Rita (2012)
Independent, outspoken and adored by her students, private school teacher Rita fares less well with adults.
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Episode 1 - Present/Past
Release Date: 2017-08-21Rita 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.
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Episode 2 - You Are What You Eat
Release Date: 2017-08-28Rita, 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.
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Episode 3 - Sudden Thaw
Release Date: 2017-09-04A 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.
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Episode 4 - True Friends
Release Date: 2017-09-18Lea invites Rita to join her family for dinner, echoing a day in 1985 when teenage Rita had dinner with Lea's parents and was called to Lea's rescue.
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Episode 5 - You and I
Release Date: 2017-09-19When 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.
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Episode 6 - Childhood Street
Release Date: 2017-09-20To try to save the school from closure, the staff organizes a fundraiser, including a play by Hjørdis' class with Allan in the lead role.
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Episode 7 - Family
Release Date: 2017-09-21Bjørne 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.
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Episode 8 - Home
Release Date: 2017-09-22When 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.