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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 life: how most effectively to use the newly won seats,

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Borgen Season 1 Episode 9 - Divide and Rule
    8.3/10(599 votes)

    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.

    Director:Annette K. Olesen
    Writer:Tobias Lindholm

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  2. Borgen Season 1 Episode 10 - The First Tuesday in October
    8.2/10(585 votes)

    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?

    Director:Annette K. Olesen
    Writers:Tobias Lindholm, Jeppe Gjervig Gram

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  3. Borgen Season 1 Episode 4 - 100 Days
    8.1/10(660 votes)

    S1:E4

    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

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  4. Borgen Season 1 Episode 1 - Decency in the Middle
    8.0/10(879 votes)

    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.

    Director:Søren Kragh-Jacobsen
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Borgen Season 1 Episode 2 - Count to 90
    8.0/10(709 votes)

    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.

    Director:Søren Kragh-Jacobsen
    Writer:Tobias Lindholm

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  6. Borgen Season 1 Episode 5 - Men Who Love Women
    7.9/10(617 votes)

    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.

    Director:Annette K. Olesen
    Writer:Tobias Lindholm

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  7. Borgen Season 1 Episode 7 - See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil
    7.9/10(581 votes)

    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.

    Director:Mikkel Nørgaard
    Writer:Jeppe Gjervig Gram

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  8. Borgen Season 1 Episode 8 - The Silly Season
    7.9/10(582 votes)

    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.

    Director:Mikkel Nørgaard
    Writer:Jeppe Gjervig Gram

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  9. Borgen Season 1 Episode 6 - State Visit
    7.8/10(606 votes)

    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.

    Director:Annette K. Olesen
    Writer:Tobias Lindholm

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  10. Borgen Season 1 Episode 3 - The Art of the Possible
    7.7/10(662 votes)

    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.

    Director:Rumle Hammerich
    Writer:Jeppe Gjervig Gram

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Divide and Rule" is the best rated episode of "Borgen" season 1. It scored 8.3/10 based on 599 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".