The Best Episodes Written By Jane Campion

Every TV Episode Written by Jane Campion Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 1 Episode 7 - Top of the Lake
    7.7/10(15 votes)

    #1 - Top of the Lake

    S1:E7

    Tui is about to give birth. Matt reveals a secret that almost destroys Robin. The investigation reaches its shocking conclusion.

    Director:N/A

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  2. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - Searchers Search
    7.6/10(20 votes)

    #2 - Searchers Search

    S1:E2

    As Tui's disappearance remains unsolved, fear for her survival increases, while her father solicits help, Robin has a run-in with the girl's half-brother and a perverted local.

    Director:N/A

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  3. undefined Season 2 Episode 6 - The Battle of the Mothers
    7.4/10(5 votes)

    #3 - The Battle of the Mothers

    S2:E6

    Robin and Pyke are desperate to find out if hostage Mary is alive, while Adrian struggles to make sense of the crime scene at Silk 41. As dawn breaks, the gunman is on the loose in Bondi and the beach is about to be flooded with people.

    Director:N/A

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  4. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - A Rainbow Above Us
    7.4/10(18 votes)

    #4 - A Rainbow Above Us

    S1:E4

    A violent indiscretion sees Robin thrown off the case but she cannot let go. Her passionate affair with Johnno, Tui's half-brother, intensifies and complicates.

    Director:N/A

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  5. undefined Season 1 Episode 6 - No Goodbyes Thanks
    7.1/10(19 votes)

    #5 - No Goodbyes Thanks

    S1:E6

    With fresh intelligence on where Tui’s hiding, Matt launches a full-scale search party. Before Robin can intervene, tragedy strikes.

    Director:N/A

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  6. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Paradise Sold
    7.0/10(23 votes)

    #6 - Paradise Sold

    S1:E1

    In a breathtaking but remote mountain town in South Island, New Zealand, a twelve year-old girl named Tui is discovered to be pregnant. Local police enlist help from Detective Robin Griffin, a child protection specialist who has recently returned to the area to care for her mother.

    Director:N/A

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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 5 - The Dark Creator
    7.0/10(19 votes)

    #7 - The Dark Creator

    S1:E5

    Robin is back on the case, whilst Matt gathers troops to hunt his daughter down. Tui's friends trek deep into the mountains to celebrate her birthday, with tragic consequences.

    Director:N/A

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  8. undefined Season 2 Episode 3 - Surrogate
    7.0/10(15 votes)

    #8 - Surrogate

    S2:E3

    Robin is galvanised by her theory that China Girl is a surrogate and ignores the threat of Al Parker’s imminent case against her. Mary accuses Robin of being manipulated by Pyke and Julia into believing Alexander is dangerous.

    Director:N/A

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  9. undefined Season 2 Episode 5 - Who's Your Daddy?
    7.0/10(13 votes)

    #9 - Who's Your Daddy?

    S2:E5

    Robin finds a surprising love, but as Puss puts another arm of his audacious plan in place and suspicion grows around Silk 41, her fears for Mary escalate. Then Miranda drops a bombshell that brings her closer to the dead girl.

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  10. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - The Edge of the Universe
    6.8/10(19 votes)

    #10 - The Edge of the Universe

    S1:E3

    Robin makes a breakthrough in her investigation, but Al warns that her own dark past is colouring her judgement.

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  11. undefined Season 2 Episode 2 - The Loved One
    6.8/10(16 votes)

    #11 - The Loved One

    S2:E2

    Armed with the fact that China Girl was pregnant, Robin launches into the investigation, including inside Sydney's sex industry. The meeting with her daughter's parents veers off the rails and puts contacting Mary at risk.

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  12. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - China Girl
    6.4/10(18 votes)

    #12 - China Girl

    S2:E1

    Detective Robin Griffin is newly back in Sydney, haunted by the baby she had as a teenager and partnered with an eager new recruit, Miranda. When a body in a suitcase washes up on Bondi Beach, Robin is determined to take the case.

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  13. undefined Season 2 Episode 4 - Birthday
    6.1/10(15 votes)

    #13 - Birthday

    S2:E4

    There's a breakthrough in the case when Robin interviews Silk 41 regular Brett who suspects that China Girl is his ‘Girlfriend Experience’. Puss tests Mary’s love with a surprise for her 18th birthday celebration.

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Jane Campion Ratings Summary

"Top of the Lake" is the best rated episode written by Jane Campion. It scored 7.7/10 based on 15 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 4/15/2013 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "Searchers Search".