TV Shows/Borgen/Season 1
Season 1

BorgenSeason 1

2010
10 Episodes

Episodes

Decency in the Middle
S01E01
8.1

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.

26 Sept 201060m
Count to 90
S01E02
7.7

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.

03 Oct 201060m
The Art of the Possible
S01E03
7.7

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.

10 Oct 201060m
100 Days
S01E04
7.9

100 Days

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

17 Oct 201060m
Men Who Love Women
S01E05
7.9

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.

23 Oct 201060m
State Visit
S01E06
7.9

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.

31 Oct 201060m
See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil
S01E07
6.9

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.

07 Nov 201060m
The Silly Season
S01E08
7.7

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.

14 Nov 201060m
Divide and Rule
S01E09
6.5

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.

21 Nov 201060m
The First Tuesday in October
S01E10
6.3

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?

28 Nov 201060m