In light of this, readers should bear in mind that in the past, England has been starkly divided along socioeconomic lines. A handpicked selection of stories from BBC Future, Culture, Capital and Travel, delivered to your inbox every Friday.As noted in the revised edition of Educating Rita, Willy Russell has gone through the text to “address those areas where there were very, very specific references to the time in which the play was originally written.” Indeed, he has taken out these “specific references” so that “the play can be perceived as taking place in its own time.” Having said that, it’s worth acknowledging that Educating Rita is set in England and deals with the difference between the country’s social classes. Īnd if you liked this story, sign up for the weekly bbc.com features newsletter, called “If You Only Read 6 Things This Week”. If you would like to comment on this story or anything else you have seen on BBC Culture, head over to our Facebook page or message us on Twitter. ![]() But that’s exactly why so many Danish viewers, and fans around the world, love her. Rita herself would probably find it pretty funny that her terrible decisions have made for such international success. All the other female characters on the show are also well-written, including the pain-in-your-ass Helle, the awkwardly charming Hjørdis, and Molly, Rita’s daughter, who harbours a blend of insecurities and optimism behind a pretty smile.” “The series deals with serious issues, but in a funny way.”īlossom endorsed it as a “feminist binge watch.” She wrote, “You know that ‘Strong Female Lead’ category Netflix likes to throw our way sometimes? ’s all that and then some. “It has character drama and the school arena that everyone can relate to,” says Eva Novrup Redvall, an associate professor in the Department of Media, Cognition, and Communication at the University of Copenhagen. ![]() ![]() As a dramedy, however, Rita also provides a shot of levity in a Danish TV landscape that has long focused on those gritty dramas. The success of ‘Nordic noir’ around the world has caused the Danish TV industry to think more globally when conceiving and marketing shows, according to the journal of Norwegian film festival Kosmorama. Rita stands out among the TV exports Denmark is better known for, such as The Killing, the international hit crime series that was later adapted for US audiences. Dutch and French versions were also produced, as well as a spin-off miniseries for another quirky teacher character, Hjørdis. Netflix had such faith in the show that it co-produced third and fourth seasons and began offering it internationally, even for notoriously subtitle-resistant Americans. Though Netflix doesn’t release viewership numbers, used Google Trends data to determine the most popular shows in each country in 2017, with Rita topping the list in Denmark. An average of 842,000 Danish viewers watched each episode in its first season. That character has made the show a Danish and international success over its four-season run. “Kudos to Danish TV and Netflix for bringing us another thinking-woman’s ‘chick show.’” “While I am not quite as ballsy as her, in a fantasy world I wouldn’t mind being her for a day or so!” wrote Maureen Thomas, a blogger on Medium’s Legendary Women channel. The show’s daring comes up over and over in critics’ and fans’ praise for the show around the world. ![]() And the key to its success is the earthy lead performance of Mille Dinesen, who won a Monte Carlo TV Festival Golden Nymph for inhabiting Rita so fully. Rita gives viewers a realistic look at middle-class life in a small Danish town.
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