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International Dramas

Denerick · 2012-11-28 21:56:18

I'm a big fan of two Danish TV shows - The Killing and Borgen. One is a crime procedural drama with lots of suspense, the other a political story about Denmarks first female prime minister. Both shows underline the fact that there is a world full of brilliantly scripty and elegantly executed TV shows that we rarely come…

28-11-2012 9:56pm

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I'm a big fan of two Danish TV shows - The Killing and Borgen. One is a crime procedural drama with lots of suspense, the other a political story about Denmarks first female prime minister. Both shows underline the fact that there is a world full of brilliantly scripty and elegantly executed TV shows that we rarely come into contact with in the anglosphere. Anyone have an recommendations?

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#2 28-11-2012 11:21pm

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The Bridge.

Crime drama in which a bi-national police team is put together to investigate when the body of a woman is found in the middle of the Oresund Bridge between Sweden and Denmark.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=78192358

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#3 29-11-2012 8:30am

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Epitafios
Argentinian crime thriller about a psychopath wreaking revenge for a school slaying

Ørnen: En krimi-odyssé
Pan-Scandinavian cop drama.

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#4 29-11-2012 11:36am

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Spiral - French gritty cop drama. I haven't seen it myself but have heard it's supposed to be a really good one.

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#5 29-11-2012 11:41am

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Morse - Cerebral detective in the University city of Cambridge in England. Not every episode is University related.

Hill Street Bllues - Busy Police Station/Cop-Shop in New York during the 1980's.

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#6 29-11-2012 12:02pm

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Braquo

French cop-drama. A little bit like The Shield in that the cops are as bad as the gangsters. Starts strongly but loses it’s way badly near the end. Only watched 1 season.

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#7 29-11-2012 3:20pm

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Ciaran_B wrote: »

Braquo

French cop-drama. A little bit like The Shield in that the cops are as bad as the gangsters. Starts strongly but loses it’s way badly near the end. Only watched 1 season.

I was planning on watching that as soon as I was finished Homeland. Is it worth bothering with?

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#8 29-11-2012 5:51pm

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LiamMc wrote: »

Morse - Cerebral detective in the University city of Cambridge in England. Not every episode is University related.

Oxford, surely?

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#9 29-11-2012 7:16pm

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pickarooney wrote: »

I was planning on watching that as soon as I was finished Homeland. Is it worth bothering with?

It is very good. I watched it there on FX when they showed it.

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