4.541 minSeason 5 • Episode 8
LatestJeppe learns that Ole is going to propose to Camilla. A new student who leads the other pupils in a school strike reminds Rita why she became a teacher.
Independent, outspoken and adored by her students, private school teacher Rita fares less well with adults.
Acting
Mille Dinesen's controlled chaos is masterclass-level.
Writing
Dialogue that stings because it's true.
Production
Cozy Danish suburbia as pressure cooker.
Creator
Christian Torpe
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rita is essentially Denmark's answer to Fleabag years earlier—both feature women who weaponize vulnerability and refuse performative femininity, but Rita's maternal role adds unique guilt.
Mille Dinesen based Rita's physicality on watching her own mother smoke—specifically the 'I'm thinking about leaving' energy of every drag.
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