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Rita

Rita

TV-142012•38m•7.4/10
DramaComedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb
7.4/10(95)

Independent, outspoken and adored by her students, private school teacher Rita fares less well with adults.

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Production

Faroe Film

Language

DA

Status

Ended

First Aired

February 9, 2012

Last Aired

July 20, 2020

Networks

TV 2

Created By

Christian Torpe

Trailers & Videos

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
The Idealist
E1
The Idealist
Air date: 2012-02-09
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.
The Teacher
E2
The Teacher
Air date: 2012-02-16
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.
The Anarchist
E3
The Anarchist
Air date: 2012-02-23
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.
The Whore
E4
The Whore
Air date: 2012-03-01
Rita finds porn on Jeppe's computer and fears he'll share what she knows firsthand is a destructive relationship to sex.
The Protector
E5
The Protector
Air date: 2012-03-08
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.
The Hypocrite
E6
The Hypocrite
Air date: 2012-03-15
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.
The Princess
E7
The Princess
Air date: 2012-03-22
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.
The Mother
E8
The Mother
Air date: 2012-03-29
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.

Cast

Mille Dinesen

Mille Dinesen

Rita Madsen

Carsten Bjørnlund

Carsten Bjørnlund

Rasmus

Lise Baastrup

Lise Baastrup

Hjørdis

Morten Vang Simonsen

Morten Vang Simonsen

Ricco Madsen

Sara Hjort Ditlevsen

Sara Hjort Ditlevsen

Molly Madsen

Nikolaj Groth

Nikolaj Groth

Jeppe Madsen

Ellen Hillingsø

Ellen Hillingsø

Helle Uggerby

Kristoffer Fabricius

Kristoffer Fabricius

Uffe

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