Ole Christian Madsen, Jannik Johansen, Charlotte Sieling
Country:
Denmark
Rating:
MA 15+
Language:
Danish (optional English subtitles)
Format:
3DVD
Duration:
512 mins
Year:
2000
Cast:
Charlotte Fich, Mads Mikkelsen
Unit Oneis a Danish television crime series starring Charlotte Finch and Mads Mikkelsen. Produced by Danmarks Radio (DR), the program aired 32 episodes spanning four seasons from 2000 to 2004. Each episode revolved around an elite mobile police task force called "Unit One" that travels around Denmark helping local police solve crimes. Cases portrayed in the show were loosely based upon actual incidents of sensational crimes such as murders, kidnappings, cross-border sex traffic and child pornography. Unit One won the 2002 International Emmy Award for best drama series.
The central character, Ingrid Dahl (Charlotte Fich), is an ambitious detective who has been promoted into command of the unit at the beginning of the first season. The drama is balanced between the forensic process and an unfolding backstory that includes the sometime ambivalent relationships existing between the unit members, their families and those outside the Unit. The series regularly touches on social issues including the insularity of police work, the social and emotional impact of brutal crime, as well as political and press involvement in the justice process.