The Best Episodes Directed By Julian Simpson

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   9.5/10(2 votes)

   #1 - Agenda

   S5:E810/23/2006

   MI5 investigates the assassination of a Muslim cleric outside the high court, and uncovers a radicalised Christian who is determined to incite a religious war.

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   #2 - The Cell

   S5:E39/18/2006

   Zaf goes deep undercover to infiltrate an Al-Qaeda cell that is planning an attack on the UK. When Adam learns that the terrorists are on a suicide mission he tries to prevent them from reaching their target, but events soon spiral out of control.

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   #3 - The Sting

   S4:E911/3/2005

   Harry upsets the CIA by stopping an extradition to the USA.

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   #4 - Diana

   S4:E1011/10/2005

   A former officer is convinced that MI5 killed Princess Diana and is determined to force the team to prove it.

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   #5 - The Truth Is Out There

   S6:E27/23/2009

   The team find themselves at the centre of a shocking cover-up.

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   #6 - Lest Ye Be Judged

   S5:E31/22/2009

   Albert's parole is jeopardised when the prison governor catches him running a betting ring

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   #7 - Diamond Seeker

   S5:E41/29/2009

   A priceless diamond leads the team to take on their most dangerous mark to date.

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   #8 - Roman Ruined

   S11:E69/22/2014

   The team investigate the death of a personal trainer who had belonged to a Roman reenactment society and discover a gang selling illegal steroids, but the motive for murder may not be all it seems. And Danny Griffin starts to become attracted to his forensic pathologist colleague Fiona Kennedy just as he receives some troubling news about his wife.

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   #9 - London Underground

   S11:E59/15/2014

   Tension mounts as Ned and Sasha are forced to work together when the body of a film critic found in a sewer is thought to be linked to the 20-year-old murder of a concept artist, David Straka. As the team interview Straka's contemporaries, groupies and assistants, looking for possible connections between the deaths, they find themselves immersed in the macabre world of the occult. And Griffin's expert knowledge of the history of London and in particular the hidden Fleet River, proves invaluable.

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    #10 - The Final Curtain

    S5:E27/14/2008

    The team return to the 1992 case of actor Michael Austin, shot dead by his wife on stage during the opening night performance of Death at the Masked Ball. Already a man down when Halford goes AWOL, the case looks like claiming another member of the team as Lane embraces his newfound love of acting and the theatre.

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    #11 - Dead Man Talking

    S7:E19/10/2010

    UCOS reinvestigate the death of a wealthy financier when a psychic tells the dead man's daughter that she needs to resolve some unfinished business on her father's behalf. Deeply sceptical of Sebastian Carter's 'gift', the team set out to prove him a fraud, but Pullman struggles to dismiss him as a con man when he reveals a conflict involving her own late father.

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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Fashion Victim

    S7:E610/15/2010

    When a retrospective exhibition of murdered fashion designer Ritchie Levene's work opens, the team is prompted to re-examine the three-year-old crime. The detectives learn about his tempestuous relationships with his new spouse, personal assistant and ex-wife Sarah, who believes his brother Adrian is the killer because he had the most to gain from his death. Meanwhile, Gerry enlists Emily to help update his image, although not everyone is impressed with the results.

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    #13 - The Fourth Man

    S7:E1011/12/2010

    The team reinvestigate a 30-year-old safety deposit robbery, and they soon find themselves being drawn into a case involving police corruption that threatens the future of the UCOS itself.

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    #14 - Old School Ties

    S9:E29/3/2012

    The team are called in to reinvestigate the disappearance of PE teacher Jason Bowe after a body is found on the perimeter of the elite public boarding school where he was employed. The investigation has come at a really bad time for the school, which is getting to welcome a former pupil, the Rt Hon Geoffrey Parkes MP, for the opening of a new computer centre.

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    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #15 - Magic Majestic

    S5:E68/11/2008

    The team investigate the art of illusion when they reopen a case involving a magic trick that ended in murder. Powerful mind games and hypnosis prove a dangerous mix for Brian Lane, however, sending him down a destructive path. Meanwhile, a session with the Magic Circle's Dr Moroni leaves a sceptical Gerry Standing feeling paranoid and his colleagues a little nervous around him.

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    7.2/10(63 votes)

    #16 - The Almost People (2)

    S6:E65/28/2011

    As the solar storm rages, Jennifer, a Ganger driven mad by the memories of being "decommissioned", is seeking revenge, as the time-travelling drama continues. She can remember every excruciating second of every "execution" and is determined that the humans will pay. And she isn't just talking war; she's talking revolution. As the crumbling factory fills with toxic fumes and drips lethal acid, the "Originals" wait desperately for the shuttle from the Mainland to rescue them. But Jennifer has other ideas. Can the Doctor convince the terrified factory workers to embrace their own humanity and work together with their Gangers to overcome a monster of their own making?

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    7.0/10(61 votes)

    #17 - The Rebel Flesh (1)

    S6:E55/21/2011

    A solar tsunami sends the TARDIS hurtling towards a futuristic factory on Earth, where human doppelgangers are used to mine dangerous acid, as the time-travelling adventures continue. A second wave hits and the "Gangers" separate. They can remember every second of their "original's" life and feel every emotion they've ever experienced. But are these memories stolen or have they been bequeathed? Are the Gangers merely faulty machinery that must be shut down or are they living, breathing, sentient beings? Can the Doctor convince the terrified humans to accept these "almost people" and prevent an all-out civil war before the factory explodes?

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