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The Best Episodes Directed By Tim Dowd

Every TV Episode Directed by Tim Dowd Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Tim Dowd Ratings Summary

"For Those in Peril" is the best rated episode directed by Tim Dowd. It scored 9/10 based on 1 votes. It was written by Deborah Cook. It aired on 1/25/2004 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Loved and Lost".

  • For Those in Peril
    9.0/101 votes

    #1 - For Those in Peril

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 1/25/2004

    The hospital staff have an intriguing case on their hands when local tramp Sebastian Fox is found dead. Ken Hopkirk rummages through his belongings and is surprised to find war medals, leading to the discovery that he was a decorated Navy hero. When a relative is traced but refuses to help with funeral arrangements, the Royal team decide to give him a fitting send-off by scattering his ashes at sea. Meanwhile, Jeffrey Goodwin is shocked to discover a farmer's cattle herd have contracted a disease which has passed into cheese that's available in the area, and Jill Weatherill, Matron and Sister Brigid encounter a runaway girl.

    Director: Tim Dowd

    Writer: Deborah Cook

  • Loved and Lost
    9.0/101 votes

    #2 - Loved and Lost

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 3/12/2006

    Dr. Ormerod returns to work after his accident, but when his brusque treatment of a hypochondriac schoolgirl ends in tragedy, it's clear he still needs time to recover. New nurse Catherine Deane starts her rounds on the wards, and Mr. Middleditch has a surprise announcement to make.

    Director: Tim Dowd

    Writer: Sarah Bagshaw

  • Kiss and Tell
    8.0/101 votes

    #3 - Kiss and Tell

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/23/2003

    The cause of a schoolboy's illness is found too close to home, while a bit of teamwork brings Ormerod and Weatherill closer than they expect. Cheriton's flatwarming party goes with a bang, and Ventress spots an impostor on the ward.

    Director: Tim Dowd

    Writer: Neil McKay

  • Crash
    8.0/101 votes

    #4 - Crash

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 3/2/2003

    A serious coach crash throws the Royal into chaos, and for one member of the staff, the incident proves exceptionally traumatic. Cheriton has a bombshell for Nurse Taylor.

    Director: Tim Dowd

    Writer: Mark Holloway

  • Doing the Rounds
    8.0/101 votes

    #5 - Doing the Rounds

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 11/30/2003

    New GP and anaesthetist Dr. Jeffrey Goodwin has a tough first day at work when he witnesses a car crash, gets attacked by one of the drivers involved and has his own vehicle and possessions stolen on his way to The Royal. After recovering from his injuries, Goodwin treats local landowner Lord Firminger who's collapsed on his estate, and gets off to a shaky start with Rose by asking him to perform emergency surgery on a cancer victim. Back at the hospital, Cheriton's mother Annette arrives to collect her dead son's things, surprising staff nurse Meryl Taylor by revealing a photo of a fiancee she never knew about.

    Director: Tim Dowd

    Writer: Mark Holloway

  • Consequences
    8.0/101 votes

    #6 - Consequences

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 12/7/2003

    Ormerod faces a difficult dilemma when Caroline's father Henry turns up suggesting they turn off her life-support machine, having done all they can, but the guilt-ridden doctor wonders whether he'd only be letting her die so he can be with Weatherill. Meanwhile, Goodwin puts his career on the line when he allows a member of the public to cure a back injury, student nurse Samantha Beaumont is less than impressed by a date with theatre technician Alun Morris and a patient's pet parrot causes chaos in the hospital.

    Director: Tim Dowd

    Writer: John Flanagan

  • Holding on Tight
    8.0/101 votes

    #7 - Holding on Tight

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 1/18/2004

    A group of drunken mods arrive at the hospital in a shocking state, and Ken Hopkirk soon makes the grim discovery that they have been drinking industrial alcohol supplied by their friend, theatre technician Alun Morris. Meanwhile, a fourth member of the boozing group is brought in and has his stomach pumped immediately - but it soon emerges that the illicit hooch has blinded him. Elsewhere, Mr Rose and his surgical team treat a widow with a gangrenous toe at her farmhouse, and student nurse Samantha Beaumont receives a telling-off for laying out operating instruments in an incorrect order.

    Director: Tim Dowd

    Writer: Patrick Melanaphy

  • Home to Roost
    8.0/101 votes

    #8 - Home to Roost

    Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 2/15/2004

    Ormerod faces a testing time when his father-in-law arrives demanding to know whether he was seeing Dr. Weatherill while his late daughter was still alive. Following a heated exchange, it emerges that the disgruntled patriarch has hired a private detective to investigate the couple - but the situation only serves to bring them closer together, culminating in a marriage proposal. At the Royal, a painfully thin girl causes concern for Goodwin - whose green-eyed monster emerges when student nurse Samantha Beaumont agrees to a date with a younger man - and the hospital is evacuated after a suicide victim's corpse is brought in emitting toxic fumes.

    Director: Tim Dowd

    Writer: John Flanagan

  • Sins of the Father
    8.0/101 votes

    #9 - Sins of the Father

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 1/30/2005

    Nurse Stella Davenport arrives at the Royal with a less than favourable reputation, and soon causes a stir among the staff and patients as rumours about her circulate the hospital. Matron and Harper discover a new approach to interviewing when they try to fill a ward domestic vacancy, while Dr. Ormerod is left to deal with the dramatic aftermath of a domestic dispute, and Lizzie realises her new scooter might have been an ill-advised purchase.

    Director: Tim Dowd

    Writer: Sarah Bagshaw

  • Cometh the Hour Cometh the Man
    8.0/101 votes

    #10 - Cometh the Hour Cometh the Man

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 3/19/2006

    Mr. Middleditch brings his reign to an end as he hands over the ledgers to the new administrator - having craftily secured the hospital's future. Dr. Ormerod's plaster comes off, Mr. Rose risks his own skin to save a friend during a game of golf, and a trivial accident leads a family to make a major and heartbreaking discovery.

    Director: Tim Dowd

    Writer: Deborah Cook

  • Keep On Running
    8.0/101 votes

    #11 - Keep On Running

    Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 10/15/2006

    A patient who set fire to his own shop attempts to avoid police questioning by leaping into an ambulance and driving off towards the pier - unaware that Alun and a sick man are in the back of the vehicle.

    Director: Tim Dowd

    Writer: Sarah Bagshaw

  • Home And Dry
    8.0/101 votes

    #12 - Home And Dry

    Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 4/1/2007

    Goodwin returns to England with Nkeshi, but his plans for her future face some opposition. A singing superstar requires a hospital stay but Frankie almost loses his job when the paparazzi catch them in flagrante.

    Director: Tim Dowd

    Writer: Sarah Bagshaw

  • Starting Over
    8.0/101 votes

    #13 - Starting Over

    Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 9/16/2007

    Mr Middleditch makes a surprise return to the hospital in the back of an ambulance, having hurt his ankle while fishing. Stella grudgingly welcomes Marian McKaig as her room-mate, but the new nurse quickly catches Alun's eye. Meanwhile, a frantic mother calls for Mike's help at a hippie commune, where her hostile husband is refusing help from the outside world.

    Director: Tim Dowd

    Writer: Marc Pye

  • Can't Buy Me Love
    8.0/101 votes

    #14 - Can't Buy Me Love

    Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 10/28/2007

    Suspicion falls on Adam over missing hospital funds and Mike attends a meeting to assess the mental welfare of a 50-year-old man who still lives with his mother. Elsewhere, Gordon's ex-father-in-law pays an unexpected visit with some sobering news and Ken has a confession to make to his colleagues.

    Director: Tim Dowd

    Writer: John Flanagan

  • Love and Loss
    8.0/101 votes

    #15 - Love and Loss

    Season 6 Episode 12 - Aired 11/4/2007

    Jill becomes unwell after earlier receiving the results of a pregnancy test. Elsewhere, when a baby goes missing, suspicion falls on the parents of a girl admitted with a broken ankle. Meanwhile, Gordon makes a discovery about a diabetic patient that explains his behaviour and, in a dramatic finale, tragedy looms over the hospital.

    Director: Tim Dowd

    Writer: Sarah Bagshaw

  • Tutti Fritti
    8.0/101 votes

    #16 - Tutti Fritti

    Season 8 Episode 7 - Aired 6/26/2011

    A secret from Jean’s past resurfaces when the wife of a former lover arrives at the Royal and accuses Jean of being up to her old tricks. When things take a shocking turn Jean is forced to reconsider her future as well as her past.

    Director: Tim Dowd

    Writer: Mark Holloway