Rita poster
★ 8.1
Rita poster

Overall Rating

★ 8.1
S3 E4
#1
★ 8.2

Evening Classes

To combat loneliness, Rita invites some students to her house. Meanwhile, Hjordis tries to spice up her sex life with Uffe.

S3 E8
#2
★ 8.2

The Test

Rita agrees to act as temporary headmaster in Helle's absence, and Hjordis and Uffe face an important decision regarding their relationship.

S4 E8
#3
★ 8.2

Home

When history starts to repeat itself, Rita retreats in self-defeat, until a loyal friend gives her the support she needs to figure out her future.

S2 E7
#4
★ 8.1

The Role Model

Rita and Rasmus struggle to save their relationship, but an innocent meeting with a colleague has unexpected consequences.

S2 E6
#5
★ 8.0

First Love

A student in Rita's class falls hopelessly in love with her at the same time that her own first love, Tom, reappears in her life at a family baptism.

S5 E8
#6
★ 8.0

Chaos

Jeppe 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.

S1 E6
#7
★ 7.9

The Hypocrite

Rita finds drugs at school, but the accused student points Rita in the direction of her own son, Jeppe. Molly gets a job at a hospice.

S2 E1
#8
★ 7.9

The Grown Up

A pregnant Rita faces a difficult decision: She can keep the baby but never reveal who the father is, or she can get an abortion.

S5 E3
#9
★ 7.9

The Outing

During a field trip to Sweden, Rita rubs the local townsfolk the wrong way. Niels brings Jeppe back to Denmark, where Rasmus and Uffe help the two bond.

S5 E4
#10
★ 7.9

Do You Speak English?

When an odd new student suddenly pops up in class, Rita gets a moneymaking idea. Jeppe goes on a Tinder date. Attraction grows between Rasmus and Rita.

S1 E4
#1
★ 7.3

The Whore

Rita finds porn on Jeppe's computer and fears he'll share what she knows firsthand is a destructive relationship to sex.

S1 E3
#2
★ 7.4

The Anarchist

When a school talent show forces Rita to re-evaluate her uncompromising relationship to truth, she realizes she's been doing some lying of her own.

S1 E7
#3
★ 7.4

The Princess

When Rita takes over a second-grade theater production, her own life story begins to blend with the fairy tale the kids are playing out.

S5 E7
#4
★ 7.4

The Lake

Rita struggles to process her overwhelming feelings of guilt. Ole reveals to Jeppe that he's met someone else - whom his grandmother approves of.

S1 E1
#5
★ 7.5

The Idealist

Ricco's father-in-law turns out to be Rita's high school sweetheart. Meanwhile, Rita's battle at school with a 14-year-old know-it-all goes wrong.

S1 E2
#6
★ 7.5

The Teacher

A new student suffers socially when his parents demand a schoolwide ban on sugar. Meanwhile, Rita's estranged mother wants to get back in touch.

S3 E1
#7
★ 7.5

The Candidate

Inspired by local politics, Rita holds an election in her class. Uffe gets a job at the school, but it sparks conflict with Hjordis.

S3 E3
#8
★ 7.5

The Sponsor Kid

A problem student goes on a destructive rampage, Hjordis makes progress with her second graders, and a man from Rita's past shows up.

S4 E1
#9
★ 7.5

Present/Past

Rita has settled down in Molly's apartment and works in a burger bar, much to Molly's chagrin. When Molly, on behalf of Rita, sends a job application, Rita ends up with a job offer from her former primary school, which she reluctantly accepts. Hjørdis, out of concern for Rita, applies for a job at the same school, so she can be there for her.

S5 E1
#10
★ 7.5

Fake News

A young Holocaust denier creates a scare at Hjordis and Rita's school. Helle asks Rita to help Rasmus accept a hard truth. Uffe meets a kindred spirit.

S1 E1
★ 7.5

The Idealist

Ricco's father-in-law turns out to be Rita's high school sweetheart. Meanwhile, Rita's battle at school with a 14-year-old know-it-all goes wrong.

S1 E2
★ 7.5

The Teacher

A new student suffers socially when his parents demand a schoolwide ban on sugar. Meanwhile, Rita's estranged mother wants to get back in touch.

S1 E3
★ 7.4

The Anarchist

When a school talent show forces Rita to re-evaluate her uncompromising relationship to truth, she realizes she's been doing some lying of her own.

S1 E4
★ 7.3

The Whore

Rita finds porn on Jeppe's computer and fears he'll share what she knows firsthand is a destructive relationship to sex.

S1 E5
★ 7.6

The Protector

Rita protects a troubled kid with ADHD from vandalism charges but forgets to fight for her own son when he's the victim of hate crime bullying.

S1 E6
★ 7.9

The Hypocrite

Rita finds drugs at school, but the accused student points Rita in the direction of her own son, Jeppe. Molly gets a job at a hospice.

S1 E7
★ 7.4

The Princess

When Rita takes over a second-grade theater production, her own life story begins to blend with the fairy tale the kids are playing out.

S1 E8
★ 7.8

The Mother

A lonely Rita starts hanging out with Rosa. But all hell breaks loose when Rosa realizes that Rita was the one her dad was having an affair with.

S2 E1
★ 7.9

The Grown Up

A pregnant Rita faces a difficult decision: She can keep the baby but never reveal who the father is, or she can get an abortion.

S2 E2
★ 7.7

The Garden

Rita and Rasmus move in together, and Rita tries her best to act like an adult -- until Rasmus puts a rose bed in her beloved wilderness of a garden.

S2 E3
★ 7.6

And Baby Makes Three

Rita "lends" her own grandchild to a pregnant girl in her class in an attempt to convince her to get an abortion, but the plan backfires.

S2 E4
★ 7.8

Team Player

It's sports day, and Helle wants to protect the losers from having an upsetting experience -- but Rita takes up the struggle for the right to win.

S2 E5
★ 7.6

I Love You

Another teacher is terrorizing Rita's student, and Rita has to take up the cause -- but it's not easy when the teacher uses bureaucracy as a weapon.

S2 E6
★ 8.0

First Love

A student in Rita's class falls hopelessly in love with her at the same time that her own first love, Tom, reappears in her life at a family baptism.

S2 E7
★ 8.1

The Role Model

Rita and Rasmus struggle to save their relationship, but an innocent meeting with a colleague has unexpected consequences.

S2 E8
★ 7.8

Weeds

For the first time in her life, Rita has gone down for the count, but she has to rediscover her fighting spirit when Erik strikes a student.

S3 E1
★ 7.5

The Candidate

Inspired by local politics, Rita holds an election in her class. Uffe gets a job at the school, but it sparks conflict with Hjordis.

S3 E2
★ 7.8

The Basement

Helle hires a motivational coach for the students. Meanwhile Jeppe moves in with his boyfriend, and Rita struggles with living on her own.

S3 E3
★ 7.5

The Sponsor Kid

A problem student goes on a destructive rampage, Hjordis makes progress with her second graders, and a man from Rita's past shows up.

S3 E4
★ 8.2

Evening Classes

To combat loneliness, Rita invites some students to her house. Meanwhile, Hjordis tries to spice up her sex life with Uffe.

S3 E5
★ 7.6

Lice

Rita's fourth graders come down with head lice, and she decides to delouse them herself. Meanwhile, Helle faces evaluation by her peers.

S3 E6
★ 7.6

Free Fall

Rita tries to keep the police in the dark when Hjordis decides on the perfect item to bury in a time capsule: marijuana.

S3 E7
★ 7.8

The Leader

Overcome by stress, Helle asks Rita to become the school's temporary headmaster, and Hjordis's class celebrates Saint Lucy's day with style.

S3 E8
★ 8.2

The Test

Rita agrees to act as temporary headmaster in Helle's absence, and Hjordis and Uffe face an important decision regarding their relationship.

S4 E1
★ 7.5

Present/Past

Rita has settled down in Molly's apartment and works in a burger bar, much to Molly's chagrin. When Molly, on behalf of Rita, sends a job application, Rita ends up with a job offer from her former primary school, which she reluctantly accepts. Hjørdis, out of concern for Rita, applies for a job at the same school, so she can be there for her.

S4 E2
★ 7.6

You Are What You Eat

Rita, who hates cooking, struggles to fill in as a home economics teacher. Hjørdis tries to help Allan overcome his fears about an upcoming field trip.

S4 E3
★ 7.6

Sudden Thaw

A bomb threat scares the whole school — except Rita. Hjørdis worries that her and Uffe's strange hobbies will hurt their son socially when he's older.

S4 E4
★ 7.6

True Friends

Lea invites Rita to join her family for dinner, echoing a day in 1985 when teenage Rita had dinner with Lea's parents and was called to Lea's rescue.

S4 E5
★ 7.8

You and I

When one of Rita's first-graders doesn't want to take a turn bringing home 'Sharebear,' the class teddy bear, she visits his home to find out why.

S4 E6
★ 7.6

Childhood Street

To try to save the school from closure, the staff organizes a fundraiser, including a play by Hjørdis' class with Allan in the lead role.

S4 E7
★ 7.6

Family

Bjørne can't bear to break the bad news to his staff and becomes self-destructive. The event in 1985 that led to Lea falling out with Rita is revealed.

S4 E8
★ 8.2

Home

When history starts to repeat itself, Rita retreats in self-defeat, until a loyal friend gives her the support she needs to figure out her future.

S5 E1
★ 7.5

Fake News

A young Holocaust denier creates a scare at Hjordis and Rita's school. Helle asks Rita to help Rasmus accept a hard truth. Uffe meets a kindred spirit.

S5 E2
★ 7.7

Hullabaloo House

Rita tries to stop a shy student's parents from uprooting him to move to Greenland. Rasmus meets someone on Tinder. Hjørdis helps a student face a fear.

S5 E3
★ 7.9

The Outing

During a field trip to Sweden, Rita rubs the local townsfolk the wrong way. Niels brings Jeppe back to Denmark, where Rasmus and Uffe help the two bond.

S5 E4
★ 7.9

Do You Speak English?

When an odd new student suddenly pops up in class, Rita gets a moneymaking idea. Jeppe goes on a Tinder date. Attraction grows between Rasmus and Rita.

S5 E5
★ 7.7

Hot Flash

Uffe tries to avoid Pil. Rita worries that one of her night-class students might be a victim of domestic abuse. Jeppe learns Ole is still in the closet.

S5 E6
★ 7.6

Boundaries

Jeppe's ex unexpectedly returns. Hjørdis helps a student whose parents use her as a go-between. Rita's friendship with Gerd becomes a problem in class.

S5 E7
★ 7.4

The Lake

Rita struggles to process her overwhelming feelings of guilt. Ole reveals to Jeppe that he's met someone else - whom his grandmother approves of.

S5 E8
★ 8.0

Chaos

Jeppe 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.

Season Average Rating Episodes Best Episode Worst Episode Rating Range
2 ★ 7.8 8
★ 8.1 The Role Model
★ 7.6 And Baby Makes Three
3 ★ 7.8 8
★ 8.2 Evening Classes
★ 7.5 The Candidate
5 ★ 7.7 8
★ 8.0 Chaos
★ 7.4 The Lake
4 ★ 7.7 8
★ 8.2 Home
★ 7.5 Present/Past
1 ★ 7.5 8
★ 7.9 The Hypocrite
★ 7.3 The Whore