Beck (Swedish TV series)

Beck
Genre	Crime drama
Based on	Martin Beck — The Story of a Crime by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö
Developed by	Rolf Börjlind
Written by	Rolf Börjlind Cilla Börjlind
Starring	Peter Haber Mikael Persbrandt Ingvar Hirdwall Rebecka Hemse Måns Nathanaelson Peter Hüttner Stina Rautelin Marie Göranzon Anna Asp Elmira Arikan Jonas Karlsson Åsa Karlin Bo Höglund
Composer	Adam Nordén
Country of origin	Sweden
Original language	Swedish
No. of seasons	7
No. of episodes	38 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	Lars Blomgren
Producer	Tomas Michaelsson
Cinematography	Olof Johnson
Editor	Tomas Täng
Running time	90 minutes (approx.)
Production company	Filmlance International AB
Original release
Network	C More
Release	June 27, 1997 (1997-06-27) – present

Beck (also known as Kommissar Beck – Die neuen Fälle in Germany) is a Swedish television crime drama series, based on characters featured in the novels of Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö, starring Peter Haber as the titular character and Mikael Persbrandt as his sidekick, Gunvald Larsson. Thirty-eight episodes have been filmed to date, with all episodes from the fifth series onwards broadcast on C More. The first four series were released direct-to-video, with a small number of episodes also concurrently released theatrically.

The first series was written entirely by Rolf Börjlind, while seasons two through four saw Rolf and Cilla Börjlind co-write several episodes. Notably, the character of Kollberg is entirely omitted from the series. Mikael Persbrandt announced in 2015 that he would be leaving the series to focus on other projects, however he did return to film one final episode, Gunvald, the first episode of series six. In 2015, the series was acquired by the BBC as part of their international crime drama slate, with broadcast commencing on BBC Four with Buried Alive, the second episode of the fourth series.

Cast

• Peter Haber as Martin Beck
• Mikael Persbrandt as Gunvald Larsson (Series 1—6)
• Ingvar Hirdwall as Grannen
• Rebecka Hemse as Inger Beck
• Måns Nathanaelson as Oskar Bergman (Series 3—)
• Peter Hüttner as Oljelund (Series 1—4)
• Stina Rautelin as Lena Klingström (Series 1—4)
• Marie Göranzon as Margareta Oberg (Series 2—3)
• Anna Asp as Jenny Bodén (Series 5—)
• Elmira Arikan as Ayda Çetin (Series 5—)
• Jonas Karlsson as Klas Fredén (Series 5—)
• Åsa Karlin as Andrea Bergström (Series 5—)
• Bo Höglund as Servitören (Series 1—4)

Episodes

Series 1 (1997—1998)

Episode	Title	Written by	Directed by	Original airdate
1	"Beck – Lockpojken" "The Decoy Boy"	Rolf Börjlind	Pelle Seth	27 June 1997 (1997-06-27)
2	"Beck – Mannen med ikonerna" "The Man with the Icons"	Rolf Börjlind	Pelle Seth	17 December 1997 (1997-12-17)
3	"Beck – Vita nätter" "White Nights"	Rolf Börjlind	Kjell Sundvall	27 February 1998 (1998-02-27)
4	"Beck – Öga för öga" "Eye for an Eye"	Rolf Börjlind	Kjell Sundvall	27 March 1998 (1998-03-27)
5	"Beck – Pensionat Pärlan" "The Boarding House Pearl"	Rolf Börjlind	Kjell Sundvall	8 April 1998 (1998-04-08)
6	"Beck – Monstret" "The Monster"	Rolf Börjlind	Harald Hamrell	20 May 1998 (1998-05-20)
7	"Beck – The Money Man" "The Money Man"	Rolf Börjlind	Harald Hamrell	3 June 1998 (1998-06-03)
8	"Beck – Spår i mörker" "Trails in Darkness"	Rolf Börjlind	Morten Arnfred	31 October 1998 (1998-10-31)
Beck is on his way to a vacation with colleague and girlfriend Lena Klingström when several gruesome murders in the Stockholm Metro force him to return. Without any kind of motivation, he is forced to lead the investigation. There are four things connecting the murders: they are all in the underground, they are all decapitations, and a sign has been left by the murderer.

Series 2 (2001—2002)

Episode	Title	Written by	Directed by	Original airdate
1	"Beck – Hämndens pris" "The Price of Vengeance"	Rolf Börjlind & Cilla Börjlind	Kjell Sundvall	27 June 2001 (2001-06-27)
A police car pulls over near a van with a flat tire on a desolate highway, where two young men are changing the tire. Two officers step out of the car and offer their help. Suddenly, a third person gets out of the van. One of the officers reacts instantly when he recognises the man is a well known criminal. Having just robbed a military camp ten minutes ago, the van is loaded with explosives and assault rifles. Hours later, the two police officers are found shot dead in an execution style manner. Beck is assigned to the case and is offered all resources he needs to solve the case. The hunt is complicated by the fact Larsson was a close friend of one of the officers murdered, and he makes it clear he is ready to use any methods necessary to find the killer.
2	"Beck – Mannen utan ansikte" "The Man Without a Face"	Rolf Börjlind & Cilla Börjlind	Harald Hamrell	7 November 2001 (2001-11-07)
3	"Beck – Kartellen" "The Cartel"	Rolf Börjlind & Cilla Börjlind	Kjell Sundvall	12 December 2001 (2001-12-12)
4	"Beck – Enslingen" "The Loner"	Rolf Börjlind & Cilla Börjlind	Kjell Sundvall	16 January 2002 (2002-01-16)
5	"Beck – Okänd avsändare" "Sender Unknown"	Rolf Börjlind & Cilla Börjlind	Harald Hamrell	13 February 2002 (2002-02-13)
6	"Beck – Annonsmannen" "The Advertising Man"	Rolf Börjlind & Cilla Börjlind	Daniel Lind Lagerlöf	20 March 2002 (2002-03-20)
7	"Beck – Pojken i glaskulan" "The Boy in the Glass Ball"	Rolf Börjlind & Cilla Börjlind	Daniel Lind Lagerlöf	10 April 2002 (2002-04-10)
8	"Beck – Sista vittnet" "The Last Witness"	Rolf Börjlind & Cilla Börjlind	Harald Hamrell	4 January 2002 (2002-01-04)

Series 3 (2006—2007)

Episode	Title	Written by	Directed by	Original airdate
1	"Beck – Skarpt läge" "The Scorpion"	Rolf Börjlind & Cilla Börjlind	Harald Hamrell	28 June 2006 (2006-06-28)
2	"Beck – Flickan i jordkällaren" "The Girl in the Root Cellar"	Rolf Börjlind & Cilla Börjlind	Harald Hamrell	6 December 2006 (2006-12-06)
3	"Beck – Gamen" "The Vulture"	Rolf Börjlind & Cilla Börjlind	Kjell Sundvall	17 January 2007 (2007-01-17)
Former sports minister John Vedén disappears and it quickly becomes apparent this his disappearance is connected to his gambling addiction.
4	"Beck – Advokaten" "The Lawyer"	Rolf Börjlind & Cilla Börjlind	Kjell Sundvall	21 February 2007 (2007-02-21)
Known lawyer Patrik Hansson is found brutally murdered in his home. The murder initially looks like an open and shut case - Hansson had been involved in a case where a company has been indicted for lying about the circumstances surrounding a serious environmental crime. When Beck and Klingström go through Hansson's office, they find evidence that gives new light to the investigation - but who pulled the strings, and why? To find the solution, they have to dig further into Hansson's past and find a picture that is even more complicated than they initially thought.
5	"Beck – Den japanska shungamålningen" "The Japanese Painting"	Rolf Börjlind & Cilla Börjlind	Kjell Sundvall	5 June 2007 (2007-06-05)
6	"Beck – Den svaga länken" "The Weak Link"	Rolf Börjlind & Cilla Börjlind	Harald Hamrell	23 March 2007 (2007-03-23)
Beck investigates a series of rapes and murders that occur at night in a public park.
7	"Beck – Det tysta skriket" "The Silent Scream"	Rolf Börjlind & Cilla Börjlind	Harald Hamrell	19 September 2007 (2007-09-19)
8	"Beck – I Guds namn" "In the Name of God"	Rolf Börjlind & Cilla Börjlind	Kjell Sundvall	10 October 2007 (2007-10-10)

Series 4 (2009—2010)

Episode	Title	Written by	Directed by	Original airdate
1	"Beck – I stormens öga" "The Eye of the Storm"	Rolf Börjlind & Cilla Börjlind	Harald Hamrell	26 August 2009 (2009-08-26)
Beck and his colleagues link the discovery of a burned female body to the hunt for a group of environmentalists engaged in terrorism across borders. Larsson knew the woman believed to have been murdered and is suspected by SÄPO (Swedish Security Services) of involvement. Whilst the terrorists plan an attack that could have dire consequences, Larsson is taken off the case.
2	"Beck – Levande begravd" "Buried Alive"	Rolf Börjlind & Cilla Börjlind	Harald Hamrell	22 June 2010 (2010-06-22)
In a playground in the centre of the urban idyll, the police find a buried wooden box containing a famous and well-respected prosecutor. Beck and his team initially suspect a highly criminal MC-leader of the attack, but Beck pretty soon has to re-evaluate the case once the MC-leader is also found murdered in a similar wooden box. Soon, more wooden boxes are found and the police realise that they are part of a cat and mouse game with a crazy serial killer. The investigation soon shows that there is a vague connection between the victims in the shape of a nine-year-old event, but what Beck does not suspect is that his own life too is at stake, as the murderer has chosen him as the next victim.

Series 5 (2015)

Episode	Title	Written by	Directed by	Original airdate
1	"Beck – Rum 302" "Room 302"	Mikael Syrén	Mårten Klingberg	1 January 2015 (2015-01-01)
2	"Beck – Familjen" "The Family"	Mårten Klingberg	Mårten Klingberg	10 January 2015 (2015-01-10)
3	"Beck – Invasionen" "Invasion"	Daniel Karlsson	Stephan Apelgren	21 March 2015 (2015-03-21)
4	"Beck – Sjukhusmorden" "The Hospital Murders"	Antonia Pyk	Stephan Apelgren	28 March 2015 (2015-03-28)

Series 6 (2016)

Episode	Title	Written by	Directed by	Original airdate
1	"Beck – Gunvald" "Gunvald"	Mikael Syrén	Mårten Klingberg	1 January 2016 (2016-01-01)
2	"Beck – Steinar" "Steinar"	Josefin Johansson	Mårten Klingberg	6 February 2016 (2016-02-06)
3	"Beck – Vid vägs ände" "End of the Road"	Stefan Thunberg	Jörgen Bergmark	5 March 2016 (2016-03-05)
4	"Beck – Sista dagen" "The Last Day"	Antonia Pyk	Jörgen Bergmark	2 April 2016 (2016-04-02)
Two traffic officers attempt to stop a car that is driving too fast. When the car stops, the driver gets out and shoots one of the officers dead. There is not much to go on at the beginning, but with the help of CCTV cameras, the car soon is identified. Beck and the team storm into the apartment of the car owner, where they unexpectedly find him also shot dead. As Beck begins the hunt for the murderer anew, murderer takes steps towards carrying out his next deadly plan of revenge.

Series 7 (2018)

Episode	Title	Written by	Directed by	Original airdate
1	"Beck – Ditt eget blod" "Your Own Blood"	Mårten Klingberg	Mårten Klingberg	1 January 2018 (2018-01-01)
2	"Beck – Den tunna isen" "Thin Ice"	Katarina Ewers	Mårten Klingberg	3 February 2018 (2018-02-03)
3	"Beck – Utan uppsåt" "Without Intent"	Wilhelm Behrman	Jörgen Bergmark	3 March 2018 (2018-03-03)
4	"Beck – Djävulens advokat" "The Devil's Advocate"	Johan Bogaeus	Jörgen Bergmark	7 April 2018 (2018-04-07)

External links

• Beck at IMDb