Series synopsis
Rita is a drama comedy television series that premiered on TV 2 on February 9, 2012. It ended on July 20, 2020. It was created by Christian Torpe. It stars Mille Dinesen, Carsten Bjørnlund, Lise Baastrup and Morten Vang Simonsen.
Rita Rocks is a Lifetime original sitcom that ran from October 20, 2008 to December 7, 2009. It is the network's first original comedy in over a decade. The series debuted alongside re-runs of Reba as part of a new comedy hour for Tuesday nights, which later changed to Monday nights. The show stars Nicole Sullivan as Rita, Tisha Campbell-Martin, Richard Ruccolo, Raviv Ullman, and Kelly Gould.
On January 11, 2010, Lifetime cancelled the series after two seasons due to low ratings.
Premise
Rita Rocks is a Lifetime original sitcom that ran from October 20, 2008 to December 7, 2009. It is the network's first original comedy in over a decade. The series debuted alongside re-runs of Reba as part of a new comedy hour for Tuesday nights, which later changed to Monday nights. The show stars Nicole Sullivan as Rita, Tisha Campbell-Martin, Richard Ruccolo, Raviv Ullman, and Kelly Gould.
On January 11, 2010, Lifetime cancelled the series after two seasons due to low ratings.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Mille Dinesen as Rita Madsen
- Carsten Bjørnlund as Rasmus
- Lise Baastrup as Hjørdis
- Morten Vang Simonsen as Ricco Madsen
- Sara Hjort Ditlevsen as Molly Madsen
- Nikolaj Groth as Jeppe Madsen
- Ellen Hillingsø as Helle Uggerby
- Lykke Sand Michelsen as Bitten Dyrehave
Supporting cast
- Tommy Kenter as Erik
- Alexandre Willaume as Jonas Poulsen
- Charlotte Fich as Alice Verner
- Zaki Youssef as Said
- Charlotte Munck as Lea
- Ole Lemmeke as Bjarne Ulriksen
- Kurt Ravn as Lærer Rostrup
- Tessa Hoder as Rita (1985)
- Sofie Jul Nielsen as Lea (1985)
- Christine Exner as Susanne
- Kristoffer Fabricius as Uffe
- Peter Gantzler as Niels
Guest cast
- Kristoffer Fabricius as Uffe
- Peter Gantzler as Niels
- Lea Høyer Stensnæs as Rosa
- Michael Fabricius Sand as Lars
- Rikke Louise Andersson as Hanne
- Lisbet Lundquist as Lillebeth
- Kasper Leisner as Esben
- Simon Stenspil as Carsten
- Lise Koefoed as Nanna
- Benjamin Molsing as Kasper
- Christopher Green as Sofus
- Jonas Leth Hansen as Viktor
Episodes
This series spans 5 seasons with 40 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 8 | February 9, 2012 | March 29, 2012 |
| Season 2 | 8 | September 11, 2013 | October 30, 2013 |
| Season 3 | 8 | March 16, 2015 | May 11, 2015 |
| Season 4 | 8 | August 21, 2017 | September 22, 2017 |
| Season 5 | 8 | June 1, 2020 | July 20, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Idealist 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. |
February 9, 2012 |
| 2 |
The Teacher A new student suffers socially when his parents demand a schoolwide ban on sugar. Meanwhile, Rita's estranged mother wants to get back in touch. |
February 16, 2012 |
| 3 |
The Anarchist When a school talent show forces Rita to re-evaluate her uncompromising relationship to truth, she realizes she's been doing some lying of her own. |
February 23, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Grown Up 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. |
September 11, 2013 |
| 2 |
The Garden 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. |
September 18, 2013 |
| 3 |
And Baby Makes Three 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. |
September 25, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Candidate Inspired by local politics, Rita holds an election in her class. Uffe gets a job at the school, but it sparks conflict with Hjordis. |
March 16, 2015 |
| 2 |
The Basement Helle hires a motivational coach for the students. Meanwhile Jeppe moves in with his boyfriend, and Rita struggles with living on her own. |
March 23, 2015 |
| 3 |
The Sponsor Kid A problem student goes on a destructive rampage, Hjordis makes progress with her second graders, and a man from Rita's past shows up. |
March 30, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Present/Past Rita has settled down in Molly's apartment and works in a burger bar, much to Molly's chagrin. When Molly, on behalf of Rita, sends a job application, Rita ends up with a job offer from her former primary school, which she reluctantly accepts. Hjørdis, out of concern for Rita, applies for a job at the same school, so she can be there for her. |
August 21, 2017 |
| 2 |
You Are What You Eat Rita, who hates cooking, struggles to fill in as a home economics teacher. Hjørdis tries to help Allan overcome his fears about an upcoming field trip. |
August 28, 2017 |
| 3 |
Sudden Thaw A bomb threat scares the whole school — except Rita. Hjørdis worries that her and Uffe's strange hobbies will hurt their son socially when he's older. |
September 4, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fake News A young Holocaust denier creates a scare at Hjordis and Rita's school. Helle asks Rita to help Rasmus accept a hard truth. Uffe meets a kindred spirit. |
June 1, 2020 |
| 2 |
Hullabaloo House 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. |
June 8, 2020 |
| 3 |
The Outing 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. |
June 15, 2020 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TV 2 |
|---|---|
| First aired | February 9, 2012 |
| Last aired | July 20, 2020 |
| Runtime | 38 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Monday at 20:00:00 |