The Best Episodes Directed By John Gorrie

Every TV Episode Directed by John Gorrie Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  1. Background image for The Bruce Partington Plans
    9.2/10(4 votes)

    #1 - The Bruce Partington Plans

    Missing info
    S4:E5

    The body of one Cadogan West is found in an underground tunnel near Aldgate Station, with his skull smashed, and Holmes is puzzled by the interest his brother Mycroft is showing in the case. Mycroft explains that the top secret plans for a new submarine were in the dead man's pocket, but three of the ten pages were missing when the body was found. Mycroft, on behalf of the British Government, asks his brother to find the missing pages.

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    Director:John Gorrie
    Writer:N/A
  2. Background image for Never Speak Ill of the Dead
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #2 - Never Speak Ill of the Dead

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    S4:E8

    David is accused of murder when his wife Irene vanishes. Her promiscuous lifestyle made her the talk of the town, but the gossip has escalated.

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    Director:John Gorrie
  3. Background image for Macbeth
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Macbeth

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    S6:E1

    Scotland, 11th century. Driven by the twisted prophecy of three witches and the ruthless ambition of his wife, warlord Macbeth, bold and brave, but also weak and hesitant, betrays his good king and his brothers in arms and sinks into the bloody mud of a path with no return, sown with crime and suspicion.

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    Director:John Gorrie
    Writer:N/A
  4. Background image for The Sea of Death
    6.8/10(9 votes)

    #4 - The Sea of Death

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    S1:E21

    The alien world of Marinus. Perfect peace has reigned here for decades due to the mind-controlling influence of a machine known as the Conscience. But now a race known as the Voord have developed an immunity and Arbitan, keeper of the machine, has been forced to scatter the vital control keys around the planet. Now he needs the help of the time travellers to get them back - it will be an extraordinary journey, with perils every step of the way...

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    Director:John Gorrie
  5. Background image for The Keys of Marinus
    6.7/10(6 votes)

    #5 - The Keys of Marinus

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    S1:E26

    The Doctor and his friends must locate the real murderers and the fourth key before heading off for a final confrontation with the Voord

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    Director:John Gorrie
  6. Background image for Mr Botibol's First Love
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #6 - Mr Botibol's First Love

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    S2:E13

    A jaded businessman sells his company and attempts to change his life for the better by buying a strange piano.

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  7. Background image for The Orderly World of Mr Appleby
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #7 - The Orderly World of Mr Appleby

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    S2:E15

    A man married three times might be lucky for the fourth time when he meets a new interest.

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    Director:John Gorrie
  8. Background image for The Last Bottle in the World
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #8 - The Last Bottle in the World

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    S4:E10

    Kyros plans on giving his wife a priceless bottle of wine for their anniversary, but he has no intention of drinking to her health.

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    Director:John Gorrie
  9. Background image for The Eavesdropper
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #9 - The Eavesdropper

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    S5:E2

    Moira hears a woman discussing a trip to Paris with her lover Donald. Is her husband, also called Donald, having an affair?

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    Director:John Gorrie
  10. Background image for Down Among the Sheltering Palms
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #10 - Down Among the Sheltering Palms

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    S6:E7

    An ex-soldier meets a beautiful woman on a nostalgic trip back to his old base. But she isn't all she seems.

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  11. Background image for The Screaming Jungle
    6.5/10(6 votes)

    #11 - The Screaming Jungle

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    S1:E23

    The search for the second key takes the travellers to a jungle where Ian and Barbara come under threat from rapidly growing plants.

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    Director:John Gorrie
  12. Background image for The Velvet Web
    6.4/10(7 votes)

    #12 - The Velvet Web

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    S1:E22

    The Doctor and his friends arrive in the apparently idyllic city of Morphoton but Barbara soon begins to realise there is more to their hosts than meets the eye.

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    Director:John Gorrie
  13. Background image for A Change of Identity
    6.4/10(5 votes)

    #13 - A Change of Identity

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    S1:E39

    Susan and Barbara are rescued by Jules and Jean, two members of the escape chain, while the Doctor gains access to the prison by posing as a revolution official.

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  14. Background image for Sentence of Death
    6.3/10(6 votes)

    #14 - Sentence of Death

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    S1:E25

    The group are reunited with the Doctor in the city of Millennius where Ian faces trial for murder after the fourth key is stolen.

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    Director:John Gorrie
  15. Background image for Fat Chance
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #15 - Fat Chance

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    S2:E6

    The husband of a fat, greedy woman has a clever plan to get rid of her - but the plan is flawed.

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    Director:John Gorrie
  16. Background image for The Snows of Terror
    5.8/10(6 votes)

    #16 - The Snows of Terror

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    S1:E24

    Searching for the third key, Ian and Barbara meet with the sinister trapper Vasor before following Susan and the others into a cave system guarded by the mysterious Ice Soldiers.

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    Director:John Gorrie
  17. Background image for The Sound Machine
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #17 - The Sound Machine

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    S4:E7

    A botanist has invented a machine that translates the sound of plants into speech. What he hears gives him a shock.

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  18. Background image for A Sad Loss
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #18 - A Sad Loss

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    S6:E3

    Claire and her boyfriend have always counted on inheriting her wealthy aunt's fortune - but they are forced to act fast.

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  19. Background image for The Facts of Life
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #19 - The Facts of Life

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    S9:E5

    When sheltered young son Nicholas travels to London to complete in a fencing competition, he gets caught up in a very strange adventure.

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    Director:John Gorrie
  20. Background image for Death in the Morning
    4.0/10(3 votes)

    #20 - Death in the Morning

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    S5:E12

    Karen marries a rich landowner with a huge house in the country. But after moving in, she senses an evil spirit.

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    Director:John Gorrie
    Writer:N/A

John Gorrie Ratings Summary

"The Bruce Partington Plans" is the best rated episode directed by John Gorrie. It scored 9.2/10 based on 4 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 4/27/1988 and is rated 2.2 points higher than their second-best episode, "Never Speak Ill of the Dead".