The Best Episodes Directed By Ian Barber

Every TV Episode Directed by Ian Barber Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  1. Background image for La Murder Le Diablé
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #1 - La Murder Le Diablé

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    S9:E1

    New Year's Eve celebrations are cut short when a masked man stabs a woman in her own home. Jack and the team must uncover the identity of the mystery murderer before they strike again.

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    Director:Ian Barber
    Writer:James Hall
  2. Background image for Against All Odds
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Against All Odds

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    S7:E1

    The train on which Marian was travelling crashes, trapping her in the wreckage. Although she cannot escape, she's free to move around the carriage to help those injured, assisted by fellow passenger Dr Nick Burnett - who turns out to be the Royal's new locum. Back at the hospital, a shortage of staff puts the casualty department under pressure when the crash victims begin to arrive.

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    Director:Ian Barber
  3. Background image for On the Road
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - On the Road

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    S7:E2

    Carnegie disapproves when Nick admits several homeless people from Elsinby to the hospital. Gordon is reluctant to let Jill take on heavy duties. However his plans fall apart when she is called to attend to road along the coast when a female victim of a car accident goes into labor. Meanwhile, Matron is stunned when she sees who is the new student nurse, and patient who enjoys gossip discloses where Ken is.

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    Director:Ian Barber
  4. Background image for Home From The Hill
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Home From The Hill

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    S7:E7

    As the hospital staff come to terms with the loss of Stella and Frankie, everyone’s surprised when an attractive surfer, who crashes into Dr Burnett’s car, turns out to be the new ambulance driver, Bobby. Alun is getting ready for a gig in town with his new band and deafens everyone while he practices in the porter’s office. Marian reasons that they should all go and watch the gig as Stella loved a good night out and wouldn’t want to see her friends sitting in every night. However, when Dr Burnett explains he can’t go as he’s on call, Marian is soon charmed by Bobby, who agrees to be her date to the gig. Will Marian turn to Bobby for a good time?

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    Director:Ian Barber
  5. Background image for Pastures New
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Pastures New

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    S7:E8

    Dr Burnett is called out to a run down farm house where 15-year-old Simon, who has speech and learning difficulties, is running a high fever. The farm is in a bad state and the family seem to be struggling to cope. They’re horrified when Burnett reveals he needs to get Simon to hospital ASAP in order to rule out meningitis. Will they get to the bottom of Simon’s illness?

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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - These Foolish Things

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    S8:E3

    Weatherill treats a schoolgirl whose crush on a teacher has spiralled out of control, while Ormerod and Ellis launch a daring cliff rescue when a family picnic goes awry. Jack and Alun use an old map to hunt for buried treasure underneath the hospital, and an old friend of Matron is taken ill.

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    Director:Ian Barber
  7. Background image for Any Old Iron
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Any Old Iron

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    S8:E4

    Mr Middleditch has come in to St Aidan's hospital, accompanied by his wife, for a routine operation. Noticing that Mrs Middleditch looks unwell, the hospital decides to give her a blood transfusion. Distracted by the attentions of a rich divorced playboy, who has promised to marry her, Susie Dixon administers the wrong blood, which later results in serious consequences for both her and the patient.

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  8. Background image for Below the Surface
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Below the Surface

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    S8:E11

    The hospital’s future is in doubt following DHA's decision not to sanction a financial package to repair the Casualty department. The hospital is only offered an authorised high interest loan, that doesn’t cover all the costs of the everything that needs to be done. The hospital's budget for the year ahead has also been cut so that the Royal will need to dip into the Middleditch trust fund to keep the hospital open. Jean ends up announcing that the only way forward is to consider a a complete closure of Casualty. Ralph ends up taking some secret action to rectify the situation but also ends up bringing up some difficult issues in his past. Carol and Ralph finally end up getting together.

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  9. Background image for The Enemy Within
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - The Enemy Within

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    S8:E12

    A can of worms is opened when Gordon attends to a local family's problems, and when violence spills onto the Royal's wards he gets caught up in the crossfire. Meanwhile, baby Aisling's adoption is final. However, Sister Brigid is confused by her feelings.

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  10. Background image for Time Decays
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Time Decays

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    S4:E9

    An idyllic Shakespeare walk soon turns to disaster when one of the walkers is murdered and Frank becomes the prime suspect.

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    Director:Ian Barber
  11. Background image for A Murder in Portrait, L'enfant terrible
    7.8/10(4 votes)

    #11 - A Murder in Portrait, L'enfant terrible

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    S9:E2

    DI Jack Mooney and the team are put to the test when a celebrated artist is poisoned in her studio in confounding circumstances.

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    Director:Ian Barber
    Writer:Tom Nash
  12. Background image for First Love
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #12 - First Love

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    S1:E1

    When a teenager is found dead at the foot of a tower, Detective Sergeant Davey Higgins believes it was a tragic suicide, but Coroner Jane Kennedy thinks there is more to the case than meets the eye.

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    Director:Ian Barber
  13. Background image for The Fisherman's Tale
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - The Fisherman's Tale

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    S1:E4

    A popular local businessman is shot dead by a sniper in public. Davey is forced to watch as an officer from the Metropolitan Police takes over his investigation and then makes a move on Jane.

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    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Gilt

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    S1:E5

    When a treasure hunter is found dead in his own home, Jane wonders whether one of his colleagues wanted the loot for themselves, while the locals fear it was something more supernatural...

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    Director:Ian Barber
  15. Background image for The Salcombe Selkie
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - The Salcombe Selkie

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    S1:E7

    The sleepy town of Lighthaven is stunned when a teenage girl returns from the dead. Where has she been for a whole year? And who was buried in her place?

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    Director:Ian Barber
  16. Background image for Home To Roost
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Home To Roost

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    S3:E1

    At Hoxley Manor Lady Ellen turns the Great Hall into a hospital with the help of the land girls and ends up being confronted by a face from the past when Dr Channing shows up. At Pasture Farm, Joyce is still waiting for news about John, who is believed to be missing in action. Finch ends up drunkenly driving into Mrs Gulliver's garden and causes havoc. A telegram ends up arriving for Joyce and it has good news inside, John is still alive.

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  17. Background image for The War In The Fields
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - The War In The Fields

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    S3:E2

    After Iris is called to the farm by Vernon for her proficiency test, the huge threshing machine ends up throwing her to the ground. Connie ends up throwing down the gauntlet and challenges Vernon to a farmers versus land girls ploughing competition. Channing attempts to reassure Joyce that John needs reassurance from her. After Connie goes to see Henry at church she is shocked to see Danny there chatting to him.

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  18. Background image for The Enemy Within
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - The Enemy Within

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    S3:E3

    John thinks about the flashbacks he is having of his escape from France and talks to Dr Channing about them. Joyce ends up intervening when John can't take any more. Esther has to deal with her problems and starts to think about her options. Finch ends up offering her another solution. Frank informs Ellen about the suspicious man he saw in the woods and she ends up calling the police.

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    Director:Ian Barber
  19. Background image for Most Wicked Speed
    4.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Most Wicked Speed

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    S4:E4

    When an American PI is arrested for murder, Frank and Lu are drawn into the world of motors in search of a valuable muscle car and are taken for a ride by some shifty characters.

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    Director:Ian Barber
    Writer:Ed Sellek
  20. Background image for Memories are Made of This
    1.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Memories are Made of This

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    S1:E2

    When another woman is attacked, Gina risks her career to prove Donald's innocence.

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    Director:Ian Barber

Ian Barber Ratings Summary

"La Murder Le Diablé" is the best rated episode directed by Ian Barber. It scored 8/10 based on 4 votes. It was written by James Hall. It aired on 1/9/2020 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Against All Odds".