 3 Episode 3 - The Betrayal
    4.7/10(3 votes)

    #19 - The Betrayal

    S3:E3

    A young woman arrives at the Ystad police station to report her mother missing. Soon afterward the mother is found near the family home. Ystad police end up in a situation that constantly stirs up new topics, while police suspect that the father is the culprit. On a personal level Martinsson becomes increasingly worried about Kurt as he is starting to get more and more problems with his memory.

    Director:Leif Magnusson
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Wallander Season 3 Episode 5 - The Arsonist
    4.7/10(3 votes)

    #20 - The Arsonist

    S3:E5

    Kurt Wallander has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, but has a hard time accepting it and are therefore trying to keep it a secret for the surroundings. At the same time an arsonist who has served his sentence is freed from prison.

    Director:Charlotte Brändström
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Wallander Season 2 Episode 9 - The Angel of Death
    4.5/10(4 votes)

    #21 - The Angel of Death

    S2:E9

    A guest playing chorus of young women are successful at the premiere of a rural church outside Ystad. As a member, 18-year-old Miranda Dahno, disappear without trace from the school where the choir live in called the police soon. At first, suggesting that most of Miranda's absence voluntary - but soon found tracks that indicate the contrary. The exciting quest for both victim and perpetrator leads Kurt Wallander, police aspirant Isabell, and their colleagues against several persons who have been standing near Miranda

    Director:Agneta Fagerström-Olsson
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Wallander Season 2 Episode 7 - The Leak
    4.3/10(4 votes)

    #22 - The Leak

    S2:E7

    Ystad is experiencing a rapid increase in high profile robberies against armored transports. Where cars are set on fire, highways are blocked and large sums of money disappears. Isabel and Pontus, the trainee police officers, happens to be in the right place e at the right time and enter into a high speed Car chase that ends with Pontus benefiting hostage.

    Director:Henrik Georgsson
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Wallander Season 3 Episode 6 - The Man Who Wept
    4.3/10(3 votes)

    #23 - The Man Who Wept

    S3:E6

    It's almost Christmas and Kurt is troubled by his memory disease. He realizes that it will soon be necessary to tell his colleagues and the rest of the world that he is sick. But he finds it difficult to give up his job, his only identity. In Ystad, there is a brutal kidnapping of a famous restaurateur, Paolo Salino. Kurt takes on the case but is forced to enlist the help of his colleague Jenny from the police in Malmö.

    Director:Lisa Ohlin
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Wallander Season 1 Episode 2 - The Village Idiot
    4.2/10(5 votes)

    #24 - The Village Idiot

    S1:E2

    A man enters the bank with something resembling a bomb around his neck. He demands that money is transferred into an account, or he will blow up the bank. The man is known as the village idiot, and claims that Sitting Bull is his father. No one take the case to seriously until they find that the bomb is real. Is the village idiot acting on his own, or are there more people involved? A long and complicated investigation is started by Kurt Wallander and his colleagues.

    Director:Jørn Faurschou
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Wallander Season 1 Episode 3 - The Brothers
    4.0/10(5 votes)

    #25 - The Brothers

    S1:E3

    The dead couple Olof and Carolina Wachman are found murdered in their magnificent estate. The investigation finds that she has been tortured and raped in front of her husband before they were both killed. A death that must have been a relief after the torture they both went through. Kurt Wallanders daughter Linda and DI Stefan Lindman now have to show that they are as good a pair of investigators as Kurt Wallander himself. Slowly but surely we see that the murder is about revenge, a revenge that can be traced back 20 years.

    Director:Jørn Faurschou
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Missing" is the best rated episode of "Wallander". It scored 6.8/10 based on 4 votes. Directed by Leif Magnusson and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/19/2013. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Overdose".