![]() When Wallander is called to the crime scene from a dinner with his daughter, Linda ( Jeany Spark, due to appear in this week's upcoming Sherlock episode!) and her new boyfriend, Jamal ( Arsher Ali), he’s just in time to hear Maria’s final words. ![]() Maria’s final scream, as the camera cuts away, is positively blood-curdling. An elderly farming couple, Joannes and Maria Lovgren, appear to be enjoying a quiet meal when they’re interrupted by two masked intruders. (One episode 90 minutes, TV-PG) The opening scene of this episode has to be one of the most chilling in the series. Faceless Killers is based on the novel by international bestseller Henning Mankell. ![]() Wallander's inquiry takes him deep into his own damaged psyche, forcing him to examine and question his own motives before he can even begin to understand those of a killer. But there is more to the case - a potential mistress, a lost son and a large sum of money. As Swedish inspector (Kenneth Branagh) arrives at the horrific scene, he holds the old woman as she dies, shouting to her one final, urgent question - "Who did this?" She sounds out something that could be "farmer" or maybe "foreigner." But is Wallander reading into it? Is he swayed by his struggle to relate to his daughter's new boyfriend of Syrian descent? The press takes hold of the foreigner angle, inciting swift and deadly retribution against local migrant workers. Here’s the story summary from the PBS website:Īn elderly couple is brutally assaulted in their rural farmhouse. The first episode of Series II was ominously entitled Faceless Killers. Thankfully, I didn’t make that mistake – Wallander is the perfect vehicle for Branagh’s acting talents, and the stories are wholly absorbing. ![]() Thanks to some less than intriguing (in my view at any rate) previews, I’d nearly made the mistake of writing off the show entirely despite my long-time appreciation of lead actor Kenneth Branagh. Better late than never, right? Last year Wallander was a great surprise. Now that Series II is on DVD, I’m hoping to rectify that situation. Due to time constraints and various other issues that came up when Series II aired a few weeks ago on Masterpiece Mystery, I was unable to review the episodes as they aired. OL158674W Page_number_confidence 96.75 Pages 310 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.20 Ppi 300 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20201116190904 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 495 Scandate 20201115002356 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9780099535270 Tts_version 4.Poor Wallander got the short end of the stick on the blog this year, I’m afraid. O元1899675M Openlibrary_subject openlibrary_staff_picks Openlibrary_work Urn:lcp:facelesskillers0000mank_h0r7:lcpdf:918b17f4-a198-4f99-8783-587fae4f31ed Foldoutcount 0 Identifier facelesskillers0000mank_h0r7 Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t0rs1hq30 Invoice 1652 Isbn 9780099535270Ġ099535270 Ocr tesseract 4.1.1 Ocr_detected_lang en Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Latin Ocr_detected_script_conf 1.0000 Ocr_module_version 0.0.6 Ocr_parameters -l eng Old_pallet IA19866 Openlibrary_edition Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 09:41:19 Associated-names Murray, Steven T Boxid IA1998323 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier
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