'Wisting' is a detective series that certainly doesn't shy from the tired conventions of the genre. Weary middle-aged man as protagonist? Check. His family bafflingly involved in his investigations? Check. Creepy colleagues among the suspects? Check. Unlikely serial killers on the loose in beautiful, remote locations? You get the idea. One thing uplifts some entries in this genre is an interesting lead investigator, but Wisting himself is a fundamentally boring everyman, with none of the character of Inspectors Morse or Montalbano. The result is a fairly formulaic and unremarkable programme. There have been some great Scandinavian crime dramas in recent years; but this one is by the book.
Review of Wisting
