The Killing characters and context

 Character adjectives

Sarah Lund- cold, methodical, enthralled, rational, careful
Theis Birk Larsen- caring, emotional, protective, reasonable, aggressive
Inspector Jan- dismissive, comedic, unreasonable, laid-back
Pernille- emotional, protective,  
Nanna- secretive, terrified, vulnerable
Mayor Bremer- corrupt, 
Troels Hartmann- corrupt, passionate
Men are perhaps portrait as more one dimensional compared to the women in the story

3.6.1.5.4.7.2

1. Nanna runs away from her pursuer
2. Sarah Lund moves out of her office
3. Pernille calls Theis to fix her dishwasher
4. Politician Troels Hartmann visits the grave of his dead wife
5. Lisa text Nanna
6.Theis shows Vagn his new house
7.The body of nanna is discovered in the boot of a car

still 1. Nanna, a 19 year old student, is hiding in the woods from her pursuers.

Still 2. Troels Hartmann and his associate Rie, who are having an affair, are engaged in passionate eye contact after returning his watch

Still 3. Theis and Pernille are enjoying each others company whilst Theis attempts to fix their dishwasher.

These three stills are linked through Nanna as the 1st still is her, the 2nd still is of her potential killers and the 3rd is of her parents


context for the show

  • The show is set in Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Bleak Dark settings deliberately chosen (Looks more like a typically rainy British city rather than a glamorous European capital.
  • Originally broadcast in Denmark in 2007, the show was picked up by BBC4 and showed it weekly on Saturday past watershed
  • First shown in a double bill over 10 Saturdays
  • Decision to schedule on BBC4 based on its educated culturally ware target audience
  • "BBC4 is the best place to showcase the best television from around the world and when language isn't a barrier" - Richard Klein (former BBC4 controller)

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