diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/drtv.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/drtv.py
index 510ef04b0..8d113a5e8 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/drtv.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/drtv.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from ..utils import parse_iso8601
 
 
 class DRTVIE(SubtitlesInfoExtractor):
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?dr\.dk/tv/se/(?:[^/]+/)+(?P<id>[\da-z-]+)(?:[/#?]|$)'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?dr\.dk/tv/se/(?:[^/]+/)*(?P<id>[\da-z-]+)(?:[/#?]|$)'
 
     _TEST = {
         'url': 'http://www.dr.dk/tv/se/partiets-mand/partiets-mand-7-8',