My favourite shows of the year are House of Cards, the Scandinavian versions of The Killing and The Bridge.

It starts with the discovery of a dead woman on a bridge between Denmark and Sweden…only it’s actually two women, the bodies cut in half and then put back together. A quirky detective pairing (she seems to be a high-functioning autistic; he’s a family man with a wandering eye) and a bad guy whose villainy equals that of the Joker round out the ensemble. FX is planning an American version.