Today was another day of clouds and rain, so not a day for another excursion. On the other hand, I needed time to prepare two Sunday sermons, a Candlemass one for Territet and an Epiphany Four one for Villars. In the evening I watched the second episode of the Swedish Crime Drama 'Rebecka Martinsson: Arctic Murders' shown on More 4 channel. There was a full length introductory story last week, in reality a double episode with no titles and credits in the middle. We're down to hour long episodes from now on.
Its main character is a young Stockholm hot shot lawyer, who grew up in a small village up on the Arctic circle near the border with Finland, called Kiruna. She returns there when an old friend is murdered and becomes involved with investigating the crime. After this she starts working while on leave from work for the local CID team as Prosecutor on other cases. A rather curious story line, but maybe less odd if you understand how the Swedish investigative system works.
It's rather like BBC Wales' series 'Y Gwyllt' in that the wild and beautiful landscape plays a starring role in the drama. We see it in its summer glory, as well as harsh winter severity. The photography is breathtaking. Distances between villages along straight roads are immense and filled with forests, lakes, seemingly deserted. It reminds me a little of the Egin Uur region of Mongolia which I got to travel through back in 1999. It's awesomely beautiful, but takes days to get anywhere. Investigative crime drama tends to be slow moving in nature. Pacing it to ensure the viewer or reader is remains interested enough to follow must be particularly challenging with this kind of scenic backdrop. So far so good, I'd say. Looking forward to next Friday's episode, back home in Cardiff.
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