The BEST episodes written by Jack Lothian
#1 - Episode 4
Beaver Falls - Season 2 - Episode 4
The friends take on rivals from Wimoweh camp in their annual basketball match, and Bobby is convinced Mac will be able to turn around their history of failure. However, the pressure starts to get to the golden boy, leading to an unforeseen kiss that throws everything into chaos.
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#2 - Episode Five
Teachers - Season 4 - Episode 5
The teachers are excited by the arrival of Bob's new wife Ping, from Thailand. However they soon discover she is a misery who refuses to have sex. Meanwhile, it's the school's Religious Tolerance Week, resulting in a war between the pupils, and Ben is provoked to go to search for inner peace.
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#3 - The Wrong Goodbye
Doc Martin - Season 4 - Episode 8
Dr Martin Ellingham and Pauline are surprised by the number of patients coming to see him on the last day before his Surgery closes and he moves to London.
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#4 - Ever After
Doc Martin - Season 5 - Episode 8
Mrs Tishell decides she can no longer hide her love for Martin and, fuelled by a cocktail of drugs, takes drastic action. While James Henry is in her care, she boards a bus out of Portwenn and leaves a message for Dr Ellingham to `meet them at the castle', forcing Martin, Louisa, Ruth and PC Penhale to mount a desperate search for the pair.
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#5 - The Departed
Doc Martin - Season 4 - Episode 5
Dr Martin Ellingham is in London to meet with Robert Dashwood, who is leading the selection process for the prestigious London surgeon’s job that Martin has applied for. Robert can tell that Martin is excited to be back in the world of surgery, and is pleased that Martin has finally conquered his debilitating blood phobia. Robert is confident that Martin will get the job.
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#6 - All My Trials
Doc Martin - Season 8 - Episode 8
Martin prepares to face his hearing, but despite having closed the practice, he finds all his patients are trying to make appointments. An American tourist who visited Portwenn previously returns to the town, hoping to research her family tree. However, she also has a medical issue, and comes to the troubled doctor seeking his advice. Louisa goes to see Chris to find out how serious the situation is, while the townsfolk take steps to show Martin how much he is appreciated. Sigourney Weaver reprises her guest role from the previous series. Last in the series.
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#7 - Episode Eleven
Teachers - Season 3 - Episode 11
Brian becomes more obsessed with dinner lady Eileen, and soon comes to her rescue when Bob complains about the canteen food. This wins him a date with her, but he becomes so infatuated with her that he leads himself to believe that they are in a long term relationship, which he sadly ends after he claims that it isn’t “working”. He feels gutted however, when he realises that he never slept with her even when it was offered.
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#8 - The Doctor Is Out
Doc Martin - Season 7 - Episode 8
Louisa worries Dr Timoney's suggestion that she and Martin aren't meant to be together might have prompted him to leave Portwenn for good. Calling on Ruth, Morwenna and Janice for help, she tries to track the down the missing GP, with no luck. However, what Dr Ellingham's friends and family fail to realise is that he is actually trapped up at the Winton farm, where desperate wife Annie is trying to coerce him into performing a life-saving operation on her terminally ill husband Jim. Meanwhile, Ruth and Bert seek out Al to offer him a proposition regarding the whisky and the B&B.
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#9 - Episode 8
The Halcyon - Season 1 - Episode 8
The hotel celebrates its 50 year anniversary, but Lucian struggles to keep things in order as pressure mounts and Adil attempts to corner Toby and bring him back from the edge of doing something terrible. Garland and Lady Hamilton find a cause to unite over, while Emma is still confused about the men in her life and finally comes to a decision after talking to Betsey about love during wartime. The tension between Joe and Freddie is palpable: will it spill over?
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#10 - Rescue Me
Doc Martin - Season 7 - Episode 1
With Louisa visiting her mother in Spain to get some perspective on their marriage, Martin knows he needs to try to change for the sake of their relationship, so he endeavours to keep his promise to her to see a therapist. Aunt Ruth arranges an appointment for him with Dr Rachel Timoney, but a lifeboat training exercise causes problems for the doctor. Will he get back in time for his first session?
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#11 - Boho With A Shotgun
Doc Martin - Season 5 - Episode 3
New receptionist Morwenna Newcross gets off to a bad start after arriving late on her first day, and her hyperactive behaviour leads Martin to believe she is high on drugs. Ruth tries to deal with an intruder on the farm who has stolen the hub caps from her car, and the sleepless nights begin to take their toll on Martin and Louisa, who are running out of ways to comfort their constantly wailing baby.
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#12 - Episode 12
Hotel Babylon - Season 2 - Episode 4
Charlie rushes to help Robert Kane, a heart-broken business man who threatens to kill himself by jumping off the hotel's balcony.Meanwhile, Rebecca's divorce is at last finalized, and she throws a party to celebrate. But some shocking news leaves everyone reeling.
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#13 - Remember Me
Doc Martin - Season 5 - Episode 5
PC Penhale is shocked by the unexpected arrival of his ex-wife Maggie, who appears to have forgotten that they separated years ago and wants to know why he left her. Eleanor goes on a date with local fisherman Paul Hale, an old friend she has not seen since school, while Martin and Louisa finally agree on a name for their baby
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#14 - Better the Devil
Doc Martin - Season 4 - Episode 1
Doc Martin is struggling to maintain his life as a GP, after his wedding day disaster with school headmistress Louisa. She has left the village, and he is starting to question whether this is where he wants to stay, until an old friend turns up.
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#15 - Episode 10
Strike Back - Season 8 - Episode 10
After receiving shocking intel from an unlikely Russian informant, S20 decides to reunite for one final mission to track down Arianna and avenge their comrades. This time, however, they're doing things a little differently.
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#16 - Episode 5
Strike Back - Season 8 - Episode 5
When Zayef's location is compromised, S20 raids the premises, leading to Mac defying orders to keep his team safe. Suspecting that Zayef plans to deploy the stolen military tech during a U.N. conference in Munich, S20 sets out to stop him.
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#17 - Music of Murder
Death in Paradise - Season 1 - Episode 7
Richard sees the dark side of show business when a comeback concert ends in the most public of murders. If sun, sea and sand were not bad enough, he now has to conquer his fear of snakes to find the elusive killer.
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#18 - Episode 9
Strike Back - Season 8 - Episode 9
With Chetri in the wind and Carolyn on their tail, Novin, Wyatt and Coltrane are blacklisted and left with scant resources. S20 seeks the help of Russian allies to combat Russian foes, and the hunt for Zayef's hard drive marches on.
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#19 - Frank's Big Win
Shameless - Season 5 - Episode 4
Frank Gallagher has won the lottery; or so the residents of Chatsworth think when Yvonne announces it on the local news. And Frank's not about to announce that he's never bought a lottery ticket in his life when free drinks are coming his way. But will he 'fess up when Liam is kidnapped and the ransom fee is his so-called winnings?
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#20 - Truth Canal
Ashes to Ashes - Season 2 - Episode 6
After a dead body is found in the canal it is identified as Colin Mitchell. Alex is certain that the dead man's wife Donna is not telling everything and she is determined to uncover the truth. Back in 2008, Alex has surgery to remove the bullet from her brain.
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#21 - Episode 4
Strike Back - Season 8 - Episode 4
Novin is forced to cooperate with Topal and Danny, as Spencer gives the squad an ultimatum. After an explosive stand-off with Zayef and Mahir, Spiegel threatens to blow the lid off S20's operations in Tel Aviv, and later, the squad's arrangement with the local police reaches its tipping point. Meanwhile, a serious threat is posed to S20's alliance with Zarkova.
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#22 - Episode 8
Strike Back - Season 7 - Episode 8
Coltrane defends his decision to go rogue with S20. After tailing Hassan and the nuclear suitcase to a deserted shopping mall in Jakarta, Wyatt and Novin face down threats from Komodo soldiers and, later, Colonel Aldo and his insurgents. As Katrina weighs her allegiances, Pavel resets the parameters of the Russian plans to overthrow the Indonesian government.
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#23 - Episode 10
Strike Back - Season 6 - Episode 10
Section 20 are desperate to clear their names. And to do so, they hatch a big and wreckless plan.
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#24 - Episode 2
Strike Back - Season 8 - Episode 2
After catching wind of a feud brewing between Edon and his son Loric, Section 20 launches a raid on their family business; wedding arrangements between the Demachi and Vironi families sour; Mac considers a career-changing offer from Coltrane.
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#25 - Episode 7
Strike Back - Season 8 - Episode 7
Spencer joins S20 to take down Zayef for good. But when intel leads them back to the Demachi's, S20 finds itself embroiled in a feud that may expedite Zayef's plans and place military-grade weapons in the hands of terrorists across Europe.
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#26 - Episode 6
Strike Back - Season 7 - Episode 6
Novin and Zarkova find themselves at the mercy of corrupt police, while Mac and Wyatt take temporary refuge in a local village; Coltrane finally learns the location of the suitcase nukes, but the revelation comes at a high price.
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#27 - Episode 8
Strike Back - Season 8 - Episode 8
S20 plans to storm a freighter carrying weapons, but when Spencer administers a kill order, Coltrane grows suspicious. As members of S20 contemplate following their conscience, Zayef divulges intel that could drastically change their fate.
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#28 - Episode 3
Strike Back - Season 8 - Episode 3
S20 is in Tel Aviv, tracing a man with stolen Russian military tech that he plans to sell to Zayef and Mahir. A notorious Israeli gangster makes matters even more complicated. Luckily, S20 picks up a highly-trained friend along the way.
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#29 - Episode 1
Strike Back - Season 8 - Episode 1
The members of Section 20 are thrown back into combat when a seemingly-straightforward mission in Kosovo to rescue a British scientist uncovers a conspiracy.
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#32 - Episode 7
Strike Back - Season 7 - Episode 7
As Wyatt convalesces, Coltrane, Mac and Novin embark on a covert, 24-hour mission inside Russia to extract an FSB analyst with potentially vital information. Katrina questions Pavel's true identity, but chooses to stand by her commanding officer.
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#33 - Mysterious Ways
Doc Martin - Season 8 - Episode 1
Portwenn is abuzz with activity for the preparation of Janice and Penhale's wedding, but a medical issue could prevent Penhale from making it down the aisle. Meanwhile, Al is struggling with the demands of being best man, especially when Bert's marketing antics mean there is only whisky available at the pre-wedding party.
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#34 - Episode 4
Ashes to Ashes - Season 3 - Episode 4
Gene discovers that an undercover operation to catch several drug dealers is taking place on his patch without his knowledge. Determined to take control Hunt blows the cover of an undercover operative who turns up at CID and is eventually placed under his protection, yet it seems someone on the inside is twisting things to help the drug dealers stay out on the streets. Meanwhile, the deceased police officer continues to haunt Alex. Could he actually be her key to getting home?
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#35 - Episode 4
Strike Back - Season 7 - Episode 4
As Wyatt is tortured by Vartak's henchmen, Mac presses her corrupt lawyer to hand over an encrypted hard drive that might hold clues to the whereabouts of a pair of "nuclear suitcases."
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#36 - Episode 9
Strike Back - Season 7 - Episode 9
In pursuit of Pavel, Section 20 clashes with two other Russian renegades, Natasha Petrenko and Artem Orlov, as they attempt to purchase sophisticated software designed to short-circuit a ghost satellite containing precious cargo. After a brief respite with his wife Madison, Wyatt takes a temporary security job working for an obnoxious military-tech tycoon, Caleb Montgomery, but soon finds himself thrust back into the danger zone.
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#37 - Episode 5
Strike Back - Season 6 - Episode 5
Section 20 must stop Lowry and Dr Markov from making and unleashing a deadly chemical weapon. In desperate need of intel, Novin infiltrates a drug lord's home.
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#38 - Episode 2
Strike Back - Season 7 - Episode 2
Section 20 forges an uneasy alliance with Zarkova in hopes of tracking down a stolen nuclear warhead in Kuala Lumpur; the group grows frustrated when Police Inspector Amy Leong pulls them off the job after a false alarm.
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#39 - Episode 1
Strike Back - Season 7 - Episode 1
Reuniting for what they think is a routine "cleanup" exercise in Malaysia, Gracie Novin, Samuel Wyatt and Thomas "Mac" McAllister learn that a British operative in possession of intel about a downed Russian plane has been killed in Kuala Lumpur.
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#40 - Old Friends, New Enemies
Shameless - Season 5 - Episode 10
Jamie's ex-cellmate Mark comes to stay, but Karen doesn't trust him and the battle lines are drawn. Karen's got a fight on her hands if she's to prevent Mark from leading Jamie back into a life of crime. When Carl gets poor grades in his GCSEs, he realises everybody thinks he's a failure. So he sets out to prove them wrong and, with a little bit of help from Paddy, finds his real talent in the boxing ring. Yvonne gets a shock when she hears that her daughter Meena has arranged her own marriage. Meanwhile, Norma finds herself on a date. But is she over Monica yet?
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#41 - Episode 5
Strike Back - Season 7 - Episode 5
Following a high-speed jungle ambush in Myanmar, the suitcase nukes end up in the hands of a brutal Rwandan drug lord with a jealous streak; Colonel Beshnov, the Russian Alpha Group leader, surprises Pavel with a revelation about Zarkova.
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#42 - Episode 6
Strike Back - Season 8 - Episode 6
Long after the incident in Munich, Wyatt and Novin reunite with Mac, who has since left the military. But while he lives out a seemingly idyllic existence with his wife and daughter, his violent past haunts him.
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#43 - Episode 3
Strike Back - Season 7 - Episode 3
Section 20's search for the missing nuclear warhead leads them to India, where three scientists have been kidnapped by a militant; the team gains valuable intel on Anjali Vartak, a rich Hindu with a personal vendetta against Muslims.
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#44 - Episode 3
Beaver Falls - Season 1 - Episode 3
It is Parents' Day at the camp and the kids' parents get the chance to visit their precious off spring. Bobby and Pam attempt to get donations from them. After Rick Jnr's estranged father and Barry's hero Rick Traviata shows up, Flynn finds himself trying to mediate in a family feud. A-Rab is suffering with girl trouble.
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#45 - Second Bombing
Spooks: Code 9 - Season 1 - Episode 6
Charlie is convinced that Abid Malik can lead him to the MI5 traitor and prevent a second bomb attack. Vik and Rob are sent under cover to Camp Windsmere to break him out.
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#46 - Episode 4
Strike Back - Season 6 - Episode 4
Things aren't looking good for Mac. He's blown his cover and is now facing certain death. Donovan digs into Zarin's past... and she doesn't like what she learns.
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#47 - An Inspector Calls
Shameless - Season 11 - Episode 2
As a member of the PTA, Mimi demands respect. But when the teachers threaten to quit over the return of a notorious troublemaker and Mimi's quick to dole out advice, Headmaster Banbury couldn't care less. When Mimi hears that the school will be failed by School Inspector Edward Clayhill, she decides to save the day. But not without the help of the Chatsworth residents. Meanwhile, Jamie tries to contact his half-brother Kassi, but after the punch-up in the Jockey, Kassi won't pick up the phone. When Kassi fails to show for a drink, Jamie's forced to recognise that maybe having a new brother isn't going to work. Elsewhere, Frank discovers an unexpected perk of being janitor at the school: 24-hour access. Quick to take advantage, Frank invites the Gastric Bandits for an after-hours drug-fuelled romp, whilst Gloria and Dom continue to hide their sordid affair. But how long can they keep their disgraced secret?
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#48 - Episode 2
Strike Back - Season 6 - Episode 2
Section 20 start to close in on terrorist Omair Idrisi and his wife Jane Lowry, but the team is forced to extract devious arms dealer Morgan Ives from Libya.
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#49 - Episode 3
Strike Back - Season 6 - Episode 3
As Jane Lowry surfaces in Budapest, Mac and Wyatt are forced to go undercover to infiltrate a dangerous group of white supremacists that has something she needs.
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#50 - Death and Erasures
Shameless - Season 11 - Episode 6
Aiden is once again in trouble with the law. Sentenced to community service, Aiden is forced to care for an OAP called Stanton. But his life is thrown into turmoil when Stanton dies whilst he was supposed to be looking after him. Meanwhile, Esther is struggled to keep her family together without Kassi. But when she reaches breaking point, Frank comes to her rescue and teaches her that life as a single-parent isn't bad. Elsewhere, Dom is convinced he is guilty of murder. But whose murder?
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