The Inspector and the Sea: Season 1

Good series but quite as good as Beck, Wallander, and the other Swedish and Danish productions. But I'd like to add some information that the Amazon description doesn't give. This is, as Amazon says, a German production, in German with English subtitles. In Europe it was actually shown in two versions: Swedish and German, for those two countries. Many of the actors are Swedish, such as the great Peter Haber known for his role as Beck, others are German. Some of the Swedes played their roles in Swedish, although Haber actually played his in German. For the German version, the one Amazon is selling, German was dubbed on top of the Swedish. This is why some of the German dialogue seems out of sync. For the Swedish version, Swedish was dubbed on top of the German, which in Peter Haber's case stirred up huge controversy, because his German was dubbed in someone else's voice back into Swedish instead of his playing his role in Swedish or doing the dubbing himself.

Stories are a bit repetitive in that some false suspects are identified. The two other police officers are not developed much at all.Spoiler alert - Season I ends with wife and kids going to France and momma to Hamburg. I smell an affair coming with Emma. Wife definitely going through a mid-life crisis, while Anders seem to be absorbed by each case to the exclusion of much else. Great line when Knut sends wifey a postcard from New Zealand and says it pretty just like home... we can tell that this is not exactly comforting to the wife who has a much more adventurous side compared to Anders. I like the show.... some things a bit odd like why does Emma live with them for 2 years, who is the father of Emma's baby, etc.

If you, like me, are desperate to escape the tv fare that assumes you are either barely a teenager, or a nitwit, or both, then you might well enjoy The Inspector and the Sea. A compendium of discrete stories featuring the same lead characters, the series has just enough suspense and plausibility to be watchable without keeping you on the edge of your seat. Nordic noire, a la The Killing, The Bridge, or Borgen it is not. But it is ostensibly Swedish, albeit a German production with German-speaking cast, and it sure as hell beats the likes of Blue Bloods!

Word of warning: Two of my discs were mislabeled. At first I panicked but checked the discs and all the episodes were there, the disc labels were switched.I enjoyed the characters and the scenery. I've read the books so it is wonderful to see the landscapes of Gotland.

Yes, we thought that it was very good. Also very nice for relationships were one partner is German and the other English speaking since it has subtitles. The only problem with our particular season 1 set was that the first disc was mislabeled and was a duplicate of the last disc. Too bad... but the movies are very attention grabbing and very good entertainment for your evening. Season 2 had no problems and was just as entertaining and exciting. We would like to enjoy more seasons.

Very good series, I enjoyed it since I speak German, but it does have English subtitles, very intricate story lines and interesting characters!!! A couple of the stories a bit dark, but very good!

Insipid, tired repetition of Scandinavian crime stories, And the wife is a particularly "feeble" character. But, the island of Gotland is beautiful and makes this a 3 star video.

well written as a low key mystery. well acted with enough family, work, environmental involvement to keep your interest in the story as well as the action.

The stories are very entertaining and take place in spectacular landscapes. It is also a good surprise to see Frida Halgren again, who had a role in the Arne Dahl series, and adds a strong character to this series, even if she does not have the part she would have deserved in my opinion. The nonchalant demeanor of the main character is quite refreshing and fits well the atmosphere of the island. Overall, it reminds me of the Maria Wern series.