The BEST episodes of Rita

Every episode of Rita ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Rita!

Independent, outspoken and adored by her students, public school teacher Rita fares less well with adults in this comedy-drama from Denmark.

Last Updated: 2/10/2024Network: TV 2 (DK)Status: Ended
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Home
star
8.27
52 votes

#1 - Home

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/9/2017

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.

Directors: Lars Kaalund
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The Test
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8.16
49 votes

#2 - The Test

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/11/2015

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

Directors: Mogens Hagedorn
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Weeds
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8.06
53 votes

#3 - Weeds

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/30/2013

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.

Directors: Lars Kaalund
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First Love
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7.98
53 votes

#4 - First Love

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/16/2013

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.

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The Head
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7.98
50 votes

#5 - The Head

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/27/2015

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

Directors: Mogens Hagedorn
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I Love You
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7.93
56 votes

#6 - I Love You

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/9/2013

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.

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You and Me
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7.88
48 votes

#7 - You and Me

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/18/2017

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.

Directors: Natasha Arthy
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The Role Model
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7.86
51 votes

#8 - The Role Model

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/23/2013

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

Directors: Lars Kaalund
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Evening Classes
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7.85
53 votes

#9 - Evening Classes

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/6/2015

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

Directors: Mogens Hagedorn
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Family
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7.85
46 votes

#10 - Family

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/2/2017

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.

Directors: Lars Kaalund
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The Hypocrite
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7.82
66 votes

#11 - The Hypocrite

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/15/2012

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.

Directors: Jannik Johansen
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The Garden
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7.78
55 votes

#12 - The Garden

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/18/2013

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.

Directors: Lars Kaalund
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Fake News
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7.78
40 votes

#13 - Fake News

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/1/2020

Rita is back - now with her own little school, which she has opened with Hjørdis. One student challenges Rita with false facts from the web and the school ends up in turmoil.

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You Are What You Eat
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7.75
48 votes

#14 - You Are What You Eat

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/28/2017

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.

Directors: Lars Kaalund
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Thaw
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7.72
47 votes

#15 - Thaw

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/4/2017

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.

Directors: Lars Kaalund
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Chaos
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7.68
38 votes

#16 - Chaos

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/20/2020

Rita asks Hjørdis to run the school without her, but when Rita discovers, that a student requires help, does she return to her call as teacher.

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The Basement
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7.67
55 votes

#17 - The Basement

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/23/2015

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

Directors: Lars Kaalund
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The Protector
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7.65
77 votes

#18 - The Protector

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/8/2012

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.

Directors: Jannik Johansen
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Present/Past
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7.65
48 votes

#19 - Present/Past

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/21/2017

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.

Directors: Lars Kaalund
Team Player
star
7.63
52 votes

#20 - Team Player

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/2/2013

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.

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Sponsor A Child
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7.61
56 votes

#21 - Sponsor A Child

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/30/2015

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

Directors: Lars Kaalund
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The Excursion
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7.58
36 votes

#22 - The Excursion

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/15/2020

The whole little school is going on an excursion to Sweden, and Rita and Hjørdis' conflict over management and rules breaks out in a light hat.

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Childhood Streets
star
7.57
44 votes

#23 - Childhood Streets

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/25/2017

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.

Directors: Lars Kaalund
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The Grown Up
star
7.53
60 votes

#24 - The Grown Up

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/11/2013

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.

Directors: Lars Kaalund
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The Teacher
star
7.48
122 votes

#25 - The Teacher

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/16/2012

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

Directors: Lars Kaalund
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