Information taken from the Annika Stranded webpage on BBC Radio 4
Annika Stranded Series 5 started airing on BBC Radio 4 on 16 June 2019.
Eight new cases to challenge the detective wit of Chief Inspector Annika Strandhed, queen of the Oslo Police boat patrol.
Annika is still coming to terms with the death of her friend and long-time, long suffering forensic photographer Mikel. But life goes on, and so does police work on the Oslofjord. Annika must forge a new relationship with Mikel’s young replacement, Sigrid.
Episode 1: Resilience
Annika flies north to investigate a strange death in the permafrost of Spitsbergen.
Episode 2: Sea Monsters
Delivering a guest lecture to criminology students, Annika recounts a case involving a murder at the aquarium.
Episode 3: Whirlpools
Annika’s first attempt at speed dating leads to the reopening of an unsolved case from the 1980s.
Episode 4: Folk Music
Annika is on the roof of a concert hall, talking to a famous violinist who is sitting far too close to the edge for her liking.
Episode 5: Manoeuvres
When a soldier is found murdered during NATO exercises in the Kvikneskogen forest, the army asks Annika to investigate.
Episode 6: Convalescence
Recovering in hospital from a gunshot wound, Annika involves herself with a suspicious death on the ward.
Episode 7: Disclosures, Part One
When an officer from the Reindeer police appears at the door, Annika is wrong-footed by a serious blast from her past.
Episode 8: Disclosures, Part Two
Annika and Tor from the Reindeer police investigate a crime in the northern town of Alta.
Nick Walker is the author of two critically-acclaimed novels, Blackbox and Helloland. His plays and short stories have often featured on BBC Radio 4 – including the First King of Mars stories (2007 – 2010) and the plays Life Coach (2010) and Stormchasers (2012). The previous series of Annika Stranded were broadcast in 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2018.
Writer: Nick Walker
Reader: Nicola Walker
Sound Design: Jon Calver
Producer: Jeremy Osborne
A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4