The Best Episodes Directed By Paul Whittington
Every TV Episode Directed by Paul Whittington Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Paul Whittington Ratings Summary
The best episode directed by Paul Whittington is "Episode 1", rated 10/10 from 1 user votes. It was "written by Jeff Pope". "Episode 1" aired on 5/20/2019 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Episode 2".
10.0/10 1 votes#1 - Episode 1
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 5/20/2019
What was supposed to be a sleepy Easter Bank holiday weekend in London's world-famous jewellery quarter is thrown into chaos, when Brian Reader leads a gang of career criminals in an attempt to carry out the daring task of breaking into the vault of the Hatton Garden Safe Deposit Company.
Director: Paul Whittington
Writer: Jeff Pope
10.0/10 1 votes#2 - Episode 2
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/21/2019
Returning for a second attempt at the Hatton Garden safe deposit vault, the gang members, now led by Terry Perkins, set out to finish what they started. They must obtain new equipment and get back into the building, but time is getting tight with the bank holiday weekend slipping by.
Director: Paul Whittington
Writer: Jeff Pope
10.0/10 1 votes#3 - Episode 3
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/22/2019
When the Metropolitan Police discover the burglary after the long Easter weekend, the gang members already have a two-day lead on them. They are desperate to split up the stolen goods, but more delays frustrate them. However, they soon come to realise that it is not only the police who are chasing them - Brian Reader also wants his share.
Director: Paul Whittington
Writer: Jeff Pope
10.0/10 1 votes#4 - Episode 4
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/23/2019
With the surveillance teams hot on their tails, the gang members squabble among themselves over who should receive a cut of the takings. Having performed such a professional raid, they are now behaving like amateurs, and with tensions running high, Perkins breaks his own golden rule by organising another meeting. Will he cut Reader in on the deal?
Director: Paul Whittington
Writer: Jeff Pope
9.0/10 2 votes#5 - Chinese Prize
Season 9 Episode 4 - Aired 10/11/2010
When a highly skilled trio of Chinese agents arrive in London for 48 hours only, the team must find out why they are here. Ruth goes undercover in a major scientific research corporation where one Chinese scientist, Jiang, proves to be the ultimate prize. Beth activates an asset from the Chinese Security Services to be Section D's mole on the inside, but has she activated him too soon? Lucas makes a decision that could change his course forever.
Director: Paul Whittington
Writer: Jonathan Brackley
8.5/10 4 votes#6 - Episode 5
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/5/2020
With the testimony of a vital witness confirming some of Stan and Mick's suspicions, Taff still remains unconvinced. However, the police are forced to question what they thought they knew previously, and pursue the case against Jeremy.
Director: Paul Whittington
Writer: Giula Sandler
8.5/10 4 votes#7 - Episode 6
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/12/2020
The evidence is interrogated as Jeremy's trial begins, with dramatic and conflicting witness testimony being given before the jury and the packed public gallery. The jury must give their verdict on what really happened that night at White House Farm.
Director: Paul Whittington
Writer: Kris Mrksa
8.4/10 26 votes#8 - Fagan
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 11/15/2020
As Thatcher's policies create rising unemployment, a desperate man breaks into the palace, where he finds Elizabeth's bedroom and awakens her for a talk.
Director: Paul Whittington
Writer: Jonathan Wilson
8.3/10 3 votes#9 - Silent Voices
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 4/29/2012
Vera investigates the case of a murdered social worked named Jenny Lister, who was universally considered to have been principled and popular. However, in an overworked and understaffed social work system, a notorious case involving the death of a child seems to hold the key to solving the killing. As Vera pursues the truth, she discovers the real secret at the heart of Jenny's death - and the killer who will stop at nothing to keep it hidden
Director: Paul Whittington
Writer: Gaby Chiappe
8.3/10 3 votes#10 - Plymouth
Season 9 Episode 1 - Aired 9/20/2010
Reeling after the explosion at the hotel, Section D is left considering the sacrifices they make as spies. But they are soon back in action, tracking Somalian AQ terrorist Abib on a boat from Tangier. When it becomes clear that the boat is carrying a lethal load, the team fears it is headed to Plymouth for the launch of the newest addition to the Royal Navy's fleet. But is the real target elsewhere, and is it too late to find the UK source of the plan? Lucas's own faith is challenged when he is visited by an unwelcome ghost from his past.
Director: Paul Whittington
Writer: Jonathan Brackley
8.2/10 4 votes#11 - Episode 3
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/22/2020
After a vital discovery at White House Farm by the family, Stan and Mick feel closer to shoring up their own suspicions about Jeremy. The arrival of a friend Brett from New Zealand increases tension between Jeremy and girlfriend Julie.
Director: Paul Whittington
Writer: Giula Sandler
8.0/10 4 votes#12 - Episode 1
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/8/2020
In the early hours of Wednesday 7th August 1985, police in Chelmsford receive a phone call from farmer Jeremy Bamber. Jeremy's sister Sheila, mother June, father Nevill and twin nephews Nicholas and Daniel are all found dead at White House Farm.
Director: Paul Whittington
Writer: Kris Mrksa
8.0/10 4 votes#13 - Episode 2
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/15/2020
Stan and his number two Mick Clark speak to Jeremy and relatives of the murdered family, but their picture of what really happened that night at White House Farm remains inconclusive.
Director: Paul Whittington
Writer: Kris Mrksa
8.0/10 4 votes#14 - Episode 4
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/29/2020
The funerals approach, and without the answers he needs and still more questions being thrown up from White House Farm, Stan's efforts remain fruitless. All looks lost for Stan and Mick solving the case, until a vital witness comes forward.
Director: Paul Whittington
Writer: Kris Mrksa
8.0/10 1 votes#15 - Episode 1
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/7/2016
Annie Quaintain sets off with her children for a new life in Jericho and ends up setting up a boarding house for the labourers. But she is not the only new arrival in town. Handsome navvy Johnny is returning to his native Yorkshire from Africa - only to make violent enemies with a hot-tempered colleague.
Director: Paul Whittington
Writer: Stephen Thompson
8.0/10 1 votes#16 - Episode 2
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/14/2016
Annie opens the door for Bamford the railway detective, who has returned to Jericho.
Director: Paul Whittington
Writer: Stephen Thompson
7.9/10 25 votes#17 - The Balmoral Test
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 11/15/2020
Margaret Thatcher visits Balmoral but has trouble fitting in with the royal family, while Charles finds himself torn between his heart and family duty.
Director: Paul Whittington
Writer: Peter Morgan
7.9/10 25 votes#18 - Favourites
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 11/15/2020
While Margaret Thatcher struggles with the disappearance of her favorite child, Elizabeth reexamines her relationships with her four children.
Director: Paul Whittington
Writer: Peter Morgan
7.5/10 2 votes#19 - Playing with Fire: Part 1
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/16/2011
In the first episode, DCI Alan Banks is taken to a canal where there has been a fatal fire. The crime is far from straightforward, and as another body is discovered the motive, as well as the intended victim, become increasingly unclear. However, the discovery of what appears to be a Turner landscape suggests that at least one of the victims was involved in an art forgery scam.
Director: Paul Whittington
Writer: Robert Murphy
7.5/10 2 votes#20 - Playing with Fire: Part 2
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/23/2011
After Tom McMahon becomes the third victim following some suspicious fires, Alan realises that he is now attempting to catch a serial killer. His superiors warn him to keep his distance from the Aspern family who are trying to lodge an official complaint against him. Banks is determined to locate the ringleader of the art forgery scam which links two of the victims. Annie continues to see Mark Keane, despite Banks’ warnings. After Banks finally discovers the true identity of ‘Morrison’, he quickly realises that Annie could be in real danger.
Director: Paul Whittington
Writer: Robert Murphy
7.5/10 2 votes#21 - Little Lazarus
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/22/2011
Last in the series of the detective drama based on the novels by Ann Cleeves. DI Vera Stanhope rescues a young boy from a freezing pond after he escapes from a violent attack which left his mother dead. As Vera and her team investigate what happened to the child, they unravel a web of deadly secrets and discover a murderous sequence of events set in motion by power, money and a mother's love. Although she is usually awkward and uninterested around children, Vera finds a kindred spirit in the boy, and begins to realise that the key to the investigation may lie hidden in his memory.
Director: Paul Whittington
Writer: Paul Rutman