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Who Is Kurt Wallander?

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Last broadcast on Tuesday, 01:00 on BBC Four (see all broadcasts).

Synopsis

John Harvey presents a documentary about writer Henning Mankell, Sweden's most popular author internationally and the creator of the Kurt Wallander detective series.

By examining Mankell's anti-hero Wallander, it reveals the hidden angst affecting present-day Sweden, a country with an excellent welfare system yet one which has suffered two shocking recent political assassinations. The film tries to grasp what Mankell's characters say about Sweden and how his books inform the rest of the world about Scandinavia's largest country.

Credits

Presenter
John Harvey

Broadcasts

  1. Sat 6 Dec 2008
    21:00
  2. Sun 7 Dec 2008
    00:15
  3. Sun 7 Dec 2008
    02:45
  4. Sun 7 Dec 2008
    22:30
  5. Fri 12 Dec 2008
    22:30
  6. Mon 13 Jul 2009
    22:30
  7. Tue 14 Jul 2009
    01:00

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Duration

60 minutes

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