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The Best Episodes of Wallander Season 3

Every episode of Wallander Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Wallander Season 3!

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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
    Wallander Season 3 Episode 1 - An Event in Autumn
    7.4/10(991 votes)

    #1 - 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
    Writer:Peter Harness

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  2. Wallander Season 3 Episode 2 - The Dogs of Riga
    7.4/10(967 votes)

    #2 - 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.

    Director:Esther Campbell
    Writer:Peter Harness

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  3. Wallander Season 3 Episode 3 - Before the Frost
    7.2/10(871 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.

    Director:Charles Martin
    Writer:Peter Harness

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"An Event in Autumn" is the best rated episode of "Wallander" season 3. It scored 7.4/10 based on 991 votes. Directed by Toby Haynes and written by Peter Harness, it aired on 7/8/2012. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Dogs of Riga".