8.0/108 votes#1 - Episode 1
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/7/2007
Monday, November 3. Police detective Sarah Lund is about to leave her job in Copenhagen to move to Sweden. Troels Hartmann is gaining ground in his efforts to lead his party to power at city hall. Theis and Pernille Birk Larsen are the happy parents of three children. The discovery of the blood-stained belongings of a young girl prompts a police investigation that will change the lives of all involved.
Director: Birger Larsen
Writer: Torleif Hoppe
8.0/103 votes#2 - Episode 3
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/21/2007
Tuesday, November 4-Wednesday, November 5: Lund and Meyer track down the driver, who ends up injured in the hospital, but also supplies an alibi. They refocus their investigation on Nanna's school. When the story of the connection to his campaign breaks, Hartmann finds himself in media turmoil. The Birk Larsens try to cope with their loss as they arrange the funeral.
Director: Birger Larsen
Writer: Torleif Hoppe
8.0/103 votes#3 - Episode 4
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/28/2007
Wednesday, November 5-Thursday, November 6: The police investigate the crime scene they have found at Nanna's school and suspect her classmates Oliver and Jeppe of wrongdoing. Sarah Lund's fiancé shows up in Copenhagen, and she promises to leave for Sweden without delay. Meanwhile, Hartmann learns that a trusted employee has sent a suspicious email.
Director: Henrik Ruben Genz
Writer: Torleif Hoppe
8.0/103 votes#4 - Episode 7
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/18/2007
Saturday, November 8-Sunday, November 9. Lund decides to stay in town to continue the investigation even though it puts her relationship with Bengt under strain. Rama is questioned as the main suspect. When Hartmann chooses not to suspend him, it puts his political position under threat.
Director: Kristoffer Nyholm
Writer: Torleif Hoppe
8.0/103 votes#5 - Episode 9
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/4/2007
Monday, November 10-Tuesday, November 11. Theis Birk Larsen's brutal punishment of Rama is interrupted by the police, and Theis is arrested. Lund and Meyer refocus their investigation on the car used by the murderer, knowing that if they do not make progress they might be taken off the case. As it becomes known that Rama is no longer a suspect, Hartmann shakes things up at city hall and relaunches his campaign.
Director: Hans Fabian Wullenweber
Writer: Torleif Hoppe
8.0/103 votes#6 - Episode 11
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 9/23/2007
Sarah and Jan know who they are looking for but are puzzled by their superiors' reactions.
Director: Charlotte Sieling
Writer: Torleif Hoppe
8.0/103 votes#7 - Episode 12
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 9/30/2007
Sarah and Jan interrogate Troels, whose private information opens a new can of worms.
Director: Henrik Ruben Genz
Writer: Torleif Hoppe
8.0/103 votes#8 - Episode 14
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 10/14/2007
Troels's political opponent Bremer wastes no time in taking advantage of his discomfort.
Director: Hans Fabian Wullenweber
Writer: Torleif Hoppe
8.0/103 votes#9 - Episode 16
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 10/28/2007
Sarah won't get on board when her superiors insist that Nanna's murder has been solved.
Director: Kristoffer Nyholm
Writer: Torleif Hoppe
8.0/103 votes#10 - Episode 18
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 11/11/2007
Lund and Meyer get more than they bargained for when they visit an abandoned warehouse in their search for evidence. Meanwhile, a prime suspect disappears, and Hartmann struggles to get back into the political arena - but is contacted by a journalist whose efforts to dig up dirt have had some success. Theis and Pernille try to move on from the past 18 days' events and take their sons to see the new house.
Director: Morten Køhlert
Writer: Torleif Hoppe
8.0/104 votes#11 - Episode 20
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 11/25/2007
Lund is determined to catch Nanna's killer despite being taken off the case, and Hartmann is on a downward spiral - until he receives crucial information. Meanwhile, Pernille and Theis invite friends and family to Anton's birthday party - but there is a sinister twist to the evening in store.
Director: Kristoffer Nyholm
Writer: Torleif Hoppe
7.8/105 votes#12 - Episode 1
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/2012
Denmark is the midst of a fiercely contested election race, set against the backdrop of the financial crisis. With ten days to go to the election, Detective Chief Inspector Sarah Lund prepares to celebrate her 25th year in the police force and looks forward to the prospect of a new job in the force. But her relative peace is shattered when body parts are found at Copenhagen dock only hours before a scheduled visit by the prime minister.
Director: Mikkel Serup
Writer: Torleif Hoppe
7.7/103 votes#13 - Episode 3
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/2012
Following the dramatic murder of public prosecutor Peter Schultz, it becomes clear that Emilie Zeuthen's kidnapper will stop at nothing to recover his debt. However, police remain clueless about the perpetrator's motives. Lund and Mathias Borch try to cooperate on the case, while Lund makes a surprise reconciliatory visit to her son Mark. The prime minister's team try to limit his public involvement in the affair of the kidnapping, but yet more troubling information emerges which will make it difficult to focus on the election campaign.
Director: Hans Fabian Wullenweber
Writer: Torleif Hoppe
7.7/103 votes#14 - Episode 5
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/21/2012
The kidnapper continues to insist that he's seeking to recover a debt. If Lund is to save Emilie's life, it will be up to her to find out what the debt is and how it should be repaid. Following a request for Robert Zeuthen's life in exchange for Emile's, police set out to organise the exchange. Meanwhile, the integrity of a few high-ranking politicians is called into question, as Prime Minister Kamper takes a dramatic decision.
Director: Natasha Arthy
Writer: Torleif Hoppe
7.7/103 votes#15 - Episode 7
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/4/2012
A new element turns out to play a role of great significance in the investigation. Borch and Lund have a hard time shaking off their Jutland experience, and their working relationship suffers as a result. Robert and Maja harbour hopes that Emilie may still be alive and Zeeland throw all their resources into tracking her down, as a secret is revealed from an unlikely source within the family. Police run checks on Ussing's movements over the last couple of years.
Director: Kathrine Windfeld
Writer: Torleif Hoppe
7.7/103 votes#16 - Episode 9
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/18/2012
Sarah Lund is held back in her attempts to make headway with the investigation, but at least the perpetrator finally has a face. Will he lead police and the Zeuthens to Emilie? Prime Minister Kamper is trying to clean up his circle as he attempts to find out what happened to his son. Suspicions arise about a trusted Zeeland figure as Robert Zeuthen considers drastic action.
Director: Hans Fabian Wullenweber
Writer: Torleif Hoppe
7.3/103 votes#17 - Episode 2
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/14/2007
Monday, November 3-Tuesday, November 4. Nanna's parents identify her body, and details of her sufferings are uncovered. Lund keeps postponing her departure, and tension arises between her and her new partner as they investigate the connection to city hall and a known criminal identified as the driver of the car Nanna was found in. Hartmann is faced with the choice of cooperating with the police or protecting his political future.
Director: Birger Larsen
Writer: Torleif Hoppe
7.2/105 votes#18 - Episode 1
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/2009
Ten days after lawyer Anne Dragsholm was found dead at a WWII memorial, the police have her husband in custody for her murder. But the chief of investigation calls on Sarah Lund, who has transferred away from the crime squad, to return to Copenhagen to look over the case. Meanwhile, a young politician is made minister of justice after his predecessor is incapacitated, and a convict seeks parole from a detention facility to be with his wife and child
Director: Kristoffer Nyholm
Writer: Torleif Hoppe
7.0/104 votes#19 - Episode 2
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/4/2009
Sarah Lund officially joins the investigation into the murders of Anne Dragsholm and soldier Allan Myg Poulsen, who was found butchered in a warehouse. A published video of the captive Dragsholm suggests the assassinations are acts of terrorism, and the police look into links with Islamic extremists. At Parliament the case puts new minister Buch's terrorism legislation in jeopardy when the government's right-wing partners demand a tighter grip on extremism. Prisoner Jens Peter Raben takes matters into his own hands after being denied parole.
Director: Kristoffer Nyholm
Writer: Torleif Hoppe
7.0/104 votes#20 - Episode 3
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/11/2009
While intelligence services insist that the investigation should focus on possible terrorism links, Raben's escape strengthens Lund's interest in his links with the victims. Raben himself seeks information from other old army buddies. Buch is hit by the revelation of a secret memo about the Dragsholm murder, and the actions of the former minister come into question.
Director: Hans Fabian Wullenweber
Writer: Torleif Hoppe
7.0/104 votes#21 - Episode 5
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/25/2009
The police investigation comes under fire after soldier Lisbeth Thomsen was killed by a bomb planted in her boat, but Brix keeps Lund and Strange on the case. They try to learn the truth about the Afghanistan mission and pay a visit to the mother of a fallen soldier who may be connected to the case. Buch causes scandal when he interrupts his own press conference, and the prime minister wants him to come up with answers. Raben remains on the run, but seeks help from his former comrade the chaplain.
Director: Kristoffer Nyholm
Writer: Torleif Hoppe
7.0/104 votes#22 - Episode 7
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/8/2009
After finding the chaplain assaulted in his church Sarah Lund chases the offender, but ends up battered in an alley. She is brought back in charge of the investigation. Monberg has taken his own life shortly after his confrontation with Buch. Buch comes about a previously unknown medical report and decides to challenge his colleague the minister of defense over his secrecy. Raben continues his rogue investigation and tracks down a former soldier who he believes to be responsible for the Afghanistan incident.
Director: Charlotte Sieling
Writer: Torleif Hoppe
6.8/104 votes#23 - Episode 9
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/22/2009
Thomas Buch has refused to resign and calls a party meeting to challenge the authority of the prime minister. He finds an unexpected ally in the minister of defense. Lund and Strange head to Afghanistan to seek out Frederik Holst, a doctor with a grudge against Raben and his squad. They also decide to visit the house where a family was allegedly killed while the Danish soldiers were there. Back in Copenhagen, Brix organizes a search of the army barracks and finds a locker full of incriminating objects.
Director: Kristoffer Nyholm
Writer: Torleif Hoppe
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"Episode 1" is the best rated episode written by Torleif Hoppe. It scored 8/10 based on 8 votes. It was directed by Birger Larsen. It aired on 1/7/2007 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Episode 3".