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The Best Episodes of DCI Banks Season 4

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A thrilling drama based on the novels by Peter Robinson. Stephen Tompkinson and Andrea Lowe star as the tenacious and stubborn Chief Inspector Alan Banks and the feisty and headstrong Detective Sergeant Annie Cabbot.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    DCI Banks Season 4 Episode 1 - What Will Survive: Part 1
    8.7/10(354 votes)

    #1 - What Will Survive: Part 1

    S4:E1

    A young Estonian woman is found dead on a piece of waste-ground, suspected of being buried alive. As the team piece together her movements, they uncover a world of prostitution and drugs hidden behind a respectable veneer.

    Director:David Richards
    Writer:Nicholas Hicks-Beach

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  2. DCI Banks Season 4 Episode 2 - What Will Survive: Part 2
    9.0/10(326 votes)

    #2 - What Will Survive: Part 2

    S4:E2

    The team are dismayed to discover that an arson attack at the Osgood's house has injured Michael and killed his autistic son Robbie.

    Director:David Richards
    Writer:Nicholas Hicks-Beach

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  3. DCI Banks Season 4 Episode 3 - Buried: Part 1
    7.3/10(336 votes)

    #3 - Buried: Part 1

    S4:E3

    A husband and daughter struggle to come to terms with their grief when the body of wife and mother Anaan Kamel is found washed up by an underground river.

    Director:Craig Pickles
    Writer:Nicholas Hicks-Beach

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  4. DCI Banks Season 4 Episode 4 - Buried: Part 2
    8.0/10(327 votes)

    #4 - Buried: Part 2

    S4:E4

    Geoff has become a marked man and Banks decides to put both him and his daughter Evie under watch at an anonymous hotel whilst he increases the search for Mullen.

    Director:Craig Pickles
    Writer:Nicholas Hicks-Beach

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  5. DCI Banks Season 4 Episode 5 - Ghosts: Part 1
    7.7/10(327 votes)

    #5 - Ghosts: Part 1

    S4:E5

    When the body of an undergraduate is found dumped in a ravine, the investigation into his stabbing reveals he was far from being a model student.

    Director:Kenneth Glenaan
    Writer:Paul Logue

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  6. DCI Banks Season 4 Episode 6 - Ghosts: Part 2
    7.3/10(317 votes)

    #6 - Ghosts: Part 2

    S4:E6

    Helen works hard to win back Alan's approval as they try to find the killer and prevent Josh's father from seeking a revenge of his own.

    Director:Kenneth Glenaan
    Writer:Paul Logue

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"What Will Survive: Part 1" is the best rated episode of "DCI Banks" season 4. It scored 8.7/10 based on 354 votes. Directed by David Richards and written by Nicholas Hicks-Beach, it aired on 3/4/2015. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "What Will Survive: Part 2".