The WORST episodes of The Runaway

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

Cathy Connor and Eamonn Docherty are brought up together in the East End. As the daughter of a prostitute, Madge, Cathy's life is difficult, especially when everyone assumes that she will be following in her mother's footsteps. But when Cathy is forced to protect Madge from a violent attack by a punter it changes her life forever. Cathy is taken into care but she suffers institutional abuse which leaves her with no choice but to run away. She ends up destitute, on the streets of Soho. Desrae, a transvestite, unexpectedly comes to her rescue. Meanwhile, Eamonn joins Dixon's firm and rises up the ranks of the East End criminal underworld. He gets involved with his boss's daughter but in a moment of violent rage, kills her. Eamonn flees to New York to escape retribution where he gains a reputation as a ruthless villain with a specialism for sourcing weaponry. Adapted from Martina Cole's best-selling novel this is an explosive action-packed thriller with two star crossed lovers at its centre.

Last Updated: 11/13/2024Network: Sky1Status: Ended
Part 1
star
6.42
12 votes

#1 - Part 1

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/31/2011

Cathy Connor and Eamonn Docherty are childhood sweethearts who are desperate to escape their East End roots. When Cathy murders her Mum’s pimp in self defence it changes their lives forever.

Directors: David Richards
Writer: Allan Cubitt
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Part 3
star
6.56
9 votes

#2 - Part 3

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/14/2011

With Desrae’s help, Cathy reinvents herself in Soho. Cathy and Eamonn are reunited but it ends in disaster and Eamonn is forced to flee the country.

Directors: David Richards
Writer: Allan Cubitt
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Part 2
star
7.25
8 votes

#3 - Part 2

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/7/2011

Cathy's desperate situation turns more so when she finds herself in a correctional facility. Eamonn quickly becomes embroiled in an underworld of crime, earning his stripes by protecting Dixon from getting shot on a heist.

Directors: David Richards
Writer: Allan Cubitt
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Part 5
star
7.25
4 votes

#4 - Part 5

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/28/2011

Cathy and Tommy's marriage is on the rocks which is further exacerbated when Eamonn returns to London. When Tommy's drug deal goes wrong, Kitty's life is left hanging in the balance.

Directors: David Richards
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Part 4
star
7.29
7 votes

#5 - Part 4

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/21/2011

Eamonn returns to London to supply detonators to members of the IRA, before the death of his father makes him yearn for Cathy even more. The pair are reunited again, and with their chemistry as strong as ever, the pair plan to start a new life in America together. Meanwhile, Dixon's attacks on the West End clubs intensify

Directors: David Richards
Writer: Allan Cubitt
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Part 6
star
7.60
5 votes

#6 - Part 6

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/5/2011

Cathy and Eamonn think about the future but soon learn that the odds are stacked against them making it together.

Directors: David Richards
Writer: Allan Cubitt
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