The BEST episodes directed by Michael Samuels

Episode 2
star
8.21
131 votes

#1 - Episode 2

Man In An Orange Shirt - Season 1 - Episode 2

Will Adam find happiness with Steve or will his grandfather Michael's memory destroy them?

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Episode 1
star
8.19
142 votes

#2 - Episode 1

Man In An Orange Shirt - Season 1 - Episode 1

Michael and Thomas fall in love in the heat of war but can their romance endure back home?

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Episode 4
star
8.13
8 votes

#3 - Episode 4

Any Human Heart - Season 1 - Episode 4

Logan emerges from his coma, but is upset to hear of Ben's death. After being discharged from hospital, he returns to his old flat in London, where he struggles to make ends meet. In a bid to make the most of his life, he becomes involved with an anti-fascist organisation - only to discover his new friends have sinister plans. Drama, starring Jim Broadbent, Matthew Macfadyen and Julian Rhind-Tutt.

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Episode 2
star
7.96
155 votes

#4 - Episode 2

Black Work - Season 1 - Episode 2

A suspect is taken into custody for Ryan's murder, but Jo is not convinced the police have the guilty party. She continues to investigate her husband's undercover work, discovering dark secrets relating to both his colleagues and the criminals they were pursuing, and finally coming to a disturbing revelation about the man she married.

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Episode 4
star
7.92
39 votes

#5 - Episode 4

The Fear (UK) - Season 1 - Episode 4

Richie is on the run, in a state of full-blown dementia, pursued by the police and Marin's gang. In Cal's hideaway Richie has a rare moment of clarity. Past and present come together as Richie finally uncovers the truth about the girl from his past.

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Episode 3
star
7.85
39 votes

#6 - Episode 3

The Fear (UK) - Season 1 - Episode 3

Richie is diagnosed with a virulent form of early-onset dementia. Cal is forced into hiding.

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Episode 2
star
7.78
41 votes

#7 - Episode 2

The Fear (UK) - Season 1 - Episode 2

Richie's mind deteriorates and he seeks help from a former adversary. For the sake of the family, Richie's son strikes a deal with Marin's gang.

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Episode 1
star
7.78
167 votes

#8 - Episode 1

Black Work - Season 1 - Episode 1

When her detective husband Ryan is murdered, PC Jo Gillespie is expected to leave it to her colleagues in the force to find his killer, but finds herself losing trust in them and goes behind their backs to track down the killer herself. However, her investigation places her and her children in jeopardy.

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Episode 3
star
7.76
142 votes

#9 - Episode 3

Black Work - Season 1 - Episode 3

When another body is discovered, Jo realises that her husband's killer is still out there - and closer to home than she'd imagined.

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Episode 3
star
7.63
8 votes

#10 - Episode 3

Any Human Heart - Season 1 - Episode 3

Following some personal tragedy, Logan appears to have moved on and found success and happiness in the art world of New York. But a family death brings him back to London where he meets Peter's third wife Gloria, and attempts to come to terms with his loss.

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Episode 2
star
7.60
10 votes

#11 - Episode 2

Any Human Heart - Season 1 - Episode 2

Working as a journalist during the Spanish Civil War, Logan confides in Hemingway, knowing he must make decisions about Freya and Lottie. With the outbreak of WWII, Logan is recruited as a British Agent by Ian Fleming. Foreign assignments lead to encounters with the formidable Duke and Duchess of Windsor. Although the world is in turmoil, Logan's domestic life is bliss. Freya and Stella, their daughter, are thriving and it seems at last that Logan understands the meaning of true love.

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Episode 1
star
7.28
82 votes

#12 - Episode 1

The Fear (UK) - Season 1 - Episode 1

Erstwhile crime boss Richie Beckett is now a respected - if still feared - member of the Brighton business community. But recently he's forgetful, irritable, unable to sleep, and the less legit side of his enterprise is under threat from a newcomer, Marin.

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Episode 1
star
6.00
14 votes

#13 - Episode 1

Any Human Heart - Season 1 - Episode 1

Logan Mountstuart is a student at Oxford in the 1920s, aspiring to become a great novelist but even more desperate to lose his virginity. Seemingly trapped by a promise to his dying father to join the family corned beef company, a chance encounter with Ernest Hemingway re-ignites his literary passion. But when true love really does hit him, how will Logan cope when faced with the fact that life is random and uncontrollable?

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