The BEST episodes written by Mark Billingham

8.89

88 votes

#1 - Sleepyhead (2)

Thorne - Season 1 - Episode 2

Following the attack on Thorne, the hunt for the killer intensifies. Tension between Thorne and Tughan threatens to expose a dark secret too.

8.46

116 votes

#2 - Sleepyhead (3)

Thorne - Season 1 - Episode 3

The first adaptation of Mark Billingham's bestselling detective series reaches its heart-pounding conclusion as Thorne's hunt for the killer turns into a race against the clock

8.44

134 votes

#3 - Scaredy Cat (3)

Thorne - Season 1 - Episode 6

Martin Palmer escapes police custody during a car crash, and, reunited with fellow killer Stuart Nicklin the pair continue their murderous spree. Thorne orders Chen off the case when he learns of her drug problem, but desperate to make amends, she decides to track the pair alone.

8.24

192 votes

#4 - Scaredy Cat (1)

Thorne - Season 1 - Episode 4

In a twisted plot, DI Tom Thorne investigates a pair of macabre murders.

8.15

164 votes

#5 - Scaredy Cat (2)

Thorne - Season 1 - Episode 5

DS Chen and Holland discover the body of a man in a disused sewer tunnel only moments after an identical murder in North London. Upon further investigation it appears that the victim is an ex police officer which leads Thorne to believe that this may be personal.