The BEST episodes of The Gloaming

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

When an unidentified woman is found brutally murdered, Detective Molly McGee teams up with fellow cop, Alex O’Connell—with whom she shares a tragic past—to solve the crime.

Last Updated: 6/26/2025Network: StanStatus: Ended

7.77

131 votes

#1 - The Mark of the Witch

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/1/2020

Blood samples found on Clunes’s car reveal a familial link to Dorothy. Alex brings Lewis to Grace’s house to show him the bones he discovered and learns that Lewis knows more than he’s letting on.

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7.62

143 votes

#2 - The Night of the Mothers

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/1/2020

The investigation comes to a head as Gareth takes Molly hostage at knifepoint. Alex is captured by William and the Crofters.

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7.58

172 votes

#3 - The Casting of the Bones

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/1/2020

Molly’s daughter Lily partakes in some risqué online activity, which Freddie manipulates in an act of revenge against Molly. Molly’s suspicions about Freddie’s involvement in Dorothy Moxley’s murder deepen.

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7.54

140 votes

#4 - Black Winged Angels

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/1/2020

Freddie puts Lily’s life in peril and Molly must race to save her as Freddie unravels. Constable Freya Harris has been working on a tip-off that Gareth and Councillor Jacinta Clunes may be involved in some dodgy dealings.

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7.48

178 votes

#5 - Hell's Black Grammar

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/1/2020

Devastated by Daisy’s death, Molly discovers a mysterious symbol that ignites her desire to track down Freddie. Alex makes a traumatic visit to Jenny McGinty’s mother.

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7.44

149 votes

#6 - Heathen Dogs

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/1/2020

The investigation has a break-through when a woman is discovered to have the same blood disorder as Dorothy. A strange night with Gareth causes Alex to recall memories he’s suppressed for years.

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7.32

139 votes

#7 - Beyond the Veil

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/1/2020

Molly hears of Jacinta Clunes’s untimely death and is convinced Gareth is behind the accident. Alex’s interest in the convict bible he found at Dorothy’s house deepens.

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7.27

230 votes

#8 - The Dying of the Light

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/1/2020

When a woman is found brutally murdered, evidence discovered at the scene links the murder to a 20-year-old unsolved crime. Detectives and old flames, Molly McGee and Alex O’Connell are reunited after a long absence to solve the crime.

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