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Browse - Most popular shows on DR1
Borgen
A drama series in 30 episodes on the political game for power in Denmark today - and about the personal costs and consequences that have played for the parties involved, both on and around it.
Forbrydelsen
This is an innovative thriller in 20 episodes from Danish Radio TV Drama. In the course of 20 gripping days we follow the leads and observe the consequences of a heinous crime that seem to ramify throughout Copenhagen. As the investigation unfolds, Copenhagen opens up like a Chinese box, full of secrets and power struggles.
Bedrag
The show is about economic crime. About what happens to people when greed and ambition corrupts. The series exposeses viewers into economic crimes complex world. In the banks, the stock exchange and in boardrooms.
It is the story of speculators, swindlers and corporate princes and the crimes they commit in the pursuit of wealth.
The Kingdom (Riget)
Based on this show, Stephen King wrote his "Kingdom Hospital". Originally created for Danish television as Riget, Morten Arnfred and Lars von Trier's supernatural thriller "The Kingdom" chronicles the bizarre occurrences at the title hospital, the largest and most respected hospital in the country.
Huset
Sammi, Henrik, Miriam, and Gert are prison officers and colleagues in an old, worn-down Danish prison. Their work environment is raw and hostile, and their respective lives outside the prison walls are filled with conflict, secrets, and loneliness for very different reasons. Secrets, that will soon resurface and have great consequences not only for the four prison officers, but for everyone inside and outside the walls.
Arvingerne
Translated to English the show is called The Legacy. The series is a modern family portrait. A depiction of the '68 generation and their children. A Tale of the marked trails and consequences of violent upheaval set in modern family life - whether it takes place in a seemingly liberated and progressive artist's home, or in a more tradition-bound and community-oriented environment handball in the province.
1864
When Germany and Prussia declare war on Denmark, two brothers are called to serve in the bloodiest battle in Denmark's history.
Rejseholdet
A mobile task force moves through Denmark assisting local police in solving serious crimes. The cases covered in each episode are based on real events.
Herrens Veje
The story centers on a family of priests: Johannes, Elisabeth and their sons August and Christian. Johannes is God-like to his sons - he gives, loves, and punishes. His favoritism for August and his disappointment with Christian forces both into making desperate choices in order to either gain his love or break free from him.
Ulven Kommer
The intense and emotional story of a teenage girl who has written a vivid school essay detailing her stepfather's violent behavior. The parents deny the accusations, but who is lying - and who is telling the truth? Social worker Lars has a few weeks to find out who is telling the truth in a family case about domestic violence.
When The Dust Settles
When The Dust Settles tells the equally important and heartbreaking story of eight strangers whose lives and fates intertwine after a tragic terrorist attack shocks Copenhagen.
Carmen Curlers
In the 60s, the fantasist and entrepreneur Axel and the energetic farmer's wife Birthe create Denmark's largest workplace with the help of a small electric papillot.
Fatal Crossing
Journalist Nora Sand works as a foreign correspondent for a Danish newspaper, spending most of her time in London. She's at the peak of her career when she's accused of having had an affair with one of her sources in a big case. She gets suspended, travels home to Denmark in order to lie low until the scandal has cooled off. But when she's given an anonymous tip about an old missing people case, she can't resist.
Matador
The series follows life in a small danish town in the period 1929-1947 The main character Mads Andersen-Skjern arrives in 1929 as a traveling salesman, in the sleepy town of Korsbaek. He quickly realizes that the towns trade is stagnating and opens a garment store, which soon puts the towns only other business of its kind - Damernes Magasin - out of business.
Orkestret
Jeppe Nygren takes over as deputy conductor of the Copenhagen Symphony Orchestra and is warmly welcomed by his new conductor, who speaks candidly about the musicians' peculiarities and olates. The conflict-ridden Jeppe quickly gets an example of these olates and happens to give the embittered second clarinetist Bo with a cursed promise of a solo part. But it has far-reaching consequences.
Other People's Money
A network of bankers, lawyers and mega-rich investors are defrauding European treasuries of EUR146 billion. Two women try to stop it, but the states and the banks are intent on thwarting their efforts.
The Protectors (Danish)
The Danish national police branch PET is in charge of personal protection, mainly of politicians and royal family. That also involves preventive work concerning terrorism, stalking etcetera. Meanwhile several team members must keep op top of personal concerns, such as ethnic background-related concerns and relational troubles at home.
Doggystyle
It is a young-adult series, about growing apart from family, lover and friends, and towards them again. About the fight for being something, and become something, but especially about standing at the edge and discover that you forgot to be someone. About the fear of feeling indifferent, and the need to belong somewhere. We follow 21-year-old Asta, who "temporarily" returns to her parents' home in the countryside, after living in Copenhagen. That means a reunion, but also a whole new meeting, with family and friends, both new as well as old. The "hillbilly"s shows up in her life again and confronts the prejudices. The meeting with her hometown turns Asta's relationship with herself, her family, friends and especially love upside down. It forces her to take responsibility and challenges her to discover who and what is hiding behind the Instagram filter.
Den Store Bagedyst
The Danish version of the British baking competition, The Great British Bake Off.
X Factor (DK)
Premiering in January 2008, the Danish version of X Factor quickly became a major success for public broadcaster DR. The disagreements of the judging panel and particularly the antics of Thomas Blachman made newspaper headlines, and the Friday night competition was shattered.
Liberty
Liberty follows two expat families in Tanzania in the 1980s: the Knudsen family from Denmark and the Larssons from Sweden.
Løvens hule
Løven's Cave is a Danish reality TV series, where entrepreneurs present their business ideas for potential investors in the hope of securing investment funding from them.
Fred til lands
In a small town five people join forces and plan the perfect murder of the local town psycho only to realize that once you start playing God, it's easy to end up as the Devil.
Nul stjerner
Adventurers Jan Elhøj and Morten Kirckhoff go on unconventional journeys, where they investigate whether the worst starting point hides the greatest adventure.
Frank & Kastaniegaarden
Frank is a real hillbilly - and he's proud of it! Wearing rubber boots, ambitions and self-irony, he is involved in a sea of projects. The field must be harrowed with the horse, oats must be sown with an ancient machine and the old stable buildings must be renovated. And then the kitchen garden has to be arranged - because Frank delivers vegetables to the fine restaurants inside Aarhus. His favorite book is called "Handbook of self-sufficiency" and based on that, he tries to live in the old-fashioned way.
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