The Best Episodes Directed By Jim Loach

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.5/10(8 votes)

   #1 - Harvest

   S4:E41/29/2017

   When a body is found in Bramford Mere, a marshland outside of Oxford, everyone assumes they are the remains of Dr Matthew Laxman, an Oxford botanist who mysteriously disappeared near the site five years earlier.

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   7.1/10(8 votes)

   #2 - Comfort and Joy

   S0:E112/25/2017

   It is Christmas 1846 and Victoria is uncharacteristically sad as she prepares to face her first Christmas without her beloved Baroness Lehzen, while Albert transforms the palace into a magical festive wonderland as he is gripped by an obsession with staging the perfect family Christmas. But tensions between the couple mount when the prince invites house guests to join the celebrations. Meanwhile, Skerrett inherits a large estate from an estranged uncle.

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   7.0/10(9 votes)

   #3 - Faith, Hope and Charity

   S2:E610/1/2017

   The queen is horrified by news of famine sweeping Ireland, and tries to persuade the government to take action. However, Peel is reluctant to get involved, fearing that sending aid will destabilise his own party. The crisis soon strikes at the heart of the royal household, while a determined Reverend turns up on Victoria's doorstep, demanding help for his parish.

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   7.0/10(1 votes)

   #4 - Episode 9

   S5:E92/26/2008

   Monica has an unexpected visitor, her mother Joan, who no one's seen for twenty years. Suddenly all Monica's childhood insecurities come flooding back. But Joan has a secret, she's got Alzheimer's disease and has a very important task for Monica but, she can't remember what it is. When Stan confesses to Yvonne that he's got a soft spot for her he gets a little more than he bargained for, in the stock room, up against the shelves and behind the frozen goods. Yvonne is a woman with physical needs but does she want this to go any further because, Stan certainly does. When Paddy and Mimi take a holiday, Shane and Mickey decide to throw a party. The only problem is, they've no cash to buy booze and drugs and when they enlist Liam to help them with a money making business venture, they soon find themselves outsmarted.

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   7.0/10(1 votes)

   #5 - Episode 10

   S5:E103/4/2008

   Jamie's ex-cellmate Mark comes to stay, but Karen doesn't trust him and the battle lines are drawn. Karen's got a fight on her hands if she's to prevent Mark from leading Jamie back into a life of crime. When Carl gets poor grades in his GCSEs, he realises everybody thinks he's a failure. So he sets out to prove them wrong and, with a little bit of help from Paddy, finds his real talent in the boxing ring. Yvonne gets a shock when she hears that her daughter Meena has arranged her own marriage. Meanwhile, Norma finds herself on a date. But is she over Monica yet?

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   6.1/10(11 votes)

   #6 - Entente Cordiale

   S2:E59/24/2017

   The young monarch decides it is time to try her hand at foreign relations, as she and an entourage of servants and fellow royals set sail for France.

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7. 

   5.4/10(5 votes)

   #7 - Consequences

   S2:E32/7/2019

   Johan is plunged into crisis and Rosa reveals her plans for the future to Anna. [Elizabeth and Johan's Story]

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   5.3/10(19 votes)

   #8 - Emergency Caller

   S1:E11/10/2024

   An anonymous call puts Detective Sergeant June Lenker in the path of the formidable Daniel Hegarty.

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9. 

   5.2/10(18 votes)

   #9 - Two Calls

   S1:E21/10/2024

   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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10. 

    4.9/10(18 votes)

    #10 - Kid in the Park

    S1:E31/17/2024

    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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    4.7/10(17 votes)

    #11 - Protected

    S1:E41/24/2024

    Pressure mounts on June from all sides as she makes a breakthrough in Errol's case.

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    4.5/10(4 votes)

    #12 - Jack and Coke

    S2:E42/14/2019

    Jack attempts to burn his past by drinking whiskey on the mountainside. [Jack and Angela's Story]

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