Trapped – 8.5

A worthy 10-episode drama for its Icelandic scenery alone, but the characters made returning to it night-after-night as welcome as the hearth in a storm. Best of all was Olafur Darri Olafsson as the bear of an unflappable small-town police chief, but the rest of his team, Hinrika and Asgeir, were also notable for their plain humanity. No Hollywood here. Andri’s wife Agnes had the kind of beauty that grew from inside, rather than hitting you on the head. The villains were clearly delineated as such by looks and manner, which helped keep things straight while the plot packed a half dozen separate crimes into this small coastal village where nothing ever happens.