It makes sense that Kenneth Branagh idolizes Sir Laurence Olivier. After all, both actors have directed themselves in Shakespeare’s plays on stage and screen, including “Henry V.” In fact, early in ...

Mankell passed away in his sleep in Gothenburg, Sweden, aged 67, following a battle with cancer. He is best known for creating police detective Kurt Wallander for a series of crime novels released ...

With the baseball playoffs looming, Saturday's schedule is laden with college football. Alabama hosts Florida (7 p.m., CBS) on CBS. They take their football seriously in Crimson Tide territory. Take ...

All episodes of Wallander TV seriesWell, he's the hero of BBC1's new crime drama starring Kenneth Branagh (9pm tomorrow BBC1). But what shaped this melancholic Swedish detective, and why have more ...

LONDON — Kenneth Branagh, who received the Variety Award at the British Independent Film Awards on Sunday, took a break from filming the third series of detective series “Wallander” recently to attend ...

KEENE, N.H. Wallander -- Although it is absurd to call a recently written novel a "masterpiece," those who know best have renamed the "Mystery Theatre" series "Masterpiece Mystery." The latest entry ...

The BBC One series - based on the popular Swedish drama of the same name and the original Henning Mankell books - is likely to conclude with three more specials. The new series is expected to be a one ...

As Swedish inspector Kurt Wallander (Kenneth Branagh) watches helplessly, a young girl stands trembling in a rapeseed field, about to do herself great harm. Wallander's work gets under his skin, and ...

A taxi driver has been brutally stabbed as two teenage girls walk resolutely away, one holding a bloody knife. Inspector Kurt Wallander (Kenneth Branagh) questions Sonja Hokberg, the teen suspect, who ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Kenneth Branagh has come full circle. In 1988, PBS’ “Masterpiece Theatre ...