Four years after the last series aired, Wallander is back for one final run.
Kenneth Branagh is returning for the mystery crime thriller show, appearing in the set of three feature-length episodes.
Here’s what you need to know about the final series
1) It covers two of Henning Mankell’s novels
The Wallander TV series has taking Mankell’s Wallander mysteries and adapted them for the screen – and this final series covers two of the books.
First up is The White Lioness, first published in 1993 and the third novel in the series.
The second and third episodes will be an adaptation of The Troubled Man, which is the final Wallander book. First published in English in 2011, it was always envisioned as the last instalment prior to Mankell’s death in October 2015.
2) The first episode is set in Cape Town
While the series is synonymous with its Scandinavian setting, the first episode of the final series is headed for sunnier climes.
As in the novel, The White Lioness largely takes place in South Africa, and will see Wallander travel to Cape Town to trace the disappearance of a Swedish national – which leads to a complex and troubling conspiracy.
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3) Wallander is in a slightly happier place
It might be the end for Wallander, but the usually gruff detective is on slightly cheerier form this time around. He’s occasionally laughing, smiling and joking among all the typical surliness, proving there’s still something new to see from the Inspector after all these years.
4) Kenneth Branagh hasn’t ruled himself out of reprising the role
By all accounts, this is the end – the final series telling the final Wallander story. But if there’s someone who it seems hasn’t quite let go yet, it’s Kenneth Branagh.
Speaking ahead of the final series, he said: "I somehow didn't feel like it was going to be the last time.
“But that's just me talking – maybe it's just ridiculous Irish sentimentalism, I don't know...”
Fans can only hope at this point.
BBC One, Sunday, 9pm
