Wallander - Season 1 - Eps 1: Sidetracked
What connects the shocking suicide of a young woman and the vicious murder of a government minister? Inspector Kurt Wallander's investigation uncovers wrongdoing and corruption that extends to the heart of the Swedish establishment.
About Wallander

Title: Wallander
First Air Date: 2008-11-30
Last Air Date: 2016-05-22
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.3/10 (from 134 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 5
Total Episodes: 12
Network: BBC One PBS
Genres: Drama, Crime, Mystery
Production Companies: Left Bank Pictures, Yellow Bird, TKBC
Synopsis
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 the international best-selling books by Henning Mankell.
Cast

Kenneth Branagh
Kurt Wallander

Sarah Smart
Anne-Britt Hoglund

Richard McCabe
Nyberg

Tom Hiddleston
Magnus Martinsson

David Warner
Povel Wallander

Sadie Shimmin
Lisa Holgersson

Jeany Spark
Linda Wallander

Tom Beard
Svedberg

Polly Hemingway
Gertrude

Mark Hadfield
Stefan Lindeman