Unit One: Series 1

01/09/16 - Very good show, although I didn't like episode 10 where the police condoned international kidnapping of a 9 yo boy. IP needs to get rid of that wife of his. I liked this as much as the Swedish Wallander, which is one of my favorite police dramas of all time. It's The Closer with smarter plots but the same amount of humor. Very worth the money. Yes, I just rewatched this episode in 2020 - that mom was crazy and I don't believe that the father of Casper "beat" her - and I don't back the Danish Unit One squad for defending her and kidnapping the kid back - the dad has just has much as right to the kid as the mom, maybe even more since the mom never told the kid he had a father in England. Johnny Olsen is so whipped, he would do anything Gaby wanted him to do - pathetic.

Unit One tells the stories of a Danish special police unit investigating serious crimes that are beyond the capabilities of local police. the young mads Mickelson plays a secondary continuing role in the series periodThe show is very well acted and provides a strong, dramatic, police procedural in an environment that is probably unfamiliar to most American viewers period. Denmark it is one of the most successful European countries. it's standard of living is very high, and it's tolerance for crime quite low. The show effectively portrays the enormous pressure placed upon police to meet the expectations of a political system and public intolerant of police failures. Well worth watching.

Typical Danish TV show:1) involves a detective/police/gov setting2) a gory gruesome murder is shown in detail and up close (and repeatedly) each and every episode3) people are getting in and out of bed with one another, having affaires, living together while having children as if there is nothing wrong with it4) callous, indifferent attitudes toward sex5) over the top sensational somewhat disgusting plots in their chase down the rabbit hole to hell (e.g the story about a rapist of old women who makes the women remove their false teeth first)6) using the same 5 actors that the country smaller in population than my single state offers up7) rehashing "Forbrydelsen" in some way, shape, or form8) liberal proselytizing

Better to invest in the Beck series which is much better acted with engaging plots. A young Mads Mikkelsen gives the viewer a good idea of how far Mikkelsen has come in his acting skills.

Taken from real life stories, these episodes are much like Criminal Minds in their resource. Sometimes we'll like the outcome and sometimes, no. But the acting is good and the writing as well. I've ordered more of this series.

This series about an elite national Danish police unit which is summoned to assist local police in tackling a variety of serious crimes such as arson, serial killers or murders when they lack manpower, resources or the local police want more expertise and objectivity is apparently based on real cases. Another big plus for me was finding out about sentencing at the end of each episode. I found the acting first rate. This cohesive team is driven to solve crimes which often impacts badly on their personal lives and we see them make mistakes in judgment and live with the consequences of poor decisions as well as personal disappointments and stressors.

I have watched part of this series before on a PBS channel, but the channel decided to cancel it, so when I found out Amazon had it in stock, I decided to order it!! It is an excellent series taking place in Denmark, and is really suspenseful and violent at times since it is a crime series. I really enjoy it since I am Danish by birth, so I can follow what they are saying! It is subtitled as well. I highly recommend if you like crime shows!! I will be ordering seasons 2 & 3 as well.

Good crime drama. I like all the characters in this because they deal with real life issues. Fischer and La Cour are my favorites. They have a good balance between them. La Cour is the sensible one and Fischer is the bad boy of the team. (extra bonus that Mads Mikkelsen is Fischer) He of course is super sexy as usual!

Great acting, interesting characters. Love the genre. 2002 international Emmy Award winner.

I had been looking for this hard to find item for a while - good job!

It's a real character and story driven series

Enjoyed it very much. Translation were pretty close. The cast works well together.