The WORST episodes of Beck
Every episode of Beck ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Beck!
Beck follows Swedish police officer Martin Beck and his team as they investigate various crimes.
#1 - The Lost Son
Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/5/2021
A jawbone is found in the middle of the forest. When the rest of the body is found, it turns out it has been recently moved and belongs to Viktor Eklund, who has been missing for five years. His mother, well-known author Cecilia Eklund, has just managed to put his disappearance behind her. Martin Beck was investigating the disappearance but Alex thinks the case is unusually thin and not worth Martin pursuing further, although he thinks differently.
#2 - The Hospital Murders
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/28/2015
A woman diagnosed with ALS dies in a hospital in Stockholm. However, it seems as if she had been exterminated. The son of the woman is accusing the doctor Johan Fors for the deed. But when Johan Fors is found dead, the suspicions are directed against the womans son. But even Johan Fors' colleagues seem to hide things from the Beck group.
#3 - Gunvald
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/1/2016
An investigative journalist is found murdered in his home, along with the fingerprints of a notorious criminal debt collector. The journalist had been threatened by right-wing extremists, but it is the victim's work with a book about 'society's dark side' that captures the interest of Beck and his team. The case takes an unexpected and terrible turn, and suddenly there is much more at stake than finding the journalist's killer. Beck and his colleagues have never had to protect the balance of their professional and private lives with the same tenacity as they do now.
#4 - Steinar
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/6/2016
An unidentified body is found in the remains of a trailer after a fire at a run-down caravan park. The owner of the trailer, a young drug-addicted woman, is missing, but is she really the victim? And what role has the local so-called neighbourhood watch played? Police supervisor Klas Freden decides to go over Martin Beck's head and recruit charismatic Norwegian homicide investigator, Steinar Hovland. The newly-structured Beck group face a power struggle, and Martin struggles to find his way back to his old self.
#5 - End of the Road
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/5/2016
An ex-policeman is found murdered in his house, along with his wife and child. Beck and his team take on the case and find that there is a hidden security room in the victims' house, containing stolen weapons. They find fingerprints from a criminal who was involved in a robbery, after which he shot his accomplices and disappeared with the money. The question is how the former police officer ended up with the weapons and how he is connected to the thieves. The case stirs strong feelings at police headquarters and takes highest priority.
#6 - The Last Day
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/2/2016
When traffic officers on a quiet morning shift try to stop a car for speeding they are shot at and one of them is killed. Beck and his team lead an extensive search for the ruthless killer.
#7 - Serial Killer
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/20/2000
Beck and his team are trying to find a serial killer whose victims are spread all over Sweden. An obvious connection is that all the victims are women, and they were all in the same class, and Beck thinks that a scandal back in the past has something to do with the murders. But no one wants to talk about the past and it becomes a struggle to find the perpetrator before the final murder - only one woman is still alive.
#8 - Flesh and Blood
Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/1/2018
Martin Beck is drawn into a case of a missing girl in Stockholm.
#9 - The Thin Ice
Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/3/2018
When the coach of a junior hockey team is murdered, the police investigate.
#10 - Without Intent
Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/3/2018
A 12-year-old girl finds her mother lying dead on a staircase. When the police investigation begins, it is quickly discovered that the family had a protected identity. Why? Has there been a real threat to the woman who was turned into a murder or are there other reasons for the death?
#11 - Devil's Advocate
Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/7/2018
Martin Beck investigates the murder of a restaurant owner.
#12 - Undercover
Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/6/2020
A young boy has been found murdered, and the Beck group's investigation leads them to a narcotics network.
#13 - Beyond Reasonable Doubt
Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/4/2020
During a police intervention, a macabre discovery is made in the trunk of a car. Josef and Oskar find themselves in the line of fire of a seemingly cold-blooded killer. But things are not what they seem.
#14 - Death in Samarra
Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/1/2021
A candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize is brutally stabbed to death in central Stockholm following a meeting with two lawyers from the war tribunal in The Hague. One of the witnesses worked with Alex when she was stationed in the Middle East and they have an attraction to each other that makes Josef think she should stay out of the investigation. Meanwhile, Klas Fredén is pressuring the group to resolve the politically charged case before SÄPO takes over.
#15 - The Invasion
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/21/2015
A dead man is found buried outside Stockholm. The Beck group believes that the man may be victim of a conflict within an Islamist terror group. The tracks point to a company which seems to offer black labor to Stockholm's unscrupulous construction companies.
#16 - Haunted by the Past
Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/25/2021
After a period of rehabilitation, Martin Beck is back on duty. He and the rest of the group are thrown into a case where the body of a notorious Danish criminal has been found in the water at Liljeholmen. The dead man is a member of a notorious Danish drug network. Is the Beck group about to get caught in the middle of a gang war?
#17 - Rage Room
Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/21/2022
A murder in a wooded area and a man who died suddenly in a heart attack after being awakened in the middle of the night by a masked burglar. Can the events have any connection? The Beck group is facing another tough case where internal tensions and loyalties are being put to the test.
#18 - 58 minutes
Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/18/2022
Alex Beijer will participate in a morning show on TV, but it develops into a nightmare when an unlikely hostage drama arises in the TV studio. Alex can use all her experiences from the years in the Middle East; at the same time as she needs the support of the rest of the group to find a solution to the situation.
#19 - The Crying Cop
Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/18/2022
The police find themselves under heavy media pressure after fatally shooting a 14-year-old boy. A demonstration against the violence gets out of hand, and the police have to take further blame.
#20 - The Death Trap
Season 9 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/25/2022
Martin's grandson Vilhelm Beck is out on a routine mission with his supervisor when he finds a dead 17-year-old boy at the crime scene. It immediately becomes a case for Alex, Martin and the others in the Beck group.
#21 - Quid Pro Quo
Season 9 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/17/2023
A man is found dead at a flea market in southern Stockholm. It looks like an ordinary robbery gone wrong, but the investigation takes an unexpected turn when the secret police (Säpo) take an interest in the case.
#22 - Inferno
Season 9 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/8/2023
Josef is suspended, pending an internal investigation of his alleged assault of Säpo agent Klas Fredén, who has climbed to even higher heights within the police organization.
#23 - Deadlock
Season 9 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/9/2024
The Beck group are called out to investigate a man who was brutally murdered in his own home.
#24 - Vilhelm
Season 10 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/6/2024
A robbery in a luxury apartment in Stockholm ends in a brutal murder reminiscent of an execution. Vilhelm Beck is among the first policemen on the scene and starts his own investigation into the case.
#25 - The Invisible Man
Season 10 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/21/2025
After a brutal murder, Alex teams up with Josef and a suspended Vilhelm. The victim has ties to Howl, a digital university studying men's roles. The case connects to the Balcony Man investigation, bringing Beck back.