The BEST episodes of Hard Sun

Every episode of Hard Sun ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Hard Sun!

Whilst investigating what appears to be the routine death of a hacker in London, mismatched detectives Charlie Hicks and Elaine Renko stumble upon proof that, due to a mysterious cosmic event, the world is facing certain destruction in five years – a fact the powers-that-be would very much like to keep under wraps.

Last Updated: 3/7/2024Network: BBC OneStatus: Ended
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Not the End of the World
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7.80
321 votes

#1 - Not the End of the World

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/3/2018

The murder of a jogger has dire personal implications for Renko but she pretends it is a routine investigation. Hicks makes a startling revelation about the Alex Butler murder.

Directors: Richard Senior
Writer: Neil Cross
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Sun Day
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7.65
283 votes

#2 - Sun Day

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/10/2018

An internet killer is targeting people who believe they wish to die and Mooney thinks he knows how to trap him. Renko and Hicks change tactic and bring the fight to Grace's door.

Directors: Richard Senior
Writer: Neil Cross
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Luke 21:25
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7.61
316 votes

#3 - Luke 21:25

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/20/2018

A murderer confesses to a priest that he wants to challenge God into revealing Himself by targeting those who help others. Grace makes Hicks an offer.

Directors: Nick Rowland
Writer: Neil Cross
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The Sun, The Moon, The Truth
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7.51
415 votes

#4 - The Sun, The Moon, The Truth

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/6/2018

Unruly police detective DCI Charlie Hicks is deeply suspicious of his new partner DI Elaine Renko. But their first investigation exposes a secret that will connect them for life.

Directors: Brian Kirk
Writer: Neil Cross
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Can You Hear Him Now?
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7.48
329 votes

#5 - Can You Hear Him Now?

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/27/2018

London is under siege as Blackwood's reign of terror escalates, and Father Dennis becomes a public pariah. Hicks deduces where Renko has hidden the Hard Sun flashdrive.

Directors: Nick Rowland
Writer: Neil Cross
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One Thousand, Eight Hundred Days
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7.42
369 votes

#6 - One Thousand, Eight Hundred Days

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/13/2018

Renko persuades a newspaper to publish the Hard Sun dossier. The government shuts down the story but the detectives investigate a killer for whom the 'Hard Sun hoax' is very real.

Directors: Brian Kirk
Writer: Neil Cross
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