Trapped - Icelandic show

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trapped_(Icelandic_TV_series)

Has anyone seen this? - it was on BBC (BBC4) recently.

Has the scandi noir vibe but very different to something like the bridge.

I really enjoyed it - worth watching imo.

10 episodes.

solerina

I have seen the first seven episodes, must watch 8 tonight and so far I am really enjoying it. Usually lose patience with programmes like this as they tend to drag but I am not finding that TRapped is dragging at all. I really like it...not. A huge fan of subtitles but they are not annoying me here at all.
Totally agree...well worth a watch !!

LadyW

I am really enjoying this programme. I am watching it on the RTE player and have seen 8 episodes so far (ending of ep 8.... wow - did not see that coming !)

didn't realise that RTE were showing it. I like the main character - he's a very chilled dude - never loses the plot.

somesoldiers

Yeah watched it on BBC4, I enjoyed it too

solerina

LadyW wrote: »

I am really enjoying this programme. I am watching it on the RTE player and have seen 8 episodes so far (ending of ep 8.... wow - did not see that coming !)

Wow...just watched it...def didn't see that coming !!!
Really like Andrei, great character !!

Tabnabs

An amazing series and it really has to be hoped that another one is on the drawing board now.

Interestingly, it was the most expensive TV show ever produced in Iceland (€6.5m) and needed quite a lot of EU funding to get it completed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trapped_%28Icelandic_TV_series%29#Production

Tabnabs

Tabnabs wrote: »

Interestingly, it was the most expensive TV show ever produced in Iceland (€6.5m) and needed quite a lot of EU funding to get it completed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trapped_%28Icelandic_TV_series%29#Production

yes - for such a small country of 330,000 people.

And in Ireland it's often held up that decent drama can't be produced due to the small size of the country!

extra gravy

glasso wrote: »

yes - for such a small country of 330,000 people.

And in Ireland it's often held up that decent drama can't be produced due to the small size of the country!

Denmark's population isn't that much higher than ours and they've produced some fine dramas in the last few years, thus proving that country size can't be used an excuse/reason for inability to produce quality drama.

extra gravy

extra gravy wrote: »

Denmark's population isn't that much higher than ours and they've produced some fine dramas in the last few years, thus proving that country size can't be used an excuse/reason for inability to produce quality drama.

I agree. But that (size and the RTE thing) is the reason always put up here. If you make really good stuff it will sell internationally. And Ireland has the advantage of the English language ffs.

Love Hate was ok - but not as good as trapped or lots of other stuff from other small countries.

I think that the main reason is lack of balls in the people who commission dramas in this country.

silverharp

glasso wrote: »

I agree. But that (size and the RTE thing) is the reason always put up here. If you make really good stuff it will sell internationally. And Ireland has the advantage of the English language ffs.

Love Hate was ok - but not as good as trapped or lots of other stuff from other small countries.

I think that the main reason is lack of balls in the people who commission dramas in this country.

This is going to sound bad but I think its just our location and small size and our particular society. We don't have Russians on our door step and it would be silly to have some nefarious US or British spooks up to no good here and chasing ISIS cells would be dumb also Dublin doesn't have the urban grit or slickness of other big European cities. Dreary inner city dug gangs and BallyK type shows don't set the heart racing. The Fall was watchable but even that depended on a "Brits abroad" angle. I havnt enjoyed an Irish tv series since Paths to Freedom

somesoldiers

Tabnabs wrote: »

An amazing series and it really has to be hoped that another one is on the drawing board now.

Interestingly, it was the most expensive TV show ever produced in Iceland (€6.5m) and needed quite a lot of EU funding to get it completed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trapped_%28Icelandic_TV_series%29#Production

those snow machines cost a bomb!!

silverharp

silverharp wrote: »

This is going to sound bad but I think its just our location and small size and our particular society. We don't have Russians on our door step and it would be silly to have some nefarious US or British spooks up to no good here and chasing ISIS cells would be dumb also Dublin doesn't have the urban grit or slickness of other big European cities. Dreary inner city dug gangs and BallyK type shows don't set the heart racing. The Fall was watchable but even that depended on a "Brits abroad" angle. I havnt enjoyed an Irish tv series since Paths to Freedom

I think that a certain well-known subset of irish society would be a good subject matter - it was touched upon in love hate. but maybe the action groups and political fallout would mean that it wouldn't happen!

silverharp

glasso wrote: »

I think that a certain well-known subset of irish society would be a good subject matter - it was touched upon in love hate. but maybe the action groups and political fallout would mean that it wouldn't happen!

maybe but again it would be dreary and probably best kept to being side characters. you could probably have a series based around international drug smuggling on the South coast and involve a cast of shady European types. the question is would Irish producers have been able to come up with the Swedish show Real Humans or something equally gritty and innovative?

Tabnabs

somesoldiers wrote: »

those snow machines cost a bomb!!

You haven't been to Iceland have you? That's not a snow machine, that's winter :pac:

Tabnabs

silverharp wrote: »

This is going to sound bad but I think its just our location and small size and our particular society. We don't have Russians on our door step and it would be silly to have some nefarious US or British spooks up to no good here and chasing ISIS cells would be dumb also Dublin doesn't have the urban grit or slickness of other big European cities. Dreary inner city dug gangs and BallyK type shows don't set the heart racing. The Fall was watchable but even that depended on a "Brits abroad" angle. I havnt enjoyed an Irish tv series since Paths to Freedom

Wallender (the proper one, with Krister Henriksson), was set in Ystad, a town of just 18,350 inhabitants. If you can film a top notch Scan-Noir with that background, you could do it anywhere in Ireland.

darkdubh

Is there any alternative term for Scandinavian TV drama than "scandi"?That word sets my teeth on edge :mad:

brian_t

darkdubh wrote: »

Is there any alternative term for Scandinavian TV drama than "scandi"?That word sets my teeth on edge :mad:

I thought the term used was Nordic.

brian_t

brian_t wrote: »

I thought the term used was Nordic.

From wiki

"Nordic countries, the northwestern European countries of Scandinavia
Scandinavia, a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe"

so in the cultural context maybe more appropriate to use Scandinavian, but Nordic would work.

I don't mind the abbreviation of Scandinavian (toooo many syllables!) to Scandi myself.

The way Aussies generalise and abbreviate people from anywhere in Europe to Euro's meanwhile really gets my goat!

Harry Palmr

Trapped was very enjoyable - mainly down to the lead actor. He needs to be in more things.

Tabnabs

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Trapped was very enjoyable - mainly down to the lead actor. He needs to be in more things.

I highly recommend The Deep. Ólafur Darri Ólafsson also plays the lead part in that and it's a very gripping watch, made all the more remarkable as it's a true story. Directed by Baltasar Kormákur, who created Trapped.

morebarn2

Tabnabs wrote: »

I highly recommend The Deep. Ólafur Darri Ólafsson also plays the lead part in that and it's a very gripping watch, made all the more remarkable as it's a true story. Directed by Baltasar Kormákur, who created Trapped.

+1 on "The Deep". Excellent film. His performance in that made me curious to see him in "Trapped".

darkdubh

brian_t wrote: »

I thought the term used was Nordic.

It was,for a while but I notice Scandi creeping in more and more in print media as well as online.I find those kind of baby-talk abreviations really annoying.

Just finished watching this today, really enjoyed it . Visually is was absolutely stunning in it's bleakness at times.

Auntie Matter

Tabnabs wrote: »

I highly recommend The Deep. Ólafur Darri Ólafsson also plays the lead part in that and it's a very gripping watch, made all the more remarkable as it's a true story. Directed by Baltasar Kormákur, who created Trapped.

Another one worth seeing is Jar City, which is an adaptation of the crime novel by Arnaldur Indriðason.

The main character, Erlendur, is played by Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson, who played Ásgeir in Trapped. Björn Hlynur Haraldsson (Trausti in Trapped) also has a prominent role.
Quite a different vibe to Trapped, as it's set in and around Reykjavik, but worth a look.

brian_t

Second Season of ‘Trapped’ Planned

RVK Studios and RÚV have reached an agreement to cooperate in the production of a second season of the popular mystery TV series Trapped (Ófærð).

The series has enjoyed popularity in Iceland and abroad and has been applauded by critics. It is estimated that over ten million people have watched the episodes, and they are still scheduled to be aired in many locations.

The second season is expected to premiere on RÚV, the Icelandic national broadcaster, in the fall of 2018.

brian_t

Trapped won the "Best Long Form TV Drama" award at the Writers’ Guild Awards which took place in London on Monday.

Best Long Form TV Drama
Winner: Trapped by Clive Bradley
Shortlisted: Victoria, Season 1, Episode 4, “The Clockwork Prince” by Daisy Goodwin; Spotless, by Ed McCardie

https://writersguild.org.uk/writers-guild-award-winners-2017/

brian_t

Somebody on an Icelandic forum is doing an interesting recap of the episodes as they are shown on BBC4.

Needless to say they contain spoilers for those episodes.


Trapped 2 - Episodes 1 & 2 are here ;

https://now.guidetoiceland.is/2019/02/18/uncategorized/trapped-season-two-recap-episodes-1-2/


Trapped 2 - Episodes 3 & 4 are here ;

https://now.guidetoiceland.is/2019/02/24/culture/trapped-recapped-episodes-3-4/

gmisk

Cracking show season 1 is on prime as well.