The Bridge (Bron) [** Spoilers **]

hearmehearye

Oh. Wasn't expecting that either.

I do remember thinking "How the hell can I watch another season if Martin isn't in it?!" but Henrik is a brilliant addition. He hasn't replaced Martin but slots in to the gap that was created very well.

brian_t

The Bridge Creator Confirms Everyone Is On Board For Season 4 - possibly in 2018.

brian_t

ITV has a new crime drama "Marcella" starting on Monday next at 9pm

Anna Friel stars as Detective Marcella Backland, who returns to the Metropolitan Police after her marriage comes to an end. Now she is tasked to investigate a familiar killing spree she once failed to solve.


It is written by Hans Rosenfeldt who created "The Bridge"

“Scandi noir, for which Rosenfeldt is best known, has proved itself well beyond just a trend and has become a fully-fledged genre in its own right. One of the most engaging things about Marcella is that this is the first example of a Scandi noir created for an English-speaking market.”

http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/features/hot-picks-marcella/5101995.article

pickarooney

Brannagh's Wallander surely?

MB Lacey

brian_t wrote: »

ITV has a new crime drama "Marcella" starting on Monday next at 9pm

Anna Friel stars as Detective Marcella Backland, who returns to the Metropolitan Police after her marriage comes to an end. Now she is tasked to investigate a familiar killing spree she once failed to solve.


It is written by Hans Rosenfeldt who created "The Bridge"


http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/features/hot-picks-marcella/5101995.article

So frustrated utv isn't showing Marcella. Any ideas how I can watch it on itv, tried on my phone but it wouldn't let me. We have Virgin media

Charlie19

MB Lacey wrote: »

So frustrated utv isn't showing Marcella. Any ideas how I can watch it on itv, tried on my phone but it wouldn't let me. We have Virgin media

Download filmon from the google play store, I'm watching it on the tablet by casting to the tv. I'm olso on virgin media.

You can watch film on your Web browser on a PC. filmon.com itv+1.

It's very good btw.

MB Lacey

Will do that this eve thanks

MB Lacey

Hi Charlie, I'm have filmon on my pc now, found Marcella, clicked Play but it just reverts to playing what's on live now (Judge Rinder!).
I'm guessing you have to watch live rather than watch something which has already been shown?

By the way - just to demonstrate my love of The Bridge, I was in Malmo in Feb and touched the Porche! They had an exhibition of props from the show in Malmo museum (went over The Bridge from Copenhagen) which included her car, the leather trousers and coat she wears, the vest of explosives from the first series. It was Bridge nerd heaven!
Was very disappointed UTV decided not to air Marcella.

Charlie19

MB Lacey wrote: »

Hi Charlie, I'm have filmon on my pc now, found Marcella, clicked Play but it just reverts to playing what's on live now (Judge Rinder!).
I'm guessing you have to watch live rather than watch something which has already been shown?

Yeah as far as I know Its just for watching live TV.
You might get the first episode on youtube.

The Black Oil

brian_t wrote: »

The Bridge Creator Confirms Everyone Is On Board For Season 4 - possibly in 2018.

He has confirmed it'll be the last.

Also:

Swedish broadcaster SVT and Denmark’s DR have yet to officially commission the show, but Rosenfeldt said: “Hopefully there is a fourth series coming now; I’d be very surprised if they say no.”

dogsears

MB Lacey wrote: »

So frustrated utv isn't showing Marcella. Any ideas how I can watch it on itv, tried on my phone but it wouldn't let me. We have Virgin media

And quite annoying that Netflix is showing it everywhere else in the world apart from UK/Ireland after it airs on ITV. I understand why - but its still a drag.

MB Lacey

Yes I'm sure there will be a way to watch it online.
In the meantime the Bridge exhibition I mentioned is running til September 2016.
Easiest way to do it is book flight to Copenhagen, train or bus over the Actual Bridge!! (Bus is better, train goes under the Bridge so you don't really get the full effect - but also be aware when planning buses don't run on Sundays). It's an easy 10min walk from Malmo's central station to Malmo museum. Once you're in the museum, it's only a small exhibition, but seeing the Porche, clothing and props (hidden in behind a wall) is pretty cool.
Also fitted in a Nordic Noir tv tour in Copenhagen which took us round some of the locations used in the Bridge and the Killing.
The Nordic Noir company also doing full on Bridge tours in Malmo now, but it's quite pricey.
Some pics attached from exhibition (especially for pickarooney).

pickarooney

I'd say there's some bang off those leather trousers. She wears them all day every day.

brian_t

Swedish broadcaster SVT confirms that there will be a season 4.

http://www.svt.se/bron/det-blir-en-ny-sasong-av-bron-det-kanns-valdigt-lovande

Season four is scheduled to be broadcast during 2018 and is divided into eight sections.

The Black Oil

Production of s4 starts in November. Source

Stovepipe

Can someone point me in the direction of where to watch season 3? In English!

brian_t

Stovepipe wrote: »

Can someone point me in the direction of where to watch season 3? In English!

Borrow the DVD from your local Library.
If they don't have a copy they will get you a copy from a library that does.

ronnie3585

Any other ideas on where to get Season 3? Watched S1 & 2 on Netflix over the last few weeks and think it's one of the finest shows of the last couple of years!

Effects

ronnie3585 wrote: »

Any other ideas on where to get Season 3?

Liberry

brian_t

Something to whet the appetite .

"I think we’ve come up with possibly the most disturbing opening scene ever."

Hans Rosenfeldt - writer

SimonTemplar

I'm currently rewatching Star Trek: The Next Generation but took a break this weekend to finally watch the first series of The Bridge. Really enjoyed it. Great drama, excellent acting and the occasional sprinkle of humour.

Anyway, Saga reminded me a lot of Data especially her struggle to understand some aspects of human behavior.

brian_t

Season 4 has 8 episodes (not the usual 10) and will premiere for Swedish and Danish viewers on New Years Day 2018.

Come on BBC4.

Marje

Teaser trailer for the last season

Can't find an English version on YouTube. They have English subtitles on their Facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/BronBroen/

Marje

Announced by BBC that the last series will be shown on BBC2 and not BBC4. No date yet when.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2017/the-bridge



EDIT:
Another trailer - can only find it on their Facebook page re Henrik and his 2 missing children. Looks like they will include this story line again for the last series.

https://www.facebook.com/BronBroen/videos/1622813097782892/

Marje

Some information on the last season.

http://www.nordiskfilmogtvfond.com/news/stories/the-bridge-finale-prepares-for-scandi-launch

Season four of the iconic series will premiere January 1st - simultaneously on DR, SVT, YLE, NRK. Johannes Bah Kuhnke and Thomas Gabrielsson are new cast members.

Bah Kunhke (Force Majeure, Black Widows) and Gabrielsson (The Last Kingdom, A Royal Affair) have joined newly cast Mikael Birkkjær (Borgen), while Sofie Helin and Thure Lindhardt reprise their roles as Saga Norén and Henrik Sabroe. Other familiar actors from previous seasons include Sarah Boberg, Rafael Pettersson and Marial Kulle.

The overarching theme of the closing season of the Swedish/Danish crime series The Bridge (Bron/Broen) is identity. According to the official log-line, the plots raise practical problems linked to false passports and ID, but in examining their own identities and those of the offenders and victims they encounter, the main characters invite viewers to ask similar existential questions.

Head-writers Hans Rosenfeldt and Camilla Ahlgren said they felt that there was one last thrilling story to tell about Saga Norén and Henrik Sabroe. “Set two years on from last series, Saga is coming to terms with the dire consequences of being accused of her mother’s murder, when a macabre crime seemingly linked to migration takes place. Meanwhile, Henrik continues his desperate search for his children."

The stellar creative team also comprises writers Nikolaj Scherfig, Veronica Zacco and Torleif Hoppe, concept director Henrik Georgsson, director Rumle Hammerich and cinematographers Carl Sundberg and Lars Reinholdt.

Sweden’s Filmlance International is producing with Denmark’s Nimbus Film. Co-production partners/distributors Lumiere in Benelux will launch the show in January and Germany’s ZDF in the spring 2018.

Meanwhile BBC has just announced that the series, that was BBC Four’s highest ever rating drama with over 1 million viewers in 2015, has been moved up to its mainstream channel BBC Two, for a premiere in 2018. Patrick Holland, Channel Controller of BBC Two said ‘The Bridge has helped redefine television drama in recent years and it is fitting that its final series will be showcased on BBC Two.”

pickarooney

I might do the subtitles for this if the BBC release isn't early 2018.

NinetyForNone

2 Episodes in.. anyone watching?
It has started off at a fairly frenetic pace anyway.

Effects

What channel is it on or are there subs available?

rainbowtrout

NinetyForNone wrote: »

2 Episodes in.. anyone watching?
It has started off at a fairly frenetic pace anyway.

Where are you watching it? Didn’t see it advertised on BBC yet?

cjmcork

totally forgot it was back - can't seem to get it anywhere........if you could let us know where you're watching it............

BarryM

Not scheduled on BBC, all I could find is the announcement for 2.

However, reviews in English of the first couple of episodes on Swedish and Danish channels, no spoilers.

Assume OP is watching Scandinavian channels.

Tom Mann Centuria

I'd always search for sno when I went looking for foreign language BBC series. With so many streaming apps out there these days I'm out of practice looking at torrent sites so I'll just wait for it to appear on BBC 2 (still think it should be kept on BBC 4 myself)

Ludo

BarryM wrote: »

Not scheduled on BBC, all I could find is the announcement for 2.

However, reviews in English of the first couple of episodes on Swedish and Danish channels, no spoilers.

Assume OP is watching Scandinavian channels.

It is available with subs alright. Not hardcoded subs but an extra srt file which plex or VLC can handle easily.

DeepBlue

Ludo wrote: »

It is available with subs alright. Not hardcoded subs but an extra srt file which plex or VLC can handle easily.

The version I got had a DR1 logo (Danish channel). Since the show has a mixture of Danish and Swedish dialogue the Danish channel includes hard-coded subtitles for the Swedish dialogue.

Which unfortunately makes English subtitles quite difficult to read as they are super-imposed on the Swedish ones. I think I'll wait until the BBC start showing it.

Marje

Not much information really but it might gives us an idea when BBC2 might decide to show it. I'm guessing sometime after April 17...

https://twitter.com/scanoircouk/status/967691126047158272

DeepBlue

DeepBlue wrote: »

The version I got had a DR1 logo (Danish channel). Since the show has a mixture of Danish and Swedish dialogue the Danish channel includes hard-coded subtitles for the Swedish dialogue.

Which unfortunately makes English subtitles quite difficult to read as they are super-imposed on the Swedish ones. I think I'll wait until the BBC start showing it.

easy to find versions without that issue.

it's a decent finish overall.

some of the names and connections made got a bit confusing about 2/3 of the way through as there seemed to be even more characters than usual this time.

worth a watch.

The Black Oil

Marje wrote: »

Not much information really but it might gives us an idea when BBC2 might decide to show it. I'm guessing sometime after April 17...

https://twitter.com/scanoircouk/status/967691126047158272

May, though not known when just yet.

https://twitter.com/scanoircouk/status/976472349469036544

seligehgit

glasso wrote: »

it's a decent finish overall.

some of the names and connections made got a bit confusing about 2/3 of the way through as there seemed to be even more characters than usual this time.

worth a watch.

Yes it was very enjoyable but it was at times confusing for the reasons you mentioned.

Going to really miss it if it was indeed the final season.

seems to be pretty sure that it's the last season.
the saga actress is sick of doing the part I read.
even though it was good probably has run it's course really - the formula is always the same.

claiva

glasso wrote: »

it's a decent finish overall.

some of the names and connections made got a bit confusing about 2/3 of the way through as there seemed to be even more characters than usual this time.

worth a watch.

Finished it last night, and I have to disagree with the above comments. I thought it was an excellent series. Really really good. This is how to finish off a television series and go out on a high. Epic.

claiva

claiva wrote: »

Finished it last night, and I have to disagree with the above comments. I thought it was an excellent series. Really really good. This is how to finish off a television series and go out on a high. Epic.

certainly wouldn't call it epic!

I said that it was worth a watch.

claiva

well I would.......so there !

Marje

DVD for season 4 will be released in the UK 02 July.

Link to Amazon

Going back then to when it will start on BBC2, all depend if they show 1 episode a week or do double episodes per week. I'm tempted to pre-order it already.

Information from this post on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/scanoircouk/status/983677898241474560


BBC2 have at least started to advertise it but no date

https://twitter.com/BBCTwo/status/983253178547298305

Marje

Trailer from BBC - still saying coming soon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5z7Rp05KEY

Marje

Date announced Friday 11th May at 9pm BBC2

seligehgit

Marje wrote: »

Date announced Friday 11th May at 9pm BBC2

Yikes I think I'll watch it again.:)

brian_t

Friday at 9pm is when More4 frequently show a foreign series. They are currently showing "Rough Justice" a Belgian detective drama and I notice that in response to "The Bridge", Rough Justice will from this Friday start at 10pm.

The main character in Rough Justice - Superintendent Liese Meerhout - I've often felt is a bit of a copy of Saga even down to her driving an offbeat car of similar colour.

brian_t

Sofia Helin on The Andrew Marr Show last weekend. Includes a very funny short clip about her prison hobby.

Marje

Reminder this starts tonight on BBC2 at 9pm