In a world where ITV churns out crime thrillers like they’re going out of fashion, it’s refreshing to watch a brilliant piece of British drama that turns the genre on its head. The name and […]
TV | Procedural Vs Serialised – Battle of the attention spans
It is accepted in television folklore that serialised television is much better than its procedural sister, or perhaps rival. Who ends up sitting on the Iron throne for the Game of Thrones fans out there […]
Interview | Lars Mikkelsen – The man behind Sherlock's Charles Magnussen
With Britain’s surge of interest in subtitled Nordic Noir dramas such as Borgen and The Killing on BBC4, it was only a matter of time before familiar Scandinavian faces started crossing the North Sea, injecting […]
TV | Salamander – We've had Borgen and The Killing, now Belgium gives us their best shot
Salamander is the new 12 part Belgian political conspiracy thriller taking the Saturday night BBC4 spot of crime fighting and justice. With the recent popularity of the Scandinavian dramas The Killing, The Bridge and Borgen, […]
TV | Scandimania – Fails to live up to the 'mania'
Our national obsession with Scandinavia is no secret: from the culinary innovation exhibited by Noma, frequently named best restaurant in the world, to Sarah Lund and her desirable array of Nordic sweaters in The Killing. […]
TV | Borgen – A cross between The Killing and The Thick of It
Standing somewhere between The Killing and The Thick Of It, Borgen looks into the inner workings of the Danish political sphere, building a bit of a cult following as it charts the squabbles between the […]
Interview: Lars Mikkelsen: “England produces the best actors in the world”
Ben Meagher has coffee with star of the Danish screen Lars Mikkelsen in Copenhagen and discovers why Mikkelsen once believed he’d become a clown. On one of the corners of Sønder Boulevard, a lively suburb […]
The Interview: Soren Malling
‘I’d be locked up if I didn’t have the opportunity to play the roles I’d like’ Ben Meagher meets Denmark’s star actor, Søren Malling, in Copenhagen for coffee and a discussion of clay pigeon shooting, Scandinavian drama […]
TV: Borgen
As yet another Scandinavian drama hits our television screens Jennie Pritchard asks why they just always seem to get it right? Borgen has to have one of the most boring-sounding plot-lines ever thought up. […]
Books: Book of the Series: The Killing by David Hewson
In the book-world it is an unwritten rule that you should never adapt a film or television series into a book. It is alright if it is the other way round though. This year, […]