The Dogs of Riga

Episode aired Sep 16, 2012
TV-PG
1h 30m

IMDb RATING

7.4/10

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Kenneth Branagh and Søren Malling in Wallander (2008)

Crime Drama Mystery Thriller

The discovery of two slain youths in a dinghy which washes into Ystad brings hard-drinking Latvian detective Karlis Liepa from Riga. He tells Wallander they were his informants in a drug-smu... Read allThe discovery of two slain youths in a dinghy which washes into Ystad brings hard-drinking Latvian detective Karlis Liepa from Riga. He tells Wallander they were his informants in a drug-smuggling ring after the dinghy, containing cocaine, is stolen. Liepa is murdered on his retu... Read allThe discovery of two slain youths in a dinghy which washes into Ystad brings hard-drinking Latvian detective Karlis Liepa from Riga. He tells Wallander they were his informants in a drug-smuggling ring after the dinghy, containing cocaine, is stolen. Liepa is murdered on his return home and Wallander travels to Riga to learn that the secretive detective did not show h... Read all

Director
- Esther May Campbell
Writers
- Peter Harness
- Henning Mankell
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IMDb RATING

7.4/10

920

YOUR RATING

Director
- Esther May Campbell
Writers
- Peter Harness
- Henning Mankell
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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Goofs
When Wallander & Liepa are sharing food & drink at Wallander's house, there's the background song of a Red-Necked Nightjar - which is from Iberia & N Africa, and has never been recorded in Sweden.

Connections
Version of The Hounds of Riga (1995)

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9/10

Kurt Goes International

Two men are found brutally killed, floating in a raft. A policeman from Latvia comes to assist in the investigation. It appears that the Russians have had a hand in this, probably the mafia. Shortly after the man leaves, Kurt finds that he has been killed. He decides to assist in the investigation of the death. When he gets to Riga, he is somehow being targeted by forces that are hard to interpret. He becomes involved with the widow of the murdered policeman. The two are pursued at times and realize that Kurt somehow has been given access to damning evidence. We get to see Wallander once again on the hunt, but he begins to feel something for the beautiful widow. This is a good episode because it keeps one guessing. I thought this was the best of the Mankell books as well. It's entertaining because our boy can't figure out if he is really in over his head or just dealing with local issues.