# Wallander (film series)

Wallander is a film series based on the Kurt Wallander novels written by Henning Mankell that were adapted into multiple miniseries and TV films by Sveriges Television (SVT) between 1994 and 2006. These Swedish-language films starred Rolf Lassgård as Wallander. The final film Pyramiden (2007) features Gustaf Skarsgård as a younger Wallander.

## Film series

* Faceless Killers (Mördare utan ansikte). Made in 1994; directed by Per Berglund, with screenplay by Lars Bjorkman.
* The Dogs of Riga (Hundarna i Riga). Made in 1995; directed by Per Berglund, with screenplay by Lars Bjorkman.
* The White Lioness (Den Vita lejoninnan). Made in 1996; directed by Per Berglund, with screenplay by Lars Bjorkman.
* Sidetracked (Villospår). Made in 2001; directed by Leif Magnusson, with screenplay by Henning Mankell.
* The Fifth Woman (Den 5e kvinnan). Made in 2002; directed by Birger Larsen, with screenplay by Klas Abrahamsson and Birger Larsen.
* The Man Who Smiled (Mannen som log). Made in 2003; directed by Leif Lindblom, with screenplay by Klas Abrahamsson and Michael Hjorth.
* One Step Behind (Steget efter). Made in 2005; directed by Birger Larsen, with screenplay by Klas Abrahamsson and Michael Hjorth.
* Firewall (Brandvägg). Made in 2006; directed by Lisa Siwe, with screenplay by Michael Hjorth.
* The Pyramid (Pyramiden). Made in 2007; directed by Daniel Lind Lagerlöf, with screenplay by Michael Hjorth. Released on video only.

## Series UK airdates and ratings

| Episode | Originally aired UK BBC4 | Official ratings | Repeat airdate | Official ratings | 2nd Repeat airdate | Official ratings |
| The Man Who Smiled | Saturday 11 December 2010 21.00 | 370,000 | Saturday 8 October 2011 21.00 | 399,000 | Saturday 13 July 2013 21.00 | 540,000 |
| Firewall Part 1 | Saturday 18 December 2010 21.00 | 283,000 | Saturday 29 October 2011 21.00 | <323,000 | Saturday 20 July 2013 21.00 | 421,000 |
| Firewall Part 2 | Monday 20 December 2010 22.00 | 423,000 | Saturday 5 November 2011 21.00 | <333,000 | Saturday 27 July 2013 21.00 | 455,000 |
| One Step Behind | Sunday 26 December 2010 21.00 | 416,000 | Saturday 15 October 2011 21.00 | 376,000 | | |
| The Pyramid | Saturday 1 January 2011 21.00 | 480,000 | Saturday 12 November 2011 21.00 | 454,000 | Saturday 3 August 2013 21.00 | 491,000 |
| Sidetracked Part 1 | Saturday 28 July 2012 21.00 | 609,000 | Saturday 15 June 2013 21.00 | 528,000 | | |
| Sidetracked Part 2 | Saturday 4 August 2012 21.00 | 416,000 | Saturday 22 June 2013 21.00 | 420,000 | | |
| The Fifth Woman Part 1 | Saturday 11 August 2012 21.00 | 410,000 | Saturday 29 June 2013 21.00 | 575,000 | | |
| The Fifth Woman Part 2 | Saturday 11 August 2012 21.55 | 377,000 | Saturday 29 June 2013 21.55 | 476,000 | | |
| The Fifth Woman Part 3 | Saturday 18 August 2012 21.00 | 652,000 | Saturday 6 July 2013 21.00 | <424,000 | | |
| The Fifth Woman Part 4 | Saturday 18 August 2012 22.00 | 626,000 | Saturday 6 July 2013 22.00 | 424,000 | | |
| Faceless Killers Part 1 | Friday 26 December 2014 21.00 | 597,000 | | | | |
| Faceless Killers Part 2 | Friday 26 December 2014 21.55 | 568,000 | | | | |
| Faceless Killers Part 3 | Thursday 1 January 2015 21.00 | 490,000 | | | | |
| Faceless Killers Part 4 | Thursday 1 January 2015 21.55 | <490,000 | | | | |
| The Dogs of Riga Part 1 | Saturday 3 January 2015 21.00 | 681,000 | | | | |
| The Dogs of Riga Part 2 | Saturday 3 January 2015 21.55 | 616,000 | | | | |
| The White Lioness | Monday 31 August 2015 00.00 | <366,000 | | | | |