Borgen 1x8

Borgen

00:00 / 60 min

The Silly Season

T1:E8 •60 min •2010-11-14

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.

Elenco

Sidse Babett Knudsen

Birgitte Nyborg

Birgitte Hjort Sørensen

Katrine Fønsmark

Mikael Birkkjær

Philip Christensen

Lars Knutzon

Bent Sejrø

Søren Malling

Torben Friis

Benedikte Hansen

Hanne Holm

Emil Poulsen

Magnus Christensen

Thomas Levin

Ulrik Mørch

Lisbeth Wulff

Pia Munk

Søren Spanning

Lars Hesselboe

T1:E1

Decency in the Middle

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.

T1:E2

Count to 90

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.

T1:E3

The Art of the Possible

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.

T1:E4

100 Days

The revelation of an American prisoner transport in Greenland causes scandal upon the new government's first one hundred days in office.

T1:E5

Men Who Love Women

The government's agenda on equal opportunities in corporate business brings pressure from the media as well as the country's most powerful businessman.

T1:E6

State Visit

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.

T1:E7

See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil

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.

T1:E8

The Silly Season

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.

T1:E9

Divide and Rule

Allegations of corruption in connection with military spending has consequences even for the prime minister's husband, who has accepted a new job.

T1:E10

The First Tuesday in October

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?