Tunna blå linjen

Tunna blå linjen doesn't concern itself with the practical mechanics of the police profession, but rather turns its focus on the social and psychological aspects of being police. The show respects the viewers' intelligence and portrays people, events and problems as multifaceted and complex. The characters are well casted, well acted and most importantly incredibly well written, and they feel like real living, breathing and thinking people. Editing, casting, cinematography, sound design, music and acting are competently handled, but the writing is where this show really shines. The exposition of backstory and characters' traits are so completely woven into the flow of the narrative that it's invisible. It's a very competently crafted script.

The show is shot on location in Malmö, in the actual streets it portrays.The city isn't a prop or lifeless backdrop, it's the core of the series. It colors everything, from how the characters speak, what they speak about to what they do. This show is about Malmö (albeit a somewhat fictionalized version) as much as it's about the characters that live there.

All in all a show that with empathy and intelligence crafts a compelling story of people in Malmö who happens to work as police. It's just great.

The only reason I don't rate this 10 is because it is excruciating to watch, being so painfully realistic. It doesn't follow the traditional cop shows where one or more cases are followed from start to finish. It instead tells the story of the persons in the uniforms, humanizing them, in their daily life as regular "street" police officers. They don't get to crack the big cases, instead they only see misery and darkness.

Excellent acting in believable characters, in combination with the realistic script, makes this one of the best shows in the genre. But don't expect snappy comments, shootouts or high speed car chases. It's a drama, not an action or thriller.

If nothing else, watch it to get a better understanding of what police officers have to deal with on a daily basis.

Brilliant, just absolutely brilliant - so realistic it takes you on a journey that you really want to escape from sometimes, lucky for us we can switch it off, the real police can't. No wonder they end up with so much PTSD, this programme truly shows the crap they put up with and that sometimes they fall down with the pain of it all. The best TV I've watched in ages, the characters are believable, the storylines are breathtakingly realistic, I can't wait for the next season.

Best swedish serie ever. Life in Malmö as it is. Fantastic actors, sceneries, music, photo, story. Absoloutly 10/10!

It´s difficult to rewrite this higly explored genre into a new fresh way but this is totally unique in it´s kind. The language is in Swedish, but I highly recommend this show for the non speaking swedish viewers. Not any police show has ever had this close to reality feel as this one has.

The shooting is close to documentary and the story is about the daily struggles of the local police force in Malmoe. Highly addictive and you never want the story to have an end. The narrative is invincible but the caracters grow into your bare skin.

It´s a must to have seen this show if youre into reality based storys and it totally changes your view on day to day police work. So very human and warm.