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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...
Genre:Drama
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Season 1

  • Decency in the Middle
    8.0/10804 votes
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    Decency in the Middle

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/2010

    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.

    Director: Søren Kragh-Jacobsen

    Writer: N/A

  • Count to 90
    8.0/10658 votes
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    Count to 90

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/2010

    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.

    Director: Søren Kragh-Jacobsen

    Writer: Tobias Lindholm

  • The Art of the Possible
    7.7/10618 votes
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    The Art of the Possible

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/10/2010

    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.

    Director: Rumle Hammerich

    Writer: Jeppe Gjervig Gram

  • 100 Days
    8.0/10612 votes
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    100 Days

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/17/2010

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

    Director: Rumle Hammerich

    Writer: Jeppe Gjervig Gram

  • Men Who Love Women
    7.9/10569 votes
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    Men Who Love Women

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/2010

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

    Director: Annette K. Olesen

    Writer: Tobias Lindholm

  • State Visit
    7.8/10561 votes
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    State Visit

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/31/2010

    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.

    Director: Annette K. Olesen

    Writer: Tobias Lindholm

  • See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil
    7.9/10538 votes
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    See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/7/2010

    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.

    Director: Mikkel Nørgaard

    Writer: Jeppe Gjervig Gram

  • The Silly Season
    7.9/10540 votes
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    The Silly Season

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/14/2010

    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.

    Director: Mikkel Nørgaard

    Writer: Jeppe Gjervig Gram

  • Divide and Rule
    8.2/10553 votes
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    Divide and Rule

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/21/2010

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

    Director: Annette K. Olesen

    Writer: Tobias Lindholm

  • The First Tuesday in October
    8.1/10545 votes
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    The First Tuesday in October

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/28/2010

    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?

    Director: Annette K. Olesen

    Writer: Tobias Lindholm, Jeppe Gjervig Gram