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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.
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10 episodes. Playback and audio depend on the available source.
0160 minS1:E1 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.
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0260 minS1:E2 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.
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0360 minS1:E3 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.
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0460 minS1:E4 100 Days
The revelation of an American prisoner transport in Greenland causes scandal upon the new government's first one hundred days in office.
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0560 minS1:E5 Men Who Love Women
The government's agenda on equal opportunities in corporate business brings pressure from the media as well as the country's most powerful businessman.
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0660 minS1:E6 State Visit
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.
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0760 minS1:E7 See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil
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.
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0860 minS1:E8 The Silly Season
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.
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0960 minS1:E9 Divide and Rule
Allegations of corruption in connection with military spending has consequences even for the prime minister's husband, who has accepted a new job.
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1060 minS1:E10 The First Tuesday in October
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?
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