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Danish Crime Series The Bridge Series 1 follows a police Unit One (Rejseholdet) investigation following the Based on real cases, Unit One is 34 discovery of a dead body on the episodes revolving around an elite bridge connecting Denmark and squad that travels around Sweden. Denmark and helps local police Series 2 scheduled for release late solve crimes. 2013. The Killing (Forbrydelsen) – not be Lulu and the Bank Robber confused with the US re-make Lulu is an independent mother of 3 Series have been of the Killing two with her own hairdressing which follows murder salon who lives with Leon, a investigations led by Danish habitual criminal. When Leon is investigator Sarah Lund. (Series 3 thrown in jail Lulu is forced to deal is yet to become available) with a world she knows to exist The Protectors but has no experience with. 12 2 series showing the mission and episodes of Danish crime as seen lives of a group formed as from the other side.
bodyguards to protect public figures against attack. Swedish Crime Series
The Eagle: a Crime Odyssey Wallander In Denmark, a special unit is set up Four series adapted from the to fight cross-border crime books by Henning Mankell and throughout Scandinavia and to starring Kenneth Branagh as Kurt establish operational links with Wallander a police inspector in a similar teams around the world. small city in Sweden. Their cases cross borders and The Swedish version starring involve biker gangs, former Krister Henriksson is also available. Russian KGB, possible terrorist
threats and international fraud. Beck The Eagle has 3 seasons. Maj Sjowall and per Whaloo's Anna Pihl characters brought to life in four Anna Pihl is a divorced single feature length episodes. mother who has just joined the Copenhagen Police force. Made for 3 seasons, this show has personal and police drama.
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Euro crime on DVD
French Crime Series Austrian / Italian Crime Series The spiral Four series following the Inspector Rex (Kommissar Rex) investigations of the justice system Inspector Rex is set in Vienna and into the seedier side of Paris. Rome and focuses on the office of Captain Laure Berthaud heads the the Kriminalpolizei. Apart from the police investigations and the series policemen the office is staffed by a follows the prosecutors, lawyers German shepherd called Rex who and criminals as the action is another pair of eyes and ears for descend into the sinister and his team and helps to solve cases. uncompromising world of (11 series available) organised crime. (Series four not available yet) Italian Crime Series
Braquo Inspector Montelbano (Il commissario French police series that follows a Montalbano) team of detectives when then they Inspector Montalbano is a Sicilian cross the line trying to clear their detective created by writer, colleague’s name. Series 1 and 2 Andrea Camilleri. He's a brooding, available – series 3 filmed in June well-dressed, extremely sharp detective. (5 series available) One 2013 series of Young Montalbano is also available showing Montalbano in Austrian Crime Series his younger detective days. Stockinger The Octopus (La Piovra) Stockinger is a police television An older series, the Octopus drama, with fourteen 45-minute follows Corrado Cattani a police episodes. The series is a spin-off inspector whose life is devoted to from the popular Austrian fighting the Italian mafia. Even as television drama Inspector Rex and his family and life are being focuses on Ernst Stockinger, one of destroyed by ruthless criminals, the original members of the the commissar keeps fighting. (10 Homicide division. (2 series series are available) available) Don Matteo Protagonist of the series is Father Matteo a Catholic priest in a parish of the town of Gubbio, who is also known for his unrivalled talent in investigating local crime stories. (Series 1 and 4
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