Borgen: Decency in the Middle

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Internationally acclaimed Danish political drama from the producers of The Killing

Power always has a price. Danish prime minister Birgitte Nyborg unexpectedly wins office and grapples with the choices she faces to keep it. Complex, compelling drama.

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Soren Kragh-Jacobsen

Ole Thestrup

Sidse Babett Knudsen

Peter Mygind

Lars Knutzon

Mikael Birkkjaer

Pilou Asbaek

Birgitte Hjort Sorensen

Freja Riemann

Emil Poulsen

Thomas Levin

Soren Malling

Benedikte Hansen

Camilla Hammerich

Adam Price

Soren Spanning

Borgen: Series 1: Episode 1: Decency in the Middle

Decency in the Middle

Episode 1

Episode 1: Decency in the Middle

BBC Four - Borgen, Series 1, Decency in the Middle

Birgitte Nyborg, facing her first election as party leader, heads in her own direction.

Danish drama series about the fight for political power. Birgitte Nyborg, facing her first election as party leader, decides to head in her own direction.

The final countdown to election day is full of surprises on all sides as Denmark prepares for parliamentary elections. Birgitte Nyborg, facing her first election as party leader, decides at the last minute to head in her own direction - the question is whether the voters will reward or punish her for this change of course. Likewise, Birgitte's press advisor Kasper Juul and TV journalist Katrine Fonsmark are each thrown off track in their own way in this super-professional, super-competitive race.

Borgen: Series 1

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The first series follows a charismatic populist who becomes Denmark's first female PM

The first series of the Danish political drama, following a populist personality who unexpectedly wins a landslide election victory to become Denmark's first female prime minister

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