The BEST episodes of The Watch season 1

Every episode of The Watch season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Watch season 1!

The City Watch, an unlikely group of misfits, finds the guts to save the world, surprising even themselves in the process. The series pits trolls, werewolves, wizards and other improbable heroes against an evil plot to resurrect a great dragon, which would lead to the destruction of life as they know it. Inspired by many of Sir Terry Pratchett’s famous “Discworld” creations including the captain of The City Watch Sam Vimes, the last scion of nobility Lady Sybil Ramkin, the naïve but heroic Carrot, the mysterious Angua, and the ingenious forensics expert Cheery together with Pratchett’s iconic characterization of Death.

Last Updated: 11/11/2024Network: BBC AmericaStatus: Ended
Better to Light a Candle
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7.70
297 votes

#1 - Better to Light a Candle

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/14/2021

Carcer's got everything he needs to control the Noble Dragon and destroy Ankh-Morpork. With hysteria on the streets and DEATH preparing himself for a very busy day, can The Watch, this band of misfits, step up and save the city from annihilation?

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Nowhere in the Multiverse
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7.51
283 votes

#2 - Nowhere in the Multiverse

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/7/2021

Sam Vimes wakes up with more than the usual hangover. He's slipped into an alternate universe where he's a prisoner in the middle of a jailbreak. In Ankh-Morpork, the alternate-version of Vimes is leading The Watch straight into Carcer's trap.

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Not on My Watch
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7.45
302 votes

#3 - Not on My Watch

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/24/2021

The Watch must trek through the Unreal Estate to destroy the sword in a magical lake.

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Twilight Canyons
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7.44
335 votes

#4 - Twilight Canyons

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/17/2021

Carcer is willing to do anything to find a sword; the Watch is close on his tail.

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The What?
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7.43
348 votes

#5 - The What?

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/10/2021

The Watch must rob the city's most secretive institution in a desperate effort to find the artifact.

Directors: Brian Kelly
Writer: Simon Allen
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The Dark in the Dark
star
7.35
292 votes

#6 - The Dark in the Dark

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/31/2021

In the race against Carcer for the second artifact, Cheery, Angua and Carrot go to the Mines of Tak.

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Ook
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7.24
413 votes

#7 - Ook

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/3/2021

Using the policing know-how of Constable Carrot, the Watch connects Carcer's evil plan to strange goings-on at the magical institution called Unseen University. Perhaps a missing library book has something to do with the dragon attacks in the city.

Directors: Craig Viveiros
Writer: Simon Allen
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A Near Vimes Experience
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7.13
500 votes

#8 - A Near Vimes Experience

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

Captain Sam Vimes' life in the City Watch is changed forever when an impossible figure from his past returns to Ankh-Morpork. 20 years ago, Vimes watched his street brother and gang-leader Carcer Dun fall from a fatal height. Somehow, Carcer is back.

Directors: Craig Viveiros
Writer: Simon Allen
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