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The Best Episodes of Borgen Season 1

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The Best Episodes of Borgen Season 1

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...

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  1. 8.2/10(560 votes)

    #1 - Divide and Rule

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    S1:E9

    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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  2. 8.1/10(551 votes)

    #2 - The First Tuesday in October

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    S1:E10

    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?

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  3. 8.0/10(816 votes)

    #3 - Decency in the Middle

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    S1:E1

    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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  4. 8.0/10(665 votes)

    #4 - Count to 90

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    S1:E2

    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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  5. 8.0/10(619 votes)

    #5 - 100 Days

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    S1:E4

    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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  6. 7.9/10(576 votes)

    #6 - Men Who Love Women

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    S1:E5

    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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  8. 7.9/10(544 votes)

    #7 - See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil

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    S1:E7

    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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  9. 7.9/10(546 votes)

    #8 - The Silly Season

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    S1:E8

    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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  10. 7.8/10(566 votes)

    #9 - State Visit

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    S1:E6

    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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  11. 7.7/10(625 votes)

    #10 - The Art of the Possible

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    S1:E3

    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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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Divide and Rule" is the best rated episode of "Borgen" season 1. It scored 8.2/10 based on 560 votes. Directed by Annette K. Olesen and written by Tobias Lindholm, it aired on 11/21/2010. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The First Tuesday in October".