As the second gripping series of The Protectors begins, Denmark is still shaken by the outrage caused in the Islamic world over the publication of a Muhammad cartoon in a Danish newspaper. The Protection Unit of the Danish Intelligence Bureau is faced with a precarious mission, when the Foreign Minister moves to re-open the embassy in Islamabad, closed after a terrorist bombing several years before, the lives of many are at risk - not only in Denmark, but as far away as Moscow and Islamabad. Despite their relentless efforts, murders cannot always be prevented, and suicide bombers cannot always be stopped - even by a highly experienced and elite unit such as this.
#1 | 01/03/2010Part 11
Morten Nyholm, whose wife is high-pregnant again, and Jasmina, are sent to Islamabad in advance of the Danish foreign minister's visit, Jonas and Rasmus are ordered to guard Preben Pedersen, the cartoonist who offended Muslims by portraying the Prophet.
#2 | 01/10/2010Part 12
A Taliban bomb explodes in the hotel in Islamabad where Morten Nyholm and Jasmine are staying. Jonas and Rasmus are bored babysitting the depressed cartoonist Preben Pedersen.
#3 | 01/17/2010Part 13
The Danish foreign minister's next visit is to Moskow. PET sends along Rasmus and Jonas, who is delighted to meet up with reporter Tatyana 'Tanya' Zimakova, a former date. Benedikte Tønnesen, nicknamed "Tønne" , head of the Danish Intelligence Service, compromises her position by starting an affair with CIA agent Shane.
#4 | 01/24/2010Part 14
Russian reporter Tatyana Zimakova seeks political asylum in Denmark but can she be protected against her ennemies? The problems caused by the love affair between CIA agent Shane and Tønnesen are getting worse.
#5 | 01/31/2010Part 15
Foreign minister Margrethe Korch is supposed to retire 'for personal reasons' after a grand birthday party. One of the main candidates to replace her is capable MP Thomas Eriksen. Leon and Claudia are getting married.
#6 | 02/07/2010Part 16
The PM is ready to nominate MP Thomas Eriksen as new justice minister in a reshuffle. PET however feels it necessary to clear up his baby's kidnapping,
#7 | 02/14/2010Part 17
Jonas attends the Moscow funeral of his lover Tatyana 'Tanya' Zimakova. The team is assigned to guard the charismatic Croatian nun Sister Abraham, author of a book on pacifist forgiveness.
#8 | 02/21/2010Part 18
The PET team finds out that the hotel's German waiter Klaus Maria Grashoff may still be planning an attempt on Sister Abraham.
#9 | 02/28/2010Part 19
Jonas gets a phone call from Robin Tim, a Danish ex-policeman who is involved in criminal activities in Congo and is imprisoned there because he killed a cop. Robin tells Jonas about plans for an assassination at the upcoming Climate Conference in Denmark. Benedikte appoints the incompetent and weak Palle Rud as Leon's second-in-command.
#10 | 03/07/2010Part 20
Leon and Jonas return home after they prevailed over the Congolese criminal gang, guarding the corpse of Robin Tim, which contains priceless diamonds.
All ten episodes from the first season of the Emmy award winning Danish drama created by Peter Thorsboe. Jasmina (Cecilie Stenspil), Rasmus (Søren Vejby) and Jonas (André Babikian) are the three newest members of the elite Personal Protection Unit based in Copenhagen who are tasked with guarding people recognised as potential targets for terrorist groups, such as members of the royal family or politicians. This series follows them in their day to day as they adjust to the pressures of their new job while trying to maintain balance in their personal lives as well.
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