BBC Radio 4 - Saturday Drama, The Martin Beck Series

The Martin Beck Series

Dramatisation of Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo's 10-book series featuring detective Martin Beck and his colleagues in the National Police Homicide Department in Stockholm

The Fire Engine That Disappeared

5/10 A case of arson hinges on finding a man who fits an impossibly vague description.

First broadcast: 24 Nov 2012
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The Laughing Policeman

4/10 The investigation of a mass shooting leads Beck back to an unsolved case from the past.

First broadcast: 17 Nov 2012
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The Man on the Balcony

3/10 Beck and the murder squad investigate the killing of young girls in the parks of Stockholm

First broadcast: 10 Nov 2012
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The Man Who Went Up in Smoke

2/10 Beck is sent on a seemingly pointless and unofficial mission to Budapest.

First broadcast: 03 Nov 2012
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Roseanna

1/10 Inspector Beck investigates when the body of an unknown girl is found in a canal dredger.

First broadcast: 27 Oct 2012
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