The BEST episodes directed by Tom Shankland

Episode 4
star
8.52
766 votes

#1 - Episode 4

The Fades - Season 1 - Episode 4

Up is down and black is white as Paul's family and friends struggle to cope in the aftermath of his accident. Meanwhile, the Angelics are torn apart by moral compromises and a strange new man with deadly intentions moves relentlessly through town.

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Episode 6
star
8.41
703 votes

#2 - Episode 6

The Fades - Season 1 - Episode 6

A town left deserted. An Angelic on the edge of desperation. A Fade on the cusp of victory. And a reluctant 17 year old boy with visions of the apocalypse - it all comes down to this final showdown. People will die. Ash will fall. It is inevitable.

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Episode 6
star
8.16
193 votes

#3 - Episode 6

Les Misérables (2018) - Season 1 - Episode 6

The revolutionaries fight on. Jean Valjean is conflicted over Marius and Cosette's love and seeks Marius at the barricade. Javert confronts Valjean.

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Episode 5
star
8.16
726 votes

#4 - Episode 5

The Fades - Season 1 - Episode 5

Paul came back to life for a reason, but he's just not sure what that reason might be. Meanwhile, more Fades are being reborn and nothing can stop them. As they infiltrate the town, Paul's home life and Angelic life are put on a collision course.

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What Use Our Work?
star
8.15
776 votes

#5 - What Use Our Work?

Ripper Street - Season 1 - Episode 8

Reid is adrift, his team in pieces and Leman Street shaken to its foundations following recent events. A kidnapping offers him cause to assemble his men and tackle the white slavery ring operating in their midst. But Reid is gripped by a growing obsession that this leads back to the terrible secret from his own past.

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Episode 1
star
8.11
643 votes

#6 - Episode 1

Dirk Gently - Season 1 - Episode 1

Gently discovers the connection between two seemingly-unrelated cases - a client who believes the Pentagon are trying to kill him and another whose horoscopes appear to be coming true. When mysteries collide, Dirk is the only man for the job.

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The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
star
8.06
152 votes

#7 - The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side

Agatha Christie's Marple - Season 5 - Episode 4

Hollywood star Marina Gregg leaves Los Angeles for the picturesque countryside of St Mary Mead. Having taken up residence at Gossington Hall with her dashing young English husband, film director Jason Rudd, his secretary, Ella Blunt and Marina's exclusive personal assistant, Hailey Preston, it's not long before she becomes lady of the manor. But when a local fan, Heather Badcock consumes a poisoned daiquiri, Marina finds herself starring in a real-life mystery - supported by Miss Marple and Inspector Hewitt, who suspect that the lethal cocktail was intended for someone else.

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Episode 3
star
8.03
221 votes

#8 - Episode 3

Les Misérables (2018) - Season 1 - Episode 3

Manipulated by Javert, Jean Valjean is ready to turn himself in, but he makes a promise to Fantine that changes everything.

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Episode 2
star
8.00
241 votes

#9 - Episode 2

Les Misérables (2018) - Season 1 - Episode 2

Fantine leaves Paris to find work and must make a heartbreaking decision. Jean Valjean has forged a new identity, and Javert is determined to catch him out.

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3AM
star
8.00
4932 votes

#10 - 3AM

Marvel's The Punisher - Season 1 - Episode 1

Former Marine Frank Castle takes the law into his own hands while struggling to come to terms with his traumatic past.

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The Meeting
star
7.97
1055 votes

#11 - The Meeting

The Missing - Season 1 - Episode 3

Progress into the case is initially slow but a shocking new lead emerges.

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Orange Sticker
star
7.95
2593 votes

#12 - Orange Sticker

The Leftovers - Season 2 - Episode 4

In the midst of an earthquake, Nora awakens to find Kevin missing and her hopes of safety in their new town dashed. The Murphys are left reeling after Evie's disappearance. Kevin returns home but without his memory of the night before or his cell phone, which would link him to the missing girls. Meanwhile, an old enemy makes her return in an unexpected way.

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Till Death
star
7.94
905 votes

#13 - Till Death

The Missing - Season 1 - Episode 8

The truth about Oliver's disappearance finally comes to light.

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Concrete
star
7.93
894 votes

#14 - Concrete

The Missing - Season 1 - Episode 6

In the present day, Tony and Julien make a breakthrough.

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Episode 4
star
7.93
207 votes

#15 - Episode 4

Les Misérables (2018) - Season 1 - Episode 4

Jean Valjean worries when Cosette meets a young man. The Thenardiers plot their revenge.

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Molly
star
7.90
943 votes

#16 - Molly

The Missing - Season 1 - Episode 5

In 2006, Tony and Emily's pleas to reinvestigate a suspect again fall on deaf ears.

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Chapter 45
star
7.89
3449 votes

#17 - Chapter 45

House of Cards (US) - Season 4 - Episode 6

Claire clashes with the Secretary of State over her involvement in negotiations with Russia. Dunbar must choose between her campaign and her ethics.

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Episode 3
star
7.88
422 votes

#18 - Episode 3

Dirk Gently - Season 1 - Episode 3

Dirk and MacDuff are alarmed to discover that Dirk's old clients are being randomly murdered, with Dirk as the only link. Rather than talk to the police Dirk elects to leave the country, but finds himself waylaid by a beautiful woman worried about her stalker, a dark shadow from Dirk's past and the ongoing cold war with his cleaner. MacDuff's patience is stretched to the limit.

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Episode 2
star
7.88
474 votes

#19 - Episode 2

Dirk Gently - Season 1 - Episode 2

With business far from booming, Dirk and Macduff style themselves as holistic security consultants and return to the university that expelled Dirk for cheating twenty years earlier. Charged with protecting a valuable state-of-the-art humanoid robot, things veer rapidly off course as, within hours of their arrival, the robot is stolen and Dirk and Macduff find themselves the prime suspects in a murder case.

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Two Dead Men
star
7.84
4399 votes

#20 - Two Dead Men

Marvel's The Punisher - Season 1 - Episode 2

A mysterious phone call forces Frank's hand. Meanwhile, Madani goes digging for suspects and Curtis delivers a message.

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Return to Eden
star
7.84
905 votes

#21 - Return to Eden

The Missing - Season 1 - Episode 7

Tony and Emily return to Chalons du Bois and their relationship thaws.

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Eden
star
7.84
1306 votes

#22 - Eden

The Missing - Season 1 - Episode 1

2006. Tony and Emily Hughes' life changes forever when their five-year-old son Oliver goes missing on a family holiday to France. A huge manhunt led by Julien Baptiste, one of France's finest detectives, is launched. The French police face an uphill struggle in their mission to find the young boy - Oliver seems to have disappeared into thin air. Tony and Emily are in a foreign land - they do not speak the language and do not understand the rules. As their desperation and the profile of the case grows, Tony and Emily find themselves thrown into a media maelstrom, learning the hard way that not everyone they meet is willing to operate in their best interests. Present day. Eight years on from Oliver's disappearance, the fallout has resulted in the end of Tony and Emily's marriage. Tony refuses to believe that Oliver is dead and doggedly continues his search to find his son. After years of searching, Tony is given new hope when a shred of evidence emerges. This reignites the interest of Julien Baptiste, the lead French detective at the time of the disappearance, who returns to Chalons Du Bois to try and finally get to the bottom of what happened to Oliver Hughes.

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Episode 5
star
7.83
201 votes

#23 - Episode 5

Les Misérables (2018) - Season 1 - Episode 5

Paris is on the brink of revolt. Javert remains obsessed by the pursuit of Jean Valjean. Anxious Valjean makes a plan. Marius makes a promise to Cosette.

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The Moving Finger
star
7.82
271 votes

#24 - The Moving Finger

Agatha Christie's Marple - Season 2 - Episode 2

Poison pen letters are spread around a village, and result in suicides, but Miss Marple isn't convinced the writer has only contributed to their deaths by the letters.

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I Need Light
star
7.79
1518 votes

#25 - I Need Light

Ripper Street - Season 1 - Episode 1

A young woman is found brutally murdered, the hallmark signs of the Ripper upon her. One-time H Division boss Chief Inspector Frederick Abberline believes that Jack has returned, but Reid - the precinct's new master - suspects a different evil at work.

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Chapter 44
star
7.76
3443 votes

#26 - Chapter 44

House of Cards (US) - Season 4 - Episode 5

Claire advises Donald Blythe on dealing with Petrov. Further investigations of Lucas Goodwin dredges up his accusations against Frank.

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Chapter 46
star
7.74
3422 votes

#27 - Chapter 46

House of Cards (US) - Season 4 - Episode 7

Frank and Claire adjust to their new reality. The search for Frank's running mate begins. Frank starts a campaign to weaken Conway's strong support.

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DWYCK
star
7.73
4260 votes

#28 - DWYCK

Marvel's Luke Cage - Season 1 - Episode 9

With Luke wounded and on the run, Misty faces a soul-searching interrogation. Mariah's rise to power takes a dark turn.

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Gone Fishing
star
7.71
949 votes

#29 - Gone Fishing

The Missing - Season 1 - Episode 4

The stress of the reopening of the case takes a toll on Emily and Mark's relationship.

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Rolling Thunder Cannon Punch
star
7.69
5636 votes

#30 - Rolling Thunder Cannon Punch

Marvel's Iron Fist - Season 1 - Episode 3

Joy proves herself a shrewd businessperson, Danny recalls a painful memory and Colleen puts her talents to good use.

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Pray for Me
star
7.69
1097 votes

#31 - Pray for Me

The Missing - Season 1 - Episode 2

2006: Three days since Oliver's disappearance, and with little information to go on, suspicion immediately falls on a known paedophile living in the area. With police protocol keeping Tony and Emily firmly in the dark, Tony is tempted when ambitious journalist, Malik Suri, comes forward with illegally obtained information on the suspect in custody. Then the suspect is released with a seemingly concrete alibi. A generous benefactor reaches out to Tony and Emily when they are at their lowest ebb, offering a financial reward for anyone coming forward with information relating to Oliver's disappearance. Present day: Tony's attempt to reopen the investigation gathers momentum as he and Julien finally find the first bit of solid evidence. While Tony continues on his mission to find out the truth about what exactly happened to his son, both Emily and Julien have to deal with problems in their own lives.

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In My Protection
star
7.65
1248 votes

#32 - In My Protection

Ripper Street - Season 1 - Episode 2

A beloved toy maker is beaten to death for a mysterious brass box and the coins in his pocket. The Whitechapel Vigilance Committee presents a 14-year-old culprit who refuses to deny the charge, leading Reid into the savage world of merciless child gangs.

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Episode 1
star
7.63
262 votes

#33 - Episode 1

Les Misérables (2018) - Season 1 - Episode 1

In war-torn France, convict Jean Valjean and seamstress Fantine must decide their futures. Valjean's past continues to haunt him. Fantine meets the love of her life.

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Pilot
star
7.41
295 votes

#34 - Pilot

Wicked City - Season 1 - Episode 1

Detectives Jock Roth and Paco Contreras track a killer who targets aspiring starlets in Los Angeles; a struggling journalist may be the killer's next target.

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Episode 1
star
7.10
681 votes

#35 - Episode 1

The Serpent - Season 1 - Episode 1

Bangkok, 1975. Dutch diplomat Herman Knippenberg investigates the disappearance of a young couple who were last seen alive at the apartment of gem dealer Charles Sobhraj.

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Besźel
star
7.10
152 votes

#36 - Besźel

The City & The City - Season 1 - Episode 1

When the body of a woman is found in Bulkya Docks, an area that sits on the border between Beszel and Ul Qoma, Inspector Tyador Borlú notices similarities with an old case that has always haunted him.

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Breach
star
6.89
81 votes

#37 - Breach

The City & The City - Season 1 - Episode 4

Borlú opens his eyes. He breached, and now he’s under Breach control. If Mahalia and Katrynia discovered that there is a third city, that would leave the cities at war. Breach want to know about Orciny. They want Borlú to find the true link between Mahalia, Bowden and Borlú’s subversive wife.

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