The lower half of the body is eventually identified as belonging to a Danish prostitute who was killed some time ago. At first, the Swedes are set to take the case as the victim is initially identified as a recently murdered Swedish politician, but when the authorities try to move the body they realize that it’s actually two corpses that have been reconnected at the waist, thereby setting up an investigative partnership between the two countries. When the lights come back on, a corpse is discovered midway across the bridge on the dividing line between the two countries. The first episode opens with a 48-second black out on the Øresund Bridge, a 5-mile span that connects Sweden and Denmark. The Scandinavian version of The Bridge isn’t dubbed in English so if you’re not into reading subtitles it may not be your cup of tea, but I’m a master at the multitask, so I really appreciate the opportunity to read, soak up some culture, and watch a crime drama at the same time – talk about sanctimonious guilty pleasure. Diehard Killing fans will take offence when I say The Bridge it is even better than The Killing (cue the hate mail), but I will admit that with shows this good, there’s very little to separate them outside of personal taste. Thankfully, the Danish-Swedish collaboration entitled The Bridge soon followed. I watched all 40 episodes sitting at the edge of my seat. I remember my first taste of The Killing, a Danish crime drama that aired on the BBC. At the moment, there’s also a great deal of Scandinavian crime drama available on television and given that I live in the United Kingdom, I have a front-row seat to all the latest imports. Stieg Larson was the first author to gain international fame, but other writers such as Jo Nesbø, Henning Mankell, and Camilla Läckberg are equally well regarded. Sofia Helin, left, and Kim Bodnia, right, star in The Bridge.The reputation of Scandinavian thrillers has really taken off in recent years.
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