Orkestret - Episode Guide

As the new sous-conductor of the Copenhagen Symphonic Orchestra, Jeppe Nygren is warned about musicians' strange habits and grumbling, and before long Jeppe is at odds with 2nd clarinetist Bo Høxenhaven. Jeppe is a pleaser by nature and in the spirit of reconciliation he offers Bo a solo voice, as the 1st clarinetist, who is Bo's arch-enemy, has got a new job in Prague. Drunk with euphoria and self-confidence, Bo asks the beautiful cellist Anastacia if she ever plays the cello naked.

Bo's unfortunate comment to Anastacia is blown up into a big sexual harassment case by Simon Elliot, who threatens to go to Politiken. Jeppe is asked to handle the case before Jura, where Jeppe's wife Regitze works, is involved. However, Bo does not feel that he has done anything wrong and refuses to give Anastacia an apology. Bo is also unclear with his conservatory student Elin, after a very unfortunate comment about her appearance.

Bo is forced to see a psychologist by the management, because of his degrading view of women. Bo does not understand the necessity and opposes the psychologist. It's Valentine's Day and Bo finds out that Regitze is cheating with Simon. After the sexual harassment case with Bo and Anastacia, Jeppe is shocked by conductor Marcellino's sexist comments to the Orchestra, and sets out to defend the Orchestra's honor.

Bo becomes popular among the Orchestra, as thanks to his mother, the medical secretary Vibeke, he can get pills for the musicians. Even Anastacia notices him and invites him home. Jeppe invites Tobias' parents to discuss the children's "disagreements", much to Regitze's annoyance. It escalates when Regitze and Tobias' mother get into an argument about when butt play is okay. Jeppe finds disturbing information about Regitze

Jeppe's distrust of Regitze grows, and to impress her he wants to build a bookcase. However, it only half succeeds. Elin, Bo's student, enters the competition for a place in Aalborg's Symphony Orchestra. When Bo finds out that Simon's student is also applying, Bo goes to Aalborg to win over Simon. Elin's fascination with Bo grows and they get closer to each other on the trip to Aalborg.

Anastacia has returned home to Ukraine. Bo and Simon blame each other at the same time as their irritation towards each other grows. Vibeke is jealous of Elin's relationship with Bo, so she suddenly appears with a packed lunch. This does not suit Bo, who is about to open his eyes to Elin as something other than his student. It is time for this year's Halloween concert and the children's host Cousin Blodtud will be the emcee for the Orchestra's great despair. Jeppe takes action when Simon openly flirts with Regitze.

Jeppe and Bo form an alliance to get rid of Simon once and for all. Bo must sabotage Simon before the Thursday concert, while Jeppe tries to make amends after the firing of Marcellino by replacing the temporary Chief Conductor, who adores Simon, with the highly regarded Mablewood. Jeppe and Gertrud use completely alternative methods to persuade Mablewood to accept the position, and Jeppe ends up in a position where he cannot make ends meet.

Daniel Mablewood is introduced as the new chief conductor and his disciplinary approach is unmistakable. Bo cheats on Simon so that Simon is late and becomes unpopular at Mablewood. This pleases both Bo and Jeppe, but the management keeps their hand over the popular Simon. Tobias' parents have separated and Tobias' mother invites Jeppe home to talk about the children.

Bo tells mother Vibeke that he is moving away from home. Vibeke thinks that Elin is to blame for Bo's new plans and is so jealous of Elin that she stalks her. Simon feels slandered by Bo and goes to Gertrud with the support of the violinist Irene. Gertrud is worried about whether it all ends up on the front page of Politiken, so Jeppe has to investigate the matter further. At the Christmas party, Simon finds the skeleton mask in Jeppe and Regitze's car. It is Christmas Eve at Jeppe's house, and Alma gives her mother a rather special present.

After the big revelation of Regitze and Simon's affair, Jeppe has moved out of the apartment. Bo invites him home, so he can celebrate New Years with Bo and Vibeke. After Simon has left the Orchestra, there is competition for the place as new 1st clarinetist. Bo will of course take part in the competition. He shines, but Jeppe inadvertently puts Bo's big dream in jeopardy. Will it be a good New Year after all?

Jeppe and Regitze are divorced and have different ways of coping with life. Jeppe tries to get a handle on the anger through mindful yoga, and Regitze fixes the guilt with dry cleaning and AA meetings. Bo still sits as 2nd clarinet in the Orchestra, while his former student Elin is firmly planted in the first seat. But Elin is heavily pregnant, so the first seat will soon be free. As acting boss, Jeppe must solve the Gordian knot of filling the hall with a new and preferably younger audience.

Alma has a birthday, and Jeppe is "invited" to the party as if he were a guest of the family. A position that does not suit Jeppe. That's why he wants to be on top and fulfills Alma's great wish - a pet. It's a fish, but Simon surpasses him when he presents her with a puppy. The fish and Jeppe are forgotten. At the same time, Jeppe has become unpopular with the Orchestra, as he has spared their good canteen arrangement and hired the former tenants of a canteen in Hvidovre, Lene and Duddi, whose food is miles below standard, if you ask Bo.

Jeppe tries to appeal to the young audience and has invited the female rapper Sin The Rellah as a guest artist together with the Orchestra. They have to perform Let them burn - Rellah's most popular number, and Alma is super excited. Vibeke is placed against her will in a nursing home in Herlev, where she will live for the last time, and Bo tries to make it cozy, while he has to accept with disgust that Simon is back as 1st clarinet.

To Bo's dismay, Psyk-Mette is back to talk about well-being and "the good tone". The orchestra has to go through a well-being survey, and Bo is nervous about what the others will say about him. Jeppe discovers that Alma and Simon play tennis together, which is after all the "real father's" job. Jeppe catfishes Tobias's mother as an involuntary co-conspirator to intervene in the tennis training, because he will probably show Simon who is best to be a father figure to Alma.

Regitze and Simon are to be married, and Jeppe must appear as an adult and mature person in the audience at his arch-rival and ex-wife's wedding. Bo's rage reaches new heights when Simon breaks the news that management has decided to demote him to 3rd clarinet. Bo is distraught, and at the same time his dying mother asks him to help plan her funeral.

The Ministry of Culture's binoculars have landed on the Orchestra, and the consultant Frey has been sent to submit a report on equality, diversity and the working environment in the Orchestra. Gertrud orders Jeppe to fix it, and he turns up the charm to cover up an otherwise very reactionary and hierarchical workplace, so that it does not affect the cultural contribution. But reality is hard to hide when you are confronted with it.

Getting into a fight has consequences, also in the Orchestra. The clarinet section has been called to a mediation meeting with Psyk-Mette after Bo and Simon fell out with each other. An apology must be made and the hatchet must be buried NOW, which is exactly what is not happening. Jeppe and Regitze miss an important call from Alma's school because they are busy having an affair. So Simon steps in and gets involved in solving Alma's boyfriend problem.

Jeppe is pushed to the edge. The orchestra's finances are hanging by a thin thread, and the family situation has only become more complicated. Regitze points Jeppe in the direction of an old acquaintance, Marcus Holm, an entrepreneur with pockets full of gold. But when you mix art and hardcore business, you get cracking integrity, and Jeppe is faced with a difficult decision. Bo meets an old flame, and Lene feels reduced to air.

Mablewood is back in the House, and the contest for the 1st vote can now be held. Bo fears for his preparation for the competition, as his broken little finger prevents the necessary deep concentration. The gap between Jeppe and Alma grows.

Bo's worst nightmare and biggest dream have simultaneously come true: He has taken the place as 1st clarinet in an honest and fair way from Simon, but the Orchestra will play Simon's debut work Ode to Alma, which even Bo must admit is a masterpiece.