The BEST episodes directed by Matt Carter

7.93

183 votes

#1 - The Owl of Minerva

Father Brown - Season 3 - Episode 15

Father Brown is stunned to learn that Inspector Sullivan is wanted for murder.

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7.84

235 votes

#2 - The Daughters of Jerusalem

Father Brown - Season 2 - Episode 6

Father Brown finds himself immobilised with a broken leg when a member of Kembleford's WI dies in mysterious circumstances. Can he crack the case armed only with a telescope and the gang to help?

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7.75

227 votes

#3 - The Grim Reaper

Father Brown - Season 2 - Episode 9

Through a series of poison pen letters, a gruesome death on a local farm is blamed on the Kembleford physician. Father Brown must figure out who sent them in order to save his friend from the gallows.

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7.73

248 votes

#4 - The Ghost in the Machine

Father Brown - Season 2 - Episode 1

Father Brown is sceptical when a parishioner believes she's being haunted by her sister who went missing years ago. However, when she herself vanishes, he must investigate both disappearances.

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7.72

280 votes

#5 - The Face of Death

Father Brown - Season 1 - Episode 8

After a murder at the Kembleford charity treasure hunt, general suspicion falls upon a bereaved man who wants revenge. However, Father Brown is determined to prove the man's innocence.

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7.68

214 votes

#6 - Episode 6

Beyond Paradise - Season 1 - Episode 6

A house is burgled but the prime suspect was locked up in a police cell at the time. It’s up to Esther to rally a devastated Humphrey and solve this impossible crime.

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7.66

297 votes

#7 - Last Man Out

Midsomer Murders - Season 19 - Episode 3

When star cricketer Leo Henderson dies during a tournament, the investigation draws Barnaby into a dangerous game with a surprise visitor from his past.

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7.65

193 votes

#8 - The Lair of the Libertines

Father Brown - Season 3 - Episode 8

Father Brown and his friends find themselves stranded at a hotel with a group of hedonists

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7.61

81 votes

#9 - Agatha Raisin: As the Pig Turns (2)

Agatha Raisin - Season 3 - Episode 7

After Agatha's life is threatened and a decapitated head is mailed to her home, Bill suggests they all stick together. While Bill investigates missing farm machinery, Agatha worries that Charles is becoming too close to Sarah.

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7.60

299 votes

#10 - The Eye of Apollo

Father Brown - Season 1 - Episode 5

When the Church of Apollo comes to Kembleford, Susie is drawn to their charismatic leader Kalon. After Kalon's wife is murdered, Father Brown must break his spell over Susie or risk losing her forever.

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7.59

175 votes

#11 - The Wolf Hunter of Little Worthy

Midsomer Murders - Season 22 - Episode 1

After a local photographer wins an urban myth competition with his creation of The Wolf Hunter, it unexpectedly gains a cult following.

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7.58

271 votes

#12 - The Ghost of Causton Abbey

Midsomer Murders - Season 20 - Episode 1

Causton is buzzing at the opening of a new brewery on the site of a famously cursed Abbey. But excitement turns to fear when a man is found boiled to death in one of the vats. DCI Barnaby and DS Winter are puzzled; could this really be about beer?

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7.58

73 votes

#13 - Darkest Hours

Land Girls - Season 2 - Episode 5

Connie stands up to the overbearing Bishop in order to win Henry's respect. Finch blows his top when he discovers how Esther received the money for Martin's operation. Joyce is angry and disillusioned with the Land Army, and she forces Tucker into an admission of guilt. Lady Hoxley's sister Diana is part of Jack's plan to make a getaway with Bea and the baby. Billy's family is being ripped apart, and he seems disinterested; what is he hiding?

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7.55

171 votes

#14 - The Sting of Death

Midsomer Murders - Season 21 - Episode 3

Barnaby and Winter are called to the home of a master beekeeper after he is injured trying to apprehend a thief. Suspicions fly when one of the locals is stung to death.

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7.53

216 votes

#15 - The Standing Stones

Father Brown - Season 3 - Episode 12

A death at a stone circle leads Father Brown to conclude that dark forces are at work.

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7.53

108 votes

#16 - The Beast of Lighthaven

The Coroner - Season 2 - Episode 4

A local journalist claims that there is a big cat on the moors, but nobody believes him.

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7.51

111 votes

#17 - Agatha Raisin & The Fairies of Fryfam

Agatha Raisin - Season 2 - Episode 2

Anxious to begin work on her book, Agatha rents a cottage in pretty Fryfam. She is soon interrupted by a series of odd goings-on in the village: strange lights appear in her back garden, a painting is stolen, and the local squire is found murdered, perhaps by his young wife. Agatha's nose for trouble ensnares her in a maelstrom of jealousy, blackmail and dangerous liaisons, especially with a murderer who plans to keep irrepressible Agatha permanently in Fryfam - as a resident corpse!

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7.48

226 votes

#18 - Episode 5

Beyond Paradise - Season 1 - Episode 5

Panic spreads when an arsonist targets three businesses, bizarrely invoking the Three Little Pigs fable. Meanwhile, Martha has some serious thinking to do.

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7.48

115 votes

#19 - Perfectly Formed

The Coroner - Season 2 - Episode 2

Building work at an abandoned cottage unearths a child's hidden remains.

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7.47

93 votes

#20 - Agatha Raisin: As the Pig Turns (1)

Agatha Raisin - Season 3 - Episode 6

To take her mind off her breakup with James, Agatha and the gang venture out to the Winter Fayre, where the highlight of the evening is the roast pig on a spit. The event turns into a crime scene, however, when the main course turns out to be a tattooed human torso. Newly promoted Bill is put in charge of the investigation, but he receives strict instructions not to discuss it with Agatha.

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7.44

237 votes

#21 - The Maddest of All

Father Brown - Season 2 - Episode 2

When an ex-serviceman drops dead in the street, Father Brown investigates the facility where he was a patient. Could something sinister lie beneath the surface at Danvers Retreat?

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7.43

200 votes

#22 - The Lions of Causton

Midsomer Murders - Season 20 - Episode 4

Barnaby gets to relive his former days of sporting glory when a death at the local Rugby Club sends Barnaby and Winter into a muddle of rucks, old grudges, new romances… and artisanal chocolates?

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7.40

73 votes

#23 - The Play's the Thing

Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators - Season 2 - Episode 2

When a LARP (live action role-play) battle in the woods goes wrong, Lu and Frank must clear the Queen's name and catch the culprit.

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7.40

245 votes

#24 - Episode 3

Beyond Paradise - Season 1 - Episode 3

The community of Shipton Abbott is rocked when a beloved painting disappears in a seemingly impossible heist. Humphrey tries his best to find some common ground with Archie.

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