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Possibly the best crime series from anywhere, ever.

posted 12 years ago by bradjanet
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Series one was the most gripping, beautifully scripted and acted crime drama ever seen on tv in my opinion, if just a little drawn out to meet the 20 episode requirement ... the intense atmosphere just never let up. ... Series twowas good but a bit of a let down in the suspense-factor ... series three was a brilliant return to form with dreadful suspense lasting right up to the final second of the last episode ... another Scandi-noir triumph to which can be added:

Borgen (brilliant series about small-country politics).
Arne Dahl
Unit 1
The Eagle
Sebastian Bergman
The Bridge

The French series The Spiral and Braquo are pretty good stuff too.[

But you ARE Blanche ... and I AM.

[–] larrylagger 11 years ago

Meh

[–] bradjanet 11 years ago

Chacun a son gout.

But you ARE Blanche ... and I AM.

[–] pyjam 9 years ago

That's weird. In french the correct expressions are: “chacun son gout”, “chacun ses gouts”, “à chacun son gout”, “à chacun ses gouts”. And you may write “goût” (old spelling) instead of “gout”.

But “chacun a son gout” is correct but never used, and “chacun à son gout” is grammatically incorrect.

[–] AnneOnymous 11 years ago

You should watch the British crime drama, Prime Suspect http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098898/?ref_=rvi_tt- the writers were really influenced by it and Sofie is a huge fan; she basically modelled her character on Tennison.

[–] Stirchley 10 years ago

she basically modelled her character on Tennison

I highly doubt that.

[–] matryoshkadoll 11 years ago

This is better than the American version it inspired, but I've seen far more excellent crime series. The Bridge, the Scandinavian original, was a great and more suspenseful crime series with a simplistic and believable storyline. The American version of the Bridge was utter rubbish.

[–] bradjanet 11 years ago

There is a british version called The Tunnell ... heard it's good, haven't seen it.

But you ARE Blanche ... and I AM.

[–] AnneOnymous 11 years ago

The Bridge has a ridiculous plot. It's good fun, and the 2 leads are really engaging, but there is nothing remotely believable about any of it.

[–] Borg222 10 years ago

An American version rubbish? You must be joking? Yeah the foreign version might be ok...but you gotta read subtites..yikes.Gad .

[–] Eva_Marrie 9 years ago

The American versions are generally rubbish - what's new about this?

And what's wrong with reading subtitles? Does it strain your brain cells too much?

[–] Borg222 10 years ago

Nice nice list. Add WALLANDERs and Beck.

[–] Borg222 10 years ago

Notice crazy IMDB... this post says BEST CRIME SHOW EVER....and previous says WHAT DISAPPOINTMENT.... Go figure.

[–] Clemencedane 10 years ago

I agree and I also loved Engrenages.

[–] len_cardiff 8 years ago

There's one glaring omission from your list of programmes. If you haven't seen it, you must watch both seasons of Italian crime drama 'Romanzo Criminale' http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1242773/?ref_=nv_sr_1 which in my humble opinion is the best thing I've ever seen on TV. I promise you, you won't be disappointed!

Boo!