The WORST episodes of Hope Street

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

The arrival of new police officers sets tongues wagging – what brings big city cops to a sleepy Northern Irish seaside town?

Last Updated: 4/25/2025Network: BBC One Northern IrelandStatus: Continuing

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#1 - Episode 8

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/18/2023

As Callum and Jo investigate whether a stag do prank has gone tragically wrong, Jo faces a heart-breaking decision. Clint storms out, driving Nicole into the arms of another.

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#2 - Episode 8

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/16/2023

Still reeling from the state she found her dad in last night, Niamh suggests he might be suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder following his car crash. A furious Finn flies off the handle – Niamh doesn’t know what she’s talking about.

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#3 - Episode 9

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/23/2023

Finn is away receiving treatment for his PTSD, so Concepta takes his place on a fishing trip with Shay and Barry. Their pleasure cruise goes horribly wrong, however, when the boat’s engine explodes – and crew member Brendan is seriously injured.

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#4 - Episode 10

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/30/2023

Detective Constable Al Quinn is in trouble. Callum has told Finn that Al is a corrupt cop. Al manages to convince Finn that Callum is mistaken, but things go from bad to worse when Jake McGrade assaults a security guard and steals a million pounds worth of whiskey from the Port Devine distillery.

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#5 - Episode 1

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/30/2023

The warm-hearted police drama set on the stunning Ulster coastline is back. Port Devine’s new detective, the mysterious Jo Lipton, hits the ground running when she drives into an armed prison break. As she takes control of the situation, Jo makes quite the impression – especially on Constable Callum McCarthy. Inspector Finn O’Hare has never felt closer to his mum Concepta as they do a charity bungee jump together – until his wife Siobhan forces Concepta to tell him the truth. At the Commodore bar, Nicole and Clint are bonding with nephew JJ. As fire takes hold of the pub, however, they might regret asking the supposedly reformed arsonist to light a whole load of candles.

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#6 - Episode 2

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/6/2023

With the pub a smoking ruin, Clint suspects that the fire-starter is someone close to home. Meanwhile things between Callum and new detective Jo get hot and heavy.

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#7 - Episode 3

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/13/2023

Nicole's not pleased when Clint's dodgy brother Sly arrives in Port Devine, determined to get their country & western band back together. Marlene makes a life-changing decision.

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#8 - Episode 4

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/20/2023

Shay survives a near miss with a maverick motorcyclist which leads the police officers into an investigation involving a bag of cannabis, a champion boxer and the northern lights.

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#9 - Episode 5

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/27/2023

When a house is burgled during the owner's funeral, the police soon identify a suspect. Their identity will rock Port Devine to its foundations.

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#10 - Episode 6

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/4/2023

Concepta is back in town, determined to ignore the fact that she's not Finn's birth mother – and carry on like nothing has changed. Will Finn be able to live with that?

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#11 - Episode 7

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/11/2023

When a dementia patient goes missing, the officers find themselves uncovering a tale of shipmates and stolen treasure. Callum discovers the real reason Jo came to Port Devine.

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#12 - Episode 7

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/9/2023

Marlene is faced with a problem when some prize-winning racing pigeons are stolen – she’s allergic to birds. As a result, Al and Callum investigate the theft.

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#13 - Episode 9

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/1/2024

When a new landowner threatens to cut down Port Devine’s much-loved ‘Raggedy Tree’, her plans are met with vandalism, burglary and a protest – in the form of Niamh and Ash chaining themselves to the tree.

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#14 - Episode 15

Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/12/2024

Marlene is appalled that Nicole isn’t planning to tell Callum she’s pregnant. Finn refuses to compromise himself as a police officer – with catastrophic consequences.

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#15 - Episode 1

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/28/2024

As new police inspector Eve Dunlop deals with a kidnapping, Jo discovers that Nicole is pregnant and that her boyfriend Callum could be the father.

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#16 - Episode 2

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/4/2024

When a local man tries but fails to break into the safe at a Port Devine pub, the police wonder what he was after. The plot thickens when the officers discover that ex-criminal Aidan Hunter is desperate to get into the same safe – is Aidan worried the contents will incriminate him somehow?

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#17 - Episode 3

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/11/2024

As Barry is laid to rest, Marlene suspects that her mother is involved in a truly terrible crime.

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#18 - Episode 4

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/18/2024

As Marlene’s grief causes her to make a terrible mistake, Clint and Callum find out which one of them is the father of Nicole’s baby.

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#19 - Episode 5

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/25/2024

A man is pushed into the harbour. Could Eve’s son be the culprit? Nicole is heartbroken when Clint doesn’t turn up at her gender reveal party.

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#20 - Episode 6

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/2/2024

When heavily pregnant Nicole is caught up in a hit-and-run, her waters break and she’s rushed to hospital. Ryan attends the scene of the accident and is amazed to find his girlfriend Brandi out for an unlikely stroll. Did Brandi have something to do with this?

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#21 - Episode 7

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/9/2024

As the team investigate a shooting and an attempted robbery, Marlene and Eve find out who’s been torturing them.

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#22 - Episode 8

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/16/2024

Eve has a crisis on her hands when troubled Brandi steals a baby – and Nicole decides to sell the pub.

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#23 - Episode 6

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/2/2023

Sparks fly when Marlene meets an outspoken farmer who hates the police. Meanwhile, a stressed-out Finn is pushed to breaking point.

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#24 - Episode 2

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/1/2021

When a burglar claims he saw a dead woman in a farmhouse, Leila and Finn call on elderly couple Gerard and Brenda Smith. Gerard claims Brenda is abroad, but Leila smells a rat. Finn warns Leila to tread carefully; being heavy handed with a well-loved neighbour could alienate the locals.

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#25 - Episode 3

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/8/2021

As Leila waits to hear if Callum has blown her cover, taxi-driver Barry drives into a young woman who flees the scene of the accident. Barry's bad day gets worse when Concepta spreads rumours about his ‘dangerous driving'.

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