Series synopsis
The Fifth Woman, also known as Den femte kvinnan is a crime drama television series that premiered on SVT1 on March 8, 2002. It ended on March 29, 2002. It stars Rolf Lassgård, Marie Richardson, Lars Melin and Christer Fant.
The 5th woman unfolds autumn 1994. An elderly man found in a gillrad pitfall impaled to death on the sharp sharpened bamboo poles, ecstatic praise of crows. Shortly afterwards disappears a florist without a trace and he also found executed in the forest. Kurt Wallander and his colleagues will soon understand that the attacks is all about revenge.
Premise
The 5th woman unfolds autumn 1994. An elderly man found in a gillrad pitfall impaled to death on the sharp sharpened bamboo poles, ecstatic praise of crows. Shortly afterwards disappears a florist without a trace and he also found executed in the forest. Kurt Wallander and his colleagues will soon understand that the attacks is all about revenge.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Rolf Lassgård as Kurt Wallander
- Marie Richardson as Maja Thysell
- Lars Melin as Martinsson
- Christer Fant as Svedberg
- Kerstin Andersson as Lisa Holgersson
- Klas-Gösta Olsson as Nyberg
- Emy Storm as Ebba
- Palle Granditsky as Gösta Runfeldt
Supporting cast
- Birte Heribertson as Gunilla Runfeldt
- Rosalina Gauffin as Vanja Andersson
- Keve Hjelm as Wallanders far
- Jenny Rudell as Linda Wallander
- Josefina Blomberg as Therese Martinsson
- Martin Klefeldt as Unge Gösta Runfeldt
- Britta Britting as Sjuksköterska
- Henrik Byström as Unge Bo Runfeldt
- Pierre Dahlander as Tore Grundén
- Jörgen Düberg as Unge Holger Eriksson
- Christian Fex as Vägarbetaren
- Kaj Granander as Harry Berggren
Guest cast
- Li Brådhe as Sjuksköterskan
- Hans-Peter Edh as Åke Davidsson
- Gorki Glaser-Müller as Dennis
- Wallis Grahn as Rättsläkaren
- Leif Hedberg as Mannen i stugan
- Bertram Heribertson as Karl-Henrik Bergstrand
- Måns Herngren as Thomas Andersson
- Cecilia Hjalmarsson Milldoff as Margareta Nystedt
- Anette Lindbäck as Barnmorska
- Lone Lindorff as Krista Haberman
- Lars Passgård as Hundägaren
- Åsa Persson as Journalisten
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 4 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 4 | March 8, 2002 | March 29, 2002 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | March 8, 2002 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | March 15, 2002 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | March 22, 2002 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | SVT1 |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 8, 2002 |
| Last aired | March 29, 2002 |
| Runtime | 57 minutes |
| Status | Ended |