About this season
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.
Episodes (10)
1. Decency in the Middle
8.1Aired 26 September 2010 • 60 min
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.
2. Count to 90
7.7Aired 3 October 2010 • 60 min
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.
3. The Art of the Possible
7.7Aired 10 October 2010 • 60 min
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.
4. 100 Days
7.9Aired 17 October 2010 • 60 min
The revelation of an American prisoner transport in Greenland causes scandal upon the new government's first one hundred days in office.
5. Men Who Love Women
7.9Aired 23 October 2010 • 60 min
The government's agenda on equal opportunities in corporate business brings pressure from the media as well as the country's most powerful businessman.
6. State Visit
7.9Aired 31 October 2010 • 60 min
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.
7. See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil
6.9Aired 7 November 2010 • 60 min
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.
8. The Silly Season
7.7Aired 14 November 2010 • 60 min
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.
9. Divide and Rule
6.5Aired 21 November 2010 • 60 min
Allegations of corruption in connection with military spending has consequences even for the prime minister's husband, who has accepted a new job.
10. The First Tuesday in October
6.3Aired 28 November 2010 • 60 min
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?