Leaving Israel and crossing the Med to Italy, we find a jewel in the Walter crown – ‘Thou Shalt Not Kill’. Set in the northern industrial city of Turin, this is as far removed from the traditional image of beautiful Italian countryside and delightful towns and cities as you can imagine. Star of the show is former Miss Italy and morning television presenter, Miriam Leone. She plays Detective Valeria Ferro, a sombre and dowdy cop with a complicated personal life and fixation on the death of her father. Leone won the coveted Best Actress Silver Ribbon for the role and plays it in a wonderfully under-stated way. The show seems to be filmed with a grey, colourless filter, and it’s invariably raining and gloomy – this out-noirs the most Nordic of noir! But it’s a great watch – and Leone is magnificent.
