MARTIN BECK
Peter Haber as Martin Beck
In Swedish with English Subtitles
Between 1997 and 2010 twenty-six TV episodes were produced based on the Martin Beck character set in contemporary times. Season 5 produced in 2015 are now becoming available.
English subtitled versions of these shows have been broadcast in the U.S. on MHz Networks' International Mystery program. and the DVDs are available.
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EPISODE DESCRIPTIONS
Season 1
1 – Beck - Lockpojken - The Decoy Boy (The Bait-Boy)
After the bodies of two immigrant boys are discovered, the police received an anonymous message: "The slaughter has begun. Swedish Front". Beck and his team find a lead through a website where young boys are sold for sex, but time is running out for them to locate the next victim before the murderer strikes again.
2 – Beck – Mannen med ikonerna - The Man with Icons
An elderly woman is found murdered. The prime suspect is her husband, a deeply-religious man who collects icons - but is he the real killer?
3 – Beck – Vita nätter - White Nights
A truck driver is killed in a sting operation - and the dead man turns out to be Beck's long-lost son. Beck's world crumbles around him, and Serialhe loses focus. When he returns to the investigation, it's with renewed passion - this time it's personal.
4 – Beck – Öga för öga) - Serial Killer (Eye For An Eye)
A serial killer is on the loose. All the victims are women, and all attended the same school. Beck digs deep into a past no one wants to re-live, in an effort to unlock the mind of a deranged lunatic - and to prevent the ultimate act of revenge.
5 – Beck – Pensionat Pärlan - The Pearl Hotel (The Pension House Pearl)
A young girl dies after being hit by a car driven by Beck's trusted deputy Gunvald Larsson. Meanwhile, a taxi explodes at a ferry terminal on the Baltic coast. Beck needs Gunvald's help to crack the case - but can he bring him back from the brink?
6 – Beck – Monstret - The Monster
Responding to an anonymous threat, the Stockholm bomb squad detonates a suspicious suitcase. Inside the tattered remains of the bag, they discover the body of an infant. Beck leads the investigation to hunt down the man responsible for this grizzly set-up...a man the newspapers dub "The Monster".
7 – Beck – Moneyman - The Money Man
The double-life of a homosexual police officer leads to a showdown between Beck and his arch-enemy Gavling, a kingpin in Stockholm's underworld.
8 – Beck – Spår i mörker - Nightvision (Trails In Darkness)
A commuter on the last subway of the night is found decapitated. Working alone, Beck uncovers a gang of young computer freaks who have transformed the entire underground into a hellish, real-life videogame where innocent people become targets.
Season 2
9 – Beck – Hämndens pris - Revenge
Two patrolling cops are killed after stumbling onto criminals who have just stolen large amounts of explosives. Martin Beck and his team must locate the suspects before it's too late. Meanwhile, Gunvald Larsson sets out on his own personal quest for revenge. 2001.
10 – Beck – Mannen utan ansikte - The Man with No Face
A man is found stabbed to death. The man’s widow claims a mysterious foreigner knocked on their door the day before the murder, but is that the real story? Beck and his team are on the case. 2001.
11 – Beck – Kartellen - The Cartel
A Greek restaurant owner is brutally tortured and killed. Beck and his team investigate, and are drawn into a world of smuggling, threats and violence. 2001.
12 – Beck – Enslingen - The Recluse
An Asian woman is found murdered in the waters of Stockholm's archipelago. Meanwhile a series of break-ins occurr on an island outside of Stockholm, and a retired old man is discovered dead in his own yard. Beck and his team have their hands full – but are these cases connected? 2001.
13 – Beck – Okänd avsändare - Sender Unknown
Beck and his team investigate the murder of an accountant at an airport parking lot. Meanwhile, a reporter receives an anonymous tip regarding the embezzling of funds earmarked for repairing nuclear reactors. When the reporter contacts Beck, he too becomes the target of violence. 2001.
14 – Beck – Annonsmannen - The Ad Man
Someone is targeting women through personal ads on public noticeboards. At first, the case seems like a cinch for Martin Beck and his team – until their discover the perp’s motives are far more complex. 2001.
15 – Beck – Pojken i glaskulan - The Boy in the Glass Bowl
The mother of an autistic boy is murdered in her home. The child is discovered standing over her body, holding the murder weapon. Martin Beck is drawn into one of the most difficult cases of his career. 2001
16 – Beck – Sista vittnet - Blind Profit
Horrific murders are taking place around Stockholm. The victims have had their faces dissolved by acid. Martin Beck and the team investigate, but Beck puts his own life at risk in the process. 2001.
Season 3
17 – Beck – Skarpt läge - The Scorpion
Beck heads a group of investigators who work crimes amid the surroundings of Stockholm. His team includes Gunvald Larsson, the tough-talking yet disarg investigator and Lena Klingstrom, the Swedish beauty with a deadly aim. 2001.
18 – Beck – Flickan i jordkällaren - The Unclaimed Girl
Beck heads a group of investigators who work crimes amid the surroundings of Stockholm. His team includes Gunvald Larsson, the tough-talking yet disarg investigator and Lena Klingstrom, the Swedish beauty with a deadly aim. 2001.
19 – Beck – Gamen - The Buzzard
Beck heads a group of investigators who work crimes amid the surroundings of Stockholm. His team includes Gunvald Larsson, the tough-talking yet disarg investigator and Lena Klingstrom, the Swedish beauty with a deadly aim. 2001.
21 – Beck – Den japanska shungamålningen
22 – Beck – Den svaga länken
23 – Beck – Det tysta skriket
24 – Beck – I Guds namn
Season 4
25 – Beck – I stormens öga
26 – Beck – Levande begravd
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