Midsomer Murders in Copenhagen: The Transnational Production of Nordic Noir-influenced UK Television Drama

TY - JOUR

T1 - Midsomer Murders in Copenhagen

T2 - The Transnational Production of Nordic Noir-influenced UK Television Drama

AU - Redvall, Eva Novrup

PY - 2016/7/2

Y1 - 2016/7/2

N2 - While the international interest in subtitled Scandi crime series, or ‘Nordic Noir’, is a phenomenon of the 2010s, UK detective series, such as the ‘comfy crime’ drama Midsomer Murders, have enjoyed international success for many years. Based on a qualitative case study of the production and reception of episode 100 of the series (‘The Killings of Copenhagen’), this article investigates why and how DCI Barnaby ended up in Denmark for what can be regarded as a ‘production service collaboration’ rather than a traditional co-production and whether we will see more transnational crime stories like these in the near future.

AB - While the international interest in subtitled Scandi crime series, or ‘Nordic Noir’, is a phenomenon of the 2010s, UK detective series, such as the ‘comfy crime’ drama Midsomer Murders, have enjoyed international success for many years. Based on a qualitative case study of the production and reception of episode 100 of the series (‘The Killings of Copenhagen’), this article investigates why and how DCI Barnaby ended up in Denmark for what can be regarded as a ‘production service collaboration’ rather than a traditional co-production and whether we will see more transnational crime stories like these in the near future.

KW - Faculty of Humanities

KW - Midsomer Murders

KW - Nordic Noir

KW - co-production

KW - Danish television drama

KW - Forbrydelsen/The Killing

U2 - 10.1080/17400309.2016.1188519

DO - 10.1080/17400309.2016.1188519

M3 - Journal article

SN - 1740-0309

VL - 14

SP - 345

EP - 363

JO - New Review of Film and Television Studies

JF - New Review of Film and Television Studies

IS - 3

ER -