BBC drops gritty 2-part crime series based on detective novels

The series follows hypochondriac detective Martin Beck and his handpicked team as they take on macabre crime in the seedy Stockholm underworld.

From season eight, Valter Skarsgård joined the cast as Martin’s grandson, Vilhelm Beck. 

The premiere episode of season ten sees the team investigate a brutal robbery. The log line reads: “Three young men dressed as couriers overpower a middle-aged couple in a luxury apartment, and at first it looks like a brutal robbery.”

Meanwhile, the synopsis for episode two reads: “After a brutal murder, Alex teams up with Josef and a suspended Vilhelm. The victim has ties to Howl, a digital university studying men’s roles. The case connects to the Balcony Man investigation, bringing Beck back.”

Peter Haber leads the cast as Martin Beck, alongside Jennie Silfverhjelm as Alexandra ‘Alex’ Beijer, Måns Nathanaelson as Oskar Bergman, Martin Wallström as Josef Eriksson, Elmira Arikan as Ayda Çetin, Martin Wallström as Josef Eriksson and Valter Skarsgård as Vilhelm Beck. 

It’s safe to say the crime drama is well-loved among viewers. 

One person described the show as a “dark series with an excellent cast”, while another penned: “It’s a very good Scandinavian crime series, I am binge-watching it right now.”

A third fan hailed the show as a “gripping masterpiece of Swedish crime drama”, while another penned: “The stories are punchy, with some great ambient back beats playing in the background.”

Season ten, which consists of two feature-length episodes, is available to stream on BBC iPlayer. Seasons one to nine are available to watch on Amazon Prime Video.