Unit One - Series 1 [DVD]

Nordic Noir; I watch everything and I have just finished the best series I have ever seen. Team relationship and crime stories with top class actors. I am going to watch NYPD Blue from series 5 onwards. I have seen 1 - 4, but unfortunately the episodes are too short 44 minutes, whereas Unit One were 1 hour each episode and sometime developed into 2 hours. I hope I live long enough to forget the ones I watched so I have the pleasure of watching them again.

I found this quite boring it was know where near the quality of other Noir series .

Ingrid is controversially appointed Head of a Danish Homicide Unit. How will her tightly knit team respond to a woman in charge, especially when one of their number expected the post?Here are grim cases taxing the team to the full, their new awesomely equipped mobile investigation headquarters an asset indeed. Despite sundry flaws and complicated romantic relationships, very soon many viewers will care for them all - never more so than when tragedy strikes. Charismatic driver ex-footballer Jimmy Olsen offers light relief (it at times badly needed).As ever in such shows, the challenge is for viewers to beat police to identifying the culprit. This time there may be some genuine surprises.Nine episodes of around fifty minutes. Danish with English subtitles. No bonuses.When so much has gripped, many may head straight for Season 2.

"Unit 1" is an excellent Danish series with English subtitles. I hope there will be a Series 2. "Unit One, Series 1," has fine acting, great plots (based on actual crimes from grisly murders to sex trafficking), and more than a few surprises.It's Nordic noir at it's best, and appears to have been the inspiration for "The Killing." A new Unit Commander, Ingrid Dahl (Charlotte Fich) is not welcomed by the unit. She was greatly aided to achieve this position by an influential female politician who, in exchange for taking on Dahl, authorized Unit One's first Mobile Unit (well-equipped van) in Denmark. Dahl must prove herself, especially to the respected detective who expected to be made commander himself.Unit One's mobile command post includes forensic lab, interview room, office, and other necessary facilities for crime solving detectives. It's unique and makes for more interesting plots as the van travels from one community to the next.I liked it very much and hope there will be a Series 2 forthcoming.

The general standard of the Nordic Noir offerings is excellent, but I feel that this series has been somewhat overlooked. Once the characters had been established, the plots with their inevitable twists and turns made for very enjoyable watching. There was just enough of the group's private lives to add depth to their personalities, without spoiling the stories. As with all series, some stories are a bit better than others, but I have no hesitation in giving this the full five stars. I think that the few one star ratings are unjust.

Tried the Swedish 'Wallender', well made, but a bit dreary for me. Ordered 'Unit One' thinking I'd possibly made a mistake with more 'Nordic Noir' - but I hadn't ! This is really watchable tv, and these 45-minute episodes are just the job as far as I'm concerned.What I like about the show is the cast of characters in this roving Copenhagen Detective Unit. They are believable, and have an individuality which engages your attention. There are varied feelings going on between them, not all positive, and their individuality keeps you watching.This is a well-paced investigative 'cop-show', but without the slickness and stereotypes you sometimes get in the genre, it's human. It draws you in by its intelligent realism, and soon you feel you know these people.It is not in hi-def, but otherwise it's hard to realise this series was made all of 10 years ago. The series is first-rate: lively well-written cases, and excellent acting from the interesting cast of real people. Now we understand where 'The Killing' came from. Recommended.

I have only just seen Series 1. I may buy some of the later series if I can find them on DVD cheap enough. The first couple of episodes establishing characters are a bit rocky but the series settles down into a good police procedural with a team of good but maladjusted detectives. Anyone who has seen the Arne Dahl series - this one came first.

I have watched the Unit One Series in a strange order, starting with Series 2, moving on to Series 3 and then arriving at the first series, before going on to the fourth! I wouldn't recommend this approach, but given that it happened, it was at least interesting to see how the characters of the unit were introduced after having encountered them in full flow, as it were.In any event I have become a devoted fan of the whole sequence. The separate episodes work well, as does the occasional running of the storyline over two episodes. Apparently the events are based on actual incidents, though probably loosely as happy coincidence plays a major role at times. The characters are fascinating as individuals in their own right, and the relationships between them give compelling continuity to the separate stories. I find the combination of charm and excitement an irresistible mix. Of all the noir productions this is the one I am most likely to return to in the future.