9.3/103 votes#1 - Persephone
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 11/15/2004
Zoe is tried for manslaughter when an MI5 operation results in the murder of an undercover police officer.
Director: Justin Chadwick
Writer: Ben Richards
9.0/104 votes#2 - I Spy Apocalypse
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 7/7/2003
Tom's skills as leader are tested to their extremes when they take part in an Extreme Emergency Response Initiative Exercise (EERIE) to test their response to nuclear, chemical or biological act in central London, but when the power in the grid is cut and Harry starts to feel ill, they soon begin to suspect it's for real.
Director: Justin Chadwick
Writer: Howard Brenton
9.0/102 votes#3 - Episode 7
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/17/2005
George has to make an impossible decision when Tulkinghorn and Smallweed turn up the heat on his debts. Guppy's quest for information takes him back to Krook's shop, with explosive results. Jarndyce is beside himself when tragedy strikes Bleak House.
Director: Justin Chadwick
Writer: Andrew Davies
9.0/102 votes#4 - Episode 8
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/24/2005
Tulkinghorn is now close to piecing together Lady Dedlock's secret. Esther struggles to come to terms with the terrible blow she has been dealt. Jarndyce agonises over whether to keep his own feelings for Esther concealed. Lady Dedlock tells Esther something that will change her life for ever.
Director: Justin Chadwick
Writer: Andrew Davies
9.0/102 votes#5 - Episode 9
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/25/2005
Esther is shattered by Lady Dedlock's revelation. Richard's obsession with the Jarndyce case has grown to worrying proportions. Guppy puts himself at risk when he gets in the way of Tulkinghorn's enquiries. And Tulkinghorn at last has cast iron proof of Lady Dedlock's guilt, and issues her with a terrible ultimatum.
Director: Justin Chadwick
Writer: Andrew Davies
8.3/103 votes#6 - Love and Death
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 11/8/2004
Saturday morning. Danny and Colin practice their firing technique on MI5's gun range. Zoe and her fiancé Will are still madly in love. Ruth watches old movies at home whilst longing for real-life romance. A North Sea mission places additional stain on all relationships...
Director: Justin Chadwick
Writer: David Wolstencroft
8.3/104 votes#7 - Without Incident
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 7/14/2003
The president of the USA makes an unexpected stop in London. Tom and his team are forced to work with the CIA. A power struggle between the two secret organizations begins, but will they stop fighting before a terrible mistake is made? And will Tom ex-girlfriend leave well alone or will she have to be taught a lesson?
Director: Justin Chadwick
Writer: David Wolstencroft
8.0/103 votes#8 - Episode 4
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/4/2005
A chance encounter in the country raises intriguing questions for Esther and Lady Dedlock. Legal clerk Guppy, still besotted with Esther, discovers surprising new information about her past and decides to dig deeper still. And Lady Dedlock's secret is far from safe, as Tulkinghorn stumbles across a lead which could destroy her reputation forever.
Director: Justin Chadwick
Writer: Andrew Davies
8.0/103 votes#9 - Episode 5
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/10/2005
Richard's inability to settle causes a rift with John Jarndyce, much to Ada's dismay. Tulkinghorn finally unearths the possible identity of the mysterious Nemo. Nemo's old friend Sergeant George has the evidence he needs to prove it and Tulkinghorn will stop at nothing to force George to hand it over. But George has even more problems when Gridley turns up on his doorstep, on the run from the law and infected with the fever.
Director: Justin Chadwick
Writer: Andrew Davies
8.0/103 votes#10 - Episode 6
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/11/2005
George's future is put at risk as Tulkinghorn uses the evil moneylender Smallweed to pile on the pressure. Guppy makes a discovery about Esther which shocks Lady Dedlock to the core. Esther and Jarndyce take in Jo the crossing sweeper, who is seriously ill and on the run from Tulkinghorn's men. But their kindness produces an unexpected result.
Director: Justin Chadwick
Writer: Andrew Davies
7.7/103 votes#11 - Episode 3
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/3/2005
As Tulkinghorn edges closer to the truth, Lady Dedlock puts her reputation at risk when she pays an undercover visit to Nemo's former haunts. John Jarndyce finds himself increasingly attracted to Esther, but Richard makes an announcement which causes him dismay. And Woodcourt has news that comes as a terrible blow to Esther.
Director: Justin Chadwick
Writer: Andrew Davies
7.3/103 votes#12 - Episode 2
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/28/2005
Despite his grim discovery, Tulkinghorn remains undeterred from his ruthless inquiry into Lady Dedlock's past. A young crossing sweeper, Jo, may hold a key to the mystery. Krook discovers evidence in Nemo's room which could provide a crucial clue. Richard and Ada plan their engagement, but receive an unexpected setback. And as Richard begins a career in medicine, Esther meets an attractive young doctor called Allan Woodcourt.
Director: Justin Chadwick
Writer: Andrew Davies
7.0/103 votes#13 - Episode 1
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/27/2005
Young orphan Esther Summerson is brought to the High Court of Chancery, where she is thrown together with two wards of the court, Richard Carstone and Ada Clare. Both are caught up in the infamous suit of Jarndyce and Jarndyce, which brings nothing but ruin and despair to all it touches. Esther, Richard and Ada are sent to live at Bleak House, where they receive a friendly welcome from their rich guardian John Jarndyce.
Director: Justin Chadwick
Writer: Andrew Davies
6.0/103 votes#14 - Wild Flower
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 3/14/2019
After a shocking tragedy, tensions run high as Jack and Angela are forced to reveal a devastating truth to Anna.
Director: Justin Chadwick
Writer: Nathaniel Price
6.0/103 votes#15 - The Unseen
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 3/21/2019
Jack puts his plan into action as his family's ultimate threat arrives on his doorstep.
Director: Justin Chadwick
Writer: Rowan Joffe
5.0/101 votes#16 - You Cannot Keep the Birds From Flying Over Your Head
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/19/2022
Christmas at court, and a controversial masque leaves Protestant Edward and Catholic Mary at odds. Elizabeth finds herself in the middle as Mary demands she come live with her.
Director: Justin Chadwick
Writer: Anya Reiss
5.0/101 votes#17 - Either Learn or Be Silent
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/26/2022
The Lord Protector’s plan for peace between the siblings only causes Catherine and Thomas to accelerate their own, using Elizabeth’s 15th birthday as cover.
Director: Justin Chadwick
Writer: Anya Reiss
3.0/102 votes#18 - Keep Your Knife Bright
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/12/2022
Following the death of Henry VIII, his three children; Mary, Elizabeth and Edward are now pawns in a dangerous game as the English court is plunged into a race for control of the new England they find themselves in.
Director: Justin Chadwick
Writer: Anya Reiss
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"Persephone" is the best rated episode directed by Justin Chadwick. It scored 9.333/10 based on 3 votes. It was written by Ben Richards. It aired on 11/15/2004 and is rated 0.3 points higher than their second-best episode, "I Spy Apocalypse".