The Best Episodes Directed By Ben Palmer

Every TV Episode Directed by Ben Palmer Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  1. Background image for Samuel Beckett and Andre the Giant
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #1 - Samuel Beckett and Andre the Giant

    Missing info
    S1:E2

    Inspired by true events, this comedy charts the unlikely friendship between Samuel Beckett and a young Andre the Giant.

    Director:Ben Palmer
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  2. Background image for The Greatest of All Time
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #2 - The Greatest of All Time

    Missing info
    S1:E5

    Comedy based on the time Muhammad Ali talked a suicidal man down from a ninth floor balcony.

    Director:Ben Palmer
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  3. Background image for Bob Dylan: Knockin' on Dave's Door
    8.2/10(5 votes)

    #3 - Bob Dylan: Knockin' on Dave's Door

    Missing info
    S1:E1

    Music legend Bob Dylan decides to fly to the U.K. one day to visit his mate Dave Stewart. Soon he finds himself waiting for Dave in his flat dutifully being served tea by his girlfriend. But is he really in the right place? You decide.

    Director:Ben Palmer
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  4. Background image for The Fashion Show
    8.0/10(8 votes)

    #4 - The Fashion Show

    Missing info
    S3:E1

    It's the start of term and Carli is organising a charity fashion show, and like every school fashion show it's only for the coolest and best looking kids. This means our four heroes aren't involved - or at least not until the last minute when Carli's desperate, but their help proves to be a bigger hindrance than anyone could have imagined.

    Director:Ben Palmer
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  5. Background image for Episode 6
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #5 - Episode 6

    Missing info
    S1:E6

    Andrew has transformed the pub and a party is held for what would have been Laurie's 69th birthday, but Stephen finds out some big news about Andrew.

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  6. Background image for The Duke of Edinburgh Awards
    7.9/10(9 votes)

    #6 - The Duke of Edinburgh Awards

    Missing info
    S2:E5

    Will is asked to co-ordinate the school's Duke of Edinburgh award scheme, and immediately turns the situation to his advantage, using it as an opportunity to volunteer at an old peoples home to try and snare his former babysitter. The other boys help out, except for Simon who has problems of his own.

    Director:Ben Palmer
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  7. Background image for The Gig and the Girlfriend
    7.9/10(8 votes)

    #7 - The Gig and the Girlfriend

    Missing info
    S3:E2

    Simon wants to date a girl in the year below and to try and impress her, he goes to his first gig since his mum took him to see Take That at Wembley Arena. Will, Jay and Neil end up going as well which spoils Simon's chances.

    Director:Ben Palmer
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  8. Background image for Work Experience
    7.6/10(9 votes)

    #8 - Work Experience

    Missing info
    S2:E2

    Following a disappointing Valentines Day a mix-up in the work experience programme means that Neil gets to work in a newspaper office whilst Will is stuck in a garage, where he gets stripped and thrown in a pond as an initiation ceremony. Unwisely he inadvertently invites a work colleague to the school disco, where Simon gets a pleasant surprise from a female admirer.A run-in with a younger boy, however, means that ultimately the boys end up facing their customary public humiliation.

    Director:Ben Palmer
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  9. Background image for The Camping Trip
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #9 - The Camping Trip

    Missing info
    S3:E6

    Will decides to organise one last adventure for his friends before they all go their separate ways, so the gang heads off for a camping trip in the countryside. While Will draws on all his scout training, Jay, Neil and Simon are less than prepared for the great outdoors.

    Director:Ben Palmer
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  10. Background image for No Sleep
    7.6/10(8 votes)

    #10 - No Sleep

    Missing info
    S1:E1

    The children won’t sleep – Paul and Ally thought these nights were over. Paul spends the night fighting his own anger and his children’s inability to go the f**k to sleep.

    Director:Ben Palmer
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  11. Background image for No Dad
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #11 - No Dad

    Missing info
    S1:E5

    Paul and Ally are thrilled that Sprout the family gerbil has finally died, but explaining loss to Luke and Ava is more difficult than they thought as grief manifests itself in mysterious ways and throws the family off course.

    Director:Ben Palmer
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  12. Background image for Night Out in London
    7.4/10(8 votes)

    #12 - Night Out in London

    Missing info
    S2:E4

    Will decides the boys should reinvent themselves as trendy clubbers and they drive to London in Simon's car, though to gain entry to the best club in town Simon must swap his trainers for a tramp's filthy old shoes. Neil cuts his penis weeing into a can and when Jay inspects the damage they are ejected as perverts. Can things get any worse for the lads? The wheel-clamping of Simon's car might provide the answer.

    Director:Ben Palmer
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  13. Background image for Home Alone
    7.3/10(6 votes)

    #13 - Home Alone

    Missing info
    S3:E5

    Will is left home alone when his mother goes away for the weekend with an old schoolfriend, so he decides to take advantage of the situation. After a wild time with the boys ordering items off the internet and raiding the fridge, he wakes up to an unpleasant shock. Comedy, starring Simon Bird and Joe Thomas.

    Director:Ben Palmer
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  14. Background image for Will's Birthday
    7.1/10(9 votes)

    #14 - Will's Birthday

    Missing info
    S2:E3

    It's Will's seventeenth birthday and he is planning a dinner party but it clashes with a more popular bash so that his only guests are Neil, Jay, Simon and Simon's exchange student Patrice. Out of boredom they gate-crash the other party but only one of them is asked to stay and then bedded by the hostess as a sex object. The other four are sent packing. Needless to say none of those four are French.

    Director:Ben Palmer
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  15. Background image for No Accident
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #15 - No Accident

    Missing info
    S1:E3

    Ally attempts to acclimatize to Michael's continued presence while Paul begins to question if his accident-prone son's frequent injuries might actually be his fault.

    Director:Ben Palmer
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  16. Background image for No Fear
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #16 - No Fear

    Missing info
    S2:E2

    Luke’s anxiety is becoming a problem at home and school. Would a medical diagnosis make his life easier or harder? Ally faces further tension after her mother Leah is robbed.

    Director:Ben Palmer
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  17. Background image for No Faith
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #17 - No Faith

    Missing info
    S2:E4

    A sudden death impacts the older generation of the Worsley family. Ava struggles to keep a profound secret from Paul. Ally finds it difficult to hide her true feelings from Luke.

    Director:Ben Palmer
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  18. Background image for Episode 1
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Episode 1

    Missing info
    S1:E1

    Packy bumps into Ryan, an old friend from home; a lovely polite fella whose hand got shot off during a hold-up at a garage where he worked with Packy, while covering Packy's shift

    Director:Ben Palmer
    Writer:Lisa McGee
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  19. Background image for No Places
    6.8/10(4 votes)

    #19 - No Places

    Missing info
    S1:E2

    Luke's parents and the surprising arrival of Ally's estranged father cause Paul and Ally to scrutinize their hopes and dreams for Luke and Ava and discover how far they will go for the sake of their kids.

    Director:Ben Palmer
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  20. Background image for No Lies
    6.8/10(4 votes)

    #20 - No Lies

    Missing info
    S1:E4

    Michael thrives in his new role as dad and granddad, but Paul and Ally can't adapt to his presence as easily as the children can. Luke's hunt for proof that Santa doesn't exist puts Paul's claim that he never lies to the test.

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  21. Background image for Episode 2
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #21 - Episode 2

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    S1:E2

    After Andrew is left a share of the business in Laurie's will, he and Stephen have very different ideas about how to clear the pub's debts.

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  22. Background image for Episode 4
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #22 - Episode 4

    Missing info
    S1:E4

    The foster-brothers are visiting the pub's suppliers and spreading news of Laurie's death. In trying to help Stephen get over Alison, Andrew reveals a shocking truth. Geoff has been left in charge of the pub and takes it back to the 70s.

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  23. Background image for No Surrender
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #23 - No Surrender

    Missing info
    S2:E1

    The kids are growing up fast – Ava is now 10 and Luke is about to turn 13. With their burgeoning independence comes the question of whether Paul and Ally’s parenting style still works. Clue: no.

    Director:Ben Palmer
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  24. Background image for No Connection
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #24 - No Connection

    Missing info
    S2:E3

    Paul fears his culturally fragmented family has lost a vital connection. Gentrification impacts Jim and Jackie as the last of their old neighbours move out and more young professionals move in.

    Director:Ben Palmer
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  25. Background image for End of Term
    6.5/10(8 votes)

    #25 - End of Term

    Missing info
    S2:E6

    Exams are looming, and Will is getting stressed. Simon at last seems to be making some headway with Carli - he's helping her revise (albeit at the expense of his own revision).

    Director:Ben Palmer
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Ben Palmer Ratings Summary

"Samuel Beckett and Andre the Giant" is the best rated episode directed by Ben Palmer. It scored 8.5/10 based on 2 votes. It was written by Neil Forsyth. It aired on 1/26/2017 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Greatest of All Time".