The BEST episodes written by Paul Logue

#1 - Blue

Vera - Season 12 - Episode 3

Joel Kingston is a copper’s copper from a respected and notable police family but when he is found dead, floating in a park lake, DCI Vera Stanhope (Brenda Blethyn) finds herself investigating both sides of the thin blue line in order to find his killer. A complex family dynamic, tensions at work, and brushes with the underworld, paint a dark and complex picture. Joel was there to serve and protect but did his stubborn commitment to justice at any price lead to his death? Or, was he killed to stop him revealing a secret that would destroy someone’s life? Vera steps on toes and ruffles a few police feathers as she searches for answers as to why PC Joel Kingston is no longer on the beat.

#2 - Blind Spot

Vera - Season 9 - Episode 1

Vera investigates the murder of a trainee forensic psychologist found dead on a Northumberland landfill site.

#3 - Undertow (2)

DCI Banks - Season 5 - Episode 6

#4 - Episode 3

Shetland - Season 4 - Episode 3

Jimmy questions Donna about the shocking DNA results, Alison arrives in Norway in search of Andreas Hagan, and an unexpected twist leads Perez and Tosh into the murky world of the Norwegian far right.

#5 - Undertow (1)

DCI Banks - Season 5 - Episode 5

#6 - Vital Signs

Vera - Season 11 - Episode 5

Vera is called out to the grim scene of a body found in the back of a burned out car. When identified as a popular local GP, we enter the world of intrigue, betrayal, and lust.

#7 - Home

Vera - Season 8 - Episode 3

Quiet life in suburbia takes a dark turn when a woman is discovered lying dead in her back garden.

#8 - Witness

Vera - Season 11 - Episode 1

A contractor is found dead on the steps of Collingwood Memorial after being attacked. Vera then discovers that the contractor recently testified as a key witness in a violent assault case, and wonders if the two things are connected.

#9 - Crime and Punishment

Midsomer Murders - Season 19 - Episode 2

The Bleakridge Watch patrols the streets of their remote village, exposing anyone who steps outside the law. When one of their members dies, Barnaby uncovers just how far some people will go for power.

#10 - An Artistic Murder

Death in Paradise - Season 3 - Episode 3

The murder of a local gigolo brings DI Goodman and his team into contact with the social elite of Saint Marie. The case proves particularly hard-hitting for Fidel, as the death of his old school friend forces him to face up to some past mistakes.

#11 - The Ballad of Midsomer County

Midsomer Murders - Season 17 - Episode 3

Festival organizer Toby Winning is found dead on the morning of the Lower Crosby Folk Festival, shortly after announcing plans to move the festival nearer to London.

#12 - Murder on the Honoré Express

Death in Paradise - Season 8 - Episode 1

When a passenger is stabbed on the express bus to Honore, Jack and his team are baffled. No-one left their seat, so how on earth did they commit murder?

#13 - The Killings of Copenhagen

Midsomer Murders - Season 16 - Episode 5

Barnaby and Nelson join forces with two female Danish police detectives after a Midsomer businessman is poisoned during a trip to Copenhagen.

#14 - The Sicillian Defence

Midsomer Murders - Season 15 - Episode 5

When a young girl wakes up from a mysterious coma, she finds that no one knows what happened to her boyfriend who disappeared around the same time she was attacked.

#15 - The Incident at Cooper Hill

Midsomer Murders - Season 18 - Episode 2

A local forest-ranger suffers a strange death after mysterious lights appear in the sky over UFO hot-spot Cooper Hill.

#16 - Troubled Waters

Waterloo Road - Season 8 - Episode 3

Tariq is struggling to accept his disability, which gives cause for concern. When encouraged to join in a fight against pupils of rival school, Havelock High, Tariq rejects the offer, claiming that life is too short. He is further unsettled when he finds out that his friends will attend his kayaking trials, so tries to get Phoenix and Gus to arrange a fight against the rival pupils. It is then a race against time for Tom and Michael when Tariq's true intentions are revealed. Also, rival headmaster, Gerard Findlay is determined to discredit Michael by posting an old article about Michael's past all over the school, but is caught by Grantly.

#17 - Let Us Prey

Midsomer Murders - Season 16 - Episode 2

A series of murders in Midsomer St Claire seems to be inspired by macabre images on a medieval fresco recently discovered in the church crypt.

#18 - System Error

Casualty - Season 25 - Episode 45

Adam's moralistic attitude leads to him clashing with Kirsty which ends with the truth about Warren's abuse being revealed to the entire staff in the department. Jordan allows Ruth to return to the department on a probationary period but her first day is anything but easy.

#19 - Love Is a Battlefield (1)

Casualty - Season 24 - Episode 24

(Crossover with Holby City; part two is S12E19: Downstairs, Upstairs (2)) Charlie's chest pains are worsening, and his stress levels increase further when he gets a phone call from the police and Louis - Shona has broken into his house. He angers Louis by refusing to press charges against Shona, vowing to deal with her himself. Later he is forced to chase Shona around Holby and finds her drunk and high, slumped in a graveyard.He starts to drive her home, but a combination of the day's events and worsening pains causes Charlie to cough up blood. Shona rushes for help and Charlie is whisked into the ED, where the team stabilise him. The gang rally round as Charlie is taken upstairs to Elliot and the Holby team.Adam insists he's fine to work, but when he upsets a patient Jordan orders him to attend a counselling session before he returns. Annoyed, Adam begrudgingly agrees but, when he is later drafted in for a five-a-side football match, he takes his frustration out on a vicious player. Adam realises he may not be dealing with things as well as he had hoped.Dixie's dad, Arthur, continues to mistake Jeff and Dixie for a couple and tells his daughter he's anxious to see her settled before he dies. Dixie decides she'll give her dad what he wants and asks Jeff to marry her...