The Best Episodes Directed By Peter Medak
Every TV Episode Directed by Peter Medak Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Peter Medak Ratings Summary
The best episode directed by Peter Medak is "Avenger", rated 9.5/10 from 2 user votes. It was "written by Andrew Chapman". "Avenger" aired on 8/3/2014 and is rated 0.5 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "The Straw Poll".
9.5/10 2 votes#1 - Avenger
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/3/2014
Despite the task force being fully convinced of Ames' guilt, Sandy seeks more definitive proof to convince the Justice Department to proceed with their own investigation. As the hunt closes in on Ames, Sandy's commitment to the job pushes her husband's patience and commitment to the brink. After Ames is finally caught and brought to justice, he mulls over a major decision--to go down defiantly or to confess and protect his wife and child.
Director: Peter Medak
Writer: Andrew Chapman
9.0/10 2 votes#2 - The Straw Poll
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/3/2014
After the fall of the Berlin Wall and collapse of communism, the CIA task force still remains on the hunt for the cause of the assets' compromise. Sandy becomes convinced that Ames is the most likely suspect but has a difficult time convincing the rest of the task force. After living glamorously in Rome, Ames finds it increasingly difficult to maintain that lifestyle and keep his identity hidden.
Director: Peter Medak
Writer: Bruce Terris
8.4/10 39 votes#3 - Hassun
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 3/14/2014
As Will's murder trial begins, a copycat killer sends a gruesome message. Jack is under pressure to wrap up Will's case while Hannibal hopes for his friend's exoneration.
Director: Peter Medak
Writer: Jason Grote
8.4/10 140 votes#4 - Peekaboo
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 4/12/2009
Walt's secret is in jeopardy when Skyler thanks Gretchen for paying for his treatment.
Director: Peter Medak
Writer: Vince Gilligan
8.0/10 1 votes#5 - Brotherly Love
Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 10/16/1998
Sheppard and Lewis investigate the death of a man who has a twin brother. Gharty talks about wanting to live his life; he and Ballard go to the hospital to investigate the death of a teenager. Bayliss has interest in Sheppard; later he seeks advice from Stivers, who tells him to get in line behind Lewis and Falsone. Lewis and Sheppard interview the remaining twin and his mother; she confirms his story and they try to point to the dead twin's girlfriend. Meanwhile the friend of the teenage victim in Ballard and Gharty's case confesses that his friend wasn't shot in Baltimore, but rather D.C.; he drove his friend back to Baltimore so their parent's wouldn't ""kill them"" for buying drugs in D.C. Gee hopes to get the case moved to D.C. Mike Giardello puts in for his FBI transfer, but the only openings they have in the area are for liaisons to local police departments. He interviews with Gaffney, who is so open to the idea, he can't wait to tell Gee. That's something Mike was going to wait f
Director: Peter Medak
Writer: Julie Martin
7.9/10 43 votes#6 - The Buys
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/16/2002
"The king stay the king." - D'Angelo. The early-morning 'field interviews' by Herc, Carver and Prez result in a minor riot, a boy losing an eye and some bad publicity for the department. On the other side of the law, D'Angelo teaches Wallace and Bodie how to play the game (chess) and later impresses Bell with his 'take' from the low-rises.
Director: Peter Medak
Writer: David Simon
7.8/10 43 votes#7 - The Socratic Method
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/21/2004
The case of a schizophrenic mom with a deadly disease and her teenage son who have traded caretaking roles holds a special interest for Dr. House.
Director: Peter Medak
Writer: John Mankiewicz
7.7/10 41 votes#8 - The Pager
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 6/30/2002
"..a little slow, a little late." - Avon Barksdale. McNulty's detail finally gets 'clone' pagers to track Barksdale and his gang, but nobody can crack the codes used by the callers. Meanwhile, Bell instructs D'Angelo on how to school his lookouts while simultaneously flushing out a possible snitch. Later, Carver and Herc find Bodie, but their interrogation doesn't turn up results.
Director: Peter Medak
Writer: David Simon
7.7/10 48 votes#9 - Œuf
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/24/2013
A series of family murders takes place.
Director: Peter Medak
Writer: Jennifer Schuur
7.6/10 8 votes#10 - Black Blizzard
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/5/2003
Jones looks to management when the crew turns mutinous. Appolonia is displeased with Sofie's romantic tastes. Justin faces a difficult choice between his congregations. Ben is tested by Lodz.
Director: Peter Medak
Writer: William Schmidt
7.6/10 49 votes#11 - Coquilles
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/25/2013
Jack and Will search for a killer who turns his victims into angels.
Director: Peter Medak
Writer: Scott Nimerfro
7.5/10 12 votes#12 - Stalked
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/22/1999
When an assistant district attorney is found raped and murdered in Central Park, the Special Victims Unit learn that she’d been stalked by a real estate agent whom she’d convicted of date rape. Benson lets her emotions get the best of her as she takes it upon herself to bring the suspected rapist to justice. Stabler tries to get the man's business partner to help him, but Benson may be the one who ends up needing help.
Director: Peter Medak
Writer: Roger Garrett
7.5/10 4 votes#13 - What a Man Can Be
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 3/10/2017
With Pernell's trial looming, he and KD must leverage new evidence in a bargain with Chief Toby. Crystal convinces Jocelyn that PJ's last note might contain a hidden message. Bobo aligns loyalty with Nathan Brooks. Tessie discovers the truth about her assets.
Director: Peter Medak
Writer: Sam Ernst
7.3/10 3 votes#14 - The New Arrival
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 7/25/1992
An arrogant radio child psychologist is obsessed with proving to his manager that he is the best. He gets a new patient, a woman and her daughter. When he goes to her room, he assumes that the daughter is the woman's imaginary friend. He learns that her daughter died years ago but her mother's love keeps her alive.
Director: Peter Medak
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/10 1 votes
#15 - Feeding Frenzy
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/6/2001
Now that CLS has expanded its circle of operation to include all people needing legal aid, not just minors, Nick is given a case surrounding a retarded man, Malcolm Dempsy, who wants to remain living on his own. Though his mother fears for his safety, his next door neighbor and friend is a drug dealer, she has no proof and therefore the court will not remove him from his apartment. When Eddie, the suspected drug dealer, is murdered, Malcolm is accused of the murder and Nick must work to find the real killer - a search that puts him back in the world of drugs. Far more crucial to Fallin & Assoc. is the fact that Jake has hit another lawyer with his car and faces felony charges if the man dies. Burton Fallin is concerned that Jake's reckless driving has put the firm in danger of being sued and Jake feels the lawyer Burton has hired to defend him is more concerned about what's good for Fallin & Assoc. than what's good for Jake Straka. So, he embarks on his own investigative work to try to clear his name.
Director: Peter Medak
Writer: N/A
7.0/10 1 votes#16 - Scene Steelers
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/15/1983
A poisoned TV dinner is the latest move in a long-standing quarrel between the stars of a series of television commercials.
Director: Peter Medak
Writer: N/A
7.0/10 2 votes#17 - By the Pricking of My Thumbs
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 2/19/2006
Miss Marple joins forces with Tommy and Tuppence Beresford to find the murderer of Tommy's Aunt Ada.
Director: Peter Medak
Writer: N/A
6.0/10 1 votes#18 - Cold War
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 1/7/1987
Dr. Turner finds her confidence shaken when she learns her new patient, about to undergo a risky transfusion procedure, has a malpractice suit pending at another hospital; Dr. Peltrovich arrives but has trouble getting licensed to practice medicine; and Morrison explodes during a mock war with paint guns.
Director: Peter Medak
Writer: N/A
6.0/10 1 votes#19 - Space Warp
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 12/2/1976
Koenig and Verdeschi are sucked into a space warp. A feverish Maya is stricken with a fever that causes her to transform into a repulsive space monster.
Director: Peter Medak
Writer: Fred Freiberger
6.0/10 1 votes#20 - The Seance Spectre
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 8/18/1977
Some subterranean miners start chanting for a planet that will cause the Moon to pass through a nebula deadly to those living at Moonbase Alpha.
Director: Peter Medak
Writer: Donald James
6.0/10 1 votes#21 - Professor Jonathan Higgins
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 1/10/1985
After Agatha and her friends are swindled out of $100,000 by a shady investment company, she hires Thomas to track down the crooks and retrieve their money; Higgins's distant cousin arrives to marry the heir of a local socialite, and turns out to be a punk rocker in need of a drastic makeover before she can be accepted into society, giving Higgins and Agatha only a few days to play Pygmalion and turn his common cousin into a proper lady before the wedding.
Director: Peter Medak
Writer: Jay Huguely
6.0/10 2 votes#22 - Dead Woman's Shoes
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 11/22/1985
Shy Maddie finds a pair of shoes and after trying them on, is possessed by the vengeful spirit of a rich murdered woman.
Director: Peter Medak
Writer: Charles Beaumont
6.0/10 1 votes#23 - Iced
Season 7 Episode 10 - Aired 12/13/2009
The 1980 murder of a minor-league hockey player is investigated. The victim was killed on his team's home rink the night the U.S. hockey team defeated the Soviet Union in the Olympic Games.
Director: Peter Medak
Writer: Taylor Elmore
5.5/10 2 votes#24 - The Snow Queen
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 3/11/1985
Kay and Gerda are best friends. A wicked goblin who likes to cause trouble casts a spell on Kay to separate the friends. The Snow Queen snatches Kay away to her castle. Gerda must go find him. Will she ever find Kay? Is the Snow Queen helping Kay or is she freezing his heart forever?
Director: Peter Medak
Writer: N/A
5.0/10 26 votes#25 - The Washingtonians
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/26/2007
"The Washingtonians" is the twelfth episode of the second season of Masters of Horror, directed by Peter Medak. The episode is based on the short story written by Bentley Little. It details a man discovering a shocking secret about George Washington that could shatter the world's view of America forever, and the murderous brotherhood sworn to keep the secret safe.
Director: Peter Medak
Writer: Richard Chizmar