Series 1, episode 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.
In a field full of bright yellow rapeseed, a teenage girl is seen wandering alone. Inspector Kurt Wallander is called to investigate. Before his eyes, the girl douses herself in petrol and burns to death. Her actions leave Wallander shocked, disturbed and baffled. A hunt for the girl’s identity begins.
On the home front, Wallander, recently estranged from his wife, has moved into his own place. Linda, his grown-up daughter, is keeping an eye on her dad as he adjusts to bachelor life. Wallander’s relationship with his own father, Povel, is difficult and, as it becomes clear that Povel’s health is in decline, Wallander strives for a reconciliation with him.
Meanwhile, Wallander’s workload soars as three apparently motiveless murders are committed. The victims are all male: a former minister of justice, a small-time criminal and a rich playboy. All are viciously killed, their scalps inexplicably taken. Wallander and his team investigate, determined to discover who the killer is and how these murders are connected.
Kurt Wallander……………………………..Kenneth Branagh
Anne-Britt Hoglund……………………..Sarah Smart
Lisa Holgersson…………………………..Sadie Shimmin
Svedberg……………………………………..Tom Beard
Martinsson……………………………………Tom Hiddleston
Nyberg………………………………………….Richard McCabe
Povel Wallander…………………………..David Warner
Linda Wallander…………………………..Jeany Spark
Stefan Fredman…………………………..Nicholas Hoult Skins, About a Boy
Gertrude……………………………………….Polly Hemingway The Locksmith, Specials, The Mallens
Dolores Maria Santana……………….Ashley Madekwe Drop Dead Gorgeous, Secret Diary of a Call Girl
Edvin Salomonsson…………………….Jon Laurimore
Dr Malmström………………………………Jessica Lloyd
Wetterstedt………………………………….Malcolm Tierney Lovejoy, House Of Cards, A Bit Of A Do
Tv Interviewer……………………………….Jasper Jacob
Sara Bjorkland……………………………..Joanne Griffiths
PC Norlen…………………………………….Roger Moss
Lars Magnusson………………………….John McEnery The Broker’s Man
Arne Carlman……………………………….Lars Humble
Anita Carlman………………………………Jill Baker Rides, The Broker’s Man, Fish
Erika Carlman………………………………Alisa Arnah
Hugo Sandin……………………………….Michael Culver
Sandin’s Philipino Maid………………Corito Chu-Jansson
Mats Ekholm………………………………..Joseph Chance
Bjorn Fredman…………………………….Per Lundström
Sven Andersson………………………….Neil Boorman
Annette Fredman…………………………Sophie Stanton
Ebba Receptionist………………………Boel Larsson
Ake Liljegren………………………………..Erik Larsson
Elizabeth Carlen…………………………..Pandora Clifford
Louise Fredman…………………………..Rebecca Fergusson