The BEST episodes directed by Allan Cubitt

What is in Me Dark Illumine
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8.00
1747 votes

#1 - What is in Me Dark Illumine

The Fall - Season 2 - Episode 6

With Paul Spector in custody, DSI Gibson desperately searches for clues to help find Rose Stagg. However, Spector does all he can to thwart her, locking them into a deadly duel.

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Their Solitary Way
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7.93
1733 votes

#2 - Their Solitary Way

The Fall - Season 3 - Episode 6

The series concludes as Gibson and Anderson put fresh evidence to Spector, with explosive results. Spector's new-found friendship with another inmate develops, with devastating consequences.

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Night Darkens the Streets
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7.86
1811 votes

#3 - Night Darkens the Streets

The Fall - Season 2 - Episode 2

Stella Gibson realises that her mistakes have put the life of witness Rose Stagg in danger. Desperate to save Rose's life, the police step up the investigation, while Spector continues to stalk Belfast's streets.

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The Mind is its Own Place
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7.82
1777 votes

#4 - The Mind is its Own Place

The Fall - Season 2 - Episode 4

As Gibson recovers from her close encounter with the 'Belfast Strangler', a shocking revelation proves how terrifyingly manipulative Paul Spector can be.

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Beauty Hath Strange Power
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7.81
1797 votes

#5 - Beauty Hath Strange Power

The Fall - Season 2 - Episode 3

Gibson orders extensive surveillance on Spector's family, believing they will lead them to Paul, whose whereabouts remain unknown. As the search for Rose Stagg becomes ever more desperate, Spector directs his fury at Gibson after the two narrowly avoid meeting, trespassing into her private world and delighting in taunting and provoking her.

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These Troublesome Disguises
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7.79
1973 votes

#6 - These Troublesome Disguises

The Fall - Season 2 - Episode 1

It has been ten days since Paul Spector told DSI Stella Gibson that she would never catch him. As Gibson tries in vain to help Spector's surviving victim to remember the identity of her attacker, Spector is forced to deal with the loose ends that he left behind in Belfast. His return to the city reveals that someone from his past has been helping police with their enquiries, forcing Spector to change his plans with terrifying consequences.

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Wounds of Deadly Hate
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7.73
1708 votes

#7 - Wounds of Deadly Hate

The Fall - Season 3 - Episode 5

Spector's legal team are determined that he will never stand trial. Anderson and Ferrington make a discovery from the past that may help Gibson build her case.

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The Perilous Edge of Battle
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7.72
1773 votes

#8 - The Perilous Edge of Battle

The Fall - Season 2 - Episode 5

As the investigation tightens around Paul Spector, he makes a bold break for cover. However, his recklessness is finally catching up with him, leading to deadly consequences.

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The Gates of Light
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7.60
1802 votes

#9 - The Gates of Light

The Fall - Season 3 - Episode 3

As Spector's health stabilises, his legal team, lead by Sean Healy, move into action, determined he will never stand trial. Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson discovers evidence that there may be more victims. Keen to get Spector back into the justice system, Gibson speaks to August Larson, the consultant psychiatrist who will be assessing Spector. Sally-Ann reaches breaking point.

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His Troubled Thoughts
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7.56
1858 votes

#10 - His Troubled Thoughts

The Fall - Season 3 - Episode 2

Gibson and Burns are hauled over the coals by the Police Ombudsman and the Policing Executive for their conduct and handling of the case. When Spector's name is released to the press as the arrested suspect in the Belfast Strangler case, his wife and family are forced to deal with the consequences. Katie enraged at the media treatment of him, decides to take matters into her own hands. All the while Nurse Kiera Sheridan and the medical team continue to fight to keep Spector alive. But even if he survives will he ever be fit enough to stand trial?

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The Hell Within Him
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7.54
1736 votes

#11 - The Hell Within Him

The Fall - Season 3 - Episode 4

Gibson comes face to face with the depths of Sally-Ann's desperation, while Burns has to confront his guilt at pursuing Sally-Ann as a conspirator rather than a witness. Gibson and Dr Larson clash over their different view of Spector - patient or prisoner? Meanwhile, Anderson and Ferrington are dispatched to London to discover if Spector can be linked to an old murder there.

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Silence and Suffering
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7.45
1991 votes

#12 - Silence and Suffering

The Fall - Season 3 - Episode 1

Stella Gibson has arrested Spector but will he survive the gunshot wounds sustained in police custody? Will he ever face justice? Paul Spector is rushed to Belfast General Hospital where Dr Joe O'Donnell, nurse Kiera Sheridan and the staff engage in the blood-soaked fight to keep him alive. News of Spector's arrest and life-threatening injuries reach Katie and she plots to help him. With the powers that be questioning Gibson's handling of the case, her determination to get a conviction is tested to the full.

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Episode 2
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7.27
93 votes

#13 - Episode 2

Death and Nightingales - Season 1 - Episode 2

Beth decides to tell Mercy that she is leaving Fermanagh, but Mercy protests and exclaims it will break her heart - and Billy's too. Beth puts her plan to run away with Liam into action but a suspicious and very drunk Billy questions Beth - is there anything she has to tell him?

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Episode 3
star
7.22
76 votes

#14 - Episode 3

Death and Nightingales - Season 1 - Episode 3

Planning on eloping with Ward, Beth steals Billy's gold and leaves. The Dummy stops her and issues a dire warning. Who is out to hurt her and why? Beth will have her vengeance.

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Episode 1
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7.10
123 votes

#15 - Episode 1

Death and Nightingales - Season 1 - Episode 1

Growing up, Beth Winters was caught between two warring parents, her Catholic mother Catherine having married her Protestant step-father Billy when she was already pregnant by an unknown Catholic man. On her 23rd birthday, her mother long dead, Beth has planned to escape the claustrophobic grip of Billy and their closed community by running away with charming, mysterious Liam Ward. But with the hour of reckoning fast approaching, can Beth hold her nerve?

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