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• 2023

• Crime/detective
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Summary

Drama about the fragile power balance among the inmates and officers in a Danish prison. Starring Sofie Grabol and David Dencik. In Danish

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Jack Seale

Are you an inexperienced prison officer, just back from maternity leave? Have you suddenly been offered overtime work that involves transporting a phenomenally dangerous criminal genius from Wales to London overnight, so he can testify against an even more lethal organised crime network that will do anything to stop him bearing witness and has tentacles everywhere? Say no! Stay at home!

But Amber (Izuka Hoyle) takes the gig and we are soon glad she did, because episode one of writer Matt Charman’s new thriller is a cracker. It builds tension expertly as Amber and her jittery older colleague Joe (Steven Elder) collect their quarry from a remote secure facility: questions about the fabled prisoner, Tibor (Tahar Rahim), are answered with variations of “you don’t want to know”.

Of course it’s no surprise when the journey goes wrong, but it does so in a spectacular action set piece that shows this series has a ruthless streak and an intriguingly unusual antagonist. Then cautious but stubborn Amber makes a fateful decision, and we’re up and running.

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rolenameMiriamSofie GråbølHenrikDavid DencikSammiYoussef Wayne HvidtfeldtGertCharlotte FichJudoKim WintherPanikDan Boie KratfeldtHansenThomas Kristian BekMixMickey NørregaardJohnMads RømerSilleLaura Christensen

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rolenameWriterKim Fupz Aakeson

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