The BEST episodes directed by Christine Gernon
#1 - Dressing Up Fancy
Hebburn - Season 1 - Episode 3
The red carpet is layed out for the visit of Sarah's parents, Ben and Susan from York. Pauline is immersing herself in Jewish cultureusing google to make sure everything is perfect. Ben and Susan are immersed in Geordie culture with Ramsey's help as well as with Vicky and Denise's choice of outfits for the fancy dress competition at Swayze's.
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#4 - The Pox
Let Them Eat Cake - Season 1 - Episode 1
In 1792 at the Palace of Versailles, Madame de Plonge bets Colombine that she can't seduce the young, handsome Marquis de Bonvie. Lisette suspects that it's all part of a ""setup"" to ruin her mistress and offers to take her place. Columbine learns that her elderly husband, Honore, has caught the pox, and turns it around to her advantage.
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#5 - The Poem
Up the Women - Season 1 - Episode 3
The Banbury Intricate Craft Circle try to win approval to become an official league of the Women's Social and Political Union.
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#6 - Small Opening
Absolutely Fabulous - Season 4 - Episode 5
Saffy's first play, "Self Raising Flower," based on her life is opening at the local theatre and Eddie worries that it will portray her as a bad mother, which of course it does.
#7 - Fish Farm
Absolutely Fabulous - Season 4 - Episode 2
After rocking on at a Marilyn Manson concert, Eddie finds an attractive young man in her garden. Patsy recognizes Jago, the landscape gardener hired by Saffy, as the brother of a well known aristocrat and Eddie turns on the charm to get her dream of a huge mansion with servants.
#8 - The Big Day
Gavin & Stacey - Season 1 - Episode 6
The wedding day has finally arrived, but will they go through with it? Will Uncle Bryn finally admit to what happened on the fishing trip and will Nessa do what she knows she must?
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#9 - Panto
Up the Women - Season 2 - Episode 6
The members of the Banbury Intricate Craft Circle Politely Request Women's Suffrage are in turmoil over creative differences as they try to decide which pantomime to perform for Helen's factory workers. Eva wants to put on The Dirty Princess - her version of Cinderella - while Margaret hopes to stage the story of Joan of Arc.
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#10 - C-A-- CAMP
Speechless - Season 1 - Episode 23
As the family readies for their flight to JJ's camp, Maya gets a surprise at the airport. Ray sees the summer as an opportunity to reinvent himself, while Jimmy and Dylan turn the trip to camp into a father/daughter bonding moment.
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#11 - N-E-NEW A-I-AIDE
Speechless - Season 1 - Episode 2
Maya struggles as Kenneth takes over as JJ’s full-time aide. Loving his new freedom, JJ avoids attending a physical therapy appointment, and Maya automatically blames Kenneth, using any excuse to confirm her misgivings and moves to fire him. Meanwhile, Jimmy struggles to teach Dylan the family way to not be so neighborly.
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#12 - Murder
Let Them Eat Cake - Season 1 - Episode 2
Columbine loses her fortune in a wager with the Marquise de Foufou. When the Marquise de Foufou is brutally murdered, Columbine is the prime suspect. But was it murder, or suicide? Justice will prevail, but not until Columbine has her day in court.
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#13 - N-O– NOMINEE
Speechless - Season 2 - Episode 18
JJ travels to a film festival where he’s been nominated for an award but is upset when he learns the real reason he’s being honored. Jimmy stays home and struggles to protect Dylan from the truth about an impending eviction. And Ray takes an unlikely and painful route to basketball stardom in hopes of winning back Taylor,
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#14 - On the Run
Gavin & Stacey - Season 2 - Episode 2
Devastated by the news he's to become a father, Smithy goes AWOL. The boys finally track him down, but can he be persuaded to do the right thing? Stacey is shocked to hear of Gwen's new domestic arrangements as the prospect of living in Essex finally hits her.
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#15 - The Portrait
Let Them Eat Cake - Season 1 - Episode 3
The finest portrait painter in France, Madame Vigee-Lebrun, agrees to paint Columbine's portrait, but the wig must go. Columbine becomes a victim of the Marquis de Sade. Lisette returns to the streets and Bouffant is seduced.
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#16 - J-J'S D-R–DREAM
Speechless - Season 2 - Episode 3
Ray gets in over his head when he makes up a fake charity to impress his girlfriend; Maya gives Jimmy tips on being the boss; and Dylan demands Kenneth get out of her space.
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#17 - O-S--OSCAR P-A--PARTY
Speechless - Season 1 - Episode 16
Maya feels threatened by the perceived perfection of one of the mom's at her annual Oscar party; Ray pretends to be someone he's not to impress a girl.
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#18 - The Big 5-0
Trophy Wife - Season 1 - Episode 11
When Kate attempts to break Pete's birthday curse and help him have a fun birthday, the curse proves to be more powerful than she anticipates. Meanwhile, Diane and Jackie shop together for Pete's birthday gift and the kids are at home with lobsters that refuse to be a main course.
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#19 - The Tasty Boys
The Goldbergs (2013) - Season 3 - Episode 11
As Adam and Barry team up in a rap supergroup a la the Beastie Boys, Beverly presses Murray to let her remodel their kitchen.
#20 - C-H-O-CHOIR
Speechless - Season 1 - Episode 10
Maya surprises everyone by embracing a newfound holiday spirit, but her view is put to the test when the family van is stolen along with all their holiday gifts. Ray joins the choir and gets a coveted solo. But when an attractive new teacher is hired, JJ decides to join his brother and takes Ray's solo.
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#21 - W-H-- WHEELCHAIR P-L-- PLANET
Speechless - Season 3 - Episode 16
The DiMeos come together to help JJ shoot a last-minute film for his college application, working against the clock and Maya’s own best interests. Jimmy makes an embarrassing gaffe with JJ’s beloved, and Kenneth and Ray scramble to suppress embarrassing secrets.
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#22 - The Romance
Up the Women - Season 2 - Episode 1
The members' attempt at a hunger strike in support of their sisters is thwarted when Gwen arrives with cheese for everyone. Meanwhile, Emily is initially angry that Helen is trying to set her up with eligible bachelor Bertie Smuth, while Myrtle suspects there's something amiss and encourages Thomas to challenge Bertie for Emily's affections.
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#23 - Making Voopee
Let Them Eat Cake - Season 1 - Episode 4
Columbine swears that she has been celibate for eight years. How, then, has she managed to get pregnant? Is King Louis XVI the father? What will Marie Antionette think?
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#24 - Bowls
Up the Women - Season 2 - Episode 3
Margaret leads a protest about women's exclusion from playing and watching sport. She trades in her South American moth collection for a camera so that the women can take photographs of themselves with various sporting equipment for a pamphlet. After receiving unexpected guests from New Zealand, the suffragettes learn that in some parts of the world women cannot only vote, but they also play bowls.
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#25 - P-I-PILOT
Speechless - Season 1 - Episode 1
Maya DiMeo moves her family to a new, upscale school district when she finds the perfect situation for her eldest son, JJ, who has cerebral palsy. While JJ and daughter Dylan are thrilled with the move, middle son Ray is frustrated by the family's tendencies to constantly move, since he feels his needs are second to JJ Soon, Maya realizes it is not the right situation for JJ and attempts to uproot the family again. But JJ connects with Kenneth, the school's groundskeeper, and asks him to step in as a his caregiver, and Ray manages to convince Maya to give the school another chance.
#26 - L-O-N-- LONDON (1)
Speechless - Season 3 - Episode 1
The DiMeos cross the pond so Maya can ask her estranged father, the challenging Martin, for a loan to save their house. Meanwhile, Jimmy puts on his “fun dad” hat to ensure JJ has a great trip, Ray digs deep to summon Californian vibes to endear himself to British girls, and Kenneth reveals a love for all things royal.
#27 - Engagement Party
Gavin & Stacey - Season 1 - Episode 3
After his initial angry reaction to Stacey's news, Uncle Bryn agrees to drive them all to Essex to meet the Shipmans. Pam has laid on a cracking spread and the party goes with a bang. But then Gavin and Stacey make an announcement that throws all the bonhomie out the window.
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#28 - T-H-- THE C-L-- CLUB
Speechless - Season 1 - Episode 15
J.J. argues with Kenneth about their time together; the family become members of a country club for a week.
#29 - I-N-S– INSPIRATIONS
Speechless - Season 1 - Episode 4
Exploring the city on their own, JJ and Kenneth realize strangers look at them as inspirational. The two push their luck, receiving free food and baseball game admissions. Kenneth lets this get to his head, goes overboard, and things fall apart. Meanwhile, as the family can’t do anything without having to worry about wheelchair accessibility, Dylan and Ray convince Maya to take them paintballing. But can she let herself have fun without JJ?
#30 - Strike
Up the Women - Season 2 - Episode 2
The female workers at Helen's factory go on strike as they want more pay, prompting Margaret to write a speech to attract new support for their cause. Meanwhile, Eva, Myrtle and Gwen knock back Dr Hamm's Invigorator, a fizzy tea he prescribes for sluggishness.
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#31 - All-Nighter
Superstore - Season 1 - Episode 9
The employees have to spend the night in the store while they wait for a delivery and bond as they pass the time.
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#32 - W-E– WE'RE B-A– BACK!
Speechless - Season 2 - Episode 1
While JJ was at summer camp, Maya decided it’s time the family no longer use JJ’s disability as an excuse to let their lives fall through the cracks. Maya, Jimmy and Dylan make dramatic changes, but a smug Ray decides he will spend the summer watching his family likely failing at their attempts. When JJ comes home, Kenneth finds a love note in JJ’s luggage from Alexa (guest star Rose Crisman), a girl he met at camp, who wants to give JJ his first kiss. The family chucks their self-improvement projects and hits the road to find Alexa.
#33 - L-O-N-- LONDON (2)
Speechless - Season 3 - Episode 2
Maya must choose between asking her father for money to save their house and a lasting relationship with him. Ray strives to bond with his new British family, only to discover Dylan’s the one with a surprising connection. Meanwhile, JJ shows Kenneth a good time off-the-clock, and Jimmy inadvertently finds love.
#34 - Doing It Right
Fresh Off the Boat - Season 2 - Episode 17
After Jessica clashes with another mother, she is concerned that she is the cause of Evan being uninvited to a birthday party.
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#35 - Picket
Up the Women - Season 1 - Episode 2
Keen to put the Banbury Intricate Craft Circle Politely Requests Women's Suffrage on the map, the women plan to picket the post office with placards.
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#36 - On The Ropes
Young Rock - Season 3 - Episode 3
Hawaii, 1985: Ata finds herself at odds with her rival at Lia's wrestling promotion. Rocky receives news that turns the family's world upside down. Dewey gets a job so he can buy a Nintendo. In 2033, Dwayne weighs an important diplomatic mission.
#37 - Gavin and Stacey
Gavin & Stacey - Season 1 - Episode 1
After being phone buddies for months, Gavin and Stacey finally arrange a rendezvous in Leicester Square, with Stacey's best friend Nessa and Gav's pal Smithy coming along for support.
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#38 - The Big Secret
Gavin & Stacey - Season 1 - Episode 4
The Shipmans drive down to Wales for the wedding fayre. After an eventful trip to church to hear the banns being read, Nessa confides in Stacey her big secret.
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The Real O'Neals - Season 1 - Episode 4
It’s Kenny’s first day back at school since coming out, and he uses a certain “F word” to describe himself, which then backfires. Meanwhile, Eileen helps Pat choose a couch for his new living space in the basement but she ultimately struggles with accepting this new phase in their relationship.
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#40 - Rocky Sucks
Young Rock - Season 3 - Episode 2
Miami, 1997: As Dwayne recovers from an injury, he makes a life-changing decision. Upon returning to the WWF, Dwayne takes a major risk on the mic and with his character. In 2033, President Taft turns to Dwayne for help in a crisis.
#41 - Train
Up the Women - Season 2 - Episode 4
Margaret intends to take the group on a day trip to London to deliver an impassioned speech in support of the cause, but a series of incidents results in all women being banned from the train station. Emily's plan to send Margaret to the capital on Frank's bike doesn't work out and Helen is typically smug until someone has a brainwave.
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#42 - Buckingham Malice
The Grinder - Season 1 - Episode 7
Stewart convinces Dean he can’t keep using his celebrity if he really wants to be a “regular guy.” But when the brothers find themselves in serious trouble, Dean’s fame might be the only way to bail them out. Meanwhile, Debbie gets an assistant, and ends up being more of an assistant to her.
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#43 - E-I- EIGHTEEN
Speechless - Season 2 - Episode 14
JJ struggles with not being treated like an adult on his 18th birthday. He storms out of his own party but soon learns a valuable lesson from Kenneth. Meanwhile, an exchange student moves in with Taylor, so Ray tries to make Taylor jealous with some of his father's old moves but the plan backfires. And Dylan is recruited to be on the school's wrestling team.
#44 - N-I–NIGHTMARE ON D-I–DIMEO STREET
Speechless - Season 2 - Episode 5
The DiMeo kids mistakenly eat old Halloween candy that causes feverish dreams of horror and wish fulfillment, and Kenneth agonizes over which era of Michael Jackson to dress as for Halloween.
#45 - The Phone Call
Gavin & Stacey - Season 1 - Episode 2
After a huge misunderstanding on the phone, Stacey thinks Gavin has finished with her. He drives to Wales to explain and ends up taking her home with him. Having never been further than Bridgend before, Stacey's trip to Essex is an eye-opening experience that ends with the biggest surprise of all.
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#46 - The Coonskin Cap
Jonathan Creek - Season 4 - Episode 1
Jonathan and Carla, who is now a television presenter, are called in to discover how a WPC's murderer can escape a locked gymnasium surrounded by police officers. Is her murder really connected to those of a strangler wearing a 'Davey Crockett' cap...?
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#47 - Hen Night for Stacey
Gavin & Stacey - Season 1 - Episode 5
Stacey's brother Jason arrives home early, much to Uncle Bryn's horror. Stacey has her hen night and Gavin has two stag nights, the second of which reveals something about Stacey that could jeopardise the whole wedding.
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#48 - Genesis
The Grinder - Season 1 - Episode 18
Post-therapy, Dean finds that he has lost the ability to grind. To get it back, he decides to crack the case of the office being ransacked. Meanwhile, in flashback, we see a younger, struggling Dean Sanderson as he must decide whether to embrace a simple life, or pursue his destiny and become the Grinder he was always meant to be.
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#49 - C-E-- CELEBRITY S-U-- SUITE
Speechless - Season 3 - Episode 6
When the DiMeos land in the hospital on Thanksgiving, Maya’s determination to save the holiday leads to an uneasy truce with her rival, Melanie Hertzal; and Jimmy gets jealous when Kenneth bonds with his brother, Billy. Meanwhile, wounds from an old breakup are re-opened, but Ray finds brand-new love in an unlikely place
