Browse episode ratings trends for Below the Surface. Simply click on the interactive rating graph to explore the best and worst of Below the Surface's 16 episodes.
Best Episodes of Below the Surface
Episode 8
S1 Ep8
7.6
14th May 2017
Philip goes down into the metro himself hoping to free the last three remaining hostages and is confronted by the man he thought was dead.
Episode 3
S1 Ep3
7.6
9th Apr 2017
Philip is planning an armed response to the first hostage execution. As the mission is risky it creates a rift in the negotiating team.
Episode 6
S1 Ep6
7.5
30th Apr 2017
With the hostage Bodil just killed by the hostage takers, the police’s work keeps growing. TTF’s investigation leads them to sources in the Danish military and they seem to be close to a breakthrough.
Episode 4
S2 Ep4
7.5
15th Apr 2019
With Philip trapped in the ferry’s freezer room, the hostages use harsh methods to grab June’s cell phone, which turns out to be the object of their kidnapping and hijacking. On land, investigators SP and Simon quickly try to get closer to the hostages’ identities, motives and possible conspiracies, while the TTF with the government in the back sets for an armed surprise attack to get all the hostages released and the situation shut down once and for all.
Worst Episodes of Below the Surface
Episode 1
S2 Ep1
7.2
25th Mar 2019
The recently returned Syrian warrior, June al-Baqee, is taken hostage by four Islamist terrorists, several of whom are believed to be returning Syrian warriors who – unlike June – fought ISIS in Syria. Philip Nørgaard, currently is on leave from TTF, June knows from the past and, unlike PET, believes that a major crime lies behind her disappearance. He decides to investigate the case on his own.
Episode 7
S1 Ep7
7.3
7th May 2017
Philip learns the identity of the main hostage taker and is choked about his personal involvement in the case that leaves a role for Naja to play as well.
Episode 4
S1 Ep4
7.3
16th Apr 2017
TTF is getting closer to the hostage taker’s identity while Naja gets second thoughts with regards to facilitating the fundraising campaign, but then she meets Jonas, the hostage Leon’s son.
Episode 2
S2 Ep2
7.4
1st Apr 2019
Philips’ hunt for June has led them both aboard the Swedish ferry in the Sound. As June opportunistically manages to escape the hostages and hide, they now have to panic search the ferry before it reaches land. Meanwhile, Philip manages to alert the Ferry Captain, who activates the terrorist alarm. Soon PET and the Defense Intelligence Service are realizing that a highly tense and apparently Islamist terrorist campaign is underway. The police anti-terror unit TTF is activated, but this time without Philip to lead it.
Below the Surface Episode Guide
Episode 1
S1 Ep1
7.5
2nd Apr 2017
Three heavily armed men hijack a metro train taking fifteen hostages. The police terror unit TTF is activated with Philip Norgaard as a leading commander.
Episode 2
S1 Ep2
7.5
2nd Apr 2017
Naja, the journalist who was fired for her unauthorized interview, starts a national fundraising campaign to raise the ransom for the hostages.
Episode 3
S1 Ep3
7.6
9th Apr 2017
Philip is planning an armed response to the first hostage execution. As the mission is risky it creates a rift in the negotiating team.
Episode 4
S1 Ep4
7.3
16th Apr 2017
TTF is getting closer to the hostage taker’s identity while Naja gets second thoughts with regards to facilitating the fundraising campaign, but then she meets Jonas, the hostage Leon’s son.
Episode 5
S1 Ep5
7.5
23rd Apr 2017
Distress spreads among the hostages in the metro and they consider taking a stand. At TTF, Philip and Louise suspects that the wall with the photographs of Philip is not just about thorough prep-work.
Episode 6
S1 Ep6
7.5
30th Apr 2017
With the hostage Bodil just killed by the hostage takers, the police’s work keeps growing. TTF’s investigation leads them to sources in the Danish military and they seem to be close to a breakthrough.
Episode 7
S1 Ep7
7.3
7th May 2017
Philip learns the identity of the main hostage taker and is choked about his personal involvement in the case that leaves a role for Naja to play as well.
Episode 8
S1 Ep8
7.6
14th May 2017
Philip goes down into the metro himself hoping to free the last three remaining hostages and is confronted by the man he thought was dead.
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The best rated episodes of Below the Surface are:
Episode 8 S1E8 rated 7.6
Episode 3 S1E3 rated 7.6
Episode 6 S1E6 rated 7.5
Episode 4 S2E4 rated 7.5
The lowest rated episodes of Below the Surface are:
Episode 1 S2E1 rated 7.2
Episode 7 S1E7 rated 7.3
Episode 4 S1E4 rated 7.3
Episode 2 S2E2 rated 7.4
The first episode of Below the Surface aired on April 02, 2017.
The last episode of Below the Surface aired on May 13, 2019.
