The BEST episodes of Spiral
Every episode of Spiral ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Spiral!
French police series in which a public prosecutor, an investigating judge and a no-nonsense police chief have to deal with political intrigue. Public prosecutor Pierre Clement works closely with the no-nonsense police chief Laure Berthaud and investigating judge François Roban. In the criminal world of Paris, full of drugs and prostitution, they are forced to navigate a web of political affairs during their work. The different members of the investigation team also have a different vision of justice and each of them struggles with their own personal demons.
#1 - Episode 12
Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 10/8/2012
The net draws in around Riffaut and his gang, but in-fighting within the police means that very dangerous loose ends remain on the streets of Paris.
#2 - Episode 11
Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 10/8/2012
Kolabi is taken into custody, Karlsson attends court to defend victimised illegal immigrants and Roban attends a meeting with Prosecutor Machard.
#3 - Episode 1
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/13/2005
A young woman is found brutally murdered and dumped in a skip. Leading the investigation is young public prosecutor Pierre Clement, who teams up with no-nonsense police captain Laure Berthaud and investigating magistrate Judge Roban. Together, they must establish the identity of the victim and get to the perpetrators while navigating a tangled web of political intrigue, prostitution and drugs - each with a different vision of justice, each with their own personal demons.
#4 - Episode 7
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/24/2010
Laure continues to protest that the serial killer is still at large, despite the evidence and opposition from her team. Meanwhile, Clement defends a young offender with a troubled past and Judge Roban ploughs on with his corruption inquiry - sparing no one in the process.
#5 - Episode 7
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/24/2012
Berthault and her team are frustrated by new custody laws which ensure the presence of a lawyer during interviews.
#6 - Episode 12
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/7/2010
The police finally close in on Niko's prostitution ring, but the killer evades custody leaving Laure in a race to get to him first. Judge Roban discovers that the moral high ground comes at a price, while Pierre finds Josephine has made a deal with Szabo to save him.
#7 - Episode 4
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/10/2012
Berthaud stakes out the Turkish restaurant that the Kurdish suicide victim was known to frequent and uncovers a work crew of illegal immigrants.
#8 - Episode 5
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/17/2012
The autopsy of the Kurd reveals a hidden clue which leads Herville to upgrade the case to the highest priority. Special Branch try to blackmail Karlsson.
#9 - Episode 6
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/26/2008
Samy goes deep undercover with the Larbi gang. The police are closing in on Aziz, but as usual nothing is straightforward. Josephine Karlsson is up to her neck in the dealings of the Larbi gang. Clement plays a clever game behind the scenes.
#10 - Episode 3
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/10/2010
The identity of the second body is revealed to be that of missing girl Celia Morau and the police begin to search for a serial killer, delving into the Paris underworld for clues. With little progress in catching the culprit, Judge Roban threatens to hand the case over to the Serious Crime Squad, but an important breakthrough occurs.
#11 - Episode 8
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/2/2008
Samy tries to allay the suspicions of the Larbi brothers as the operation reaches its conclusion while Karlsson continues to walk a fine line. Last in the series.
#12 - Episode 9
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/1/2012
On learning of Cetin's release from police custody, the Ozbeks suspect him of informing against them and Rodi is ordered to eliminate him.
#13 - Episode 10
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/1/2012
An online clue leads the team to the anarchists' squat, but during a raid Riffaut escapes. Judge Roban is given the results of his disciplinary hearing.
#14 - Episode 2
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/13/2005
Pierre must face the possibility that some of his nearest and dearest could be implicated in the murder case he is following, which is now linked to some very high-ranking names. Laure Berthaud's team investigate the apparent murder of a baby by his babysitter, while ambitious young lawyer Josephine Karlsson is recruited as the public half of a new legal partnership.
#15 - Episode 8
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/24/2012
When the police raid the Sarahoui's flat, Gilou takes the opportunity to break into their nightclub and retrieve incriminating evidence against him.
#16 - Episode 2
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/3/2012
Laure and her team are on the trail of Sophie Mazerat, a student whose car has been traced to the dumping of the bomb-damaged body.
#17 - Episode 10
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/31/2010
Former public prosecutor Pierre Clement finds himself on the wrong side of the law and turns for help to the most unscrupulous lawyer he knows. Police tighten their surveillance on Niko's prostitution ring as the killer prepares to strike again, while Judge Roban discovers hard evidence to support his inquiry into municipal corruption.
#18 - Episode 9
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/31/2010
The police concentrate their efforts on putting Niko's prostitution ring under surveillance in the hope of tracking down a man who is an essential link in the investigation. Meanwhile, Bremont puts pressure on Gilou, prompting Laure to jeopardise everything to help him, and Roban suspects someone may have betrayed him.
#19 - Episode 7
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/2/2008
As Samy's undercover operation nears its conclusion, the team prepares to arrest the Larbi brothers - but an unforeseen complication occurs and the detective's identity is called into question.
#20 - Episode 2
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/12/2008
Laure is disciplined for her use of force on a suspect and comes into conflict with Clement over his compromising newspaper interview. Karlsson is taken into Szabo's pay as his accomplice in representing the drug ring. Judge Roban uses his usual cunning in investigating a strange rape allegation.
#21 - Episode 1
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/12/2008
When a charred corpse is found in the boot of a car in the suburbs, Berthaud's police team are called to the scene along with the prosecutors Roban and Clement. So begins an investigation which forces the team into the broken, gang-ruled suburbs of Paris, and once more to the door of shady lawyer Josephine Karlsson.
#22 - Episode 1
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/3/2012
Captain Laure Berthaud and her team investigate after a young couple has been spotted carrying the body of a mutilated man into the woods.
#23 - Episode 6
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/17/2012
At a police meeting called when a youth is shot dead in a drive-by killing, Herville boasts that his unit will have arrests within 24 hours.
#24 - Episode 3
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/10/2012
Berthaud and her team visit the scene of the immolation of a Kurdish detainee and spot Sophie Mazeret amongst the demonstrators outside the center.
#25 - Episode 6
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/17/2010
Judge Roban transfers the case to the Crime Squad after an alarming number of procedural blunders occur, while the police are due to release the main suspect. Laure's reaction is surprising, but she remains determined to catch the killer, and Gilou finds himself in trouble.