It makes sense that Kenneth Branagh idolizes Sir Laurence Olivier. After all, both actors have directed themselves in Shakespeare’s plays on stage and screen, including “Henry V.” In fact, early in ...

Mankell passed away in his sleep in Gothenburg, Sweden, aged 67, following a battle with cancer. He is best known for creating police detective Kurt Wallander for a series of crime novels released ...

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SCANDINAVIAN crime series are here to stay: it seems we can’t get enough. This was one of the first English-language versions, adapted from the bestselling novels of Henning Mankell and starring ...

LONDON — Kenneth Branagh, who received the Variety Award at the British Independent Film Awards on Sunday, took a break from filming the third series of detective series “Wallander” recently to attend ...

All episodes of Wallander TV seriesWell, he's the hero of BBC1's new crime drama starring Kenneth Branagh (9pm tomorrow BBC1). But what shaped this melancholic Swedish detective, and why have more ...

He's Swedish, scruffy and makes Morse look like the laughing policeman. But Kenneth Branagh's new TV detective is truly magnificent. Every detective has his or her cross to bear in life. For Poirot, ...

IF you are coming to this fabled series, adapted from the novels of Henning Mankell, for the first time, Wallander is a middle-aged Swedish detective, played convincingly by Kenneth Branagh, working ...

The BBC One series - based on the popular Swedish drama of the same name and the original Henning Mankell books - is likely to conclude with three more specials. The new series is expected to be a one ...

KEENE, N.H. Wallander -- Although it is absurd to call a recently written novel a "masterpiece," those who know best have renamed the "Mystery Theatre" series "Masterpiece Mystery." The latest entry ...

BBC One's audience for Wallander plummeted last night (July 22) as a result of the hot weather, overnight data indicates. The Swedish crime drama adaptation, starring Sir Kenneth Branagh, fell to ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Kenneth Branagh has come full circle. In 1988, PBS’ “Masterpiece Theatre ...