Rebecka Martinsson (TV4 2017, Ida Engvoll, Eva Melander)

In this Swedish crime drama series Rebecka Martinsson has just been made partner in a prestigious Stockholm lawfirm. When she gets a call to say that the woman who basically brought her up, Mildred (who also happened to be a vicar) has died she heads back to her remote home town to attend the funeral.

Rebecka finds that Mildred’s death was not as straight forward as she first thought. In fact it looks like Mildred was murdered. She teams up with local policewoman Anna Maria Mella to get to the bottom of the mystery. Meanwhile her new partners back in Stockholm are not impressed that she has taken time out.

production details
Sweden | TV4 | 8×45 minutes | 2017

Novel: Åsa Larsson
Writers: Mattias Grosin, Henrik Engström

cast
Niklas Engdahl as Måns Wenngren
Ida Engvoll as Rebecka Martinsson
Eva Melander as Anna Maria Mella
Jakob Öhrman as Krister Eriksson
Gunilla Röör as Alva Björnfot
Samuel Fröler as Carl von Post

Alastair James is the editor in chief for Memorable TV. He has been involved in media since his university days. Alastair is passionate about television, and some of his favourite shows include Line of Duty, Luther and Traitors. He is always on the lookout for hot new shows, and is always keen to share his knowledge with others.