The BEST episodes written by Lisa Holdsworth
#1 - Left Field
New Tricks - Season 7 - Episode 3
After being released from jail, notorious paedophile John Davies admits to the abduction and murder of a child 25 years previously. Suspicious of his motives, the detectives reopen the unsolved case in an unusual attempt to prove his innocence, reinvestigating the boy's disappearance while on a demonstration with his left-wing activist parents. Guest starring Adrian Schiller (Being Human) and Samantha Bond (Outnumbered)
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#2 - Ice Cream Wars
New Tricks - Season 3 - Episode 7
The team are on the case of the ice cream bandit, an armed robber who's targets were the ice cream vans of two feuding ice cream manufacturers in the mid 1990s. The battle between the two families erupts into violence, so UCOS decide to track down the bandit and stop the conflict once and for all.
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#3 - Setting Out Your Stall
New Tricks - Season 8 - Episode 4
New information links the unexplained death of a market trader to a series of drug rapes in east London - but with that case still ongoing, Ucos are unable to question the chief suspect, so they have to look into their victim's past in their search for clues. Gerry soon finds a likely culprit in the shape of the market inspector who clamped his car, while Sandra has problems of a more personal nature when her hated mother arrives for a visit.
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#4 - Coming Out Ball
New Tricks - Season 7 - Episode 8
When 18-year-old debutante Barbara Linden-Warner disappeared without trace 27 years ago, the assumption at the time was that she had been kidnapped and her father, a wealthy British arms manufacturer, paid a ransom for her return. When new evidence emerges about her last movements, the indication is that she may still be alive.
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#5 - Episode 7
Call the Midwife - Season 11 - Episode 7
Nonnatus House suffers its biggest threat yet, but this time it's not the bricks and mortar that are in danger, it's the people.
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#6 - Andante
All Creatures Great & Small (2020) - Season 1 - Episode 3
Siegfried hopes to bag the job of Attending Vet at Darrowby Racecourse, by buttering up the head of the race course, General Ransom.
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#7 - Episode 5
A Discovery of Witches - Season 3 - Episode 5
Benjamin's plan to bring down the de Clermonts is set into motion, while Matthew and Diana return to Sept-Tours for a christening.
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#8 - Episode 1
A Discovery of Witches - Season 3 - Episode 1
Matthew and Diana return to a Sept-Tours in chaos, but amid the darkness they get some wonderful news...
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#9 - Red In Tooth and Claw
Midsomer Murders - Season 19 - Episode 4
The discovery of a body covered in live rabbits reveals a sinister side to the local pet show. Is this a rivalry taken too far or is the killer driven by something darker?
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#10 - Saints and Sinners
Midsomer Murders - Season 18 - Episode 5
A saint's bones are discovered in the village of Midsomer Cicely. When the body of the leader of the archaeological dig is found, detectives learn they were buried alive.
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#11 - Episode 7
Call the Midwife - Season 12 - Episode 7
Everyone is looking forward to Trixie and Matthew's wedding and a bonny baby competition brings the community together. It's not all good news, however, as the team learn about a pregnant woman and her family living in a cramped caravan, while a worrying disease outbreak directly impacts the residents of Nonnatus House.
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#12 - Bad Blood
Robin Hood - Season 3 - Episode 10
It's a step back in time as a mysterious figure forces Robin and Gisborne to hear the story of their past. The truth about their parents is exposed and a huge revelation rocks them both to the core. As the strange figure shows his face, Robin and Gisborne know their lives will never be the same again.
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#13 - Let the Games Commence
Robin Hood - Season 3 - Episode 5
Gisborne returns with Prince John's Elite Guards and a secret new weapon. Little John finds himself separated from the others and ends up in a Gladiator circus. Robin finds himself helping a mysterious woman.
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#14 - Episode 7
Call the Midwife - Season 13 - Episode 7
Rosalind oversees the care of a teenage mum and uncovers a disturbing truth. Trixie and Matthew struggle with their change in fortune whilst Joyce receives an unexpected visitor.
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#15 - Body of Evidence
New Tricks - Season 9 - Episode 5
The body of a missing computer expert turns up in a hospital morgue under a false name, so the team reopens the investigation into his disappearance. The dead man worked for the Metropolitan Police, giving him access to a great deal of sensitive information—added to which, he was in contact with a group of online hackers. As the seasoned detectives unravel the mystery, Brian struggles to accept Steve as the new UCOS member, forcing Esther to intervene.
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#16 - A Vintage Murder
Midsomer Murders - Season 17 - Episode 4
When people start collapsing at the launch tasting of Midsomer Vineyard's newest sparkling wine, Kate Wilding discovers that the glasses had been laced with slug pellets.
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#17 - Schooled in Murder
Midsomer Murders - Season 15 - Episode 6
At the factory where the world-famous Midsomer Blue Cheese is made, a dairy worker is brutally murdered by a giant round of weaponized cheese.
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#18 - Episode 2
Waterloo Road - Season 3 - Episode 2
Matt Wilding begins work on the school musical, with Steph helping. However, she soon becomes so involved, she has little time for pastoral care duties. Tom believes that Chlo is so busy thinking about being a wife to care about her mock exams, so Mika asks Brett to give Chlo French tuition.
#19 - Fresh Starts
New Tricks - Season 6 - Episode 3
The team exhumes the body of a car crash victim after claims she has been seen alive.
#20 - Episode 3
Waterloo Road - Season 11 - Episode 3
The Walters family deal with an unexpected crisis, pushing a stressed Preston to the brink, while Tonya and Izzy skip school.
#21 - Episode 3628 (Tue 6th Jan 2004)
Emmerdale - Season 33 - Episode 5
Scott is still furious towards Zoe and teaches her a lesson by taking Jean without Zoe's knowledge. Meanwhile, Marlon keeps up the fight to bring Tricia back, and Andy feels stifled by Jack's presence on the farm.
#22 - Episode 3782 (Mon 5th July 2004)
Emmerdale - Season 33 - Episode 156
Determined to avoid more trouble with his dad, Carl waits for Paul to deliver the post in the hope that he can retrieve the saucy snaps of Chas before Tom sees them. Unfortunately Carl's hopes are dashed when Paul arrives and Matthew swipes the envelope from him and opens it. Matthew decides to keep the photos to ensure that Carl does some work for a change.
#23 - Episode 3801 (Mon 26th July 2004)
Emmerdale - Season 33 - Episode 174
When Charity arranges for the lawyer who helped get her out of jail to represent Sam, Lisa assures Sam that thoughts of going back to prison will soon be a bad memory. However, Lisa is not impressed when a junior partner in the law firm turns up and tells her that Charity's lawyer doesn’t attend to small cases.