The BEST episodes written by Paul Rutman

The Secret of Chimneys
star
8.24
220 votes

#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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Death of a Family Man
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8.05
351 votes

#2 - Death of a Family Man

Vera - Season 4 - Episode 4

Vera delves into the tangled life of a businessman found floating in the water under the Gateshead Millennium Bridge.

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Episode 10
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7.95
76 votes

#3 - 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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The Great and the Good
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7.94
348 votes

#4 - 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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Episode 1
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7.93
152 votes

#5 - 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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Castles in the Air
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7.90
380 votes

#6 - Castles in the Air

Vera - Season 3 - Episode 1

A young physiotherapist is brutally murdered and Vera leads the investigation into her death.

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They Do It with Mirrors
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7.89
184 votes

#7 - 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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On Harbour Street
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7.86
339 votes

#8 - On Harbour Street

Vera - Season 4 - Episode 1

Vera investigates the mysterious death of a pensioner on a busy commuter train.

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Poster Child
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7.78
366 votes

#9 - 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.

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A Gift For The King
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7.77
87 votes

#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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The Ghost Position
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7.76
465 votes

#11 - 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.

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Episode 9
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7.72
68 votes

#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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A Certain Samaritan
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7.66
377 votes

#13 - 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.

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Little Lazarus
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7.66
432 votes

#14 - 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.

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Episode 4
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7.65
156 votes

#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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The Crow Trap
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7.62
464 votes

#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.

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Hide and Seek
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7.57
92 votes

#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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Carla
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7.54
484 votes

#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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Telling Tales
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7.53
521 votes

#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.

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Episode 6
star
7.51
98 votes

#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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Two Calls
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7.49
609 votes

#21 - 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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Ghosts of the Deep
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7.49
699 votes

#22 - 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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The Proposal
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7.45
83 votes

#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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Hidden Depths
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7.40
592 votes

#24 - 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.

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Kid in the Park
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7.39
554 votes

#25 - 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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The Sixty-Twos
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7.38
490 votes

#26 - 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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Emergency Caller
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7.37
702 votes

#27 - 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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Episode 2
star
7.26
129 votes

#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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Episode 5
star
7.19
111 votes

#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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Episode 4
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7.10
104 votes

#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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