The Best Episodes Directed By Herbert Wise

Every TV Episode Directed by Herbert Wise Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  1. Background image for Part 3
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #1 - Part 3

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    S1:E3

    Prince Wendell's aides are beginning to suspect that something is amiss with the prince's absence, just weeks from his coronation. The Huntsman has captured Virginia under orders from the Evil Queen, and Tony and the Wolf save her. They find a village with the magic mirror that will take them home, but Wolf is captured and put on trial for attacking local sheep.

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    Director:Herbert Wise
  2. Background image for The Ghost in the Machine
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #2 - The Ghost in the Machine

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    S3:E1

    Morse investigates the reported theft of erotic paintings belonging to Sir Julius Hanbury, a local baronet who is one of those standing for election as the new Master of Courtney College, Oxford. As well as the pictures, Sir Julius himself has also disappeared. Morse finds Sir Julius's dead body, and at first it looks like murder, but the new police pathologist, Dr Grayling Russell, believes he killed himself. Then there is another death which is undoubtedly a murder - but how is it connected with the late Sir Julius Hanbury?

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  3. Background image for Part 1
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #3 - Part 1

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    S1:E1

    The Evil Queen is once again free, and she has a trap ready for Prince Wendell of the Nine Kingdoms. Her dog transforms into Prince Wendell and Prince Wendell becomes a dog. The real Prince Wendell accidentally falls through a magic mirror into the 10th kingdom - New York City. Now Virginia and Tony Lewis - average working schmoes - have been thrust into the situation and must travel to a hidden fantasy world to help Prince Lewis return to his true form.

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    Director:Herbert Wise
  4. Background image for Part 2
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #4 - Part 2

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    S1:E2

    Tony is imprisoned in Snow White Memorial Prison, and Virginia breaks him out with the help of a half-wolf who has fallen in love with her. Tony and Virginia are torn between trying to find their way home and helping Prince Wendell defeat the Evil Queen. Trolls working for the Queen chase them throughout the nine kingdoms, and they soon realize that the land of fairy tales is not what it used to be; the age of "happily ever after" is long gone.

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  5. Background image for Appropriate Adults
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #5 - Appropriate Adults

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    S3:E1

    An 8-year-old girl is missing, and the last person to have seen her is Billy Conrad, a gentle young man with Down's syndrome, but who appears is hiding something.

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    Director:Herbert Wise
    Writer:N/A
  6. Background image for Some Justice
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #6 - Some Justice

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    S1:E5

    As Augustus learned of Livia's plot against Postumus, she took action which resulted in Tiberius becoming emperor. The situation in the East now threatens Tiberius's position.

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  7. Background image for Part 4
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #7 - Part 4

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    S1:E4

    Prince Wendell's coronation is cancelled due to his absence, as unbeknownst to his kingdom, he is still trapped as a dog and traveling with Virginia and Tony Lewis. To their horror, the imposter Prince Wendell arrives to be crowned king and the forces of the Evil Queen chase the true Wendell deep into the wilderness. Even worse, the magic mirror needed to return to New York has shattered.

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  8. Background image for Part 5
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #8 - Part 5

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    S1:E5

    The imposter Prince Wendell, a puppet of the Evil Queen, is about to be crowned king. The ghost of Snow White reveals to Virginia that she is destined to save the nine kingdoms. They sneak into the ball and make plans to expose the fake prince as an imposter and turn the real Wendell back into a human. The fate of the kingdoms are in the balance.

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  9. Background image for Poison is Queen
    7.2/10(4 votes)

    #9 - Poison is Queen

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    S1:E4

    The Imperial Army on the Rhine has been wiped out and Tiberius sent to avenge the defeat, followed later by Germanicus. Livia has discredited Postumus, who has been banished. Augustus has been feeling unwell, but is avoiding suspicions of poisoning by eating figs from his own garden.

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  10. Background image for A Touch of Murder
    6.7/10(7 votes)

    #10 - A Touch of Murder

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    S1:E1

    Livia, the scheming wife of Augustus, seeks to disinherit her husband's grand-children in favour of her own son Tiberius.

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  11. Background image for Reign of Terror
    6.6/10(5 votes)

    #11 - Reign of Terror

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    S1:E7

    With Tiberius retired to Capri, Sejanus plans to tighten his grip on Rome and divorces his wife so he can marry Livilla. But he also has powerful enemies and his attempts to consolidate power set in motion a bloody chain of events.

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  12. Background image for Twilight of the Gods
    6.5/10(6 votes)

    #12 - Twilight of the Gods

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    S7:E3

    A nasty but very rich businessman and a world-famous opera singer are in Oxford to receive honorary degrees from the Chancellor of the University. However, the ceremony has to be abandoned when a sniper opens fire on the procession of dignitaries. The singer is seriously wounded, but was she the intended target?

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  13. Background image for Genesis & Catastrophe
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #13 - Genesis & Catastrophe

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    S2:E12

    A pregnant lady is worried that she may miscarry for the fourth time. Can her doctor reassure her?

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  14. Background image for Hijack
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #14 - Hijack

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    S4:E17

    A hijacker on an aeroplane takes a stewardess hostage before demanding a million dollars and a parachute. Will the captain give in to his demands?

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    Director:Herbert Wise
  15. Background image for Pattern of Guilt
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #15 - Pattern of Guilt

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    S5:E8

    Police doctor Keith Briscoe is desperate to leave his wife for an ex but loses hope when she refuses to divorce him.

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    Director:Herbert Wise
    Writer:N/A
  16. Background image for A Man with a Fortune
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #16 - A Man with a Fortune

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    S5:E16

    A rich and lonely American ventures to England in search of his long-lost family.

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    Writer:N/A
  17. Background image for Waiting in the Wings
    6.4/10(5 votes)

    #17 - Waiting in the Wings

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    S1:E2

    Livia, wife of Emperor Augustus plots against his daughter Julia and manages to convince him to bring her son Tiberius back from exile.

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  18. Background image for What Shall We Do About Claudius?
    6.4/10(5 votes)

    #18 - What Shall We Do About Claudius?

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    S1:E3

    Livia has engineered the downfall of Julia, who has been banished. Tiberius is recalled to Rome and is joint heir with Postumus. Poor stumbling, stuttering Claudius finds a friend in Herod, king of the Jews.

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  19. Background image for Queen of Heaven
    6.4/10(5 votes)

    #19 - Queen of Heaven

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    S1:E6

    Germanicus has been murdered in Antioch and his wife Agrippina is convinced Tiberius ordered the killing. Livia has discovered that Caligula helped to poison his father. While Tiberius's perversions have become notorious, his right-hand man Sejanus, commander of the Praetorian Guard, gathers more power for himself, including a marriage alliance with Claudius.

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  20. Background image for Fool's Luck
    6.4/10(5 votes)

    #20 - Fool's Luck

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    S1:E10

    Claudius is happily married, while the mad Caligula has been assassinated. To his astonishment, Claudius has been proclaimed emperor by the Praetorian Guard.

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  21. Background image for Old King Log
    6.4/10(5 votes)

    #21 - Old King Log

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    S1:E12

    Almost at the end of his family history, Claudius' thoughts turn to the future of Rome.

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  22. Background image for Zeus, By Jove!
    6.2/10(5 votes)

    #22 - Zeus, By Jove!

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    S1:E8

    Claudius has high hopes of a return to a Republic when Caligula insanely proclaims himself a god and his sister a goddess... but Rome officially accepts his divinity.

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  23. Background image for Hail Who?
    6.2/10(5 votes)

    #23 - Hail Who?

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    S1:E9

    Caligula's erratic behaviour continues, as he makes his horse a senator and turns the palace into a brothel. Many in the Praetorian Guard grow to realise that their ruler is insane and, fearing the collapse of Rome itself, believe that something needs to be done.

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  24. Background image for A God in Colchester
    6.2/10(5 votes)

    #24 - A God in Colchester

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    S1:E11

    Claudius has ruled wisely for a year with the support of Messalina, whom he deeply loves. Convinced of her devotion, he is totally unaware that she is deceiving him.

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  25. Background image for Royal Jelly
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #25 - Royal Jelly

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    S2:E1

    Mabel’s baby is sick and her bee obsessed husband thinks he has found a remedy. Will he get the baby buzzing back to health?

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Herbert Wise Ratings Summary

"Part 3" is the best rated episode directed by Herbert Wise. It scored 8.3/10 based on 3 votes. It was written by Simon Moore. It aired on 3/1/2000 and is rated 0.3 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Ghost in the Machine".