Borgen

2015 • Link TV
4.7
35 reviews
Eligible
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Season 2 episodes (10)

1 89,000 Children
9/25/11
Season-only
During a visit to the Danish troops in Afghanistan, Birgitte and Kasper have to be evacuated when the Taliban launch a strong, co-ordinated offensive against several Danish camps. Katrine, who is covering the visit for the Express, chooses to remain in the camp and sees a young soldier die on the operating table. In all, five Danish soldiers are killed in the subsequent days – the highest number so far in the war. 2015 Arrow Films
2 In Brussels, No-One Can Hear You Scream
10/2/11
Season-only
Denmark needs a new EU commissioner, who is to be appointed by the prime minister. Birgitte is in doubt, as she has many possibilities: one of them is to give the powerful post to someone she would like to send to Brussels for five years, and thereby get rid of – a manoeuvre her permanent secretary thinks is very smart. 2015 Arrow Films
3 The Last Worker
10/9/11
Season-only
Birgitte wishes to introduce an ambitious legislative package in which investments in education and research will be financed by cutting back on the early retirement scheme. But just a few minutes before she is due to present the package at a press conference, Marrot pulls out of the agreement in relation to the early retirement scheme, which he originally helped to set up. 2015 Arrow Films
4 Battle Ready
10/16/11
Season-only
Three weeks after the failed government seminar, Troels Höxenhaven is elected as the new chairman of the Labour Party. The voters are enthusiastic about the change of leadership, and give Labour their highest opinion poll ratings for many years. At the same time, Höxenhaven takes over the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and is not slow to assert himself when a Danish ship is hijacked by pirates off the Somali coast. 2015 Arrow Films
5 Plant A Tree
10/23/11
Season-only
Birgitte Nyborg's government is about to introduce the environmental component of its major reform package, "Our Common Future". Everything has been negotiated with the government, but Birgitte wants the Liberals and New Right to vote for the bill, so that her political legacy will remain for many years, rather than being abolished as soon as the right wing regains power. 2015 Arrow Films
6 Them And Us
10/30/11
Season-only
Just as Birgitte Nyborg's new government is beginning to find its feet after the exit of the Green Party, there is once again internal strife among the coalition partners. This time it's from the right wing, where Svend Åge Madsen is submitting a bill that will lower the age of criminal responsibility from 14 to 12 years - a proposal that several Labour Party members support. Birgitte thereby risks being in the minority in parliament. 2015 Arrow Films
7 What Is Lost Inwardly Must Be Won Outwardly Part 1
11/6/11
Season-only
Birgitte's government has run out of steam - the internal differences are growing, and only compromise legislation is being passed, which does not really satisfy anyone. Opinion polls indicate that Birgitte is likely to lose the next election. Birgitte is very tempted when the financier Joachim Crohne pops up in the Prime Minister's Office to draw Birgitte's attention to the central African country of Kharun, where a referendum on secession by the south threatens to send the country into a bloody civil war. 2015 Arrow Films
8 What Is Lost Inwardly Must Be Won Outwardly Part 2
11/13/11
Season-only
The eyes of the world are on Copenhagen and chief negotiator Birgitte Nyborg Christensen as the time draws near for peace talks between North and South Kharun to stop the bloody civil war. Everyone has been working around the clock, and although Kasper is now living with Katrine, they rarely see each other, as Katrine is constantly working at TV1, and Kasper is always in the Prime Minister's Office. 2015 Arrow Films
9 The Sanctity Of Private Life
11/20/11
Season-only
With brutal clarity, it now becomes clear to Birgitte that her daughter Laura's illness has not improved over the past few months, but has in fact become much worse. Birgitte feels terribly guilty about failing to support her daughter, and so when Laura's psychiatrist mentions the possibility of Laura being admitted to a private psychiatric hospital, side-stepping the long waiting lists in the public system, Birgitte and Phillip immediately choose to accept the offer. 2015 Arrow Films
10 An Extraordinary Remark
11/27/11
Season-only
A lot has happened during the month in which Birgitte has been on leave from the post of prime minister: Hans-Christian Thorsen, chairman of the Labour Party, has as Birgitte's deputy positioned himself to be a possible successor, which particularly annoys Birgitte's loyal press officer, Kasper. But Kasper also has plenty to think about in his personal life, as he and Katrine are looking at apartments together. 2015 Arrow Films

About this show

Following the intricate and complicated lives of politicians, media spinners and the reporters who feed off their triumphs and failures, Borgen uncovers a world of political and personal intrigue. The setting is Borgen, the nickname for Denmark's Parliamentary building, otherwise known as "The Castle". After scoring her party a landslide victory through her idealism and work ethic, the smart and sexy populist Birgitte Nyborg now faces the biggest dilemma of her life. The question is: Will she succumb to pressure to compromise her ideals and face the consequences, both on and off the political stage?

Ratings and reviews

4.7
35 reviews
Kenneth Mayer
February 5, 2016
My wife and I loved The West Wing , and Borgen is the Danish equivalent. This Danish political/media series is about a prime minister building a coalition government and wrestling with media issues, intractable political issues and personalities, and keeping her family sane and intact. Borgen has some of the same genius and flaws of West Wing. A lot of the show subtly educates the viewers on issues and political and media process: how do stories become headline stories, how does a prime minister decide who to support and who to fire? How much can you compromise and not lose your purpose/identity? As in West Wing, you can't help but fall for the main character who somehow gets rewarded so often for doing the just and right thing to do. Borgen is a bit more realistic/cynical and the prime minister treads closer to the immoral edge than President Bartlett ever did. The acting is superb. The production is great. A joy to watch.
8 people found this review helpful
Curtis Powell
February 5, 2019
full of love and kisses to you and your family have a great time in your booty house
1 person found this review helpful
Monica Das Gupta
February 4, 2020
Balanced and realistic portrayal of politics with a conscience. Gripping viewing.
4 people found this review helpful