Nordic Noir dramas have dominated the landscape of contemporary television, transforming the crime genre beyond the traditional English speaking productions whilst forging a path for female protagonists to dominate. This article seeks to analysis the relationship between the narrative, fashion and interiors through the main female protagonist Saga Noren (Sofia Helin) in Bron/ Broen (The Bridge, 2011-18), the Danish-Swedish production of the Nordic Noir drama.

Saga has revitalized and challenges the traditional representation of women in small screen fiction. She is presented as a complex, layered individual for whom gender is not a boundary or a label with which she identifies. Through the lens of interior design this article explores the construct of public and private spaces of Saga and how this interweaves with her identity through her iconic look and symbolic car. In the approach the article offers a deeper appreciation of the complexities of how she tacitly navigates the portrayal of her professional and public self, and negotiates the parameters of people and space through the boundaries of the constructed interior.