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Series · 2010–2013Ended

Borgen

8.1·3 seasons·30 episodes·60 min avg.·Denmark

40-year old political leader Birgitte Nyborg secures her party a landslide victory through her idealism and huge effort, then faces the biggest challenge of her life: how most effectively to use the newly won seats, and how far she is willing to go in order to gain as much influence as possible.

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Decency in the MiddleUp next
Sep 26, 2010·8.1

Three days before an election, party leader Birgitte Nyborg shakes up her campaign by denouncing her closest ally, sensitive information about the prime minister's shopping expenses lands in the wrong hands, and the rising star of the evening news is shaken by an unexpected death.

02
Count to 90
Oct 3, 2010·7.7

After a successful election, Birgitte Nyborg looks set to become Denmark's first female prime minister, but allies and opponents do their best to block her way.

03
The Art of the Possible
Oct 10, 2010·7.7

A few months into her term the new prime minister faces her first political crisis, and journalist Katrine Fønsmark considers how to deal with her unexpected pregnancy.

04
100 Days
Oct 17, 2010·7.9

The revelation of an American prisoner transport in Greenland causes scandal upon the new government's first one hundred days in office.

05
Men Who Love Women
Oct 23, 2010·7.9

The government's agenda on equal opportunities in corporate business brings pressure from the media as well as the country's most powerful businessman.

06
State Visit
Oct 31, 2010·7.9

An official visit by the president of a former Soviet republic makes headlines when the president demands the arrest of a prominent political activist visiting Denmark at the same time.

07
See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil
Nov 7, 2010·6.9

The discovery of illegal surveillance of a left-wing party brings into question the prime minister's friendship with the party's spokeswoman as well as her faith in her own minister of justice.

08
The Silly Season
Nov 14, 2010·7.7

While the prime minister tries to take a family vacation, the publication of a tell-all by a former politician puts spin doctor Kasper Juul on the edge.

09
Divide and Rule
Nov 21, 2010·6.5

Allegations of corruption in connection with military spending has consequences even for the prime minister's husband, who has accepted a new job.

10
The First Tuesday in October
Nov 28, 2010·6.3

A year after taking office, the prime minister's approval ratings are low, her government is in internal conflict, and her marriage is hanging by a thread. As she prepares for another year in parliament, what can be saved?

Cast

19 credited
Sidse Babett Knudsen
Birgitte Nyborg
Birgitte Hjort Sørensen
Katrine Fønsmark
Mikael Birkkjær
Philip Christensen
Lars Knutzon
Bent Sejrø
Søren Malling
Torben Friis
Benedikte Hansen
Hanne Holm
EP
Emil Poulsen
Magnus Christensen
Thomas Levin
Ulrik Mørch
Lisbeth Wulff
Pia Munk
Søren Spanning
Lars Hesselboe

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