Borgen

8.0
20101h

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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Seasons

10 Episodes • Premiered 2010

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1. Decency in the Middle

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.

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2. Count to 90

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.

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3. The Art of the Possible

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.

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4. 100 Days

7.9

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

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5. Men Who Love Women

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.

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6. State Visit

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.

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7. See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil

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.

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8. The Silly Season

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.

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9. Divide and Rule

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.

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10. The First Tuesday in October

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

Photo of Sidse Babett Knudsen

Sidse Babett Knudsen

Birgitte Nyborg

Photo of Birgitte Hjort Sørensen

Birgitte Hjort Sørensen

Katrine Fønsmark

Photo of Mikael Birkkjær

Mikael Birkkjær

Philip Christensen

Photo of Lars Knutzon

Lars Knutzon

Bent Sejrø

Photo of Søren Malling

Søren Malling

Torben Friis

Photo of Emil Poulsen

Emil Poulsen

Magnus Christensen

Photo of Thomas Levin

Thomas Levin

Ulrik Mørch

Photo of Søren Spanning

Søren Spanning

Lars Hesselboe

Photo of Pilou Asbæk

Pilou Asbæk

Kasper Juul

Photo of Freja Riemann

Freja Riemann

Laura Nyborg Christensen

Photo of Anders Juul

Anders Juul

Simon Bech

Photo of Jens Albinus

Jens Albinus

Jon Berthelsen

Photo of Kasper Lange

Kasper Lange

Dan Vestergaard

Photo of Christian Tafdrup

Christian Tafdrup

Alexander Hjort

Photo of Kristian Halken

Kristian Halken

Erik Hoffmann

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