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The Best Episodes of Wallander

Every episode of Wallander ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Wallander!

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Wallander Season 2 Episode 2 - The Man Who Smiled
    7.2/10(13 votes)

    #1 - The Man Who Smiled

    S2:E2

    Wallander decides to resign from the police after killing a man in the line of duty. A solicitor-friend asks Wallander to investigate the suspicious death of his father in an apparent car accident.

    Director:Andy Wilson
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Wallander Season 2 Episode 3 - The Fifth Woman
    7.2/10(12 votes)

    #2 - The Fifth Woman

    S2:E3

    Wallander investigates the murder of an elderly bird-watcher, found impaled on sharpened bamboo poles. When another man is reported missing, Wallander realise he is looking for a serial killer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Wallander Season 3 Episode 3 - Before the Frost
    7.2/10(12 votes)

    #3 - Before the Frost

    S3:E3

    A friend of Wallander's daughter comes begging for his help but then disappears. Meanwhile, an elderly woman's body is found cremated in a shallow grave. Killed by a seemingly religious obsessive, Wallander must catch the culprit before he strikes again.

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  4. Wallander Season 2 Episode 1 - Faceless Killers
    7.0/10(14 votes)

    #4 - Faceless Killers

    S2:E1

    Wallander investigates the brutal slaying of an elderly couple at an isolated farmhouse.

    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Wallander Season 3 Episode 1 - An Event in Autumn
    7.0/10(13 votes)

    #5 - An Event in Autumn

    S3:E1

    Wallander moves into a dream home with his new girlfriend. But his happiness is shattered when the skeleton of a girl is discovered in the garden. Wallander must try to get his new life back on track by finding her killer, but the case is not as cold as he thinks.

    Director:Toby Haynes

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  6. Wallander Season 3 Episode 2 - The Dogs of Riga
    7.0/10(10 votes)

    #6 - The Dogs of Riga

    S3:E2

    After two Eastern European corpses are washed ashore on a raft in Ystad, Wallander travels to Latvia on the hunt for the killers. Thrown into a cold, alien world of police surveillance and lies, Wallander soon finds himself entangled in a web of corruption with no-one to trust.

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Man Who Smiled" is the best rated episode of "Wallander". It scored 7.2/10 based on 13 votes. Directed by Andy Wilson and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/10/2010. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Fifth Woman".