The Best Episodes Written By Mackenzie Crook

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.5/10(13 votes)

   #1 - Episode 1

   S1:E110/2/2014

   Following a chance encounter with a young history student, Lance and Andy embark on a journey towards the discovery of a lifetime. All they need to do is get permission from the local landowner, the mad one who is rumoured to have done away with his wife.

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   7.5/10(2 votes)

   #2 - Should I Be Scared?

   S1:E32/23/2026

   Michael witnesses a crime and is questioned by the police. Meanwhile, Clive obsesses about a black rabbit, and Kacey visits Marvin Gardens and is shocked by what she sees.

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   7.5/10(2 votes)

   #3 - The Birds of America

   S1:E43/2/2026

   Clive is seething when a truckload of steaming horse manure is dumped in front of Michael's house. Kacey comes round to help bury the jars and asks Michael about the hoarded boxes.

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   6.9/10(10 votes)

   #4 - Down at the Cul-de-Sac

   S1:E12/9/2026

   Since his partner Clea went missing seven years ago, Michael Sleep's life has been on hold. But a mystical recipe in an old journal promises answers he’s been longing for.

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   6.8/10(6 votes)

   #5 - Is This Legal?

   S1:E22/16/2026

   Michael converts his shed into an alchemist's laboratory, but Clive is getting suspicious. Kacey invites Michael to the pub, where he says too much about his mysterious experiment.

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   6.0/10(3 votes)

   #6 - The Wise Man's Song

   S1:E63/16/2026

   The prophets are looking sick, Michael hasn't asked his questions, and all hell has broken loose in Marvin Gardens. It seems like the end of the line — or the start of a new adventure.

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   5.3/10(3 votes)

   #7 - Who's Gonna Make Me Laugh?

   S1:E53/9/2026

   Strange things are happening in Marvin Gardens, and they're starting to attract unwanted attention. It's time for Kacey and Michael to exhume the prophets from their pile of manure.

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   5.0/10(2 votes)

   #8 - The Scarecrow of Scatterbrook

   S1:E112/26/2019

   Siblings Susan and John arrive at Scatterbrook Farm to find it troubled by a late harvest. Can walking, talking scarecrow Worzel Gummidge help restore the natural order?

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   Writer:Mackenzie Crook

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