Torben Friis is a fictional character portrayed by Søren Malling in the TV series Borgen.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Dyden i midten (season 1), they were 47 years old.
They appear in all 38 aired episodes and have accumulated 366 positive votes.
Episodes38
Dyden i midten
episode S1.E1 october 2011Three days before an election, party leader Birgitte Nyborg shakes up her campaign by denouncing her closest ally, sensitive information about the prime minister's shopping expenses lands in the wrong hands, and the rising star of the evening news is shaken by an unexpected death.
Tæl til 90
episode S1.E2 october 2010After a successful election, Birgitte Nyborg looks set to become Denmark's first female prime minister, but allies and opponents do their best to block her way.
Det muliges kunst
episode S1.E3 october 2010A few months into her term the new prime minister faces her first political crisis, and journalist Katrine Fønsmark considers how to deal with her unexpected pregnancy.
Hundrede dage
episode S1.E4 october 2010The revelation of an American prisoner transport in Greenland causes scandal upon the new government's first one hundred days in office.
Mænd der elsker kvinder
episode S1.E5 october 2010The government's agenda on equal opportunities in corporate business brings pressure from the media as well as the country's most powerful businessman.
Statsbesøg
episode S1.E6 october 2010An official visit by the president of a former Soviet republic makes headlines when the president demands the arrest of a prominent political activist visiting Denmark at the same time.
Ikke se, ikke høre, ikke tale
episode S1.E7 november 2010The discovery of illegal surveillance of a left-wing party brings into question the prime minister's friendship with the party's spokeswoman as well as her faith in her own minister of justice.
Agurketid
episode S1.E8 november 2010While the prime minister tries to take a family vacation, the publication of a tell-all by a former politician puts spin doctor Kasper Juul on the edge.
Del og hersk
episode S1.E9 november 2010Allegations of corruption in connection with military spending has consequences even for the prime minister's husband, who has accepted a new job.
Første tirsdag i oktober
episode S1.E10 november 2010A year after taking office, the prime minister's approval ratings are low, her government is in internal conflict, and her marriage is hanging by a thread. As she prepares for another year in parliament, what can be saved?
89.000 børn
episode S2.E1 june 2012Prime Minister Birgitte Nyborg is visiting soldiers stationed in Afghanistan when their encampment comes under attack, claiming the lives of several soldiers.
I Bruxelles kan ingen høre dig skrige
episode S2.E2 october 2011Prime Minister Birgitte Nyborg must appoint a new EU Commissioner. Sejro would seem the obvious choice, but Birgitte is surprised when he not only turns down the post but sees it as a personal slight. Who can she appoint?
Den sidste arbejder
episode S2.E3 october 2011The coalition government is preparing to introduce a new reform package - "A Common Future". But attempts to get agreement on the reforms causes Labour leader Bjorn Marrot serious problems - in the media and within his own party.
Op til kamp
episode S2.E4 october 2011Troels Hoxenhaven exploits the hijack of a Danish ship by Somali pirates to try and raise his profile. However, sexual indiscretions by both Hoxenhaven and Birgitte Nyborg force a confrontation with Ekspres editor Laugesen.
Plant et træ
episode S2.E5 october 2011Birgitte's attempts to get broad multi-party support for environmental reforms causes friction with the Greens. Lars Hesselboe asks Katrine to become his new spin doctor. Birgette's daughter Laura suffers a panic attack.
Dem & Os
episode S2.E6 october 2011Kasper's past returns to haunt him as he clears out his parents former home, whilst the Freedom Party suggest lowering the age of criminal responsibility to 12. A move that reveals fundamental differences in the coalition parties.
Hvad Indad Tabes, Skal Udad Vindes - Del I
episode S2.E7 november 2011With the coalition at its lowest ebb, financier Joachim Crohne asks Birgette to intervene in the civil war between North and South Kharun which is crippling his oil industry interests. So, Birgitte secretly flies to Africa.
Hvad Indad Tabes, Skal Udad Vindes - Del II
episode S2.E8 november 2011The peace talks between North and South Kharun begin in Copenhagen but Birgitte has her work cut out for her as first an outbreak of fresh fighting, then Chinese involvement and finally media revelations threaten the talks.
Privatlivets fred
episode S2.E9 november 2011Laura's illness becomes much worse and Birgitte agrees to her daughter being admitted to a private hospital. But Birgitte's own tax reforms cause issues sparking a media circus, forcing the Prime Minister to make a shock decision.
En bemærkning af særlig karakter
episode S2.E10 november 2011Birgitte is on a month's leave to care for her family. Labour Party Chairman Hans-Christian Thorsen positions himself to replace her - does she still want the job? Kaspar and Katrine face a difficult decision in their relationship.
I Danmark er jeg født
episode S3.E1 october 2013Birgitte has left politics and is a well-paid speaker siting on several boards. Her old friend Bent Sejro tries to persuade her to re-enter politics. Katrine and Kasper juggle their careers and parenthood.
Med lov skal land bygges
episode S3.E2 january 2013Birgitte decides to start a new party. At TV1, Torben Friis is under pressure to report less bad news.
Den rigtige nuance af brun
episode S3.E3 january 2013Chaos and confusion rule in the party rooms of the New Democrats. Chaos also rules at home as Gustav is sick, and Birgitte and the children move into a new, cheaper apartment. Birgitte has a problem with one of her hands.
Den enes død...
episode S3.E4 january 2013Birgitte's English boyfriend falls ill after eating pork as the government are trying to relax the rules applying to Danish pig farms. Birgitte argues for protecting citizens, not the industry.
Du skal ikke bedrive hor
episode S3.E5 february 2013There's unrest amongst the New Democrats when the sex trade is put on the agenda. Police find 3 women who've been forced to have sex against their will. This causes the parties to discuss the need for a law prohibiting the purchase of sex.
Fortidens sønner
episode S3.E6 february 2013The ex-communist professor joins The New Democrats Party.
Faldet
episode S3.E7 february 2013When the New Democrats are invited to join a broad coalition of opposition parties they think it is the recognition they have been seeking. But Birgitte soon finds she has no bargaining power whatsoever, much to Nete's disgust.
Man har et standpunkt...
episode S3.E8 february 2013Birgitte quickly realizes that the New Democrats are now minor players in the opposition coalition and she pulls them out of it. The Moderates seem to be proposing things that Birgitte has privately discussed - is there a mole?
Fornuft og følelse
episode S3.E9 march 2013After the leaks to the Moderates, Birgitte decides that the New Democrats need to distinguish themselves from the Moderates. So in a debate she launches a bold attack on their leader Jacob Kruse - will her strategy work?
Valget
episode S3.E10 march 2013Kruse's outburst in the pre-election debate proves fatal to the Moderates and the New Democrats pick up more than double the predicted seats. Suddenly, Birgitte is being courted by both the left and right wing coalition groups.
The Future Is Female
episode S4.E1 june 2022Birgitte Nyborg is taking on a new role as Denmark's foreign minister while Katrine Fønsmark returns to journalism, landing a managing post at her former TV workplace.
Pest eller kolera
episode S4.E2 june 2022Birgitte Nyborg receives crucial information about the Russian owners of the company which drills for oil in Greenland. Asger Holm Kirkegaard, who is now on Greenlandic soil, tries to help his minister at the same time as he tries to keep Hans Eliassen in check. Nyborg is called in front of the Foreign Policy Committee, and to help a close ally, Nyborg decides to use a daring tactic, which, however, turns out to have greater consequences than she had imagined.
Inuit Nunaat Menneskenes Land
episode S4.E3 june 2022After her statements in the Foreign Policy Committee, Birgitte Nyborg is threatened by a vote of no confidence, and when one of the Greenlandic members of parliament goes against her, the government's majority begins to crumble. Nyborg now has two options: Either she must resign and stand by her ideals. Or she and the government must change policies and suddenly advocate for the exploitation of oil. She discovers that her son Magnus has suddenly become an additional political burden for her.
Ministeren ønsker ikke at udtale sig
episode S4.E4 june 2022In the negotiations with Greenland regarding the distribution of oil revenues, Asger Holm Kirkegaard must play Birgitte Nyborg on the field, but the meeting far from goes as planned. Fønsmark has found decisive evidence that Nyborg lied to the Foreign Policy Committee, and is trying with all her might to hold Nyborg responsible for her breach of the Ministerial Accountability Act. In her eagerness to achieve her journalistic goal, Fønsmark creates conflicts internally on TV1.
A Near-Arctic State
episode S4.E5 june 2022The Chinese delegation is making plans for oil extraction directly with the Greenlanders. Birgitte Nyborg's change of attitude has left her without many political friends, and she is now also called to a meeting with the US Secretary of State, who demands that Nyborg intervene against China's actions in Greenland. Rumors about Katrine Fønsmark's leadership style are starting to swirl in the media, and she makes a drastic decision to stop it.
Magtens Danmark
episode S4.E6 june 2022The government is celebrating its first 100 days in power, but at the same time the unrest in New Democrats is rising. The Sirius Patrol is sent off to investigate a crashed drone, and suddenly they face unknown soldiers ... Asger Holm Kirkegaard and Emmy Rasmussen follow the events closely from the Arctic Command's headquarters, and the fateful hours bring them together once again. But this time they are discovered.
Just Make It Go Away
episode S4.E7 june 2022Tensions rise in the New Democrats party as Birgitte Nyborg uses hard-handed tactics in order to balance Danish, Chinese and American interests in the Greenlandic oil. Nyborg's old friends are bewildered by this hard-handed switch.
Havets Moder
episode S4.E8 june 2022New Democrat party elections and complications with Chinese oil extraction in Greenland force ethical choices on Birgitte Nyborg. She follows her heart to find best solutions and herself again. Katrine Fønsmark's world is falling apart.
- Dyden i midten
- Tæl til 90
- Det muliges kunst
- Hundrede dage
- Mænd der elsker kvinder
- Statsbesøg
- Ikke se, ikke høre, ikke tale
- Agurketid
- Del og hersk
- Første tirsdag i oktober
- 89.000 børn
- I Bruxelles kan ingen høre dig skrige
- Den sidste arbejder
- Op til kamp
- Plant et træ
- Dem & Os
- Hvad Indad Tabes, Skal Udad Vindes - Del I
- Hvad Indad Tabes, Skal Udad Vindes - Del II
- Privatlivets fred
- En bemærkning af særlig karakter
- I Danmark er jeg født
- Med lov skal land bygges
- Den rigtige nuance af brun
- Den enes død...
- Du skal ikke bedrive hor
- Fortidens sønner
- Faldet
- Man har et standpunkt...
- Fornuft og følelse
- Valget
- The Future Is Female
- Pest eller kolera
- Inuit Nunaat Menneskenes Land
- Ministeren ønsker ikke at udtale sig
- A Near-Arctic State
- Magtens Danmark
- Just Make It Go Away
- Havets Moder
Best moments10
- Birgitte's English boyfriend falls ill after eating pork as the government are trying to relax the rules applying to Danish pig farms. Birgitte argues for protecting citizens, not the industry.
- Chaos and confusion rule in the party rooms of the New Democrats. Chaos also rules at home as Gustav is sick, and Birgitte and the children move into a new, cheaper apartment. Birgitte has a problem with one of her hands.
- Birgitte quickly realizes that the New Democrats are now minor players in the opposition coalition and she pulls them out of it. The Moderates seem to be proposing things that Birgitte has privately discussed - is there a mole?
- After the leaks to the Moderates, Birgitte decides that the New Democrats need to distinguish themselves from the Moderates. So in a debate she launches a bold attack on their leader Jacob Kruse - will her strategy work?
- Kruse's outburst in the pre-election debate proves fatal to the Moderates and the New Democrats pick up more than double the predicted seats. Suddenly, Birgitte is being courted by both the left and right wing coalition groups.
- Birgitte decides to start a new party. At TV1, Torben Friis is under pressure to report less bad news.
- There's unrest amongst the New Democrats when the sex trade is put on the agenda. Police find 3 women who've been forced to have sex against their will. This causes the parties to discuss the need for a law prohibiting the purchase of sex.
- The ex-communist professor joins The New Democrats Party.
- When the New Democrats are invited to join a broad coalition of opposition parties they think it is the recognition they have been seeking. But Birgitte soon finds she has no bargaining power whatsoever, much to Nete's disgust.
- New Democrat party elections and complications with Chinese oil extraction in Greenland force ethical choices on Birgitte Nyborg. She follows her heart to find best solutions and herself again. Katrine Fønsmark's world is falling apart.
- Den enes død...
- Den rigtige nuance af brun
- Man har et standpunkt...
- Fornuft og følelse
- Valget
- Med lov skal land bygges
- Du skal ikke bedrive hor
- Fortidens sønner
- Faldet
- Havets Moder