TV series

Farlig yrke

1976 · 1 season

A slow, grim procedural that builds quiet dread as a killer stalks secretaries in a grey, wintry city.

Overview: Secretary Benedicte Holst walks into Vestre Cemetery on her way home from work. And disappears without a trace. Helmer and Sigurdson soon have a murder to deal with. Benedicte is found dead, drugged with ether before drowning. And after another female secretary is reported missing, the police fear they are facing a serial killer. Can they prevent him from striking again?
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and eerie. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Crime, mystery, death, isolation
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Full breakdown

Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
mystery
death
isolation
fate
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild