The BEST episodes directed by Bob Tomson
#1 - The Theatre of the Invisible
Father Brown (2013) - Season 5 - Episode 12
When radio quiz Up To You comes to Kembleford, Father Brown suspects that one of the cast are responsible for their landlady’s murder.
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#2 - The Smallest of Things
Father Brown (2013) - Season 5 - Episode 7
Past and present collide when Father Brown investigates the macabre world of dollhouse crime scenes.
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The Bill - Season 20 - Episode 11
Tait and Young go in pursuit of a gang of teenage girls who have been shoplifting. When they become separated, Tait is cornered by the gang, who subsequently strip him and spray a suspicious substance in his face. Tait arrives back at the yard half dressed, much to the happiness of his female colleagues. Meanwhile, Carver finds a copy of Kent's birth certificate, and struggles over whether or not to inform Ackland. Murphy is devastated to discover an operation has been mounted to catch Taviner at their daughter's funeral, and believing Taviner's right to see his daughter, tries to inform him of the operation before he is arrested. When Ackland offers her a shoulder to cry on, she rebuffs her.
#4 - Running with Scissors
The Bill - Season 20 - Episode 12
Nixon and Manson investigate a cigarette smuggling operation, but the pair come to blows when Nixon tries to exert her authority over the situation, and a furious Manson is forced to pull rank on the former acting detective inspector. Carver, unable to hide the truth any longer, confronts Ackland and informs her that her lover Kent is actually none other than her long-lost son. But does she believe him enough to stop her relationship with him? Knowing that he has been set up, Taviner pays Murphy another visit - only to end up holding her and Tait hostage to keep them quiet over his escape, however Taviner realises it is just a matter of time before his colleagues come looking for them.
#5 - Heartstrings
The Bill - Season 20 - Episode 13
As the net closes in around an increasingly frustrated Taviner, he decides to let Murphy go free, on the grounds that she does not inform the Sun Hill top brass of his whereabouts. Despite Murphy's adamance that Tait was in no way responsible for his baby's death, Taviner continues to keep Tait hostage, but the pair come to blows when Tait manages to connect with Taviner's personal grievances. Meanwhile, Ackland tries to find a suitable way to confront Kent over the shocking revelation that he is actually none other than her son. But when Ackland backs him into a corner, he declines to reveal his true identity and vows to make life difficult for Ackland if she chooses to believe the malicious rumours.
#6 - Game Over
The Bill - Season 20 - Episode 38
Kent and Young attend a call to what initially appears to be the case of a "bunny-boiler", Sharon Wallace, stalking her ex-boyfriend. Kent, however, sees the fear in the Sharon's eyes, and when she is later attacked, he probes further and discovers that the boyfriend is blackmailing her with some nude photos in his possession. Manson is cleared of any involvement in Beech's escape, but Meadows warns him he's still on thin ice. Drummond is also relieved when his son is cleared of manslaughter. CID's attention is diverted when a car containing a baby girl is stolen. They find the car and the thief, David McLinden, but David tells Hunter and McAllister that his girlfriend has claimed the baby as her own.
#7 - The Tunnel (Part One)
The Bill - Season 20 - Episode 39
Hunter is desperate to find his daughter Madison, who has been abducted by Dennis Weaver. Meadows orders him not to get involved in the investigation, and assigns Nixon to keep an eye on him. They investigate when a kilo of cocaine is found following a car chase. Hemmingway arrests a 17-year-old girl, Shirley Moss, on shoplifting charges and forms a bond with the girl when Shirley tells her she's pregnant. Hemmingway convinces the shopkeeper to drop the charges, and when the father of Shirley's child turns out to be big-time drug dealer Rifkin, Nixon and Hunter organise an SO19 raid on Rifkin's flat, but with drug courier Sonny and Shirley both in police custody, Rifkin clearly has his bases covered.