The best episode directed by Baz Taylor is "Faithful Unto Death", rated 6.909/10 from 11 user votes. It was "written by Douglas Watkinson". "Faithful Unto Death" aired on 4/22/1998 and is rated 0.2 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Death in Disguise".
A craft centre in the old mill at Morton Fendle is losing money. Several locals have invested in the business and believe they have been swindled by Alan Hollingsworth, the man behind it. When Hollingsworth's glamorous wife Simone goes missing, Barnaby believes she has been kidnapped and puts Hollingsworth under observation. However, Hollingsworth evades the police, carrying a bundle of cash, and a woman neighbour who follows him to his rendez-vous is killed in a bizarre road accident. Then Hollingsworth is found dead, and Simone turns up alive. Barnaby guesses she and a friend faked the kidnapping, but he can't prove it.
Director: Baz Taylor
Writer: Douglas Watkinson
At a local New Age commune (fancifully called the Lodge of the Golden Windhorse) William Carter is found dead with a broken neck, lying at the bottom of a staircase. Barnaby and Troy have to decide whether the death was an accident or murder.
Director: Baz Taylor
Writer: Douglas Watkinson
Dempsey goes undercover and infiltrates a gang after discovering a link between the London underworld and the New York police department.
Director: Baz Taylor
Writer: Ranald Graham
In Venice, Lovejoy gets a job working for Caterina and Lavinia, with a view to busting their scam, and meets a Scottish forger called 'Lucky' Luciano. Lovejoy and Lucky together unravel the mystery of the Island of Rats.
Director: Baz Taylor
Writer: Ian La Frenais