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Beck is back on BBC Four with season 10

3 July, 2023

Originally conceived by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö in the 1965 novel Rosanna, Martin Beck has evolved to become a detective for the 21st century. His character first migrated from the books to the small screen in 1997, and with season 10 we might see…

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The Swedish detective Beck returns to UK screens for season 9

By crimefictionlover

10 May, 2022

It’s been 25 years since Beck first aired on Swedish television, making this one of the most enduring crime shows in European television and Scandinavia’s longest-running crime drama export. The ninth season is four episodes in extent, and began airing on BBC Four in the…

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Swedish crime show Beck returns to BBC Four for season 8

By crimefictionlover

15 June, 2021

It’s been a long time since Martin Beck was last on our screens. Back in 2018, BBC Four ran series seven of the Swedish police procedural crime drama, which lasted just four episodes. Having said that, they were doozies. Now, the Corporation is busy writing…

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Book to screen: 15 great crime dramas to binge now

By crimefictionlover

27 May, 2020

We’re joined by Craig Sisterson, author of Southern Cross Crime and a features writer and reviewer for newspapers and magazines across the globe. Today he’s showcasing some of the best TV shows based on crime novels you can binge during the pandemic… and beyond. I still remember…

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Season seven of Beck comes to BBC Four

By crimefictionlover

29 October, 2018

The Swedish crime series Beck, based on the Martin Beck novels by Per Wahloo and Maj Sjowall, is returning to BBC Four more than 20 years after it first began in 1997. Made intermittently over the years, the programme is reaching season seven with four…

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The best crime shows of 2016

By crimefictionlover

20 December, 2016

Yes, we review a lot of books here on Crime Fiction Lover. About 2000 of them so far, more or less. But when we’re resting our eyes from page and computer screen, we’re often caught enjoying our passion for crime fiction on television. Recent years…

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The best crime shows of 2015

By crimefictionlover

16 December, 2015

We are well and truly in the age of the box set and streaming video, and television studios are competing tooth and claw – particularly when it comes to crime drama. We think 2015 has been a fantastic year and some great series weren’t even…

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Beck is back on BBC Four with season 10

The Swedish detective Beck returns to UK screens for season 9

Swedish crime show Beck returns to BBC Four for season 8

Book to screen: 15 great crime dramas to binge now

Season seven of Beck comes to BBC Four

The best crime shows of 2016

The best crime shows of 2015

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