The BEST episodes directed by Paul Mcguigan

A Scandal in Belgravia
star
8.45
11537 votes

#1 - A Scandal in Belgravia

Sherlock - Season 2 - Episode 1

Compromising photographs threaten the monarchy, but for Sherlock and John the game is on in more ways than one.

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A Study in Pink
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8.42
14439 votes

#2 - A Study in Pink

Sherlock - Season 1 - Episode 1

A war hero, invalided home from Afghanistan, meets a strange but charismatic genius who is looking for a flatmate - it is London in 2010, and Dr Watson and Sherlock Holmes are meeting for the first time. A string of impossible suicides has Scotland Yard baffled - and only one man can help.

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The Great Game
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8.30
11403 votes

#3 - The Great Game

Sherlock - Season 1 - Episode 3

A strange clue in an empty room, a blood-soaked car, a priceless Old Master, a deranged bomber. With the clock ticking, the curtain rises on a battle of wits between Sherlock, John and the shadowy stranger who seems to know all the answers...

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What Took so Long?
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8.28
331 votes

#4 - What Took so Long?

The Family (2016) - Season 1 - Episode 12

Nina closes in on Jane. Claire suffers an emotional breakdown when visiting Ben and Adam's prison. Secrets finally arise.

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Episode 3
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8.20
128 votes

#5 - Episode 3

Monroe - Season 1 - Episode 3

A former soldier is admitted to the hospital with a blood clot in his brain and Monroe controversially decides against surgery. Bremner is tempted to break her own rule about remaining detached from her patients, and Springer tries to cover up the fact that he has `mislaid' a patient.

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Episode 2
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8.19
132 votes

#6 - Episode 2

Monroe - Season 1 - Episode 2

As Monroe struggles to accept the fact that his wife Anna has left him, he throws himself into work and tries to pretend that his life is not in freefall. Can he find the courage to tell his son the truth about why his marriage ended? At the hospital, Monroe and cardiac surgeon Jenny Bremner have to deal with a double shooting after a 14-year-old boy accidentally shoots his 12-year-old brother before attempting to kill himself.

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All the Livelong Day
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8.10
326 votes

#7 - All the Livelong Day

The Family (2016) - Season 1 - Episode 7

Flashbacks reveal details of Adam's return to Red Pines, playing out against the backdrop of Willa's deceitful ways. John drops some major news on Claire, driving her to struggle with an agonizing decision.

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The Hounds of Baskerville
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8.09
9983 votes

#8 - The Hounds of Baskerville

Sherlock - Season 2 - Episode 2

Sherlock and John investigate the truth about the monstrous creature which apparently killed their client's father.

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Pilot
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7.84
6565 votes

#9 - Pilot

Designated Survivor - Season 1 - Episode 1

Lower-level cabinet member Tom Kirkman becomes President of the United States after a catastrophic attack on the U.S. Capitol. Kirkman must keep the country and his family safe while leading the search for the those responsible for the attack.

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Killshot (2)
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7.81
595 votes

#10 - Killshot (2)

Emergence - Season 1 - Episode 13

Jo and Brooks are in danger, and Piper's determined to help. With Helen's mysterious plan nearly realized, Piper recruits an unexpected team of allies to find them before it's too late.

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Pilot
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7.81
431 votes

#11 - Pilot

The Family (2016) - Season 1 - Episode 1

Ten years on from disappearing without trace, a politician's son returns causing repercussions through their family and the local community.

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Code of the Streets
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7.79
5298 votes

#12 - Code of the Streets

Marvel's Luke Cage - Season 1 - Episode 2

Luke is pulled deeper into the fight for his neighborhood when, as a favor to an old friend, he tries to help a kid who's in trouble with Cottonmouth.

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Where You Belong
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7.76
633 votes

#13 - Where You Belong

Emergence - Season 1 - Episode 9

Jo and Chris must evade the FBI as they investigate an elusive group of cyber terrorists. Ed’s presented with a cancer treatment that seems too good to be true, and a mysterious woman’s attempt to reach Piper puts the entire Evans family in danger.

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Pilot
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7.75
1080 votes

#14 - Pilot

Emergence - Season 1 - Episode 1

Beyond explanation...beyond understanding...lies the truth. This character-driven genre thriller follows a police chief who takes in a young child she finds near the site of a mysterious accident who has no memory of what has happened. The investigation draws her into a conspiracy larger than she ever imagined, and the child’s identity is at the center of it all.

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Episode 1
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7.73
168 votes

#15 - Episode 1

Monroe - Season 1 - Episode 1

At work, Monroe has the courage to perform cutting-edge brain surgery but at home, he is afraid to admit that his life is falling apart. When Alison Bannister is admitted with a brain tumour, Monroe has to help her make a frightening decision. To go ahead with an operation could leave Alison paralysed or unable to speak, yet without surgery, she is likely to die within a few years. Does she want to survive if surgery might change who she is? And can Monroe get her through this crisis as his own life starts to spiral out of control?

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Pilot
star
7.68
712 votes

#16 - Pilot

Kevin (Probably) Saves the World - Season 1 - Episode 1

Kevin, who is on a dangerous path of despair, returns to his childhood home in Texas to crash with his widowed twin sister, Amy, and teenaged niece, Reese. It is a strained homecoming – he and his family have grown apart over the years – and Kevin has no real hope that anything will get better. But a series of fantastic events, including a meteorite landing near the house, lead Kevin to meet an unlikely celestial guide, Yvette, who delivers incredible news to Kevin: in every generation there are 36 righteous souls on Earth whose mere existence protects the world. Now Kevin has a mission, whether he wants it or not: “power up” his soul through acts of kindness and selflessness, so that he can eventually find and anoint a new generation of righteous. Yvette will serve as his protector and teacher, a drill sergeant with divine authority, even if she’s the least angel-like person he’s ever met.

Pilot
star
7.64
964 votes

#17 - Pilot

Devious Maids - Season 1 - Episode 1

The women turn to one another for support when their friend and fellow maid Flora is brutally murdered at the home of her employers, Evelyn and Adrian Powell, at one of the largest society events of the year. Meanwhile, newcomer Marisol is hired to clean the home of Taylor and Michael Stappord, a newlywed couple with a complicated love history. But Marisol has ulterior motives and when someone she loves becomes wrapped up in Flora’s murder, she goes undercover to learn the truth.

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Moment of Truth
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7.61
6029 votes

#18 - Moment of Truth

Marvel's Luke Cage - Season 1 - Episode 1

With tension building in the streets of Harlem thanks to ruthless club owner Cottonmouth, Luke finds it increasingly difficult to live a quiet life.

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Pilot
star
7.58
719 votes

#19 - Pilot

Will Trent - Season 1 - Episode 1

When a murder investigation reveals there’s more to the story than meets the eye, Special Agent Will Trent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) relies on his keen instincts and unique experience to uncover the truth. Along the way, he also reunites with a part of his past that helped shape him into the agent he is now.

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Episode 2
star
7.49
418 votes

#20 - Episode 2

Inside Man (2022) - Season 1 - Episode 2

Condemned prisoner, Jefferson Grieff has a mission for journalist Beth Davenport, and vicar Harry Watling faces an impossible choice.

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Episode 1
star
7.45
497 votes

#21 - Episode 1

Inside Man (2022) - Season 1 - Episode 1

The lives of a prisoner on death row, a journalist looking for a story, a vicar in a sleepy English town and a maths tutor trapped in a cellar intertwine in a deadly way.

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Episode 4
star
7.45
406 votes

#22 - Episode 4

Inside Man (2022) - Season 1 - Episode 4

Jefferson Grieff prepares to face execution, and time is also running out for Janice and Harry.

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Pilot
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7.45
940 votes

#23 - Pilot

Big Sky (2020) - Season 1 - Episode 1

While on a road trip to visit her boyfriend in Montana, Danielle Sullivan and her sister Grace are kidnapped by a truck driver on a remote part of the highway, setting off a chain of events that leads private detectives Cody Hoyt and Cassie Dewell to team up with Cody’s estranged wife and ex-cop, Jenny Hoyt, to search for the sisters. But when the investigators discover these are not the only girls who have disappeared in the area, it’s clear they’ve stumbled onto something much bigger than them all.

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Episode 3
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7.40
397 votes

#24 - Episode 3

Inside Man (2022) - Season 1 - Episode 3

As Harry’s dilemma worsens, the fate of his family hangs in the balance. Meanwhile, Beth Davenport receives a chilling warning from an associate of Jefferson Grieff.

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Nowhere to Run
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7.35
800 votes

#25 - Nowhere to Run

Big Sky (2020) - Season 1 - Episode 2

Forced to form an unlikely team, Cassie and Jenny set out to continue the search for the missing girls. Meanwhile, Danielle, Grace and Jerrie get to work on planning their escape, leading Legarski to struggle with the consequences of his actions as a distracted Ronald deals with a difficult relationship with his mother.

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Sweet Baby
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7.24
1933 votes

#26 - Sweet Baby

Scandal (2012) - Season 1 - Episode 1

Olivia hires Quinn Perkins; On Quinn Perkins' first day, she is given the task of of dealing with a woman's accusation against the President of the United States. Meanwhile, Pope & Associates must prove a decorated war veteran innocent of murder.

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New York City
star
7.00
2 votes

#27 - New York City

Globe Trekker - Season 2 - Episode 7

Ian Wright explores New York, one of the world's greatest cities, which is situated on the East Coast of the United States. He visits not only the famous landmarks but also lesser known attractions which are rarely visited by tourists. Ian's New York experience begins at the city's most enduring and evocative symbol - The Statue of Liberty. Two million foreign tourists visit New York every summer and no trip would be complete without seeing this sight. Then after checking into Manhattan's Gershwin Hotel, patronised by models and socialites, Ian takes a taxi to the Lower East Side. The taxi driver gives Ian some lessons in New York Attitude - you are not only welcome to be as obnoxious as you please but it's actually expected of you. Be specific and decisive, but don't forget to tip... Ian goes shopping for trainers in preparation for a basketball game in Washington Square Park, and later in Central Park he has a go at the ultimate New York exercise - rollerblading. That evening Ian goes out and experiences New York's hectic nightlife. Ian hangs with the homeboys in Harlem and the Bronx before moving on to Brooklyn where he plays dominoes in a Puerto Rican cassita. Finally he heads to Coney Island beach, best known for its gruesome freak shows and fairground rides, but also an ideal spot to soak away the cares of city life. Before leaving New York Ian takes a helicopter ride over Manhattan by all accounts the world's most spectacular city skyline and the perfect way to end a hectic week in this incredible city.

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Pilot
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6.92
173 votes

#28 - Pilot

Lucky 7 - Season 1 - Episode 1

What would you do if you won the lottery? How would it change your life? Follow a group of seven gas station employees in Queens, New York, who have been chipping into a lottery pool for years, never thinking they'd actually win. They need to be careful what they wish for, because while the money could solve problems for each of them, it will forever change the close-knit bonds these friends have formed

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The Dark Compass
star
6.71
1198 votes

#29 - The Dark Compass

Dracula (2020) - Season 1 - Episode 3

Count Dracula has made it to England - a new world pulsing with fresh blood - and lays his plans to spread his foul vampire contagion.

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