About this season
Dips centers around three utterly incompetent diplomats. With Sweden’s reputation on their hopeless shoulders, they have their eyes set to advance fast within one of the country’s most exemplary workplaces - The Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
Episodes (6)
1. Swedish-Chinese bang-bang
Aired 24 December 2018 • 21 min
Half-wits Fanny and Jens start their training at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and together with their incompetent supervisor Mimmi they manage to create a diplomatic crisis with China already on their first day.
2. Diplomatic immunity
Aired 24 December 2018 • 20 min
The shambles diplomats Fanny, Mimmi and Jens is made to handle a potential scandal with the Embassy of Great Britain, however just by trying they risk causing an even greater one.
3. Fearing the Russians
Aired 24 December 2018 • 20 min
A Russian battleship is provoking Swedish territory, and Sweden must make sure it never happens again. But the Ministry for Foreign Affairs worst staffers have different priorities – and the risk for a disaster is looming.
4. Girl politics and Yemen
Aired 24 December 2018 • 20 min
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs is hosting a theme day on feminist foreign policy and the trio are in charge of preparing Yemen’s visit to Sweden. A would-be simple task, however, as always, they’re close to a diplomatic breakdown.
5. Comfort women
Aired 24 December 2018 • 20 min
Sweden has managed to bring Japan and the Philippines to the negotiating table, and everything is set for the mediation on comfort women – an ongoing conflict since the WWII. It only takes Mimmi, Jens and Fanny an afternoon to wreck it all, or…?
6. Swedish-Danish refugee negotiation
Aired 24 December 2018 • 19 min
Mimmi is on her way to Rome, Jens is almost in Rio and Fanny is ready to do anything to get away. Despite all of this they still manage to drag the Ministry for Foreign Affairs great reputation down the drain.