The BEST episodes directed by Brendan Maher
#1 - Episode 616
Prisoner: Cell Block H - Season 8 - Episode 28
The hunt is on for the person who murdered Lou Kelly, and almost everyone in Wentworth - on both sides of the bars - is a suspect. Kath resolves to not let anyone push her around any more. Bongo plots to bust Rita out of jail and Steve's mother decides to tell Ann the truth about her son.
#2 - The Devil You Know
Beastmaster - Season 3 - Episode 18
Callista vows to win the favor of Balcifer by convincing Dar's brother, Sendar, to stake his claim on Eldar's throne.
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#3 - Sisters
Beastmaster - Season 3 - Episode 15
Dar discovers that the key to his quest lies hidden away in the archives of the legendary Order of Vella.
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#5 - Of Lost Things
Outlander - Season 3 - Episode 4
While serving as groomsman at the aristocratic estate of Helwater, Jamie is reluctantly pulled into the intrigue of a noble British family. In 1968 Scotland, Claire, Brianna and Roger struggle to trace Jamie's whereabouts in history, leaving Claire to wonder if they will ever find him again.
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#6 - All Debts Paid
Outlander - Season 3 - Episode 3
In prison, Jamie discovers that an old foe has become the warden – and now has the power to make his life a living hell. Over the years, Claire and Frank both put their best foot forward to share a harmonious marriage, but an uninvited guest shatters this illusion, bringing their differences to light.
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#9 - The Battle Joined
Outlander - Season 3 - Episode 1
After living through the Battle of Culloden, Jamie finds himself at the mercy of unforgiving British victors, until a connection from his past provides his only hope of survival. Meanwhile, a pregnant Claire attempts to adjust to life in the modern world of 1940s Boston – and life with Frank.
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#10 - All the Things You Are
Upstairs Downstairs (2010) - Season 2 - Episode 4
Harry, deemed too old to participate in a local boxing championship, takes Johnny under his wing to teach him the ropes. With Lady Agnes being drawn to the charms of Caspar Landry and Sir Hallam's growing infatuation with Lady Persie, this once happy couple seems to be drifting further apart, much to the pleasure of Lady Persie who seems to be getting far too much enjoyment from the conquest of her sister's husband. Mr. Amanjit finds himself a target of racial discrimination.
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#11 - The Last Waltz
Upstairs Downstairs (2010) - Season 2 - Episode 5
As 165 Eaton Place prepares for the Annual Servants' Ball, Mr Pritchard enjoys a romance with fellow servant Miss Whisset, and starts to wonder if there is more to life than service. With war looming, Harry has a proposition for Beryl, however, a shocking revelation threatens to thwart their plans. Meanwhile, as Lady Persie and Sir Hallam continue their torrid affair, Sir Hallam is about to discover just how destructive his actions have been.
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#12 - The Greater Good
Spartacus - Season 2 - Episode 3
Spartacus is forced to mediate when the gladiators are close to divide into groups after news of Naevia's fate reaches them. Lucretia exchanges a long-held secret for some information and an attack puts the rebels at risk.
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#13 - Second Life
Identity - Season 1 - Episode 1
Justin Curtis (John Hopkins) has shot a PC who wanted to arrest him for the hit and run of Audrey Byrne (Dorothy Duff). Curtis claims he has been set up by ‘Smith’, a sadistic identity thief intent on destroying his life. The Identity Unit prove that Curtis couldn’t have committed the crime. The team go back over all the cases of wholesale identity fraud over the last few years and two more similar cases emerge. Bloom (Aidan Gillen) is convinced that ‘Smith’ is punishing his victims for playing away from home. Bloom knows that Curtis has a secret life – as soon as Bloom persuades him to spill, he uncovers the real identity of ‘Smith’. Martha (Keeley Hawes) and Bloom have him in their sights – will they catch him or will he outwit them once more?
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#14 - Episode 5
Tomorrow When the War Began - Season 1 - Episode 5
Corrie clings to life in the Wirrawee hospital, with a distraught Kath by her side. With Kevin now in their custody, the enemy has one goal: find and destroy the remaining rebels. Meanwhile Ellie enlists the help of the remaining group and puts a plan into action to rescue Corrie. Jack believes escape from the prison might be possible and has identified a weakness in the fencing. Despite Rachel's protests, everyone else is on board with his plan. In order to gain his trust, Rachel offers the Colonel a deal. Give Corrie the medical treatment she needs and Rachel will inform him of an escape attempt. An immediate crackdown on security at the prison reveals Jack's weak spot. Though at first the others are furious about her apparent betrayal, Rachel gives Kath her daughter's medical chart. Corrie is going to be ok. In light of the escape attempt, the Colonel addresses the prison crowd, accusing them of being uncooperative. Wounded and barely able to stand, Kevin is dragged out before them. If the prisoners don't provide information on the rebels, the Colonel will punish Kevin. Ellie and Lee sneak into the hospital and find Corrie. She is alive, speaking, but her mind is slow and she is heavily drugged. To their horror, Corrie flatlines and as the doctors rush in to try and save her, Ellie and Lee are forced to run. The soldiers at the hospital give chase. The plan is falling apart.
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#15 - Episode 4
Tomorrow When the War Began - Season 1 - Episode 4
Though wanting revenge, Lee sneaks out of Wirrawee and returns to Hell. Corrie and Kevin have relationship issues, however when Corrie is injured, Kevin refuses to abandon her.
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#16 - Episode 4
Strike Back - Season 6 - Episode 4
Things aren't looking good for Mac. He's blown his cover and is now facing certain death. Donovan digs into Zarin's past... and she doesn't like what she learns.
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#17 - Suffer the Children (1)
Silent Witness - Season 11 - Episode 3
When the mutilated body of a young black boy was pulled out of the River Lea, Leo found himself becoming obsessed with his mission to track down the boy’s identity. In order to do so he first had to piece together the story behind the boy’s death. Was this Muti, Kindoki or the cold blooded work of a paedophile? The police were no closer to finding out what happened when a second body was pulled from the river, so Leo decided to make his own enquiries. This lead him to a West African church nearby. There, Leo saw an exorcism of a young boy who was Kindoki – possessed. The Pastor, Funmi Lambo, insisted there was no violence in his church, and that far worse would happen to the boy if he were taken to Africa for exorcism. On leaving work that night, Leo found a chilling message left for him on his car, a warning to stay away.
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Tomorrow When the War Began - Season 1 - Episode 2
War has begun. In the aftermath of Ellie's petrol bomb, the invading army swarms through the streets of Wirrawee. Lee is shot in the leg & Robyn is forced to carry him to the momentary safety of his house.
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#19 - That Old Black Magic
Farscape - Season 1 - Episode 8
Crichton is put into a head-to-head battle with Crais by a magical being named Maldis who feeds off the emotions of others and makes himself stronger by absorbing all of the negative energy and anger from Crichton and Crais.
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#20 - Suffer the Children (2)
Silent Witness - Season 11 - Episode 4
The police investigation came under added pressure when a teenager was reported missing. When a raid on a witch doctor’s house turned up nothing, the community was up in arms at what they saw as harassment. In the end, Leo found that, unknown to Pastor Lambo, the boys were killed by the church caretakers, who sold their organs for use as Muti charms. He realised that it was Dr Falase, a surgeon and prominent community spokesperson, who brought them into the country for use in her clinic as kidney donors. She had then left the boys in the care of the caretakers, who knew they wouldn’t be missed.
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#21 - Episode 3
Strike Back - Season 6 - Episode 3
As Jane Lowry surfaces in Budapest, Mac and Wyatt are forced to go undercover to infiltrate a dangerous group of white supremacists that has something she needs.
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#22 - Tough Decision
Ocean Girl - Season 1 - Episode 13
Jason and Brett round up their friends to help rescue Charlie, but Jason must also tell them the truth about Neri. Dianne destroys all of her research on Neri after Commander Lucas tells her that he will have to file a report on Neri. The kids infiltrate the UBRI command post and are able to release the net and free Charlie. A blood test done on Neri indicates that she is not human. Lee convinces Commander Lucas not to file his report. Leaving with Charlie on his annual migration, Neri tells her friends to watch for her return.
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#23 - Episode 1
The Passing Bells - Season 1 - Episode 1
At the outbreak of war, two teenage boys - one German and one British - defy their parents to sign up. But their enthusiasm is tested when they get their first taste of battle.
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#24 - Seer
Beastmaster - Season 2 - Episode 3
Dar protects Olwen, a Seer pursued by Arina and the Terrons who plan to exploit her powers for their own selfish purposes.
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#25 - Chelsea Girl
Identity - Season 1 - Episode 2
Immigration records show a woman entering the UK hours after she was murdered in Australia. DI Bloom realises that the impostor is working out unresolved childhood issues, and that she may pose a threat to her father and his fiancée. DS Wareing is unsettled by Bloom's cavalier approach.
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#26 - Episode 3
Tomorrow When the War Began - Season 1 - Episode 3
The hunt is on. As Ellie and her friends try to get some rest, a squad of soldiers close in around them. Surrounded by artillery fire that destroys Corrie's home, the kids run for their lives, back to Hell.
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#27 - Day Pass
Ocean Girl - Season 1 - Episode 8
Neri decides that she wants to visit ORCA. Jason and Brett hope that she won't be there long to arouse suspicion. However, Neri's visit does not go exactly to plan.
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#28 - Industrial Spy
Ocean Girl - Season 1 - Episode 11
Dianne asks Neri to help with her research on whales, Dianne is especially curious as to how Neri is able to communicate with Charlie. Arrangements are made for Neri to stay on ORCA but as Dianne's work with Neri continues, Jason accuses his mother of "monstering" Neri when all Neri wants is to be a part of their family. Brett, Froggy, and Zoe chase after the spy who has been stealing Dianne's whale recordings
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#29 - Episode 6
Tomorrow When the War Began - Season 1 - Episode 6
Despite begging the doctors for medicine and even the chance to see her daughter, Kath is refused on every count. As he syphons supplies from the edge of town, Homer follows a convoy back to the showgrounds. He watches as the Maxwell and Linton families are locked inside the same cage as Kevin, destined to be relocated. After all they have suffered and lost, Homer returns to the rebel group, determined to take the fight back to the enemy. He plans to destroy Cobblers Bay Bridge, which is not only the key to the enemy's supply chain in Wirrawee, but the only pass they can use to relocate their families. Ellie watches as Homer and a changed, determined and stronger Fi, leave to investigate a potential fuel source. Umar is determined to kill the Colonel one way or another. In a moment of solitude, he steals an antenna from a nearby vehicle outside his restaurant; he has a plan. Meanwhile the Colonel has discovered the location of Hell. Having narrowly escaped capture, the group set out their plan to destroy Cobblers Bay Bridge. There is no time to waste. If they wait any longer, their families will be out of their reach for good.
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#30 - Pariah
Identity - Season 1 - Episode 3
The Identity Unit must protect a woman when her true identity as the wife of a convicted child murderer is exposed. DI Bloom abandons the safe house when his lover, Adile, asks for his help, and the woman's son is kidnapped, forcing the Identity Unit to find a way of meeting the ransom demand.
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#31 - Sea Demons
Flipper (1995) - Season 3 - Episode 5
When Jackie and Chris go out to look for sea monsters they end up stranded on Albino Island and make a new friend...
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#32 - Neri's Secret
Ocean Girl - Season 1 - Episode 12
The spy takes the stolen whale recordings back to Dr. Hellegren at UBRI—Hellegren wants to be the first person to communicate with whales. Dianne's tests on Neri reveal a remarkable telepathic ability. Dr. Hellegren uses the stolen recordings to lure Charlie into an isolated bay bounded by an electrified net. Dianne readies Neri for her first dance but upon hearing Charlie's calls for help, Neri rushes out midway through. Curious as to why someone would steal recordings of whales, Commander Lucas decides to look into Dianne's research and discovers all about Neri.
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#33 - Episode 1
Tomorrow When the War Began - Season 1 - Episode 1
Celebrating end of year, Ellie takes her friends on a trip to a remote destination called 'Hell'. They return home to find their parents are missing, the phone network down and homes ransacked.
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#34 - Romance
Ocean Girl - Season 1 - Episode 9
As the kids are preparing for their shore leave to Port Douglas, Neri makes a surprise visit that forces Jason and Brett to take her with them. Damien invites Neri to see a movie but the experience frightens her and she runs off. On her own, Neri meets a young boy and helps him retrieve a stolen bracelet. Returning to ORCA, Jason and Lee find themselves alone but Commander Lucas' arrival makes for an awkward moment. Neri asks Brett what kissing is like and when he suggests she try it, she does-with Damien. Dianne and Winston come to the conclusion that Charlie is actually communicating with the small animal that accompanies him (Neri) but Dianne is not happy by Jason's lack of interest in the success of her research
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#35 - Hack
Spooks: Code 9 - Season 1 - Episode 2
Hackers use the state Emergency Communications System to broadcast what they claim to be video footage of dead prison inmates. When MI5 denounces the broadcast as a hoax, terrorists set off a series of false alerts. Mathematician Charlie suspects MI5 activity is related to the London bombing.
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#36 - Major Breakthrough
Ocean Girl - Season 1 - Episode 10
New monitoring equipment allows Dianne and Winston to hear Neri's communications with Charlie but when the tag on Charlie stops working Dianne must go out and replace it. Using the songs of Charlie and Neri, Dianne and Winston are able to attract Charlie to their location. Dianne runs out of oxygen while diving but is rescued by Neri who is forced to reveal herself to Dianne and Winston in the process. When Dianne's research is faced with being shut down, Neri replaces the lost transmitter on Charlie enabling her research to continue.
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#37 - The Demon Curupira
Beastmaster - Season 1 - Episode 6
Dar and a young boy, Guariba, convince the Demon Curupira to spare the lives of Guariba's tribe -- if the tribe agrees to show respect for the land and inhabitants of the rain forest.
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#38 - The Last Unicorns
Beastmaster - Season 1 - Episode 8
Dar and Tao must save the Princess's Unicorns from the Terrons, who want to kill the Unicorns fro their horns which hold magical healing powers.
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#39 - The Minotaur
Beastmaster - Season 1 - Episode 13
Dar reluctantly accepts help from the Sorceress to rescue Tao from King Zad's ferocious Minotaur.
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#40 - Riddle of the Nymph
Beastmaster - Season 1 - Episode 10
Dar and Tao have to rescue a Nymph who persades people to drink the water which brings eternal youth from a Venatu warrior.
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#41 - Assassination
Spooks: Code 9 - Season 1 - Episode 1
Ex-police officer Rachel runs her first undercover operation as Field Office 19 investigates the activities of a couple of suspected arms dealers. When Field Office Leader Hannah is notified of a Prime Ministerial visit, she suspects an assassination plot, but will the team find the hitman in time?
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#42 - F. Scott
Flipper (1995) - Season 1 - Episode 9
Mike tries to reunite his parents; an echolocation experiment fails.
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#43 - Swimming With Sharks
Flipper (1995) - Season 3 - Episode 3
When an environmental disaster hits, it turns out to be political.
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#44 - Splashdown
Flipper (1995) - Season 3 - Episode 8
When a Chinese satellite crashes in Bal Harbor, Cap's in for a surprize!
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The Flying Doctors - Season 1 - Episode 9
An international rally comes to Coopers Crossing which makes everyone excited. A driver called Sandra spends lots of time with Gibbo and Chris has dinner with a french driver. This makes Tom jealous, but when he finds out nothing happened he and Chris kiss! Emma Plimpton arrives in Coopers Crossing, she Hurtle's niece and a trained mechanic.
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The Flying Doctors - Season 1 - Episode 10
Emma is upset with Hurtle, the garage's economy is a mess, Hurtle never demands people to pay their bills which makes it impossible for him to pay his! So Emma has to his dirty work for him. Violet finds out she's got diabetes, but doesn't take care of it and collapses. Finally Tom makes her realize she can live a great life, even though she's a diabetic.
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The Flying Doctors - Season 1 - Episode 15
Gibbo, Ron and Emma meets a woman named Clare Dobson on the road where her car broke down. Gibbo gives her a ride back to town and Ron promises to fix her car. It's obvious that they are competing over her. Nancy is helping out on the base after Sharon left. Joe offered her the job, which makes Tom and Chris a bit upset. The war-memorial is coming up, and everybody is excited. Everybody except Chris. She thinks it's horrible to celebrate war, and she's arguing about it at the base. This really upsets Joe, and Chris finds out that he experienced some terrible things when he was in Vietnam. Later it turns out that Clare Dobson was Violet's granddaughter, which of course makes Violet very happy! Details
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The Flying Doctors - Season 1 - Episode 16
Tom sees some horrible pictures of starving kids in Africa and starts thinking of going there to help. Chris thinks they're about to get married and tells Violet - which means the whole town knows. But Tom tells Chris he's made up his mind, he'll go to Africa. The talk in the town just says Tom will leave the outback and everybody thinks he'll go into town to start his own clinic. This hurts Tom a lot, but when he tells the truth, everybody apologizes. But the whole town, especially Chris, is sad when he leaves.
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The Flying Doctors - Season 2 - Episode 15
A novice pilot takes control of a plane when his instructor brother falls ill.
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The Flying Doctors - Season 3 - Episode 18
The RFDS come to the rescue of two old timers trying to save their heritage from the rapacious George Baxter.
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