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Fallet - Season 1

Series: Fallet

3.8

(42)

Episodes

Rating

Year

2017

About

Thrilling and funny in equal measure, this original crime dramedy breaks new ground in the continuing success story of Nordic Noir as two unlikely detectives, Sophie Borg (Lisa Henni, Easy Money), a Swedish police officer with misplaced high self-esteem, and cowardly British colleague Tom Brown (Adam Godley, Breaking Bad, Suits), team up to solve a gruesome murder.

While visiting the small Swedish town of Norrbacka, a British man becomes the victim of a beastly killer. The local chief of police, Klas Wall (Tomas von Bromssen, All Things Fair), is close to retirement, but has a hard time hiding the fact that he is really excited to finally, for the first time, be in charge of a high-profile murder investigation. Sophie Borg from Stockholm homicide, a loner who has a habit of ignoring direct orders and serious problems cooperating with others, is sent to Norrbacka to assist the local police.

Meanwhile, in St. Ives, the victim's quiet seaside hometown in Britain, Tom Brown is informed of the murder. Tom is an experienced gentlemanly police officer, who could perhaps have been one of the best - if it wasn't for his jumpy demeanour, great fear of conflict and aversion to violence.

Tom has, like Sophie, exhausted the patience of his superiors and is also sent to Norrbacka to take part in the investigation - for both of them it's their last chance to prove themselves. Sophie and Tom now have to cooperate to solve the case, not only to bring the killer to justice, but also to save their careers...

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Episodes

1. EP01

28m

A gruesome murder with religious overtones shakes the small town of Norrbacka, Sweden. The victim: a British man from the small town of St. Ives. Norrbacka's ageing local chief of police Klas Wall oversees the investigation, backed by Stockholm Homicide's Sophie Borg and St. Ives police officer Tom Brown. Both have been given a last chance to prove themselves. An odd couple.
Sophie a renegade trigger happy cop who thinks she's better than she is and a timid gentleman from rural England. To make matters worse, Norrbacka is Sophie's hometown, which she swore to never set foot in again. And someone in town seems to want Tom to leave.

2. EP02

28m

The local priest gives them their first lead. The victim visited a certain Björn Arnesens grave before being brutally murdered. What is the connection between Colin and Björn? Björn's mother is questioned and our detectives trace the connection to a language course that took place in St. Ives 1982. A language course Sophie's mother took part in. Now Sophie must talk to her mother, for the first time in 16 years.

3. EP03

27m

Tom and Sophie decide to question everyone who was at the language course. The richest man in town (Arne Arnesen), father of Björn Arnesen, seems to have something to hide. Åke Klint, a participant from the language course seems to have gone insane. Johanna Beckman has locked-in-syndrome and can only reply to questions by blinking. Sophie gets an anonymous phone call. Arne is up to something, something religious. Sophie defies her boss' orders and together with Tom they trespass on to Arne's property. A decision she will surely regret.

4. EP04

28m

A new suspect is on the table. Åke the hobo. But Åke is nowhere to be found. Meanwhile Tom continues questioning Kristina's mother and something seems to be in the air. Something forbidden. Kristina being not only married but also Sophie's estranged mother. Sophie's recklessness gets her fired from the assignment and she must now continue the investigation in the shadows. After infiltrating an underground cage fighting scene, a new body is found and Sophie is back on the case.

5. EP05

27m

The case is stale. Tom and Sophie travel to St. Ives, England, to question the victim's widow. She leads them to the seedy underbelly of St. Ives: a strip club. Back in Norrbacka, celebrated crime reporter Hannes Josefsson comes to town determined to solve the case. His not-quite legal methods prove successful and Hannes comes eye to eye with the killer. Sophie and Tom hurry back to Norrbacka to get information from Hannes. But it's too late. Another victim is added to the list.

6. EP06

27m

When Hannes body is discovered Sophie's old boyfriend and local journalist Zara's brother is arrested. His name is Amir and everyone believes he's the killer they're looking for. Everyone but Sophie and Tom. Something isn't right. But the case is officially closed. Tom must to go back to the humiliation in St. Ives. And Sophie back to Stockholm, dissatisfied. In a flash of genius Tom sees something everyone else had missed. Tom and Sophie work the case at night and discover new evidence. Amir is innocent! The case is reopened. Tom can once again meet Kristina (in secret) and Sophie can focus on catching the real killer.