The BEST episodes directed by Andy Hay
#1 - Everyone's Child
Judge John Deed - Season 2 - Episode 4
Deed has to give judgement in a court battle between a child and his parents. Jason Powell (who is represented by Jo Mills) has heart disease, and the doctors say his only hope of life is in a heart transplant - but he refuses to agree to the operation. His parents want the court to rule against an interim injunction supporting Jason, who clearly understands the risks he faces and who has a good legal case to decide for himself. His parents, Mel and Andy, plead for the heart transplant, and Deed lifts the injunction... but then Jason dies on the operating table, after spending his last moments pleading with the surgeons not to go against his wishes... Meanwhile, Deed's own life is running no more smoothly. Both he and Jo are accused of serious misconduct when she spends the night in his chambers...
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#2 - The One That Got Away
New Tricks - Season 10 - Episode 8
Pullman seizes the chance to solve a murder that she believes is linked to her first ever case, and the team start putting together a jigsaw puzzle of suspects from a photograph taken in a London park in the 90s. Eventually faced with increasing pressure to hand over the investigation, Sandra makes a huge decision, which is going to change UCOS forever.
#3 - Judicial Review
Judge John Deed - Season 3 - Episode 2
Deed gets angry when a brother judge deals leniently with a man convicted of political offences from whom the judge has had certain favours. He makes an accusation of corruption, despite Jo's misgivings.Meanwhile, Jan Dobbs is in Deed's own court charged with murder, and the hit-and-run case from the previous episode is still not concluded. Of course, the bigwigs of the legal profession are still busy scheming to marginalize both Deed and Jo Mills.
#4 - Health Hazard
Judge John Deed - Season 3 - Episode 1
Deed has two difficult new cases in his court. In one, a woman with a brain tumour claims it was caused by using her mobile phone. In another, the defendant in a hit-and-run case seems unfit to stand trial.Meanwhile, in a continuing story-line from the second series, Deed's lover Jo Mills faces a disciplinary tribunal prompted by Sir Ian Rochester and presided over by Sir Monty Everard. Both of them bear grudges against Deed, and he rides to Jo's defence.
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#5 - The Hunger
The Musketeers - Season 3 - Episode 2
The corrupt Governor of Paris conspires with the Duke de Beaufort, primary provider of food for Paris, to stage a robbery of the city's granary and pin it on the refugees, only to later sell the stolen grain back to the King at an inflated price. D'Artagnan is taken captive along with the rioting refugees, and the other Musketeers (along with D'Artagnan's wife Constance, now in charge of the Musketeer garrison) must rescue them from the hands of the Red Guard before they are executed.
#6 - Episode 16
Dickensian - Season 1 - Episode 16
Honoria goes into labour in the family home, leaving her feeling stranded and vulnerable with only her older sister Frances there to help - a woman with whom she had been arguing only minutes before. Not knowing the first thing about childbirth, Frances sends a note out with a messenger boy requesting a doctor, but as the minutes pass, emotions run high and the intensity of the situation brings the sisters closer together.
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#7 - Episode 7
Spooks - Season 5 - Episode 7
The terrorists start to execute hostages in pursuit of their demand for the release of Al-Qaeda prisoners held in Saudi Arabia, but suspicion arises as to the true identity of the terrorists.
#8 - Spoils of War
The Musketeers - Season 3 - Episode 1
Athos, Porthos and D'Artagnan are fighting on the battlefront while Aramis has trouble living in contemplation as a monk. The Musketeers' search for missing gunpowder lead them to follow bandits to Aramis' monastery, where circumstance force them to collaborate to save the monastery's children and brothers. Aramis' finally accepts his true calling as a Musketeer and rejoins his brothers-in-arms in Paris.
#9 - Emilie
The Musketeers - Season 2 - Episode 4
A woman claims to have visions from God which instruct her to start a war with Spain.
#10 - Death Has No Dominion (1)
Silent Witness - Season 15 - Episode 1
When Leo's friend commits suicide, Harry and Nikki are called to the scene of a violent, calculated murder.
#11 - Episode 20
Dickensian - Season 1 - Episode 20
Arthur is determined to finally become the man his father intended him to be, so he goes to see Fagin and acquires the services of Bill Sikes - but is it too late to put a stop to the wedding? Meanwhile, Compeyson hopes his heartfelt confession to Amelia will be enough to convince her of his feelings.
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#12 - Episode 18
Dickensian - Season 1 - Episode 18
Inspector Bucket has identified Jacob Marley's killer but faces a moral dilemma. Arthur Havisham is devastated - not only has he set his sister up with Compeyson, he can see no way of ever being reconciled with her. But then, out of the blue, his possible salvation arrives in the shape of Matthew Pocket, back from America and determined to prevent Amelia's wedding.
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#13 - Episode 19
Dickensian - Season 1 - Episode 19
As the final preparations are made for the Havisham wedding, Arthur and Matthew put their plan in place to stop the ceremony going ahead. While Arthur distracts Compeyson in the pub, Matthew arrives at Satis House with members of the brewery board. How will Compeyson react when he arrives? Meanwhile, Edward arranges for Sir Leicester to visit and Honoria knows she faces a difficult decision - one that affects her entire family.
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#14 - Death Has No Dominion (2)
Silent Witness - Season 15 - Episode 2
Harry and DI James deviate from the original investigation to secretly test DNA evidence from the rival Chesham laboratory to try to solve this stalled case.
#15 - The Pale Horse
Agatha Christie's Marple - Season 5 - Episode 1
Miss Marple’s old friend Father Gorman is brutally murdered after visiting the dying Mrs Davis. When Miss Marple receives a mysterious list of names through the post, sent by Gorman moments before his death, she heads to London to investigate. Detective Inspector Lejeune and Police Surgeon Edward Kerrigan puzzle over the killing. But when Lejeune dismisses Marple’s list she is determined to find justice for her friend.
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#16 - A Hero of Our Time
Stan Lee's Lucky Man - Season 2 - Episode 10
Harry is forced to choose between stopping Isabella or losing everyone he loves, and his decision becomes all the more urgent when a member of his family disappears.
#17 - Facing Your Demons
Stan Lee's Lucky Man - Season 3 - Episode 1
Following the explosion at MIS, DI Harry Clayton and the team are just getting back on track when his 'informer' Eve is accused of murder.
#18 - The Disappearance of Alice Hill (1)
Silent Witness - Season 29 - Episode 1
Nikki and Jack hunt a suspected hitman across Birmingham, who later claims responsibility for a murder that gripped the nation, for which someone else is serving jail time.
#19 - Episode 17
Dickensian - Season 1 - Episode 17
Prior to being taken off the case of Jacob Marley's murder, Inspector Bucket determines to have one last shot at solving the conundrum. Retracing Marley's last steps with Mr Venus, Bucket arrives at a new theory - the killer was neither a criminal nor a thug, but a frightened individual who had been the victim of Marley's punishing debt-collecting tactics. Meanwhile, unaware that Amelia saw him kissing Sally, Compeyson arrives at Satis House and is surprised by the frosty reception he receives from Miss Havisham.
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#20 - Lamb to the Slaughter
Stan Lee's Lucky Man - Season 2 - Episode 9
When Eve is put into a desperate situation she makes a decision she will quickly come to regret. Suri becomes uneasy as she and Orwell investigate Harry's accident and Anna makes DSI Winter doubt his judgement.
#21 - The Disappearance of Alice Hill (2)
Silent Witness - Season 29 - Episode 2
Nikki, Jack and the Bowman team are suspicious of a hitman’s murder confession. They must navigate the twists and turns of a complex investigation to uncover the unsettling truth.
#22 - Episode 6
Jamestown - Season 2 - Episode 6
Jamestown is spooked as ghostly happenings fuel rumours Samuel has risen from the grave. Reddick gets everyone battle ready as news comes in of a Spanish attack.
#23 - Choices (1)
Silent Witness - Season 9 - Episode 3
The team is called to a drive-by shooting outside a London nightclub. They arrive to a scene of carnage with several people dead, or dying.
#24 - The Trojan Horse
Stan Lee's Lucky Man - Season 2 - Episode 4
Harry investigates a bizarre case in East London's technology district when a driverless car is hacked, causing it to crash, killing its passenger. Eve tells Harry about her history with Isabella.
#25 - Double Bluff
Stan Lee's Lucky Man - Season 2 - Episode 3
Harry gets caught up in a dangerous investigation involving a modern-day Sweeney Todd and is shocked to discover the butcher could have links to Golding. Things take a dramatic turn when Eve is kidnapped.
#26 - Episode 2
Jamestown - Season 3 - Episode 2
Henry and Winganuske clash when their daughter falls ill, while a rebellious boy arrives in town and Meredith takes an instant shine to him. To spite Yeardley, Jocelyn forges a relationship with the Pamunkey.
#27 - Episode 1
Jamestown - Season 3 - Episode 1
Jocelyn proves nothing can hold her back and Silas's new life forces Alice to make a terrible decision.
#28 - Through a Glass Darkly
The Musketeers - Season 2 - Episode 6
An astronomer gathers the royal party to see an eclipse, but events take a dramatic turn.
#29 - Things Can Only Get Better
New Tricks - Season 10 - Episode 7
When the team investigate the death of an MP's researcher and find themselves in hot pursuit of a mysterious Bosnian woman, Strickland introduces Pullman to a war crimes prosecutor who proves to be more than helpful to their case.
#30 - Episode 5
Jamestown - Season 2 - Episode 5
There's a big revelation when Secretary Farlow returns from England with a charming alchemist. Marie turns to the Rutters when she gets framed for a crime.
#31 - Choices (2)
Silent Witness - Season 9 - Episode 4
The man behind the bloodshed pits both factions against one another and the team are in a race against time.
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#32 - Knight Takes Queen
The Musketeers - Season 1 - Episode 9
Queen Anne’s taking of the waters is cut short when her life is put in mortal danger. King Louis dines with wealthy German banker Count Mellendorf, who is looking for a French match for his beautiful daughter. As the Musketeers try to spirit Anne back to Paris, they’re forced to seek refuge in a fortified convent, where Aramis comes face to face with his past.
#33 - The Exiles
The Musketeers - Season 1 - Episode 6
Aramis and D’Artagnan have troubles transporting a young woman and her baby from a village outside Paris. The King’s royal hunting party is disrupted by the appearance of Louis’ banished mother seeking royal protection from an unknown assassin.
#34 - Redhill (1)
Silent Witness - Season 15 - Episode 7
Leo battles with the authorities at the notorious Redhill prison to seek justice for the murder of an ex-prison inspector.
#35 - Episode 6
Spooks - Season 5 - Episode 6
Adam and Zaf try to find a group of terrorists who have infiltrated Britain. Ros oversees a visit by a delegation of Saudi princes offering a guaranteed oil supply in exchange for nuclear expertise, but the Saudi Trade Centre is attacked by terrorists.
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#36 - Ethiopia
Hooten & the Lady - Season 1 - Episode 5
When Ella is kidnapped in Ethiopia, Lady Alex and Hooten head to Africa where they they must overcome crazed bandits and surly camels in order to save the day.
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#37 - Redhill (2)
Silent Witness - Season 15 - Episode 8
While Harry and Nikki investigate DI Bridges, Leo puts himself in danger when he follows his instincts and trails violent prison officer Kessler.
#38 - Breaking Glass (2)
Waking the Dead - Season 3 - Episode 6
ln their attempts to prevent another murder, the team desperately tries to establish the identity of the care home paedophile who is also being hunted down by two of his victims..
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#39 - In Sight of the Lord (1)
Waking the Dead - Season 4 - Episode 1
Boyd and the cold case team investigate the unsolved murder of a World War 2 conscientious objector. In 1948 George Western was found in his living room with a nine-inch nail through his head. When his grandson Adam finds new evidence and organises a media campaign, the case is reopened. Then the body of elderly William Davis is found in similar circumstances. And Grace uncovers the identical killing of Norman Taylor in 1961. The team discovers that Taylor and Western were in the same regiment during the war and trace surviving members to try to solve the murders.
#40 - Anger Management (2)
Waking the Dead - Season 4 - Episode 8
When the gun stolen from Frankie is used in another murder, the Squad suspect the victim's gopher. It is revealed the first murder could have been a case of mistaken identity. Frankie and Grace begin to get creeped out by the effects of Boyd's Anger Management!
#41 - Episode 27
Hotel Babylon - Season 4 - Episode 3
The staff take part in a treasure hunt around the hotel searching for valuable emeralds claimed to be hidden there. Gino finds himself being conned by a man staying at the hotel. Tony discovers that a former film star staying at the hotel isn't quite as she seems.
#42 - Reparation
Identity - Season 1 - Episode 4
A dentist claims that an important Asian businessman is an impostor, and the Identity Unit is tasked with confirming his true identity. DI Bloom is sent under cover to obtain a swab for DNA analysis, but his cover is cmpromised.
#43 - Somewhere They Can't Find Me
Identity - Season 1 - Episode 5
A routine DNA sample identifies a woman as a terrorist who has been on the run for 25 years. The Identity Unit is tasked with obtaining a confession to her involvement in murder, but she absconds with her former accomplice. The officer who led the original investigation is brought in to assist, but it soon transpires that he has been keeping a secret all these years.
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#44 - Anger Management (1)
Waking the Dead - Season 4 - Episode 7
A man staying in a "halfway house" for released prisoners uses a gun - that is revealed to have been used in contract killings years ago - commit suicide. The gun is later stolen from Frankie's lab. Investigations reveal that the gun could have been used by a hired assassin in 9 murders over the last 30 years. Boyd is taking Anger Management.
#45 - Breaking Glass (1)
Waking the Dead - Season 3 - Episode 5
A recovered memory therapist alerts the CCS to a care home regime of sexual abuse of young boys and a suspected murder. Her client who revealed all this in a therapy session goes missing and the team strongly suspect he has gone on the hunt for the man who abused him and murdered his friend.
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#46 - Schooled in Murder
Midsomer Murders - Season 15 - Episode 6
At the factory where the world-famous Midsomer Blue Cheese is made, a dairy worker is brutally murdered by a giant round of weaponized cheese.
#47 - Shadowplay (2)
Waking the Dead - Season 4 - Episode 12
Boyd and the team continue to investigate the arson case and the other two other possible crime connections to 'The Shepherd'. Will the team discover this person's true identity or will it all turn out to be a part of the imagination of a mentally ill woman?
#48 - Tomorrow Comes Early
Identity - Season 1 - Episode 6
DI Bloom's secret life as Brendan Shea is exposed when Atif's body is discovered and Adile is brought in for questioning. When her father kidnaps Det Supt Lawson, Bloom has to decide where his priorities lie.
#49 - Shadowplay (1)
Waking the Dead - Season 4 - Episode 11
A young woman with a history of psychiatric problems kills her family by setting the family home on fire. She admits to the crime, but claims that she was coerced in to doing it by a mysterious character known only by the name 'The Shepherd'. Her psychiartrist links her case to similar cases and gets the Cold Case Squad involved.
#50 - Episode 25
Hotel Babylon - Season 4 - Episode 1
Hotel Babylon is closing. Tony desperately pitches the hotel to an Asian businessman, but the deal goes into freefall when Tony refuses to meet his demands. Meanwhile, a terror alert throws Central London into chaos, and a crowd seek refuge in the hotel. The team pull together fantastically, and a millionaire caught up in the bedlam is so impressed that he decides to buy Babylon, securing its future. Elsewhere, Anna is nearly eight months pregnant, but is in total denial.