Martin Beck

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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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 ultimate guide to the Swedish crime show Beck

By Jeremy Megraw

11 October, 2018

If you’ve ever been known to binge-watch shows like Wallander or The Bridge, there’s a good chance you’ll also love the Martin Beck novels by Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo. These books have inspired their own television series. Beck is a brilliant show that’s been…

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Interview: Cilla and Rolf Börjlind

By Andre

24 March, 2015

Swedish crime-writing couple Cilla and Rolf Börjlind have gone from writing TV and film scripts for Wallander, Arne Dahl and the Martin Beck series to their own literary creation. Their debut novel, Spring Tide, has been translated into more than 25 languages – and it…

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Spring Tide by Cilla and Rolf Börjlind

By Andre

7 April, 2014

Translated by Rod Bradbury — Spring Tide is a first novel from a Swedish husband and wife writing duo that’s arrived with some fanfare. It’s been a hit in Sweden, is being translated for dozens of territories and is set to be a 10-part TV…

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Bad Blood

By RoughJustice

13 June, 2013

Written by Arne Dahl — Last summer, Harvill Secker released The Blinded Man, the first in Swedish author Arne Dahl’s Intercrime series which is being translated into English. TV adaptations of the books have since appeared on BBC4 in Swedish, with subtitles, via the well-received series…

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Martin Beck on BBC Radio 4

By crimefictionlover

23 October, 2012

A few days ago we told you about how Modesty Blaise is returning to the airwaves thanks to a BBC serialisation of A Taste For Death. Well, there’s a treat on the way for lovers of Scandinavian crime fiction too – Radio 4 is running…

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Beck is back on BBC Four with season 10

The Swedish detective Beck returns to UK screens for season 9

Season seven of Beck comes to BBC Four

The ultimate guide to the Swedish crime show Beck

Interview: Cilla and Rolf Börjlind

Bad Blood

Martin Beck on BBC Radio 4

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