The BEST episodes of The Dying Detective

Every episode of The Dying Detective ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Dying Detective!

Retired Chief of the National Crime Police and Swedish Security Service Lars Martin Johansson has just suffered a stroke. He is paying the price for a life of excess - be it stress, good food or fine wines. He has dangerously high blood pressure and his heart could fail at the slightest excitement. In the hospital, a chance encounter with a neurologist who confides an important piece of information about the rape and murder of a nine year-old girl 25 years earlier invigorates Lars Martin Johansson’s unparalleled police instincts. However, the period for prosecution expired only weeks earlier and that isn’t the only limitation. Lars Martin Johansson is determined to solve the atrocious crime – from his deathbed.

Last Updated: 12/6/2024Network: SVTStatus: Ended
Part 1 of 3
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7.76
34 votes

#1 - Part 1 of 3

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/3/2018

When the retired police, Lars Martin Johansson, LMJ, suffer from a stroke, his life is put to an end. The enjoyment time with whiskey and butter is over. LMJ's doctor gets him interested in a ten-year-old unexplained sexual murder on a little girl. LMJ, the man who can look around the corner, can not resist starting the newest case. He joins his old companion Eriksson, who has access to the police's old investigation material. They soon understand that the murdered girl's father hides something.

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Part 2 of 3
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7.43
7 votes

#2 - Part 2 of 3

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/5/2018

The review of the unexplained sexual assassination of the little girl goes into a new phase when an indispensable tip comes in and points out the direction. LMJ's wife worries about his high blood pressure and bad values. He himself is scared of death singing and the feeling of meaninglessness before his decay and physical shortcoming.

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Part 3 of 3
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7.25
8 votes

#3 - Part 3 of 3

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/8/2018

LMJ and Eriksson are convinced that they found the guilty sexual assassin and begin the quest to prove it. A pursuit of justice, even though the case is precarious. At the same time, LMJ is confronted with the meaning of life and its longing home to Norrland.

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