If you enjoyed The Killing......

[goosano]

BBC4 has a new Danish drama called Borgen starting tomorrow night. Same format as the Killing-2 episodes per night. Again made by DR and a huge hit in Denmark-a political thriller. Looks worth a look

[lapsedhibee]

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BBC4 has a new Danish drama called Borgen starting tomorrow night. Same format as the Killing-2 episodes per night. Again made by DR and a huge hit in Denmark-a political thriller. Looks worth a look

Immediately made me think of Deeks. So I hit the link - and there's Deeks being quoted!

[Prof. Shaggy]

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Immediately made me think of Deeks. So I hit the link - and there's Deeks being quoted!

The pic's not bad either - I especially like his hat.

[hibsbollah]

Cheers, i'll be watching that At least until Killing 3 comes out

[hibsbollah]

That was excellent. Thats my Saturday night TV viewing sorted for the next 10 weeks

How do the Danes make such good TV?

[goosano]

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That was excellent. Thats my Saturday night TV viewing sorted for the next 10 weeks

Indeed it was. And Sidse Babett Knudsen is rather easy on the eye (what a name). It's good that they let a good story run over many weeks. Here I thought that the adaptations of for example Rankin's books would have been much better if they had not tried to cram everything into a few episodes

I think it is only on for the next 4 weeks though-10 episodes in all. The good news is that in Denmark they are on season 3 so there should be more coming

[hibsbollah]

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Indeed it was. And Sidse Babett Knudsen is rather easy on the eye (what a name). It's good that they let a good story run over many weeks. Here I thought that the adaptations of for example Rankin's books would have been much better if they had not tried to cram everything into a few episodes

I think it is only on for the next 4 weeks though-10 episodes in all. The good news is that in Denmark they are on season 3 so there should be more coming

Two of the best character actors from The Killing, Lund's sidekicks in series 1 (Meyer-the head of the TV station in this) and series 2 (Strange-the PMs husband in this) have got big parts in Borgen. Did anyone else struggle with all the parties involved though? I couldnt keep up with whether a character was from the Labour, Moderate, Liberal or Freedom party. I'm going to watch it again before the second installment.

[GhostofBolivar]

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That was excellent. Thats my Saturday night TV viewing sorted for the next 10 weeks

How do the Danes make such good TV?

We only see the good bits.

I'm entirely certain that we will never see Denmark's answer to Ant and Dec.

[goosano]

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Two of the best character actors from The Killing, Lund's sidekicks in series 1 (Meyer-the head of the TV station in this) and series 2 (Strange-the PMs husband in this) have got big parts in Borgen. Did anyone else struggle with all the parties involved though? I couldnt keep up with whether a character was from the Labour, Moderate, Liberal or Freedom party. I'm going to watch it again before the second installment.

I too found all the political parties a bit hard to follow. It looks as if there may be another thriller called 'The Bridge' coming soon. . From 'The Independent'-But those who prefer their Nordic TV drama in its pure state should also look out for The Bridge, a 10-part Danish/Swedish co-production in which the corpse of a murder victim is found halfway across the Oresund Bridge, which links Copenhagen with Malmo in Sweden. This bridge also featured briefly in The Killing II – and there is a programme to be made (for BBC4, natch) that illustrates all the connections that are unfolding during our increasing exposure to Danish television.

[GlesgaeHibby]

Finally got round to watching the first episode tonight and I really enjoyed it. Looking forward to catching up on the next 3 episodes available.

[heretoday]

This will cool my ardour for Sara Lund for a while. I weep in wool shops.

[heretoday]

Borgen is a bit like The Killing without the cool music and the guns. Dark. Lots of walking and talking in corridors and meeting rooms. Sexual tensions.

I wouldn't say it was so very much better than British series of recent years but it will keep me absorbed.

[hibsbollah]

Im convinced the mole is the dizzy redhead PA to the PM, and the PMs apparently angelic new man husband will turn out to be a bad 'un. I'm really hoping it doesnt end predictably and throws us some curveballs instead.

[goosano]

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Borgen is a bit like The Killing without the cool music and the guns. Dark. Lots of walking and talking in corridors and meeting rooms. Sexual tensions.

I wouldn't say it was so very much better than British series of recent years but it will keep me absorbed.

I agree-it's good but not exceptional. The Danish women are kind of easy on the eye however.......

[heretoday]

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I agree-it's good but not exceptional. The Danish women are kind of easy on the eye however.......

The PM looks like a slimmed down version of comedienne Arabella Weir! And the beardie press secretary is a Ewan McGregor lookalike!

[Hibernia&Alba]

I did enjoy the first series of Borgen, though IMO it isn't a patch on The Killing. It still represents goood grown up drama, of which there isn't much around. The story of the spin doctor Kasper and his sexual abuse in childhood at the hands of his father is very interesting and will doubtless be covered further in series two.

I've only seen season one of The Killing, and enjoyed it so much I bought the dvd right away. I shall be buying season two shortly along with The Wire, which I haven't seen at all but have been assured it's brilliant.

[goosano]

Did anyone see this new Danish crime series on ITV 3 last night?

It contains Troels from Borgen. A bit different from the Killing-one story for each 2 hour episode but once again very good televsion

Available on catch up if you missed it

[cabbageandribs1875]

nah, turned it over when i saw it was subtitles :(

[Peevemor]

... but only little tourists.

[Hibernia&Alba]

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Did anyone see this new Danish crime series on ITV 3 last night?

It contains Troels from Borgen. A bit different from the Killing-one story for each 2 hour episode but once again very good televsion

Available on catch up if you missed it

Saw the advertisement then forgot all about it. Cheers, I'll look it up.

[goosano]

Sadly it appears that 'Those Who Kill' is not available on ITV player

[jonty]

New Scandinavian crime drama on BBC4 - The Bridge.

Anyone watched it?

Downloading on iplayer (eps 1 and 2 available) just now. no idea what it'll be like.

[hibsbollah]

Enjoyed the first episode, watching the second one on watchagain tonight. The girl detective being borderline Asbergers is an interesting device. Very like the original Wallander series in style.

[Hibernia&Alba]

Ordered series two of The Killing and am looking forward to watching it. I believe series three is in the making now.

[hibsbollah]

I'm totally hooked on the bridge. Brilliant TV, how do this production team keep doing it?

Saga is very cool. Her olive green vintage porsche is nice too.

[goosano]

The Bridge is preposterous nonsense but it is hugely enjoyable preposterous nonsense. Saga is brilliant

[GlesgaeHibby]

Enjoyed the first episode, like the poster above said, love the porsche.

[hibsbollah]

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Enjoyed the first episode, like the poster above said, love the porsche.

Its the colour. Dirty olive green. Makes the occasionally upitsownerchie Porsche styling seem a bit punk. If The Killing was about Lunds jumpers The Bridge is about Saga's Carrera

[hibsbollah]

Does anyone think the truth terrorist could be martin (ian botham's Danish twin)s son?

[goosano]

Really enjoyed the 2 episodes of The Bridge last night. Saga had me in stitches with her bluntness and her realtionship with Martin is funny