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The Best Episodes of The Bridge

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When a body is found on the bridge between Denmark and Sweden, right on the border, Danish inspector Martin Rohde and Swedish Saga Norén have to share jurisdiction and work together to find the killer.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Bridge Season 4 Episode 8 - Episode 8
    9.0/10(1240 votes)

    #1 - Episode 8

    S4:E8

    Henrik and Astrid are trying to get used to being father and daughter again. Meanwhile Saga gets a breakthrough and the murderer is revealed and arrested under dramatic circumstances. The murderer even confesses to the six killings/revenges. But Saga discovers something which doesn't fit. She goes back to the prison in Sweden and talks to the girl who almost killed her, and here she gets a terrible suspicion: there is another killer - and there is still one person left to be a victim!

    Director:Rumle Hammerich
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Bridge Season 2 Episode 10 - Episode 10
    8.7/10(1339 votes)

    #2 - Episode 10

    S2:E10

    It becomes apparent that the case isn't over and Saga and Martin race to prevent another terrorist attack. Saga faces a decision that may destroy her friendship with Martin.

    Director:Henrik Georgsson
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Bridge Season 1 Episode 9 - Episode 9
    8.6/10(1399 votes)

    #3 - Episode 9

    S1:E9

    Things are brought closer to home when the criminal's mask is removed.

    Director:Henrik Georgsson
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Bridge Season 1 Episode 10 - Episode 10
    8.6/10(1479 votes)

    #4 - Episode 10

    S1:E10

    The crime spree is resolved. However, many loose threads remain.

    Director:Henrik Georgsson
    Writer:Hans Rosenfeldt

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  5. The Bridge Season 4 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    8.6/10(927 votes)

    #5 - Episode 7

    S4:E7

    The inquiry into Tommy continues and Solveig still refuses to cooperate. She talks neither with Saga nor Jonas. The question is how long they can keep her in holding if they do not obtain any evidence. Lillian is still under pressure from the management to find the culprit, and now it seems that there is a leak in the department. In the meantime Saga makes a breakthrough in the search for Henrik's family.

    Director:Rumle Hammerich
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Bridge Season 2 Episode 9 - Episode 9
    8.4/10(1060 votes)

    #6 - Episode 9

    S2:E9

    Saga and Martin have a sketch of the suspect, but can they get to them in time to avert 'The Graduation'. Their friendship is placed under strain by Martins inquiry into Saga's past.

    Director:Henrik Georgsson
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Bridge Season 4 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    8.3/10(889 votes)

    #7 - Episode 6

    S4:E6

    Henrik believes he found the connection between all victims and an unexpected finding ends up on the investigation board. At the same time, the crack between him and Saga is greater than ever.

    Director:Rumle Hammerich
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Bridge Season 1 Episode 8 - Episode 8
    8.1/10(1277 votes)

    #8 - Episode 8

    S1:E8

    Because the detectives suspect that a policeman is involved, a profile of the killer is developed and several police fit the profile and a search among them begins. The hunt continues and a particular suspect is found.

    Director:Henrik Georgsson
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Bridge Season 1 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    8.0/10(1279 votes)

    #9 - Episode 7

    S1:E7

    A bus-load of children is kidnapped and are threatened to be killed. The police believe that the kidnapper is the killer, and the hunt continues.

    Director:Henrik Georgsson
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Bridge Season 2 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    8.0/10(1030 votes)

    #10 - Episode 3

    S2:E3

    Saga and Martin continue their hunt for the eco-terrorists, who have realised the police are on their trail.

    Director:Henrik Georgsson
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Bridge Season 2 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    8.0/10(1009 votes)

    #11 - Episode 5

    S2:E5

    As the investigation moves forward a new group of four, animal head wearing, eco-terrorists post a video online. Saga is having some relationship "issues".

    Directors:Kathrine Windfeld, Morten Arnfred
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Bridge Season 2 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    8.0/10(1003 votes)

    #12 - Episode 6

    S2:E6

    A sunken boat containing skeletal remains is found, that appears to be related to the eco-terrorist case. Martin's son is taken into hospital in a serious condition.

    Directors:Kathrine Windfeld, Morten Arnfred
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Bridge Season 2 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    8.0/10(998 votes)

    #13 - Episode 7

    S2:E7

    A chemical plant is attacked which threatens to contaminate a water source. Saga realises living with a partner is harder than she thought. Martin looks into Saga's past.

    Directors:Kathrine Windfeld, Morten Arnfred
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Bridge Season 2 Episode 8 - Episode 8
    8.0/10(1019 votes)

    #14 - Episode 8

    S2:E8

    Martin visits Jens in prison and seems to be getting to him. As they re-interview witnesses Saga suspects a statement has been tampered with. Laura regains consciousness and remembers what her assailant looks like.

    Directors:Kathrine Windfeld, Morten Arnfred
    Writer:Maren Louise Käehne

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  15. The Bridge Season 4 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    8.0/10(870 votes)

    #15 - Episode 4

    S4:E4

    Taariq recognizes a car related to the case. He wants to push the owner for money, but is himself accused of robbery. Saga fears that will be more murders and Henrik's efforts for the homeless girls end up in disappointment.

    Director:Henrik Georgsson
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Bridge Season 4 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    8.0/10(874 votes)

    #16 - Episode 5

    S4:E5

    Saga and Henrik keep searching for a link between the murder victims. Lillian is reprimanded by her superiors. Dan finds out where his ex-wife and son are and causes trouble. The relationship between Saga and Henrik is tested to the limit and may have hit its breaking point.

    Director:Rumle Hammerich
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Bridge Season 1 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    7.9/10(1342 votes)

    #17 - Episode 4

    S1:E4

    Knowing the killer has carefully planned his crimes, Saga and Martin wonder whether they can catch him off guard by doing something he doesn't expect.

    Director:Charlotte Sieling
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Bridge Season 1 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    7.9/10(1277 votes)

    #18 - Episode 6

    S1:E6

    A rogue policeman is killed by someone in uniform. The detectives believe that the killer for whom they are searching was the killer. They also now suspect that the killer may indeed be one of them - that he is actually is a cop.

    Director:Lisa Siwe
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Bridge Season 2 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    7.9/10(1225 votes)

    #19 - Episode 1

    S2:E1

    A tanker is heading towards the bridge. When it is boarded by the coastguard the crew are discovered to be missing. The only people on board are five youths, drugged and chained. Saga and Martin are assigned to investigate the case.

    Director:Henrik Georgsson
    Writer:Hans Rosenfeldt

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  20. The Bridge Season 2 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    7.9/10(1005 votes)

    #20 - Episode 4

    S2:E4

    The hunt is on for the leader of the eco-terrorists, with Saga and Martin hoping to stop any further attacks from happening.

    Director:Henrik Georgsson
    Writer:Maren Louise Käehne

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  21. The Bridge Season 4 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    7.9/10(1102 votes)

    #21 - Episode 1

    S4:E1

    The head of the Danish migration agency is murdered brutally, and the murder is linked to a controversial expulsion case. Investigator Henrik Sabroe needs help from his colleague and friend Saga Norén, but she is in prison for the murder of her mother.

    Director:Henrik Georgsson
    Writers:Hans Rosenfeldt, Camilla Ahlgren

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  22. The Bridge Season 4 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    7.9/10(882 votes)

    #22 - Episode 3

    S4:E3

    Henrik and Saga suspect that Taariq and the missing expert on left-wing radicals are hiding something, and collaborate to reveal them. They disagree on how to handle the homeless girls who still refuse to give up their identity.

    Director:Henrik Georgsson
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Bridge Season 1 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    7.8/10(1765 votes)

    #23 - Episode 1

    S1:E1

    The chair of the Malmo city council is found dead right on the Danish-Swedish border on the Øresund bridge between Copenhagen and Malmo - the corpse cut in half at the waistline. Detective Saga Norén of Malmo CID is applied to the case and soon learns that the lower half of the corpse belongs to a yet unknown Danish woman. She is forced to team up with her Danish colleague Martin Rohde, who is slightly irritated by her unusual manners. At the same time, Göran Söringer is brought to Copenhagen's Rigshospitalet to receive a heart transplant.

    Director:Charlotte Sieling
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Bridge Season 1 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    7.8/10(1500 votes)

    #24 - Episode 2

    S1:E2

    The bomb in Daniel Ferbé's car did not go off. Instead, the car's CD player put out a disc that contains a message from the murderer, which is also published on a website. He deplores five grievances of society, the first of which shall be highlighted by the murders. Norén traces back the website of the murderer to a server of the Danish CID and Rohde reopens the case of the second victim, a Danish prostitute who disappeared more than a year ago, and obtains her diary. Eventually Charlotte Söringer manages to get her beloved husband his heart transplant.

    Director:Charlotte Sieling
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Bridge Season 1 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    7.8/10(1400 votes)

    #25 - Episode 3

    S1:E3

    To draw attention to the increased number of people falling through the cracks of society, the killer kidnaps a homeless man and demands a large ransom from four landlords for his survival. So what is the price of a human being after all?

    Director:Charlotte Sieling
    Writer:Morten Dragsted

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Best Episodes Summary

"Episode 8" is the best rated episode of "The Bridge". It scored 9/10 based on 1240 votes. Directed by Rumle Hammerich and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/18/2018. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Episode 10".