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The Best Episodes of Waking the Dead Season 4

Every episode of Waking the Dead Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Waking the Dead Season 4!

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A detective team apply new techniques to old crimes as they solve cold cases.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Waking the Dead Season 4 Episode 6 - Fugue States (2)
    8.3/10(187 votes)

    S4:E6

    After shooting an unarmed man in the raid on the nursery, Mel is suspended from the case pending an inquiry. Grace and Boyd, meanwhile, have more questions for Roper—but the doctor's in no position to answer them.

    Director:Ben Bolt
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Waking the Dead Season 4 Episode 2 - In Sight of the Lord (2)
    8.1/10(232 votes)

    S4:E2

    Is the Second World War the linking factor? The team must find the next possible victim but no-one knows where he is.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Waking the Dead Season 4 Episode 5 - Fugue States (1)
    8.1/10(200 votes)

    S4:E5

    Two five-year-old twins are taken from their home in Notting Hill Carnival and a nationwide search is launched, but they are not found. Thirteen years later, one of the twins, Jason, is admitted to hospital after a traffic accident. The hunt now begins to establish where his sister, Cindy might be and if she is still alive.

    Directors:Andy Hay, Ben Bolt
    Writers:Stephen Davis, Ed Whitmore

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  4. Waking the Dead Season 4 Episode 12 - Shadowplay (2)
    8.1/10(196 votes)

    S4:E12

    Boyd and the team continue to investigate the arson case and the other two other possible crime connections to 'The Shepherd'. Will the team discover this person's true identity or will it all turn out to be a part of the imagination of a mentally ill woman?

    Director:Andy Hay
    Writer:Ed Whitmore

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  5. Waking the Dead Season 4 Episode 1 - In Sight of the Lord (1)
    7.9/10(259 votes)

    S4:E1

    In 1948, post-war Britain, an ex-soldier has been found dead with his skull nailed to the floor. Now this case has been re-opened due to media attention and pressure created by his grandson.

    Director:Andy Hay
    Writer:Tony McHale

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  6. Waking the Dead Season 4 Episode 4 - False Flag (2)
    7.9/10(179 votes)

    S4:E4

    While the security services begin using underhand methods, a former army officer promises Boyd explosive new evidence—but their meeting is destined never to happen.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Stephen Davis

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  7. Waking the Dead Season 4 Episode 8 - Anger Management (2)
    7.9/10(178 votes)

    S4:E8

    When the gun stolen from Frankie is used in another murder, the Squad suspect the victim's gopher. It is revealed the first murder could have been a case of mistaken identity. Frankie and Grace begin to get creeped out by the effects of Boyd's Anger Management!

    Director:Andy Hay
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Waking the Dead Season 4 Episode 11 - Shadowplay (1)
    7.9/10(191 votes)

    S4:E11

    A young woman who has psychiatric problems has killed her family through an arson attack on her family home. She claims she was incited to do this by a mysterious figure known only as 'The Shepherd'.

    Director:Andy Hay
    Writer:Ed Whitmore

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  9. Waking the Dead Season 4 Episode 3 - False Flag (1)
    7.8/10(192 votes)

    S4:E3

    As a garage is demolished in contemporary London, demolition work is halted at the sight of a skeleton sitting in the driver’s seat. An unexploded bomb is found under the car which is soon linked to an Irish terrorist cell from the late 1970s.

    Director:Suri Krishnamma
    Writers:Stephen Davis, Tony McHale

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  10. Waking the Dead Season 4 Episode 7 - Anger Management (1)
    7.8/10(193 votes)

    S4:E7

    After Sam is released from prison, a man is murdered in the hostel where he stays. Soon he is a suspect. But it looks as though Sam was in fact the intended victim. On the surface Sam appears to be a devoted family man, but he has a hidden past which the team can only speculate about.

    Director:Andy Hay
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Waking the Dead Season 4 Episode 9 - The Hardest Word (1)
    7.7/10(192 votes)

    S4:E9

    A sadomasochistic serial killer is at large. The killings are brutal and the victims are found with the word 'Sorry' carved in their backs.

    Director:Andy Hay
    Writers:Doug Milburn, Ed Whitmore

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  12. Waking the Dead Season 4 Episode 10 - The Hardest Word (2)
    7.7/10(176 votes)

    S4:E10

    When the killer strikes at the heart of the team, the investigation takes a new track and the motive for the murders takes on a very different meaning.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Fugue States (2)" is the best rated episode of "Waking the Dead" season 4. It scored 8.3/10 based on 187 votes. Directed by Ben Bolt and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/26/2004. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "In Sight of the Lord (2)".