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Wallander S1E2 — The Village Idiot

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Wallander•Season 1•Episode 2

The Village Idiot

5.7/10 · 1,407 votesAug 3, 200593 min

Ranked #13 of 13 in Season 1•−0.5 vs season avg

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.

Directed byJørn Faurschou

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Krister Henriksson

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Kurt Wallander

Johanna Sällström

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Linda Wallander

Ola Rapace

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Stefan Lindman

Mats Bergman

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Nyberg

Fredrik Gunnarsson

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Johan Svartman

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Joakim Dahl

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Ulf Bruxe

Carpenter

Lars Björkman

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Peter Bose

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Oscar Hansen

Set Decoration

Kimmo Rajala

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Petra Revenue

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T

Thomas Nilsson

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Daniel Gylling

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Josefine Tengblad

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Maria Walter Dahlin

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Pelle Sandberg

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Episode Summary

"The Village Idiot" is episode 2 of Wallander season 1. It scored 5.7/10 from 1,407 votes, ranking #13 of 13 episodes this season (season average 6.2). Directed by Jørn Faurschou, it aired on August 3, 2005.

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