The Best Episodes Directed By Charles Palmer
Every TV Episode Directed by Charles Palmer Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Charles Palmer Ratings Summary
The best episode directed by Charles Palmer is "The Family of Blood (2)", rated 8.8/10 from 54 user votes. It was "written by Paul Cornell". "The Family of Blood (2)" aired on 6/2/2007 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Predicting Murder".
8.8/10 54 votes#1 - The Family of Blood (2)
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 6/2/2007
It's 1913, and war comes to England early as the terrifying Family hunt for the Doctor.
Director: Charles Palmer
Writer: Paul Cornell
8.8/10 12 votes#2 - Predicting Murder
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/8/2011
When a woman not only predicts her own murder but also gives a description of the murderer, it all feels too easy for DI Richard Poole. Can a case from the past help solve the present day murder? And more importantly, can Richard convince the team that it has nothing to do with voodoo spirits?
Director: Charles Palmer
Writer: Robert Thorogood
8.5/10 54 votes#3 - Human Nature (1)
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 5/26/2007
England, 1913. A schoolteacher called John Smith dreams of adventures in time and space. The Doctor, along with Martha, heads to a boarding school, but what he finds is far from ordinary...
Director: Charles Palmer
Writer: Paul Cornell
8.0/10 1 votes#4 - No Friends
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/22/2002
Feeling post-natal and paranoid after the birth of their new baby—and with their sex life gone to pot—Linda's best mate Michelle reaches breaking-point when she clocks Linda pinching boyfriend Darren's bum at the club. Unable to convince her friend she's got it wrong, and faced with her own forthcoming birthday celebrations - which even Linda's on-off amour, Jimmy doesn't want to attend because of the fall-out - Linda cancels the party she'd planned for a night in alone with a pizza and a few beers. Never one to start lonely for long, Linda decides to pour out her heart to the unsuspecting pizza delivery boy. Eddie (turns out to be a born listener with a head stuffed full of half-baked New Age philosophies. According to him, all Linda needs to do a reverse of her ill-fortune is to carry out a spot of emergency Feng Shui on her flat. Delighted with the results of sorting out her own negative shi, Linda gets to work on the energy hotspots in all her friends' lives, with the aid of a well
Director: Charles Palmer
Writer: Paul Abbott
- 8.0/10 1 votes
#5 - Teresa
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/29/2002
Both Linda and Jimmy are between relationships and hanging out together. Linda's a little concerned at the amount of time Jimmy's spending round at her place. Their arrangement was sex and no ties—but he seems to have moved in! When explaining the problem to best mate Michelle, Linda paces the room and works herself up into a frenzy. To prove her point she calls her own answering machine to be greeted by the new greeting of: ""Hiya! We're not in at the moment, so leave a message for Linda and Jimmy after the bleep."" It's the last straw for Linda. But then Linda runs into old friend Teresa who's looking for somewhere to stay. Linda uses the opportunity to push Jimmy out and move Teresa in. Meanwhile, Jimmy's talking to Darren about what to do about the situation. He wants to win Linda back, so Darren suggests flirting with Teresa to make Linda jealous. Linda will be back in his arms in no time. However, what no-one seems to have noticed is that slowly Teresa has turned into a Single Whit
Director: Charles Palmer
Writer: Daniel Brocklehurst
- 8.0/10 1 votes
#6 - New England
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 11/5/2002
Linda craves a little excitement in her life. What better way to get a bit of action than via a good cause? Linda hooks up with Sukie, a PC eco-warrior who's ready to fight for any cause. Soon Linda's on a demonstration (much to Jimmy's amusement) to save the local wood. The situation gets a bit fraught and Linda ends up pushing a copper. The next thing she knows she's been banged up for the night, along with Darren and Sukie! But Linda's chuffed because suddenly she feels she has meaning in her life. Before her 'good causes' were men—but this was something so much more worthwhile! Being polictical suits her and her new idol is Sukie. Sukie's a seasoned professional and Linda feels inspired by her commitment to make the world a better place.
Director: Charles Palmer
Writer: N/A
7.8/10 57 votes#7 - Smith and Jones
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 4/1/2007
Trainee doctor Martha Jones has her hands full balancing her medical studies with placating her demanding family. So the last thing she needs is to find that the hospital where she works has been transported to the moon, where it's invaded by an overbearing alien police force. There she encounters a patient called John Smith, who seems curiously at ease with the situation…
Director: Charles Palmer
Writer: Russell T Davies
7.7/10 15 votes#8 - Arriving in Paradise
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/25/2011
When a British policeman is found murdered in a locked room on the tiny paradise island of Sainte-Marie, Detective Inspector Richard Poole is sent to investigate. He's the perfect man to solve the case. Unfortunately for Richard, he hates sun, sea and sand...
Director: Charles Palmer
Writer: Robert Thorogood
7.5/10 43 votes#9 - Oxygen
Season 10 Episode 5 - Aired 5/13/2017
“Space - the final frontier. Final because it wants to kill us.” Trapped on a space station with no oxygen, the Doctor, Bill and Nardole are horrified to discover the automated spacesuits keeping them alive are also trying to kill them!
Director: Charles Palmer
Writer: Jamie Mathieson
7.3/10 3 votes#10 - Number One Fan
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/28/2019
When a supermodel goes missing, Max and Miranda sashay into the world of fashion and design to try to discover how someone can vanish from a moving train.
Director: Charles Palmer
Writer: Rachael New
7.1/10 56 votes#11 - The Shakespeare Code
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 4/7/2007
Martha takes her first trip in the Tardis, all the way back to Elizabethan England. She and the Doctor hear of a series of bizarre deaths and discover that playwright William Shakespeare is being controlled by dangerous witch-like creatures. It seems the time-travelling duo must defeat ancient forces to prevent history from being rewritten.
Director: Charles Palmer
Writer: Gareth Roberts
- 7.0/10 1 votes
#12 - Blind Date
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 11/12/2002
Linda's luck with men seems to be changing - she's met a man and he's romantic, sensitive, gentlemanly, generous and available! To seal a deal at the garage where Linda works, she agrees to do Colin, the sales rep, a favour. She agrees to go on a blind date with his friend, Stan. Stan's recently divorced and hasn't had any female action since his decree nisi. Linda's up for it, explaining to best mate Michelle; ""It's a means to an end. Not so much lie back and think of England, more sit back and think of the bonus."" When Michelle warns her that Stan could be a serial killer, Linda claims it's fine ""as long as he doesn't have a moustache."" Stan (played by ex-Holby City's Jeremy Sheffield) turns out to be gorgeous! He's brings her flowers and chocolates, wines and dines her. It all seems too good to be true - and it is...... Darren and Jimmy find out that 'Stan' isn't Stan. In reality, Stan is short, bald and has a missing finger! Linda's Stan is a fake. Michelle tells the boys not to sa
Director: Charles Palmer
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/10 1 votes
#13 - Focus
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/19/2002
Linda spots a good-looking canvasser doing market research and makes a beeline for him. Andy is looking for couples for a focus group testing a new brand of condom. Linda drags on-off Jimmy along as her boyfriend so she can get to know Andy better! Linda turns out to be the star pupil, coming up with all the answers and flirting with Andy (although he doesn't really seem to notice - he just thinks she's being really friendly!). Linda's soon signed up for all the focus groups - dog food (for her imaginary dog), lawnmowers (for her imaginary garden), drills (for her imaginary DIY interest.....you get the picture). Andy's impressed with her ethusiasm and takes up her offer of a drink at her place. Linda thinks it's a good sign of things to come. Unfortunately Andy has a girlfriend and it seems he only really wanted to come back to Linda's to check out her buying habits and the consumer products in her kitchen!
Director: Charles Palmer
Writer: N/A
6.7/10 7 votes#14 - Murder by Magic
Season 17 Episode 2 - Aired 2/4/2015
When a pub landlady is crushed to death during a magic show in Midsomer Oaks, Barnaby and Nelson uncover conflict between the village church and ancient pagan traditions. Is famous magician Gideon Latimer to blame or is he the target?
Director: Charles Palmer
Writer: N/A
6.1/10 8 votes#15 - The Murder at the Vicarage
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 12/19/2004
No one seems surprised when Colonel Lucius Protheroe, the most disliked person in St. Mary Mead, is found murdered in the local vicarage. Red herrings abound, especially when his widow and her lover both confess to the murder.
Director: Charles Palmer
Writer: N/A
6.0/10 3 votes#16 - Four Hundred Dawns
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/11/1965
After an encounter with a hostile robot called a Chumblie, the Doctor and his companions are rescued by a group of female Drahvins.
Director: Charles Palmer
Writer: William Emms
5.7/10 41 votes#17 - The Eaters of Light
Season 10 Episode 10 - Aired 6/17/2017
A long time ago, the ninth legion of the Roman army vanished into the mists of Scotland. Bill has a theory about what happened, and the Doctor has a time machine. But when they arrive in ancient Aberdeenshire, what they find is a far greater threat than any army. In a cairn, on a hillside, is a doorway leading to the end of the world.
Director: Charles Palmer
Writer: Rona Munro