Their Loss... Borgen

This programme contains some strong language and some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting.

Thank you.

-What do you say? Grisen? Grisen?

-Grisen.

-Grisen.

-Yeah, grisen.

Yeah, grisen!

-With a smile.

-Yeah. I love the sound of Danish. It is very, very charming.

We are very charming people.

Particularly when we were raping and pillaging Vikings.

Taking over England, remember?

I think it was about 1,000 years ago for maybe three or four years.

Long years. Very, very important period, I think.

Well, let's raise our glasses to, um, Canute the Great.

Knut den Store!

-Kn...Knut den Store?

-Yes.

-Knut den Store.

-Very Good.

And to the school of architecture.

Very nice of them to assign you five days of lectures.

And I want to thank you for daring to go out with me here in Copenhagen.

-But I dare!

-We might make the headlines.

Who is that dark stranger having dinner with the former PM?

I don't think anyone cares.

So I completely forgot about it, and when I came back, there was no-one there.

So I planned this whole scene - I knew exactly what to say,

exactly what to do, and... Are you OK?

Yeah, I'm fine.

-You don't look so good.

-Just need some more water.

Honestly, you really don't look...

You know what? I'm just going to go to the lavatory.

CHAIR CLATTERS

You going to be all right?

-Oh!

-HE SPLUTTERS

PHONE RINGS

Hello.

-Hey.

-Aww! Are they keeping you here?

Danish health care system is very thorough. You did a good job.

I thought it was just food poisoning.

No, I'm afraid it's a little more complicated than that. Erm...

I'm... I'm allergic to antibiotics.

Why have you been taking antibiotics if you are allergic?

I didn't think I had. That's what's complicated.

They ran some tests

and apparently the antibiotics were in the roast pork.

-What?

-I know, sounds silly.

No, it sounds...disgusting.

Well, apparently the pig had been injected with a special

kind of oil-based antibiotic that's hardly used any more,

and it must have been slaughtered before the quarantine period

for medicated animals had fully expired.

I've never heard anything like that before.

It's because it hardly ever happens. It is a once-in-a-lifetime thing.

Last time it happened was in the '60s.

I'm just so happy you were there to share it with me.

Does anyone know?

Erm... There's been some front pages.

A lot of gossip, and...

..a YouTube clip.

-Somebody filmed us?

-And it's incredibly popular.

-Over 100,000 hits this morning.

-Oh, my God!

100,000 people have seen me throw up on the former Prime Minister?

I've got you some papers.

Do you know when they're letting you out of here?

-They say maybe tomorrow.

-Yeah?

Yeah.

I've had to postpone my lectures, so I'll be here for a few more days.

I'll come and pick you up tomorrow and take you to your hotel.

-No, you don't have to do that.

-No, but I will.

And I've sent your clothes to the dry cleaners. I'll bring them as well.

-You're too kind.

-I know.

KNOCK AT DOOR

So, how did your children take it?

Well, they thought it was pretty funny, actually.

A little embarrassing. But, erm...

Well, they asked lots of questions about you.

-I think they'd quite like to meet you.

-That's really sweet.

Tell me about your plans. Still going ahead with the lectures?

Yeah, yeah. It's just three days of two-hour lectures.

It's not a problem.

But you're not well and you're going to stay in that hotel.

Oh, I'll be fine.

Look at you, you're not fine!

-Old man!

-THEY LAUGH

I know you're not dying, but you're not well.

You should be staying at my place. Why don't you come and stay with me?

The kids went to their father's.

Yeah?

Please?

-I can't cook, though.

-I can cook.

-Yeah?

PHONE RINGS

PIGS SQUEAL

PIGLET SQUEALS

PIGLET SQUEALS

-Have you got a grater?

-Cupboard.

-Here?

-Yes.

So, risotto with mushrooms, lemon rind and parsley.

Ah! It looks amazing! Wow!

I'm sorry, I... I have to watch this.

I love news that I don't understand.

-What?

-I'm sorry, I'm saying that he's made of Teflon.

He just, he doesn't bow. He's...

-You worry too much.

-Oh, do I?

I'm the leader of a party that no-one knows exists,

and this man, can't even get him to recognise us.

He hasn't mentioned our name.

People have to know that we are a real political party now.

TV OFF, OPERA ON STEREO

I've noticed that there's been quite a lot of pigs on the news recently.

That's a bit of a coincidence, isn't it,

that it all started round about the time that I was ill?

Yeah, I might have used you politically a little bit.

-Oh, you might have?

-Yeah.

I might have, you know...completely exploited it, really. I'm sorry.

-Oh, well. I guess that's what you have to do.

-I guess so.

What?

You know...

-Suddenly, you and me are...

-Ah, I see.

We're a couple having a TV dinner.

-Exactly.

-It's fine.

-Is it?

Yes. Trust me, this is good.

And now we have to have sex.

-Is that so?

-I'm afraid it is.

I wanted to fuck you at the hospital, but it didn't seem appropriate.

No.

DOOR BUZZER SOUNDS

INSISTENT BUZZING

DOOR SLAMS

PHONE RINGS

THEME TUNE PLAYS

PRESENTER CLEARS THROAT

COMPUTER BLEEPS

-Are you reading already?

-They're saying we won as a party, but...

-The pigs lost.

-Yeah, something like that.

-Well, there's some truth to that, isn't there?

-I don't know.

You get what you wanted, recognition,

and the pigs will at least get a commission.

I loved your risotto. I'm sorry, I forgot to say.

It was a labour of love.

I have to go.

OK.

Take care.

Don't eat pigs you can't trust.

See you.

Soon, I hope.