What disease does Wallander suffer from?

Over the course of the series he is diagnosed with diabetes, and towards the end of his career he suffers from memory lapses, discovering he has developed Alzheimer’s disease, with which his father was also afflicted.

Does Wallander have a girlfriend?

Vanja got together with Wallander after the death of his father. They met on one of his cases and started dating soon after. The relationship has developed slowly.

Does Wallander marry Mona?

Ellise Chappell as Mona Ellise Chappell plays Mona, who in Mankell’s books marries Kurt Wallander and has a daughter with him, Linda, before divorcing a couple of years later. Ellise Chappel has mostly appeared in TV projects, like the movie The Last Dragonslayer and the series Poldark, where she played Morwenna.

What is the best Wallander series?

There is only one perfect Wallander series: Sweden’s “Henning Mankell’s Wallander starring Krister Henriksson.” It is one of the best series ever made for television in any country. In contrast this first version, starring Rolf Lassgard, should be missed.

Who is Wallander girlfriend?

Saskia Reeves
He’s moved in to a quaint country home with his girlfriend, Vanja (Saskia Reeves), who he met in the last outing of the series, 2010’s “The Fifth Woman,” and her son.

Is Wallander filmed in Sweden?

Using scripts adapted by Richard Cottan and Richard McBrien, filming ran for 12 weeks from April to July 2008 in Wallander’s hometown of Ystad, Sweden. Location filming was principally set in Ystad.

What happened to Kurt Wallander’s daughter?

Sällström was found dead in her Malmö home on 13 February 2007. She had recently been released from a psychiatric unit where she had been receiving treatment for depression.

Why do they speak English in Wallander?

In that show, the creators made the choice to keep the original Ystad setting (and filmed most of the show in Ystad itself, sometimes overlapping with the ongoing Swedish series), but wisely let all the actors use their normal British accents.