8.0/10804 votes#1 - 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
8.0/10658 votes#2 - 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
7.7/10618 votes#3 - 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
8.0/10612 votes#4 - 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
7.9/10569 votes#5 - 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
7.8/10561 votes#6 - 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
7.9/10538 votes#7 - 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
7.9/10540 votes#8 - 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
8.2/10553 votes#9 - 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
8.1/10545 votes#10 - 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
The Best Episodes of Borgen Season 1
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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
Network:DR1
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Decency in the Middle" is the best rated episode of "Borgen" season 1. It scored 8/10 based on 804 votes. Directed by Søren Kragh-Jacobsen and written by N/A, it aired on 9/26/2010. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Count to 90".