The Best Episodes Directed By Saul Dibb

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.0/10(1 votes)

   #1 - The Love Chord

   S1:E15/17/2006

   It's 1983 and Oxford graduate Nick Guest is adopted by the privileged family of a Tory MP.

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   7.9/10(8 votes)

   #2 - Episode 2

   S1:E210/15/2019

   Despite Rob’s promise to Cassie that they won’t investigate Operation Vestal, they make a dark bargain to keep the secret and carry on working on the cases.

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3. 

   7.7/10(13 votes)

   #3 - Episode 1

   S1:E110/14/2019

   In the summer of 2006 detectives Rob Reilly and Cassie Maddox are sent to investigate a child’s murder. They find a community caught between the old Ireland and the new.

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4. 

   7.3/10(4 votes)

   #4 - Episode 2

   S1:E23/30/2025

   As Ronnie and Jamie grow closer, Michael fears he is being usurped. Tensions escalate, and Michael makes a big decision.

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5. 

   7.3/10(4 votes)

   #5 - Episode 3

   S1:E34/6/2025

   Chaos ensues in the aftermath of a shocking death. Michael takes control, and the gang agree to smuggle the body back to Liverpool. Aboard the ferry, tension and suspicion runs rife.

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6. 

   7.0/10(3 votes)

   #6 - Episode 4

   S1:E44/13/2025

   Back in Liverpool, tension brews as Michael assumes leadership. Meanwhile, Michael and Diana's IVF is successful.

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   7.0/10(3 votes)

   #7 - Episode 6

   S1:E64/27/2025

   Michael and Jamie agree to a winner-takes-all fight to decide who leads the gang, while a disappointed Diana has reached her wits' end.

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   6.8/10(3 votes)

   #8 - Episode 5

   S1:E54/20/2025

   An unexpected player causes trouble for the gang. Diana wants to be honest with Michael about her past.

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   6.8/10(4 votes)

   #9 - Episode 1

   S1:E13/23/2025

   Michael and Diana try for a baby. Meanwhile, his criminal empire faces a shocking betrayal from within after a shipment of Columbian cocaine is intercepted.

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