Rita (TV series)
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| Genre | Comedy-drama |
| Created by | Christian Torpe |
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| Opening theme | "Speak Out Now" by Oh Land |
| Composer(s) | Kristian Leth and Fridolin Nordsø |
| Country of origin | Denmark |
| Original language(s) | Danish |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 24 (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 40 min |
| Production company(s) | SF Film Production |
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| Release | |
| Original release | 9 February 2012 – present |
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Rita is a Danish comedy-drama TV series on TV 2. It premiered in February 2012 and has run for three seasons, in Denmark and internationally on Netflix.[1]
The series centers around Rita Madsen (Mille Dinesen), a headstrong and unconventional teacher and single mother. It received generally favorable response from critics, including Henrik Palle in Politiken who commented that the series "works really well with some characters who actually look like people".[2] The series uses locations in and near the former school campus at the National Innovative Centre (SPF) in Islev, Rødovre. The theme song is "Speak Out Now" by the Danish musician Oh Land.[3]
A spin-off of the series called Hjørdis debuted in May 2015.[4] It was announced prior to, but aired after, Rita's third season[5] The spin-off takes place in the same school as 'Rita', focusing on her colleague Hjordis' attempt to organize a school play. Mille Dinesen did not return for that series[6]
Mille Dinesen received an award at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival in the category Best Female Lead.[7] At the festival, the series received a total of six nominations, including the producers Karoline Leth and Jesper Morthorst and the screenwriter Christian Torpe for Best International Producer and Best European producer of a TV drama series.[8]
A US remake was planned with a pilot episode filmed in 2013, starring Anna Gunn, but it was not picked up as a series.[9][10]
A Dutch remake called Tessa has been made and aired in November 2015 on NPO 1. It followed the storyline of Rita Season one, with only few changes. The lead role was played by Thekla Reuten. There won't be a second series.
Contents
Casting
| Actor | Character | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Mille Dinesen | Rita Madsen | School teacher |
| Carsten Bjørnlund | Rasmus | Headmaster |
| Ellen Hillingsø | Helle | Counsellor |
| Lise Baastrup | Hjørdis | School teacher |
| Nikolaj Groth | Jeppe Madsen | Rita's youngest son |
| Morten Vang Simonsen | Ricco Madsen | Rita's eldest son |
| Sara Hjort Ditlevsen | Molly Madsen | Rita's daughter |
| Lykke Sand Michelsen | Bitten Dyrehave | Ricco's spouse |
| Carsten Norgaard | Tom Dyrehave | Bitten's father |
| Lotte Andersen | Jette Dyrehave | Bitten's mother |
| Lea Maria Høyer Stensnaes | Rosa | Student |
| Lisbet Lundquist | Lillebeth Schmidt Kronborg | Rita's mother |
| Peter Gantzler | Niels Madsen | Father of Rita's children |
| Alexandre Willaume-Jantzen | Jonas | School teacher |
| Tommy Kenter | Erik | School teacher |
| Laura Bach | Gitte Nielsen | Rita's sister |
Episodes
Season 1 (2012)
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Danish air date | Danish viewers (in millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Idealisten" "The Idealist" |
Lars Kaalund | Christian Torpe | 9 February 2012 | 0.90 |
| 2 | 2 | "Læreren" "The Teacher" |
Lars Kaalund | Christian Torpe | 16 February 2012 | 0.81 |
| 3 | 3 | "Anarkisten" "The Anarchist" |
Lars Kaalund | Christian Torpe | 23 February 2012 | 0.88 |
| 4 | 4 | "Hun-ulven" "The Whore" |
Jannik Johansen | Christian Torpe | 1 March 2012 | 0.89 |
| 5 | 5 | "Byskytteren" "The Protector" |
Jannik Johansen | Marie Østerbye & Christian Torpe | 8 March 2012 | 0.85 |
| 6 | 6 | "Hykleren" "The Hypocrite" |
Jannik Johansen | Christian Torpe | 15 March 2012 | 0.79 |
| 7 | 7 | "Prinsessen" "The Princess" |
Lars Kaalund | Marie Østerbye & Christian Torpe | 22 March 2012 | 0.80 |
| 8 | 8 | "Moderen" "The Mother" |
Lars Kaalund | Christian Torpe | 29 March 2012 | 0.80 |
Season 2 (2013)
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Danish air date | Danish viewers (in millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | "Den voskne" "The Adult" |
Lars Kaalund | Christian Torpe | 11 September 2013 | 0.65 |
| 10 | 2 | "Haven" "The Garden" |
Lars Kaalund | Thomas Levin & Christian Torpe & Christina Sederqvist | 18 September 2013 | 0.75 |
| 11 | 3 | "Far, mor og børn" "Father, Mother and Child" |
Lars Kaalund | Christian Torpe & Marie Østerbye | 25 September 2013 | 0.72 |
| 12 | 4 | "Teamplayer" "Team Player" |
Kathrine Windfeld | Mette Heeno | 2 October 2013 | N/A |
| 13 | 5 | "Jeg elsker dig" "I Love You" |
Kathrine Windfeld | Marie Østerbye | 9 October 2013 | N/A |
| 14 | 6 | "Den første kærlighed" "The First Love" |
Kathrine Windfeld | Marie Østerbye | 16 October 2013 | N/A |
| 15 | 7 | "Rollemodellen" "The Role Model" |
Lars Kaalund | Stefan Jaworski & Christoffer Örnfelt | 23 October 2013 | N/A |
| 16 | 8 | "Ukrudt" "The Weeds" |
Lars Kaalund | Christian Torpe & Marie Østerbye | 30 October 2013 | N/A |
Season 3 (2015)
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Danish air date | Danish viewers (in millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 1 | "Kandidaten" "The Candidate" |
Lars Kaalund | Christian Torpe & Marie Østerbye | 23 March 2015 | 0.80 |
| 18 | 2 | "Kælderen" "The Basement" |
Lars Kaalund | Christian Torpe & Marie Østerbye | 23 March 2015 | 0.87 |
| 19 | 3 | "Sponsorbarnet" "The Sponsor Child" |
Lars Kaalund | Christian Torpe & Marie Østerbye & Simon Odid Weil | 30 March 2015 | 0.70 |
| 20 | 4 | "Aftenskole" "Evening School" |
Lars Kaalund | Christian Torpe & Marie Østerbye | 6 April 2015 | 0.77 |
| 21 | 5 | "Lus" "Lice" |
Lars Kaalund | Christian Torpe & Simon Odid Weil | 13 April 2015 | 0.76 |
| 22 | 6 | "Frit fald" "Freefall" |
Mogens Hagedorn | Christian Torpe & Jenny Lund Madsen | 20 April 2015 | 0.76 |
| 23 | 7 | "Lederen" "The Head" |
Mogens Hagedorn | Christian Torpe & Marie Østerbye | 27 April 2015 | 0.72 |
| 24 | 8 | "Testen" "The Test" |
Mogens Hagedorn | Christian Torpe | 11 May 2015 | N/A |
References
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- ↑ http://deadline.com/2013/07/bravos-pilot-rita-gets-a-pass-549857/
