Rita backdrop
DramaComedy
Rita poster

The Best Episodes of Rita

Every episode of Rita ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Rita!

The Best Episodes of Rita

Independent, outspoken and adored by her students, private school teacher Rita fares less well with adults.

Seasons5

  1. Background image for Evening Classes
    8.2/10(138 votes)

    #1 - Evening Classes

    S3:E4

    To combat loneliness, Rita invites some students to her house. Meanwhile, Hjordis tries to spice up her sex life with Uffe.

    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  2. Background image for The Test
    8.2/10(134 votes)

    #2 - The Test

    S3:E8

    Rita agrees to act as temporary headmaster in Helle's absence, and Hjordis and Uffe face an important decision regarding their relationship.

    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  3. Background image for The Role Model
    8.1/10(141 votes)

    #3 - The Role Model

    S2:E7

    Rita and Rasmus struggle to save their relationship, but an innocent meeting with a colleague has unexpected consequences.

    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  4. Background image for Home
    8.1/10(141 votes)

    #4 - Home

    S4:E8

    When history starts to repeat itself, Rita retreats in self-defeat, until a loyal friend gives her the support she needs to figure out her future.

    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  5. Background image for The Hypocrite
    7.9/10(183 votes)

    #5 - The Hypocrite

    S1:E6

    Rita finds drugs at school, but the accused student points Rita in the direction of her own son, Jeppe. Molly gets a job at a hospice.

    Writer:Unknown
    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  6. Background image for First Love
    7.9/10(137 votes)

    #6 - First Love

    S2:E6

    A student in Rita's class falls hopelessly in love with her at the same time that her own first love, Tom, reappears in her life at a family baptism.

    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  7. Trending NowTRENDING NOW

    The 20 WORST Episodes of Rita

    READ
  8. Background image for The Outing
    7.9/10(113 votes)

    #7 - The Outing

    S5:E3

    During a field trip to Sweden, Rita rubs the local townsfolk the wrong way. Niels brings Jeppe back to Denmark, where Rasmus and Uffe help the two bond.

    Director:Lars Kaalund
    Writer:Unknown
    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  9. Background image for Chaos
    7.9/10(112 votes)

    #8 - Chaos

    S5:E8

    Jeppe learns that Ole is going to propose to Camilla. A new student who leads the other pupils in a school strike reminds Rita why she became a teacher.

    Director:Lars Kaalund
    Writer:Unknown
    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  10. Background image for The Mother
    7.8/10(165 votes)

    #9 - The Mother

    S1:E8

    A lonely Rita starts hanging out with Rosa. But all hell breaks loose when Rosa realizes that Rita was the one her dad was having an affair with.

    Director:Lars Kaalund
    Writer:Unknown
    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  11. Background image for The Grown Up
    7.8/10(160 votes)

    #10 - The Grown Up

    S2:E1

    A pregnant Rita faces a difficult decision: She can keep the baby but never reveal who the father is, or she can get an abortion.

    Director:Lars Kaalund
    Writer:Unknown
    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  12. Background image for Team Player
    7.8/10(142 votes)

    #11 - Team Player

    S2:E4

    It's sports day, and Helle wants to protect the losers from having an upsetting experience -- but Rita takes up the struggle for the right to win.

    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  13. Background image for Weeds
    7.8/10(145 votes)

    #12 - Weeds

    S2:E8

    For the first time in her life, Rita has gone down for the count, but she has to rediscover her fighting spirit when Erik strikes a student.

    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  14. Background image for The Leader
    7.8/10(115 votes)

    #13 - The Leader

    S3:E7

    Overcome by stress, Helle asks Rita to become the school's temporary headmaster, and Hjordis's class celebrates Saint Lucy's day with style.

    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  15. Background image for You and I
    7.8/10(115 votes)

    #14 - You and I

    S4:E5

    When one of Rita's first-graders doesn't want to take a turn bringing home 'Sharebear,' the class teddy bear, she visits his home to find out why.

    Director:Natasha Arthy
    Writer:Ina Bruhn
    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  16. Background image for Do You Speak English?
    7.8/10(93 votes)

    #15 - Do You Speak English?

    S5:E4

    When an odd new student suddenly pops up in class, Rita gets a moneymaking idea. Jeppe goes on a Tinder date. Attraction grows between Rasmus and Rita.

    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  17. Background image for The Garden
    7.7/10(145 votes)

    #16 - The Garden

    S2:E2

    Rita and Rasmus move in together, and Rita tries her best to act like an adult -- until Rasmus puts a rose bed in her beloved wilderness of a garden.

    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  18. Background image for The Basement
    7.7/10(130 votes)

    #17 - The Basement

    S3:E2

    Helle hires a motivational coach for the students. Meanwhile Jeppe moves in with his boyfriend, and Rita struggles with living on her own.

    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  19. Background image for The Protector
    7.6/10(174 votes)

    #18 - The Protector

    S1:E5

    Rita protects a troubled kid with ADHD from vandalism charges but forgets to fight for her own son when he's the victim of hate crime bullying.

    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  20. Background image for And Baby Makes Three
    7.6/10(145 votes)

    #19 - And Baby Makes Three

    S2:E3

    Rita "lends" her own grandchild to a pregnant girl in her class in an attempt to convince her to get an abortion, but the plan backfires.

    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  21. Background image for I Love You
    7.6/10(136 votes)

    #20 - I Love You

    S2:E5

    Another teacher is terrorizing Rita's student, and Rita has to take up the cause -- but it's not easy when the teacher uses bureaucracy as a weapon.

    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  22. Background image for Free Fall
    7.6/10(116 votes)

    #21 - Free Fall

    S3:E6

    Rita tries to keep the police in the dark when Hjordis decides on the perfect item to bury in a time capsule: marijuana.

    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  23. Background image for Family
    7.6/10(118 votes)

    #22 - Family

    S4:E7

    Bjørne can't bear to break the bad news to his staff and becomes self-destructive. The event in 1985 that led to Lea falling out with Rita is revealed.

    Director:Lars Kaalund
    Writer:Ina Bruhn
    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  24. Background image for Hullabaloo House
    7.6/10(93 votes)

    #23 - Hullabaloo House

    S5:E2

    Rita tries to stop a shy student's parents from uprooting him to move to Greenland. Rasmus meets someone on Tinder. Hjørdis helps a student face a fear.

    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  25. Background image for Hot Flash
    7.6/10(94 votes)

    #24 - Hot Flash

    S5:E5

    Uffe tries to avoid Pil. Rita worries that one of her night-class students might be a victim of domestic abuse. Jeppe learns Ole is still in the closet.

    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  26. Background image for The Idealist
    7.5/10(277 votes)

    #25 - The Idealist

    S1:E1

    Ricco's father-in-law turns out to be Rita's high school sweetheart. Meanwhile, Rita's battle at school with a 14-year-old know-it-all goes wrong.

    Director:Lars Kaalund
    Writer:Unknown
    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

Best Episodes Summary

"Evening Classes" is the best rated episode of "Rita". It scored 8.2/10 based on 138 votes. Directed by Lars Kaalund and written by Marie Østerbye, it aired on 4/6/2015. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Test".