Borgen: Sons of the Past

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Borgen

Drama: Political

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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Sidse Babett Knudsen

Birgitte Hjort Sorensen

Pilou Asbaek

Emil Poulsen

Soren Malling

Jens Jacob Tychsen

Thomas Levin

Benedikte Hansen

Freja Riemann

Mikael Birkkjaer

Lisbeth Wulff

Lars Knutzon

Adam Price

Lars Mikkelsen

Borgen: Series 3: Episode 6: Sons of the Past

Sons of the Past

Episode 6

Episode 6: Sons of the Past

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Birgitte suggests a former Communist Party member should run for the New Democrats.

Danish drama series. Birgitte suggests a controversial candidate to run for the New Democrats. Meanwhile, Torben is under pressure both at work and at home.

The New Democrats finally have enough signatures to run for Parliament but need more candidates. Birgitte suggests economics professor Soren Ravn, but not all of the candidates in the party share her enthusiasm about him as he is very left-wing, and had previously been a member of the Communist Party. When the press catch on to this, they dig up his past and put him under intense personal pressure. Meanwhile, Birgitte receives bad news from the doctor which she tries to conceal from those around here.

At TV1, viewing figures are up which has pleased the management, but the newsroom staff are unhappy with the changes in the programmes. Torben is under pressure both at work and at home, but is offered sympathy from his colleague Pia. 

In Danish with English subtitles.

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