Series synopsis
Borgen is a drama television series that premiered on DR1 on September 26, 2010. It ended on March 10, 2013. It was created by Adam Price, Camilla Hammerich. It stars Sidse Babett Knudsen, Birgitte Hjort Sørensen, Mikael Birkkjær and Lars Knutzon.
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, and how far she is willing to go in order to gain as much influence as possible.
Premise
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, and how far she is willing to go in order to gain as much influence as possible.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Sidse Babett Knudsen as Birgitte Nyborg
- Birgitte Hjort Sørensen as Katrine Fønsmark
- Mikael Birkkjær as Philip Christensen
- Lars Knutzon as Bent Sejrø
- Søren Malling as Torben Friis
- Benedikte Hansen as Hanne Holm
- Lars Mikkelsen as Søren Ravn
- Emil Poulsen as Magnus Christensen
Supporting cast
- Thomas Levin as Ulrik Mørch
- Lisbeth Wulff as Pia Munk
- Søren Spanning as Lars Hesselboe
- Ole Thestrup as Svend Åge Saltum
- Angunnguaq Larsen as Jens Enok Berthelsen
- Peter Mygind as Michael Laugesen
- Pilou Asbæk as Kasper Juul
- Freja Riemann as Laura Nyborg Christensen
- Anders Juul as Simon Bech
- Patricia Schumann as Tanja
- Jens Albinus as Jon Berthelsen
- Julie Agnete Vang as Nete Buch
Guest cast
- Alastair Mackenzie as Jeremy Welsh
- Ida Dwinger as Lisbeth Hesselboe
- Jannie Faurschou as Yvonne Kjær
- Dar Salim as Amir Dwian
- Claus Riis Østergaard as Ole Dahl
- Signe Egholm Olsen as Anne Sophie Lindenkrone
- Lars Brygmann as Troels Höxenhaven
- Flemming Sørensen as Bjørn Marrot
- Iben Dorner as Sanne
- Morten Kirkskov as Niels Erik Lund
- Bjarne Henriksen as Hans Christian Thorsen
- Petrine Agger as Pernille Madsen
Episodes
This series spans 4 seasons with 32 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 2 | November 28, 2010 | December 4, 2011 |
| Season 1 | 10 | September 26, 2010 | November 28, 2010 |
| Season 2 | 10 | September 25, 2011 | November 27, 2011 |
| Season 3 | 10 | January 1, 2013 | March 10, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Borgen Bloopers | November 28, 2010 |
| 2 | Behind Borgen | December 4, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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. |
September 26, 2010 |
| 2 |
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. |
October 3, 2010 |
| 3 |
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. |
October 10, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
89,000 Children A year has passed since we last saw Prime Minister Birgitte Nyborg. In the season opener, Birgitte is visiting soldiers stationed in Afghanistan when their encampment is attacked, and several soldiers are killed. Now she must choose: send the troops home or stage a counterattack? |
September 25, 2011 |
| 2 |
In Brussels No One Can Hear You Scream Prime Minister Birgitte Nyborg must appoint a new EU Commissioner. Sejro would seem the obvious choice, but Birgitte is surprised when he not only turns down the post but sees it as a personal slight. Who can she appoint? |
October 2, 2011 |
| 3 |
The Last Worker The coalition government is preparing to introduce a new reform package - "A Common Future". But attempts to get agreement on the reforms causes Labour leader Bjørn Marrot serious problems - in the media and within his own party. |
October 9, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
A Child of Denmark Two and half years later, Birgitte is traveling the world out of politics when suddenly the changing Moderate Party makes her want to return. The problem is, Krause, whom she sent away to EU, is the leader of the party now, and does not want her back. Sojro however tells Birgitte to oust Krause as a leader. Birgitte hires Kathrine to help her, and they try to get the votes together so Birgitte could once again become the leader of the Moderate Party. |
January 1, 2013 |
| 2 |
The Land is Built on Law Birgitte is keeping her plan to herself initially, but one by one she involves people. While some are enthusiastic, Sejro does not take the news well, even calling Birgitte a traitor. Meanwhile, Kathrine is struggling with the role of being a (working) mother. |
January 6, 2013 |
| 3 |
The Right Shade of Brown Birgitte has attracted lots of followers to her party, but the policy has not been set yet and there is no money. A banker offers a donation of one million but is there a catch? Meanwhile the team is searching for a spokesperson on immigration to debate on TV and Kathrine struggles with her feelings for Kasper. |
January 13, 2013 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | DR1 |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 26, 2010 |
| Last aired | March 10, 2013 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Sunday at 20:00:00 |