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Borgen
Overview
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.
Status
Ended
Created By
Adam Price, Camilla Hammerich
Network
DR1
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes
Decency in the Middle
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.
Count to 90
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.
The Art of the Possible
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.
100 Days
The revelation of an American prisoner transport in Greenland causes scandal upon the new government's first one hundred days in office.
Men Who Love Women
The government's agenda on equal opportunities in corporate business brings pressure from the media as well as the country's most powerful businessman.
State Visit
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.
See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil
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.
The Silly Season
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.
Divide and Rule
Allegations of corruption in connection with military spending has consequences even for the prime minister's husband, who has accepted a new job.
The First Tuesday in October
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?
Top Cast
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
Emil Poulsen
Magnus Christensen
Thomas Levin
Ulrik Mørch
Lisbeth Wulff
Pia Munk
Søren Spanning
Lars Hesselboe
Pilou Asbæk
Kasper Juul
Freja Riemann
Laura Nyborg Christensen
