The Cliff — Season 1
A Reykjavik Crime Detective is sent to a small rural community in Iceland to help a young local policewoman investigate a suspicious accident. Together they unravel a mystery that involves bizarre inc
About this season
A Reykjavik Crime Detective is sent to a small rural community in Iceland to help a young local policewoman investigate a suspicious accident. Together they unravel a mystery that involves bizarre incidents and unexplained deaths, set against the backdrop of a controversial hydroelectric project.
Episodes (4)
1. Part 1
10.0Aired 4 October 2009 • 45 min
An excavator falls over the edge of a cliff in the Fell Mountains, with a young man named Snorri trapped inside. Detective Helgi Marvinsson is brought in as an expert to assist the local police. As the investigation unravels, mysteries begin to be unveiled that reverberate and shock the once peaceful rural community.
2. Part 2
10.0Aired 11 October 2009 • 45 min
Snorri’s death shakes the town and to the detectives, there’s more than meets the eye. Helgi and Inga question the hospital staff and their poor results. One staff member believes he saw a woman entering the Intensive Care Unit around the time of Snorri’s death.
3. Part 3
10.0Aired 18 October 2009 • 45 min
An explosives expert suffers a violent demise in what initially appears to be an accident. It makes, however, big headlines in the press, putting more pressure on Helgi and Inga to wrap up their investigation. Meanwhile, it is discovered that the mobile Snorri was called from, belongs to a shipment sold locally, leading to the discovery that the owner probably lives in the area.
4. Part 4
10.0Aired 25 October 2009 • 45 min
Dóra, Snorri’s ex-girlfriend, has not only been attacked but has also overdosed on prescription medicine. Inga and Helgi visit the hospital to interrogate her. Confronted with another witness testimonial about the night of the excavator accident, Dóra begins to tell the truth but refuses to reveal who her attacker is.