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Television in the Global Age

The Bridge (Denmark/Sweden, 2015)

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A Nordic noir co-production set on a national border: its detective, its conventions, its funding, its remakes, and what its success says about subtitled drama.

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Which two countries co-produced The Bridge, and which broadcasters showed it?

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Which British channel brought The Bridge to UK viewers?

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Which bridge gives the series its name, and what does it connect?

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  1. 1

    Which two countries co-produced The Bridge, and which broadcasters showed it?

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    Denmark and Sweden co-produced The Bridge. DR1 in Denmark and SVT1 in Sweden broadcast the series.

  2. 2

    Which British channel brought The Bridge to UK viewers?

    Model answer

    BBC Four brought The Bridge to UK viewers. Subtitled European drama had become that channel's Saturday evening speciality.

  3. 3

    Which bridge gives the series its name, and what does it connect?

    Model answer

    The Oresund Bridge gives the series its name. Copenhagen in Denmark and Malmo in Sweden are joined by it.

  4. 4

    Who is the central detective in The Bridge, and how is she characterised?

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    Saga Noren is the central Swedish detective, played by Sofia Helin. Blunt, literal and uneasy with social convention, she is written as socially atypical.

  5. 5

    What changes for Saga Noren at the start of the third season?

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    Martin Rohde, her Danish partner from earlier seasons, is in prison and absent from the investigation. Saga must work instead with a new Danish colleague, Henrik Sabroe.

  6. 6

    How does the third season's opening crime establish the tone of the series?

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    The victim is a Danish campaigner for LGBT rights, and the body is deliberately staged as a tableau. Social issues and elaborate cruelty are announced together.

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