Which Danish TV drama, shown on BBC4 in 2012, took its title from the popular name for its country's parliament?
The Killing (Danish TV series) Essex". The second series was again nominated for "Best International" in 2012, but lost out to fellow Danish programme "Borgen". Following both its critical and ratings success in the United Kingdom, the BBC began importing and broadcasting more subtitled programmes from a number of different countries. In 2012 the popular Danish drama "Borgen" and the more popular joint Swedish-Danish venture "The Bridge" both aired on BBC Four with similarly high viewing figures, while in the same year ITV3 also acquired the original TV2 series "Those Who Kill". In late 2011 digital channel Sky Arts also broadcast the Italian series "Romanzo
Danish television drama Danish television drama Danish television dramas have come to represent an important and popular aspect of TV broadcasting in Denmark, especially since the 1970s. One of the most successful Danish drama series in the 70s was "Matador" (1978), which has been repeated many times as well as being released on DVD. For many years, Danish television drama suffered from what has been dubbed the "Matador complex": every new drama series would be marketed as "the new Matador" – only to be found, by both critics and the general viewing public, not to measure up in the event. Since the late