Zbrodnia

This Polish murder mystery series, set on the scenic Hel Peninsula, is made up of two three-part seasons; each covers a separate case. In the first a woman, Agnieszka, discovers a body while swimming. It turns out the detective leading the investigation went to school with her. Soon there is a second murder and later skeletal remains are found. In the second case a man is fatally shot moments after winning a charity horse race along the beach, the runner-up was Agnieszka's husband and once again the same police officers are involved in the investigation. In both cases there are plenty of suspects, with varied motives.

Having never seen the Swedish series on which this is based I can't say how they compare; however I can say I enjoyed this; both for the interesting mysteries and setting. The various suspects kept me guessing till the final episode in each case. There are a few good moments of tension but this isn't an action series so don't expect shoot-outs or long chases. The cast does a solid job bringing the characters to life. Overall I'd certainly recommend this to fans of murder mysteries looking for a new setting.

These comments are based on watching the series in Polish with English subtitles.

The lead investigator's role was totally unbelievable!

He's supposed to be the prototypical divorced, burnout alcoholic cop whose career accolades are the only reason he hasn't been fired or forced into retirement. Except....this dude's like 12 years old! He doesn't look like a grizzled veteran! Not his baby face, his attire, his squinting eyes, or his flat expressions....none of it suggested that he is drunk & sleep-deprived. Homeboy just looked like he has allergies!!

Besides the poor casting, another head-scratcher was all the damn running! This guy would roll up on every scene jogging, but never got sweaty or out of breath. In one scene, Detective Gump arrives (via his police cruiser) at the home of a key witness, presumably at least 1 hour after she left the scene....but he still ran around looking for her. Literally...he ran. And then ran some more from Location to location like a bloodhound finding a scent.

What was wrong with his car? Are there no taxis or other cruisers available??

I just couldn't take the show seriously after seeing him do it nearly 20 times in the first two episodes.

It looks exactly like the Swedish serie Morden in Sandhamn!! Very sad to make a copy.

This series is the Polish version of the Sandhamm Murders. But, it's much better in every way. In my opinion. The Sandhamm murdered, which I saw on MHZChoice, is good. Don't get me wrong. But, when compared to this it has a slower pace. This series, seems to be more dynamic, it has more movement. In every sense.

All in all it's too bad it only had two series.

I´ve found the series really intriguing, it keeps you watching till the end. (I have to add, though, that I haven´t seen "The Sandham Murders" yet, so I don´t know if it´s just a copy as it was mentioned here.) That said, I highly recommend it!