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Wallander S1E5 — The African
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Wallander•Season 1•Episode 5

The African

5.8/10 · 1,097 votesNov 16, 200588 min

Ranked #12 of 13 in Season 1•−0.4 vs season avg

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The national election is approaching, and the Ystad town square is plastered with election posters with local labour party candidate Kenneth Nillson, a politician fighting the fear of immigrants as his electoral focal point. He sees it as his duty to clean Skane's reputation as

Directed byStephan Apelgren
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Krister Henriksson

Krister Henriksson

Kurt Wallander

Johanna Sällström

Johanna Sällström

Linda Wallander

Ola Rapace

Ola Rapace

Stefan Lindman

Mats Bergman

Mats Bergman

Nyberg

Fredrik Gunnarsson

Fredrik Gunnarsson

Johan Svartman

Crew12

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Mattias Morheden

Editor

J

Joakim Dahl

Editor

U

Ulf Bruxe

Carpenter

Peter Bose

Peter Bose

Executive Producer

T

Thomas Nilsson

Location Manager

D

Daniel Gylling

Line Producer

Josefine Tengblad

Josefine Tengblad

Production Manager

M

Maria Walter Dahlin

Post Production Supervisor

M

Markus Bergkvist

Music Coordinator

E

Erik Olsson

Music Editor

M

Malte Forssell

Associate Producer

P

Peter Mokrosinski

Director of Photography

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Episode Summary

"The African" is episode 5 of Wallander season 1. It scored 5.8/10 from 1,097 votes, ranking #12 of 13 episodes this season (season average 6.2). Directed by Stephan Apelgren, it aired on November 16, 2005.

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