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Danish investigation unit solving everything from terrorist threats to international fraud.
The show would also go on to receive an Emmy in 2005.
Come 2007 audiences were introduced to
The Killing
and its protagonist Sarah Lund, a
Copenhagen police detective known for her astute crime solving abilities and love of
Faroese knitwear. During its three seasons, the series became an international cult hit,
screening in almost 20 countries, winning a BAFTA Award, and spawning an American
remake.
Police tape gave way to spin doctors with the acclaimed political drama
Borgen
.
Launched in 2010, the three-season hit stars much-loved Danish actor Sidse Babett Knud-
sen as Birgitte Nyborg, an idealistic politician suddenly thrown into the oft-challenging
position of the country's
statsminister
(prime minister). Praised for its strong female char-
acters, the show's string of awards include a Prix Italia (2010) and a BAFTA (2012).
Debuting in 2011, Danish-Swedish crime thriller
The Bridge
hooked viewers from its
very first scene, in which a pair of severed corpses are discovered on the Øresund Bridge,
at the very border between Sweden and Denmark. Screened in over 170 countries to date,
the series would also spawn American and British-French versions.
