The BEST episodes directed by David Blair
#3 - Fool On the Hill
Takin' Over the Asylum - Season 1 - Episode 4
The aftermath of the open day is felt by Campbell, Eddie, Francine and the hospital radio.
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#4 - Willy's Story
Accused - Season 1 - Episode 1
Willy Houlihan is in the holding cells beneath a Crown Court, awaiting the verdict of his trial. As he begins the long walk back up to his courtroom, viewers learn the events that brought him there. Willy was a hard-working plumber, with money pressures and a family who rely on him. But what did he get involved in?
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#5 - Kenny's Story
Accused - Season 1 - Episode 5
Kenny Armstrong (Marc Warren) is outraged to learn his daughter has been attacked in the park and, accompanied by two of his friends, sets off to find the culprit. However, the trio's assault on the man they suspect proves more violent than Kenny had intended, and while his cohorts are adamant that informing the police of their actions would be disastrous, his urge to confess grows. Jimmy McGovern and Esther Wilson's legal drama, with Joe Duttine, Jack Deam and Andrea Lowe
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#6 - Part Three
Tess of the D'Urbervilles (2008) - Season 1 - Episode 3
Third in the four-part drama series based on the novel by Thomas Hardy. Tess agrees to marry Angel, to his great joy. When he confesses to a dishonourable event in his past, Tess feels that she can at last tell him about her relationship with Alec D'Urberville and its consequences.
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#7 - Fly Like an Eagle
Takin' Over the Asylum - Season 1 - Episode 2
Eddie is in danger of losing his job and hypomanic Campbell plans to become a DJ.
#8 - Part One
Tess of the D'Urbervilles (2008) - Season 1 - Episode 1
On a fine May afternoon, the beautiful and innocent Tess Durbeyfield spies a handsome young stranger at a village dance, but he ignores her. Forced by family hardship to seek support from her 'relatives' the D'Urbervilles, apparently an ancient lineage, she falls under the spell of her manipulative 'cousin' Alec - with shocking and lasting consequences.
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#9 - Rainy Night in Georgia
Takin' Over the Asylum - Season 1 - Episode 5
Eddie's relationship with Francine starts to develop.
#10 - Part Four
Tess of the D'Urbervilles (2008) - Season 1 - Episode 4
After her father takes ill and dies, Tess finds herself penniless having breached her worked contract. Alec D'Uberville hasn't stopped pursuing her and offers to take care of her mother, brothers and sisters but she rejects him. Homeless, they set up camp at D'Urberville manor and Alec tells her she has no choice but to succumb to his wishes. Meanwhile, Angel Clare returns from Brazil having contracted yellow fever and in poor health. He sets about looking for Tess but by the time he finds her, she is well established as D'Uberville's mistress. Still in love with Angel, she takes a drastic step before running away with him. They then have only a few days together before it all comes to its inevitable end.
#11 - Part Two
Tess of the D'Urbervilles (2008) - Season 1 - Episode 2
Tragedy strikes for Tess (Gemma Arterton) in episode two, after which she leaves home to work in a dairy, where she's so taken by parson's son and wistful harpist Angel Clare that she's soon taking surreptitious peeks at his bare backside. It's not long before they're strolling in the bluebells as Angel falls headfirst for Tess's charms. But will his dad approve of Angel's devotion when a more suitable match awaits him? As her life starts to unravel, Tess shows signs of having some gumption, but she's still, to modern eyes, an infuriating drip. Even so, it all looks delightful, a bit like a promotional video for the verdant joys of Thomas Hardy Country.
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#12 - Let It Be
Takin' Over the Asylum - Season 1 - Episode 6
Campbell's star is rising as the odds appear to be stacking against Eddie.
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#13 - Mo's Story
Accused - Season 2 - Episode 2
Hairdresser Mo Murray refuses to be intimidated by a local gang and, supported by her best friend Sue but against the advice of her own family, decides to disregard its leader's instruction to close her salon on the day of a member's funeral. Retribution follows when a youngster is shot and killed, and matters escalate until members of the Murray family find themselves in the dock.
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#14 - You Always Hurt the One You Love
Takin' Over the Asylum - Season 1 - Episode 3
Eddie and the gang pull out all the stops to save the radio station by staging a coup.
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#15 - Hey Jude
Takin' Over the Asylum - Season 1 - Episode 1
Eddie McKenna agrees to resurrect the radio station at St Jude's Mental Hospital.
#16 - Beyond the Pale
The Suspicions of Mr Whicher - Season 3 - Episode 1
Whicher is hired by his one-time political master, former home secretary Edward Shore, to investigate threats made against his son Charles, who has recently returned to London from India with his young family. Shore fears entanglement in a scandal could have devastating repercussions for his career and insists the detective carry out the investigation without involving his former Met colleagues, even after a murder occurs. Whicher's pursuit of justice takes him to the most dangerous corners of the Docklands, but also brings him into contact with a woman who starts to melt his long-frozen heart.
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