The BEST episodes written by Paul Rutman
#1 - The Secret of Chimneys
Agatha Christie's Marple - Season 5 - Episode 2
Miss Marple finds herself spending the weekend at Chimneys, the stately home of Lord Caterham whose late wife was her cousin. The weekend has a diplomatic air to it as the Austrian Count Ludwig von Stainach is also there to negotiate a trade agreement with the British that will give the British access to iron ore. An important person goes missing, and Marple's search leads to a decades-old murder that might be connected to a mysterious diamond theft.
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#3 - The Great and the Good
Lewis - Season 2 - Episode 4
Oswald Cooper is the prime suspect in the rape of a teenage girl, but presents an alibi supported by three pillars of the community. When Cooper is murdered, Lewis discovers a web of deceit going back 20 years, in which the dead man was used by the trio to cover up a sordid series of secrets - but the case soon takes on a personal dimension for the inspector.
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#5 - Episode 10
Indian Summers - Season 1 - Episode 10
In the final episode, Ramu Sood's fate is left in Ralph's hands, a vote takes place at the club to lift the colour bar, and Alice and Aafrin prepare to go public with their relationship.
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#6 - They Do It with Mirrors
Agatha Christie's Marple - Season 4 - Episode 3
Carrie-Louise and her third husband Lewis Serrocold run a correctional facility for young men on their estate, Stonygates, where they also house a rag-tag of family and step-family. After a fire tears through Carrie Louise's office, her sister, Ruth Van Rydock, urges their old - and somewhat less glamorous - friend, Miss Marple (Julia McKenzie), to visit the blithely unsuspecting philanthropist.
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#7 - Episode 1
Indian Summers - Season 1 - Episode 1
Ralph Whelan and the rest of the Indian Civil Service begin the annual move to Simla where the doyenne of British society Cynthia Coffin prepares the exclusive white British Club for the summer season.
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#8 - On Harbour Street
Vera - Season 4 - Episode 1
Vera investigates the mysterious death of a pensioner on a busy commuter train.
#9 - The Ghost Position
Vera - Season 2 - Episode 1
Vera's reunion with her first sergeant occurs under tragic circumstances when his house is petrol-bombed. The investigation forces her to face old memories.
#10 - A Gift For The King
Indian Summers - Season 2 - Episode 6
As Simla gathers to celebrate King George's Silver Jubilee, Aafrin is trapped in a nightmare - the terrorist Naresh Banerjee is plotting a bomb strike at the picnic.
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#11 - Poster Child
Vera - Season 3 - Episode 2
A surgeon is murdered and his daughters abducted leaving Vera's team to trace the killer and rescue the daughters.
#12 - Episode 9
Indian Summers - Season 1 - Episode 9
Madeleine is dealt some devastating news, and Alice is terrified when Sarah threatens to tell everyone that Alice's husband is alive. Tensions between Ralph and Cynthia escalate.
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#13 - Little Lazarus
Vera - Season 1 - Episode 4
Vera finds herself acting as caretaker for a boy whose mother was murdered in front of his eyes.
#14 - A Certain Samaritan
Vera - Season 2 - Episode 3
A young man is found dead with heroin in his blood and a stolen credit card in his wallet. But only when Vera learns details of his mother's life does a motive for murder emerge.
#15 - Episode 4
Lark Rise to Candleford - Season 1 - Episode 4
Mr Ashlow arrives in Candleford looking for his estranged daughters, Ruby and Pearl Pratt. Can they forgive him for deserting them when they needed him most? Caroline hides from a bailiff.
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#16 - The Crow Trap
Vera - Season 1 - Episode 3
As groundbreaking begins on a rock quarry in the moorlands, a local woman who had opposed the construction is found murdered.
#17 - Hide and Seek
Indian Summers - Season 2 - Episode 5
Lord Hawthorne orders the police to arrest Adam and Ralph uncovers a shocking family secret. Alice decides to take a stand against her husband, and an earthquake hits Simla.
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#18 - Carla
Criminal Record - Season 1 - Episode 8
A wave of public outrage pushes Hegarty and June to work together before it's too late.
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#19 - Telling Tales
Vera - Season 1 - Episode 2
Vera must put together the pieces of a 11-year-old murder and stop a ruthless killer before he or she strikes again.
#20 - Episode 6
Indian Summers - Season 1 - Episode 6
The pressure continues to mount on Ralph as Jaya reveals the real reason for her visit to Simla. A mountaineer saves Alice, Madeleine and Ronnie from a perilous situation.
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#21 - Ghosts of the Deep
The Deep - Season 1 - Episode 3
The Orpheus crew's quest for renewable energy has led them into danger. They're trapped on Volos, a Russian submarine, and its nuclear reactor is dangerously overheating. Whoever shuts it down will be exposed to lethal radiation. Who will draw the short straw? Meanwhile Clem is determined to find out what part the Volos had in his wife's death.
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#22 - Two Calls
Criminal Record - Season 1 - Episode 2
Convinced there’s a link between the emergency calls, June sets out to prove a theory—but Hegarty stays one step ahead.
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#23 - The Proposal
Indian Summers - Season 2 - Episode 7
The Whelans' marriage faces its darkest hour as the Maharajah and Sirene return to Simla. Knowing Ralph needs his support, the Maharajah makes him an indecent proposal.
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#24 - Kid in the Park
Criminal Record - Season 1 - Episode 3
A horrific incident lands June on Hegarty’s team, giving her a way to win his trust while secretly digging into the Errol Mathis case.
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#25 - Hidden Depths
Vera - Season 1 - Episode 1
A handsome young man, a coquettish student teacher, nothing in common between them - except that both were murdered and left with their bodies meticulously posed.
#26 - Emergency Caller
Criminal Record - Season 1 - Episode 1
An anonymous call puts Detective Sergeant June Lenker in the path of the formidable Daniel Hegarty.
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#27 - The Sixty-Twos
Criminal Record - Season 1 - Episode 7
The events leading up to Errol’s 2011 arrest reveal a hidden history.
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#28 - Episode 2
Indian Summers - Season 1 - Episode 2
Sarah becomes suspicious of Alice's past and begins some detective work to uncover the real reasons behind her move to India.
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#29 - Episode 5
Indian Summers - Season 1 - Episode 5
Ralph tries to take advantage of divisions among the Indian communities. Cynthia is shocked by Eugene's revelation about his finances. Sarah places Alice in a very difficult position.
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#30 - Episode 4
Indian Summers - Season 1 - Episode 4
There's much excitement in Simla as the Viceroy arrives. Ralph is troubled when he discovers that the only evidence that linked Chandru Mohan to the Congress Party is missing.
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