The Best Episodes Directed By Otto Bathurst

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.1/10(864 votes)

   #1 - Episode 1

   S1:E19/12/2013

   Birmingham, 1919. Thomas Shelby controls the Peaky Blinders, one of the city's most feared criminal organisations, but his ambitions go beyond running the streets. When a crate of guns goes missing, Thomas recognises an opportunity to move up in the world.

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   8.0/10(217 votes)

   #2 - Episode 2

   S1:E29/19/2013

   Thomas fixes a horserace, provoking the ire of local kingpin Billy Kimber. He also starts a war with gypsy family the Lees. Meanwhile, Inspector Campbell carries out a vicious raid of Small Heath in search of the stolen guns.

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   8.0/10(150 votes)

   #3 - Episode 3

   S1:E39/26/2013

   Thomas Shelby plans to go to Cheltenham races in order to get closer to Billy Kimber. Knowing the gangster's appetite for beautiful women, Thomas invites Grace to accompany him. Meanwhile some IRA sympathisers approach Thomas with an offer to buy the stolen guns.

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   7.8/10(37 votes)

   #4 - Onyx

   S2:E63/7/2024

   John seeks revenge on a secret ONI planet. Perez trains to become a new kind of soldier. Kai finds herself torn between her Spartan code and her loyalty to Master Chief. Makee turns to Cortana for help in her search for the Halo.

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   7.8/10(62 votes)

   #5 - The Lost Boy

   S1:E512/1/2019

   The alethiometer sends Lyra and Iorek on a new path, leading to a shocking but vital clue in her search to find her friend Roger and the other missing children.

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   7.7/10(64 votes)

   #6 - Armour

   S1:E411/24/2019

   Lyra and the Gyptians arrive in the North and seek the help of the Witches’ Consul, Texan aeronaut Lee Scoresby and an armoured bear in service to the town.

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   7.4/10(544 votes)

   #7 - The National Anthem

   S1:E112/4/2011

   Prime Minister Michael Callow faces a shocking dilemma when Princess Susannah, a much-loved member of the Royal Family, is kidnapped.

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   7.4/10(108 votes)

   #8 - Contact

   S1:E13/24/2022

   In the year 2552, humans on the planet Madrigal have been fighting for independence from Earth, but a fatal encounter with the Alien Covenant complicates things. Master Chief John 117 and his super-soldier “Spartans” join the fight. After the battle, Master Chief heads to his home planet of Reach with a Madrigal survivor and a mysterious object he discovered on the planet. But a controversial order has John questioning his mission, and himself.

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   7.4/10(39 votes)

   #9 - Aleria

   S2:E52/29/2024

   In the aftermath of defeat, the survivors struggle to pick up the pieces. On the desolate planet of Aleria, John grapples with an unprecedented loss. Soren and Laera search for their missing son. Makee treads carefully as the Arbiter grows impatient.

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10. 

    7.3/10(4 votes)

    #10 - Gold Mine

    S2:E13/29/2005

    The gang are back and despite his better judgement, Mickey gives Danny a chance to run his own scam. However, the object of the scam has a habit of sending con men to jail so the risks for the gang are high. And it doesn't make them feel any better to discover that Danny plans to convince the man, a savvy property developer, that there's a goldmine in the heart of London.

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    6.8/10(73 votes)

    #11 - Unbound

    S1:E23/31/2022

    John takes Kwan to an old friend and learns more about the mystery object, which the Covenant and Makee are determined to steal. With the alien threat growing, Dr. Halsey has a plan to deal with John’s unpredictable behavior.

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    6.8/10(4 votes)

    #12 - Confessions

    S2:E24/5/2005

    The gang are on the verge of completing a job but Albert's gone AWOL. When he finally appears it's all too late because 'the mark' has pulled out - but Albert has a new plan.

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    5.2/10(6 votes)

    #13 - The Henderson Challenge

    S3:E23/17/2006

    After two seasons of clashes of methods, Mickey and Danny finally put it all on the line. In a head-to-head competition, the two men are dropped naked in the middle of London and must use all of their skills as con men to make it through the day - whomever has acquired the highest monetary value of goods wins. The rub is that if Mickey loses, he declares that he'll hand over the role of leader to Danny. Are big changes a foot? Will Danny's moxie ultimately win him control of the crew?

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    5.0/10(2 votes)

    #14 - Price For Fame

    S3:E13/10/2006

    The team plan to con a violent businessman out of a hundred grand by pretending to be music promoters interested in representing his young son.

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