The Best Episodes Directed By Diarmuid Goggins

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.0/10(3 votes)

   #1 - Two Spirits (2)

   S22:E21/9/2019

   A mistake has been made during the course of the investigation, and Thomas is targeted as a scapegoat. As frustration grows between the Lyell and the acting DCI, can Thomas rally the team to gather crucial evidence to find the killer before they strike again?

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2. 

   7.8/10(9 votes)

   #2 - Episode 1

   S1:E15/18/2025

   A deaf catering worker who is struggling to make ends meet is called upon by a police detective superintendent to lip-read the conversations of criminals.

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3. 

   7.7/10(3 votes)

   #3 - A Special Relationship (1)

   S21:E51/22/2018

   A US diplomat is shot dead in central London, forcing the team to work closely with the embassy and the FBI.

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4. 

   7.7/10(3 votes)

   #4 - A Special Relationship (2)

   S21:E61/23/2018

   Nikki is still in shock as the team arrive at Matt's residence but insists on working at the Lyell, determined to help. When analysing crime scene photos and the positions of the victims' bodies, Nikki realises there is a pattern. Together, the team uncover a secret that has been held by those at the very top of the US government.

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5. 

   7.3/10(3 votes)

   #5 - Episode 3

   S1:E39/23/2021

   The Kinsellas bury one of their own as they prepare for an all-out war against the Cunninghams, Michael and Jimmy set a plan in motion for revenge, and Amanda orders her first hit.

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6. 

   6.9/10(7 votes)

   #6 - Episode 2

   S1:E25/19/2025

   Alison's vital lipreading aids the detectives in uncovering the gang's plans, but she can only conceal her meeting with Liam from them for so long.

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7. 

   6.7/10(3 votes)

   #7 - Episode 4

   S1:E49/30/2021

   The walls close in; the Kinsellas are blacklisted by Eamon Cunningham, but necessity is the mother of invention; Amanda pitches an idea to force Cunningham back onto his heels.

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8. 

   6.7/10(3 votes)

   #8 - Episode 2

   S1:E29/16/2021

   The Kinsellas deal with the fallout of the Cunningham's relatiation, Frank attempts to avoid an all-out war, while Michael is torn between helping Jimmy seek his revenge and staying above the fray so he can see Anna again.

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9. 

   6.5/10(4 votes)

   #9 - Two Spirits (1)

   S22:E11/8/2019

   Fresh from her trip to the States, Nikki and the Lyell unit are called in to investigate an attack against a trans man. When two further attacks are reported, one leaving a potential witness, it becomes clear that the team is facing an outbreak of violence against the trans community.

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10. 

    6.3/10(7 votes)

    #10 - Episode 3

    S1:E35/25/2025

    Alison's risky tactics identify the gang's target, but her deception and the gang's escalating violence threaten to unravel her relationship with Liam.

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11. 

    4.6/10(5 votes)

    #11 - Episode 1

    S1:E19/9/2021

    The Kinsellas are a small but tight-knit crime family in Dublin, Ireland, increasingly at odds with a powerful drug cartel. When the hotheaded son of Frank Kinsella gets into a violent confrontation with one of Eamon's men, the Cunninghams retaliate.

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