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Branagh is given lead role in £6m BBC Scotland adaptation of hit crime novels

Kenneth Branagh will star as a hard-drinking Swedish detective in a £6m TV series commissioned by BBC Scotland, it was revealed yesterday.

Kenneth Branagh will star as a hard-drinking Swedish detective in a £6m TV series commissioned by BBC Scotland, it was revealed yesterday.

The actor will play Kurt Wallander in adaptations of three critically acclaimed crime novels by Swedish author Henning Mankell.