Unit One: Series 3

I edited this post because I misunderstood how the 32 episodes of Unit One have been packaged. The Series 1 DVD set contains episodes #1-12. The Season 2 DVD set contains episodes #13-24. The Season 3 DVD set contains episodes 25-32 (just 8 episodes). That's the entire 32 episode opus. The "seasons", as documented on IMDB and elsewhere, have Season 1 as ep1-9, Season 2 as ep10-16, Season 3 as ep17-30 and Season 4 as ep31-32. Don't ask me why the episode count per season varied as 9,8,13 and 2. That must be an odd feature of Danish TV. The POINT is the "Season 4" DVD set advertised here as part of the PAL format set contains the same episodes 25-32 as in the US-market Series 3 DVD set. Confusing? Yeah, a bit. Bottom line is do NOT do as I did: buy the PAL format "Season 4" DVD set thinking you're getting more new episodes because you are NOT. The 3 US-market DVD sets contain the complete 32-episode Unit One storyline.This "season" (Seasons 3+4, based on the Danish organizing), while good, is not quite up to the quality established in the first two seasons. I get a vibe of American-style "jumping the shark" here, with episodes becoming implausible and overly melodramatic, to some extent. For example, the revelation that Ingrid is Wulf's daughter!? Fischer goes undercover IN PRISON for six months. Really? Does that really even happen anywhere? Johnny Olsen goes undercover with Fischer to infiltrate a deadly biker gang. REALLY? They've established repeatedly that Johnny is a FAMOUS and easily-recognized retired Danish soccer star. In previous episodes he gets recognized multiple times by ordinary people on the street. Not only is he entirely UNtrained to work undercover (being a truck driver and not a cop) his cover will be blown the first time a biker takes a close look at him. To top it off, HE HAS HIS NAME IMPRINTED ON THE TRUCK and at least a couple of times he's driving his truck during some of this undercover work. Come on, this kind of script-writing is very disappointing.Overall, though, I have thoroughly enjoyed Unit One, to the extent that I have ordered the Region 2 4th DVD collection and will find a way to watch it. I will miss Unit One once I've watched the last episode.

This Danish cop show preceded the recent surge of Nordic crime shows (such as The Bridge & The Killing) that are now common place (and being copied) on US TV. This Series 3 completes the 2002 show which has 32 episodes in all. It follows a specialized team of Danish cops who are brought in to solve the countries toughest cases. US audiences will find much to like here as most episodes have a singular crime that gets 'solved' in the 58 min each episodes runs. You will have to navigate subtitles in the show, but the stories and the character development of the cops are well worth your time. The team is led by Ingrid Dahl the tough, but vulnerable Chief Inspector in charge. The cops lives change a lot over the course of the 32 episodes with divorce, marriage, personal tragedy & success in big doses along the way. Everyone is complicated, flawed, honorable, and exasperating here--just like the criminals they are chasing. My only criticism of the show is that the final episode will leave you...frustrated. Their is not a hint in the final show that it was scheduled to be the final show (maybe it wasn't) as nothing gets 'resolved'--it just stops. But don't let that deter you from getting this show because what you get is nearly 32 hours of excellent, intelligent, character driven cop show that eclipses 90% of what is on US TV.

As with many series that are beyond two seasons, this one had obviously run out of ideas in season three. Seems like every murder was done by a savage nut job with a high level of violence. Really, Allan stayed in jail under cover for 6 months? Really he survived a Beating that would have left him crippled. And the use of La Cour’s 6th sense was a weak Stan- in for weak plot lines.But I enjoyed seasons one and two as they were great escapes from every day life still encumbered by covid.

Great programs......just want more ! I am almost feeling 'sad' that I have now seen all of the UnitOne episodes. They were all so so good....and all the actors, 'great' and the characters they played, everything was just 5 stars. I cannot imagine that there is another episode...even if there was I would feel the same...Mads M is 'famous' now....no wonder, what a great great actor ! I've seen him in allthe films he's made but one and felt that too gory for me. He's eye candy and sense of humor is unfailing. All the rest of the cast were new to me. I liked all of them, each was/is, special !Keep it up Denmark - your films are the best, the very very best !

Unit One Series this great. Acting is superb and the story line in all episodes are great as well with series 1 and 2. Adult content, it keeps you guesting and on the edge of your seat. If you're into international crime drama mysteries this is the one for you. I wish there were more series, because they leave you wanting more.

Love foreign detective dramas! First class actors that do not make it look fake!!! They don't have to have "pretty faces" in order to render a good job. All American dramas, if they are not blond, shapely, good looking and with false eyelashes, they don't belong! Love the good job as actors that foreign actors put into their work! Love Danish, French and English tv series. I hate to pay to watch them - but, frankly, it is soooo worthwhile!!!

This is a fantastic Danish series and it has Mads Mikkelsen so, really there’s nothing more to say. He won an award for this season and it has a stellar cast. Ordered all 3 seasons and each episode was excellent.

I got what I wanted and the DVDs where not damaged. It's subtitled in English, so unless you speak Danish you have to read what they say. I liked the series, the police cases and the acting is good.

I watched series 1 and 2. I am pleased to get Series 3 from a fast and well priced supplier. I would like to find Series 4 which is the final series but so far none available for Canada Region 1.