[72] City of Ystad-Österlens Film Bond also invested 2 million Swedish Krona. [79] On 30 October, several scenes were shot at the Norreportskolan, a local Ystad middle school. Away from the police station, Wallander has a tempestuous relationship with his daughter Linda (Spark) and his father Povel (Warner), who Wallander discovers in Sidetracked has recently been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. The replay took place on 20 April 2008 and finished with a score of 1–0. ", Engvall, Carl Johan (11 December 2007). The final two installments in the Wallander series, A Lesson in Love and The Troubled Man were written by Peter Harness, not Ronan Bennett,[77] as previously announced, and also directed by Benjamin Caron, and adapted from the final Wallander novel, The Troubled Man. "To get all these different visions to work together was a bit nervous last year. [29] Richard Cottan wrote Faceless Killers and The Fifth Woman, while Simon Donald wrote The Man Who Smiled. Jetzt ist der BVB-Streitfall da: Raphael Guerreiro muss inmitten der Corona-Pandemie zur Nationalmannschaft reisen - trotz Verletzung. The shooting started at a football pitch in Kåseberga, which has been converted into a filming area. [98] In Germany, ARD broadcast the first series episodes on 29 and 30 May, and 1 June 2009. [24] Danish Special Effects also worked on body squibs, bullet hits and atmospheric effects. [12] The following month, Martin began discussions with cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle about what visual style the films would have. "He is too busy to talk to me all the time. On the roster but have not played in a league game: Bernd Dreher; Mats Hummels; Valérien Ismaël ; Julio dos Santos ; Stephan Fürstner. Episodes were simulcast on BBC HD. [74], With the previous two series, the Skåne Regional Council invested 7 and 8 million Swedish Krona through its subsidiary Film i Skåne. Borussia Dortmund, though suffering a terrible domestic campaign, finishing 13th, managed to qualify for the UEFA Cup as well, having finished runners-up in the DFB-Pokal final, losing to Bayern Munich. ", Olander, Ann-Louise (5 September 2009). Seit 2012 BVB-Reporter. Their post-production work was completed in August. [127] The episode was not nominated, but Branagh was nominated for his performance in the Outstanding Actor, Miniseries or Movie category and Philip Martin was nominated for Outstanding Directing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special. [63], On 22 August the film team was back in Sweden to film for one week. Statistics Sweden reports that Skåne is the only Swedish region that has seen an increase in hotel visits during the first quarter of 2009. [118] The Daily Record named it "Best of this week's TV"[119] though it was criticised in The Herald; David Belcher called it "far worse than initially reckoned. Several of the students participated as extras. Like Sutcliffe, Cochrane praised the cinematography and was pleased that the ending "tied up nicely". The four discussed how the adaptations would appear on screen, agreeing that the characterisations, atmosphere and ideas would be difficult to portray on screen. [62] On 16 August scenes were filmed at Riga Central Station. [75], Shooting took place in Ystad Studios, simultaneously with the third season of Swedish-Danish crime drama The Bridge. Wallander believes he is on the trail of a serial killer bent on revenge. [16][17] ARD Degeto and WGBH are credited as co-producers for their budget contribution. Bayern Munich secured their 21st title with a 0–0 draw at VfL Wolfsburg on 4 May 2008. [67] From Tuesday, 24 October and until the end of the week, three streets in central Ystad (Lilla Norregatan, Stora Norregatan and Sladdergatan) had to be closed down for a short time to shoot several scenes. [102] In a feature in The Knowledge, a supplement of The Times, Paul Hoggart called Branagh's performance "understated, ruminative, warm, sensitive and depressed" and wrote positively of the design and cinematography and concluded by writing that "Wallander is that rare treasure: a popular form used for intelligent, thoughtful, classy drama and superbly shot". Contracts were signed and work began on the films, adapted from the novels Sidetracked, Firewall and One Step Behind, in January 2008. Jan Koller (2001–2006, Sturm) Koller, der mit dem BVB einmal Deutscher Meister wurde, fiel vor allem durch seine imposante Größe (202 cm) und seine damit verbundene Kopfballstärke auf. We came to the conclusion that if we cannot get people from Skåne, we might as well bring in folks from the UK rather than Stockholm." A £6 million budget was originally assigned to the first series,[10] which increased to £7.5 million. Swedish detective Inspector Kurt Wallander attempts to connect the shocking suicide of a young woman and the vicious murder of a government minister, and eventually uncovers wrongdoing and corruption that extends to the heart of the Swedish establishment. Using scripts adapted by Richard Cottan and Richard McBrien, filming ran for 12 weeks from April to July 2008 in Wallander's hometown of Ystad, Sweden. Post-production was completed by The Farm in London. [110] An editorial in The Independent complained that the episode's closing credits ran too fast; a hundred names were displayed in 14 seconds. The BBC and Channel 4 were believed to be involved in discussions; the BBC had already announced plans to adapt Mankell's The Return of the Dancing Master. [145], Ystad was awarded the 2009 Stora Turismpriset (The Great Tourism Award). Wallander's father spends his days sitting in an art studio, painting the same landscape repeatedly while in the care of his new wife Gertrude (Hemingway). If two or more teams were tied on points, places were determined by goal difference and, if still tied, by goals scored. [94][95] BBC Worldwide, the BBC's commercial arm, sold the series to further buyers at the Mipcom television festival in October 2008. Yellow Bird's Daniel Ahlqvist said, "It is a quite special that we are doing two different Wallander productions at the same time. [131] The series was nominated in the Best Drama Series/Serial category at the Broadcast Awards 2010. It is his first major television award win in the UK. Wallander must try to get his life back on track by finding her killer, but the case is not as cold as he thinks. The 1. [101] Previewing Sidetracked, The Times's David Chater called Branagh "superb as Kurt Wallander", and the series "one of those superior cop shows in which the character of the detective matters more than the plot". [27] The three films of series 1 were broadcast on BBC One on 30 November 7 December, and 14 December 2008 respectively. [68][69], Parts of the film were shot in the Snogeholm nature conservation area, Sjöbo Municipality. [113] Final ratings boosted it to 5.90 million and the tenth-most-watched broadcast on BBC One that week. In Poland, the episodes aired on Ale Kino+ on 11, 18 and 25 March 2016. Yellow Bird, a production company formed by Mankell, began negotiations with British companies to produce the adaptations in 2006. Wallander is contacted by an old friend certain that his father has been murdered. "[41] Any filming on a third series would be postponed until 2011, to allow Branagh to work on Thor. Belcher hoped that no more adaptations would be made. [4][8] Mankell agreed to let Branagh play the role, and Branagh visited Ystad in December to scout for locations and meet Film i Skånes chief executive Ralf Ivarsson. Latvian actor Artūrs Skrastiņš was the only native actor that landed a speaking role in the film. Returning cast include Jeany Spark as Linda Wallander, Richard McCabe as Nyberg, Barnaby Kay as Lennart Mattson, and Ingeborga Dapkunaite as Baiba Liepa. The average viewer rating was down 300,000 on the same timeslot in the previous week. Kolor biały powtórzył się w sezonie 2006/07 gdy Borussia występowała w koszulce żółto-biało-czarnej (żółto-białe pasy i czarne wykończenia). The tax funded entities Ystad-Österlens filmfond and Film i Skåne have put three million Swedish kronor into the production according to Sveriges Radio. [6] Moseley also explained that some pronunciations of Swedish words are Anglicised (such as the pronunciation of "Ystad" and "Wallander"), as "the authentic local accent is very strange to English ears and we didn't want to stray into Allo! There is a level of empathy with the victims of crime that is almost impossible to contain, and one of the prices he pays for that sort of empathy is a personal life that is a kind of wasteland. [142], "A lot of travel organisers from the UK call and want to include Ystad in what they can offer their clients" says Marie Holmström, tourism coordinator with Ystad tourism agency. "[116] One Step Behind received overnight ratings of 5.6 million (22.4%). In a seemingly unconnected case, a local man disappears and Wallander gets too close to one of the suspects. Nothing on Latvian police cars specifies what city they serve in. "[4] The team is joined at murder scenes by Nyberg (McCabe), a forensics expert. Defenders: Christian Lell (29 / 1); Martín Demichelis (28 / 1); Lúcio (24 / 1); Philipp Lahm (22); Daniel Van Buyten (19 / 1); Marcell Jansen (17), Willy Sagnol (9); Breno (1). [72], On 21 and 23 October the crew was filming at an old small farm in the small village of Svarte. Kenneth Branagh to star as Wallander On Masterpiece Mystery! Martin wanted the actors playing police officers to know how to fire a gun, so arranged for them to spend time at a firing range using live ammunition. 57.2% of the audience was from the upmarket ABC1 demographic and 6.1% were in the age 16–34 demographic. Wallander investigates the brutal slaying of an elderly couple at an isolated farmhouse, while a police leak of the wife's dying words leads to an outbreak of racist reprisals in Ystad. Mainz 05, Alemannia Aachen and Borussia Mönchengladbach were relegated to the 2. By that I mean the endless shots where there's a someone on the left of the screen, someone on the right, and they stand there for hours tal...king...verrrry...slow...ly to each other with absolutely nothing else happening. [112], Firewall was seen by 5.6 million (23% share), 600,000 viewers and one share point down on the previous week. Bayern coach Ottmar Hitzfeld was named Manager of the Year as well, to round off a thoroughly successful season for Bayern. Yellow Bird was contracted as a co-producer, working with Left Bank Pictures, a production house formed in 2007 by former ITV Controller of Comedy, Drama and Film Andy Harries. [45], Before the Frost was directed by Charles Martin. The main police station set is 500 square metres, twice the size of Olin's previous sets. About 40 metres away, the Swedish language Wallander film Vålnaden (The Ghost) was being filmed at the same time. Der tschechische Nationalstürmer wurde am 12. The first couple of weeks featured location work outside of the swimming baths—which doubles as the exterior of the police station. The cheaper filming option meant that the budget could be used on other things.[22]. [54][55][56] Romanian actor Dragos Bucur portrays Sergei Upitis, an investigative journalist. [51] This film was directed by Esther May Campbell, and featured cinematography by Lukas Strebel who worked on the second Wallander series. One Step Behind was filmed in May. Shooting started in the outskirts of Ystad but a big scene in Ystad city square was planned. [125][126], In May 2009, PBS distributed promotional DVDs of One Step Behind to members of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for nomination consideration at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards. [42], The series received a positive reception from critics, who praised both Branagh's performance and the character he played; in a preview of the BBC's Autumn season, Mark Wright of The Stage Online wrote that Branagh was "a good fit" for the character and had "high hopes for the success of [the] series". [99] TV4 broadcast the first series in Sweden from 11 October 2009. [135][136][137] The new and final Kurt Wallander book, The Troubled Man, was published in Swedish in August 2009. 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[148] It features all three films, the Who is Kurt Wallander? Martin worked with cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle to establish a visual style for the series. [143] Jolanta Olsson, tourism coordinator with Ystad tourism agency, says they get many requests from visiting Britons concerning shooting locations and where the film crew reside. [21] Using the Red One digital camera meant that rushes could be viewed on set, saving time on the already tight schedule. (league appearances and goals listed in brackets). They later signed on to support the production by other means such as letting BBC and Yellow Bird use Ystad Studios for free, worth about half a million Swedish Krona. Walton, like others, was complimentary of Branagh, and concluded by writing, "The series still probably won't appeal to fans of Heartbeat, but if you fancy an undoubtedly classy antidote to the cosy cop show, you could do a lot worse. The fallout from the case leads Wallander to doubt his abilities as a police officer. [124] At the BAFTA Television Craft Awards, the series won four of five nominations: Martin Phipps for Original Television Music, Anthony Dod Mantle for Photograph & Lighting (Fiction/Entertainment), Jacqueline Abrahams for Production Design, and Bosse Persson, Lee Crichlow, Iain Eyre and Paul Hamblin for Sound (Fiction/Entertainment). Production Manager Nina Sackmann explained that "the town was perfect for what we needed to convey with this film". Scenes were also planned to be filmed at the summer residence that served as the home for Wallander's father. Richard Cottan, Branagh, Philip Martin and Francis Hopkinson are named as the nomination recipients. The series is based on Kurt Wallander (Branagh), a detective and police inspector in the small town of Ystad, Sweden. Several Swedish media outlets have speculated that the renewed Wallander interest in the UK and the warm reception of the BBC adaptations has sparked a new motivation in writing further Wallander novels; Mankell's last book starring the Ystad inspector was originally published in 1999. But his happiness is shattered when the skeleton of a girl is discovered in the garden. [88], A public screening of Sidetracked was given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts on 10 November 2008, and was followed by a question-and-answer session with Philip Martin and Kenneth Branagh. [11] Wallander’s distinctive mobile phone ringtone was specially composed by Lee Crichlow.[14]. [121], Branagh won the award for best actor at the 35th Broadcasting Press Guild Television and Radio Awards (2009). The landscape of Skåne was a big part of the second series. The first days of shooting were stunts and scenes with an animal trainer as Kenneth Branagh did not arrive until 17 October. Seit 2007 bei Lensing Media tätig. [38], Filming on The Man Who Smiled began at the beginning of September. He also stated that there is a possibility of a third series. An elderly bird-watcher falls to his death in a meticulously planned, brutal murder. [50] More scenes were shot in Ystad the following week. Part of the building had served as a flower shop when Mankell wrote The Fifth Woman and, since a murder victim is a flower shop owner, it was convenient to shoot in the now abandoned building. [120], In a review called "Wåll-and-ör– den äkta Wallander" (the title is first poking fun at Branagh's pronunciation of Wallander while at the same time calling the version the real or proper Wallander), Martin Andersson of southern Sweden's main daily newspaper Sydsvenskan was very positive to Branagh's interpretation of Wallander, and thought the BBC series to be of better quality than the current Swedish-language series. The request was granted on the same day as it was lodged, with the stipulation that the hole be filled in after filming. Transferred out during the season: Mats Hummels (to Borussia Dortmund); Valérien Ismaël (to Hannover 96); Julio dos Santos (on loans to Almería and then Grêmio). 3 Auswärtssiege hintereinander glückten ihnen im Europapokal zuletzt 2006-07 … [52][53] The production tried to use as many Latvian actors as possible but a problem arose as most Latvian actors had a very limited knowledge of English. It was the first time the Wallander novels have been adapted into an English-language production. Heinz-Kühn-Stipendiat. These stickers covered up the usual coat of arms that Latvian police cars are decorated with, these stickers were designed specifically for the film and are easily removed. One of Wallander's colleagues also turns up dead. [18] For exterior shots of the police station, a combination of the Ystad railway station and swimming pool was used. This signature hobby has been dropped for this adaptation; producer Francis Hopkinson believes it would make Wallander too similar to Inspector Morse, whose love of opera is already familiar to British viewers. The film crew later came back at the end of October to shoot a scene using headmaster Christin Stigborgs' office. The 2007–08 Bundesliga was the 45th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. Taktik: Wie der BVB den Bayern wehtun kann - und was er vermeiden muss ... (2006). Location production on the episode concluded on 2 October. [85] They made their English language première on BBC UKTV New Zealand on 11 April. [87] Finden Sie ein CAD-Modell, indem Sie die Produktbezeichnung zur Suche verwenden, und fahren Sie dann von dort aus fort. The two cases become one, leading to a conspiracy that stretches beyond the borders of Sweden. No wonder British tourists like to visit." The filming of The Dogs of Riga started in Latvia on 1 August at The Hotel Riga, and concluded on 20 August. [89] A gala premiere of Sidetracked was held in Ystad on 23 November, a week before it was broadcast in Britain. Seit dem 1. BVB 09 Borussia Dortmund (Germany - Bundesliga) stats from the current season. [36][37] Earlier in the week, scenes were shot at an old automobile repair and maintenance shop from 1928 in Hammenhög village. On the right side of the railway track, this dramatic scene was being filmed and on the left side, commuters were exiting the train. Sadie Shimmin as Lisa Holgersson (Series 1–2), Polly Hemingway as Gertrude, Kurt's step-mother (Series 1–2), Independent News & Media plc (December 2009). [139], The series has resulted in a new interest among British tourists to visit Sweden, and especially Ystad and the rest of the Skåne province according to Itta Johnson, Marketing Strategist with Ystad County. Most of the book takes place in South Africa and the episode was filmed in Cape Town in January 2015.[76]. List of German football transfers 2007–08, Borussia Mönchengladbach 12–0 Borussia Dortmund, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2007–08_Bundesliga&oldid=994983324, 2007–08 in European association football leagues, Articles with German-language sources (de), Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 18 December 2020, at 15:52. Filming began on Friday 14 October at 6 pm and wrapped at 3:30 am on Saturday morning. Hiddleston and Shimmin did not return for this series. 1. Wallander's team at the Ystad police station is made up of: Anne-Britt Hoglund (Smart), Kalle Svedberg (Beard), and Magnus Martinsson (Hiddleston). [4] Like Branagh, Philip Martin did not watch any of the Swedish-language Wallander films so that he could bring a fresh interpretation to the films. Half of The Wallander Look features Branagh and Mankell discussing Wallander. [141], Johnson estimates that 2–3% of the people who watched the first series of Wallander on the BBC decided to visit the region. Dickson, E Jane (29 November–5 December 2008). ", This page was last edited on 28 November 2020, at 08:01. Bundesliga after finishing in the last three places. The same week, filming was done at Häckeberga Castle near Genarp. [13], Filming on Sidetracked commenced on 14 April on location at a townhouse in Södra Änggatan, Ystad. [15] Half of that came from the BBC, and the rest from pre-sale co-production funding from American WGBH Boston and German ARD Degeto, and a tax deduction for filming in Sweden. [8][92][93], The series has already been sold to 14 countries and territories across the world, including TV4 Sweden, TV2 Norway, DR Denmark, MTV3 Finland, France on Arte, Canada, Slovenia, Australia, Poland, Lumiere Benelux and Svensk Film for its pan Scandinavian feed. "[107] The broadcast had an average 6.2 million viewers and 23.9% audience share. Series 2 features some interesting choices of actors for minor roles. [75], The first episode, The White Lioness, is written by James Dormer (Strike Back, Outcast), and directed by Benjamin Caron (Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This, Skins, My Mad Fat Diary). [7] Negotiations were still under way in 2007, when Kenneth Branagh met Henning Mankell at an Ingmar Bergman film festival and asked to play Wallander. Geschäftsbericht 2006/2007 KGaA/Konzern. Zur Autorenseite. The DVD was released in the United States on 2 June 2009. The fourth series was released on DVD in the US on 21 June 2016. [11] Dod Mantle was keen to conceive a good style for what could become a long-running series. [31][32], The second series started shooting on 22 June 2009. Bayern were good value for their title, having conceded only 21 goals, losing only two games in the process. ", British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Broadcasting Press Guild Television and Radio Awards, British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series, Satellite Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film, Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Television Film, Network TV BBC Week 1: Sunday 3 January 2010, "Exclusive photos of Kenneth Branagh filming 'Wallander' in Latvia", Just what we need instead of miserable Morse...a gloomy Swedish detective, Kenneth Branagh letar inspelningsplatser i Ystad, "Wallander: mobile ringtone mystery solved", Memorandum submitted by Left Bank Pictures. The largest increase in non-Scandinavian tourists is seen among Britons, who now count for 12% which is almost as large as the percentage of visitors from Germany, at 13%. The 2007–08 Bundesliga was the 45th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. [132] The International Press Academy nominated the series for the Satellite Award for Best Miniseries and Branagh for the Satellite Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film. Schalke 04 finished in the last Champions League place, two points behind Bremen. It began on 10 August 2007 and ended on 17 May 2008. Ex-BVB-Profi Gündogan ist ein bescheidener und reflektierter Mensch. [39] On Monday evening 14 September, the Ystad city square was closed off to film an important action scene from The Man Who Smiled where Kurt Wallander comes running across the square as a car explodes. Die Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe (BVB) sind das Verkehrsunternehmen des Kantons Basel-Stadt.Sie betreiben das Basler Tramnetz (zusammen mit der Baselland Transport AG) sowie den städtischen Autobusverkehr.Zudem waren sie auch für den 2008 eingestellten Trolleybus Basel zuständig. Kenneth Branagh says many good things about this town and we have received many requests from British press". Producer Simon Moseley explained that the mock-ups use Swedish words that can be understood by English-speaking audiences. The budget for the final season is 100 million Swedish kronor. Werder Bremen finished their first season without Miroslav Klose on 66 points, a distant ten points behind Bayern, in second place. Interior sets were constructed at Ystad Studios under the supervision of Anders Olin, who also designed the sets of the Swedish Wallander films. Wallander is a British television series adapted from the Swedish novelist Henning Mankell's Kurt Wallander novels and starring Kenneth Branagh as the eponymous police inspector. [110] In The Guardian, Sam Wollaston wrote, "with the greyness, the cold, the Scandinavian sadness, and a troubled Kenneth Branagh mooching around in the gloom trying to figure out who killed these people so horribly, it's all pretty perfect. [70] This was mainly shots of the environment and the nature of the conversation area and the Snogeholm lake, according to production manager Martin Ersgård. [64] Producer Hillary Benson explained to local press that once The Dogs of Riga had wrapped up, the film team would be back in mid October to start filming the other two episodes. A body is found at a cash point, the apparent victim of a heart attack, and later two teenage girls are arrested for the brutal murder of a cab driver. The production of three new films based on Faceless Killers, The Fifth Woman and The Man Who Smiled was confirmed by the BBC in May 2009 to start in the summer in Ystad. [73] The last week of shooting included filming some scenes in Germany. It aired as part of WGBH's Masterpiece Mystery! Wallander moves into a dream home with his new girlfriend. It is around the corner from the house where Wallander's father lived in the previous films. Like Morten Fisker, the BBC wanted a returning series that would have the same audience appeal as Inspector Morse, Prime Suspect and Cracker. He praised Branagh's acting but felt the Wallander character was "shallower than the performance, the disaffection and Weltschmerz just another detective gimmick". They were replaced by Karlsruher SC, Hansa Rostock and MSV Duisburg. 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He emphasised that not only was Branagh's performance of higher quality than the current Swedish Wallander actor Krister Henriksson, but the BBC series really understood how to use the nature and environment of the Skåne province to tell the proper story and added that, as a person from southern Sweden, he recognised all the settings and they had never looked as beautiful as in this production. "[4] In the novels, Wallander regularly listens to opera in his apartment and his car. Critics have written positively of the series, which has won a Broadcasting Press Guild Award (Best Actor for Branagh) and six British Academy Television Awards, including Best Drama Series.