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The Best Episodes Directed By Herbert Wise

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

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".

  • Part 3
    8.3/103 votes

    #1 - Part 3

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/1/2000

    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.

    Director: Herbert Wise

    Writer: Simon Moore

  • The Ghost in the Machine
    8.0/102 votes

    #2 - The Ghost in the Machine

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 1/4/1989

    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?

    Director: Herbert Wise

    Writer: Julian Mitchell

  • Part 1
    8.0/103 votes

    #3 - Part 1

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/27/2000

    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.

    Director: Herbert Wise

    Writer: Simon Moore

  • Part 2
    8.0/103 votes

    #4 - Part 2

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/28/2000

    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.

    Director: Herbert Wise

    Writer: Simon Moore

  • Part 4
    7.5/102 votes

    #5 - Part 4

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/5/2000

    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.

    Director: Herbert Wise

    Writer: Simon Moore

  • Part 5
    7.5/102 votes

    #6 - Part 5

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/6/2000

    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.

    Director: Herbert Wise

    Writer: Simon Moore

  • Some Justice
    7.3/103 votes

    #7 - Some Justice

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/18/1976

    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.

    Director: Herbert Wise

    Writer: Jack Pulman

  • Poison is Queen
    7.0/103 votes

    #8 - Poison is Queen

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/11/1976

    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.

    Director: Herbert Wise

    Writer: Jack Pulman

  • Appropriate Adults
    7.0/101 votes

    #9 - Appropriate Adults

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 1/8/1995

    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.

    Director: Herbert Wise

    Writer: N/A

  • A Touch of Murder
    6.5/106 votes

    #10 - A Touch of Murder

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/20/1976

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

    Director: Herbert Wise

    Writer: Jack Pulman

  • Genesis & Catastrophe
    6.5/102 votes

    #11 - Genesis & Catastrophe

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 5/17/1980

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

    Director: Herbert Wise

    Writer: Ronald Harwood

  • Hijack
    6.5/102 votes

    #12 - Hijack

    Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 12/26/1981

    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?

    Director: Herbert Wise

    Writer: Denis Cannan

  • Pattern of Guilt
    6.5/102 votes

    #13 - Pattern of Guilt

    Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 6/13/1982

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

    Director: Herbert Wise

    Writer: N/A

  • A Man with a Fortune
    6.5/102 votes

    #14 - A Man with a Fortune

    Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 8/8/1982

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

    Director: Herbert Wise

    Writer: N/A

  • Waiting in the Wings
    6.0/104 votes

    #15 - Waiting in the Wings

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/1976

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

    Director: Herbert Wise

    Writer: Jack Pulman

  • Reign of Terror
    6.0/104 votes

    #16 - Reign of Terror

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/1/1976

    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.

    Director: Herbert Wise

    Writer: Jack Pulman

  • Zeus, By Jove!
    6.0/104 votes

    #17 - Zeus, By Jove!

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/8/1976

    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.

    Director: Herbert Wise

    Writer: Jack Pulman

  • Fool's Luck
    6.0/104 votes

    #18 - Fool's Luck

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/22/1976

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

    Director: Herbert Wise

    Writer: Jack Pulman

  • A God in Colchester
    6.0/104 votes

    #19 - A God in Colchester

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/29/1976

    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.

    Director: Herbert Wise

    Writer: Jack Pulman

  • Old King Log
    6.0/104 votes

    #20 - Old King Log

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/6/1976

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

    Director: Herbert Wise

    Writer: Jack Pulman

  • Twilight of the Gods
    6.0/103 votes

    #21 - Twilight of the Gods

    Season 7 Episode 3 - Aired 1/20/1993

    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?

    Director: Herbert Wise

    Writer: Julian Mitchell

  • Royal Jelly
    6.0/102 votes

    #22 - Royal Jelly

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 3/1/1980

    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?

    Director: Herbert Wise

    Writer: Robin Chapman

  • My Lady Love, My Dove
    6.0/102 votes

    #23 - My Lady Love, My Dove

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 4/19/1980

    When Pamela and Arthur invite a young couple over for the weekend, things take a surprising turn.

    Director: Herbert Wise

    Writer: Ronald Harwood

  • What Have You Been Up to Lately?
    6.0/102 votes

    #24 - What Have You Been Up to Lately?

    Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 7/18/1982

    As Richard and Fergus ponder a girl they both loved, they realise their failures in life.

    Director: Herbert Wise

    Writer: Denis Cannan

  • What Shall We Do About Claudius?
    5.8/104 votes

    #25 - What Shall We Do About Claudius?

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/1976

    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.

    Director: Herbert Wise

    Writer: Jack Pulman