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The Best Episodes of Beck

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Every episode of Beck ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Beck!

The Best Episodes of Beck

Beck follows Swedish police officer Martin Beck and his team as they investigate various crimes.
  1. Background image for Night Vision
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #1 - Night Vision

    S1:E8

    A serial killer who decapitates people is on the loose in the Stockholm subway. Martin Beck and his colleagues try to catch the killer, while the panic in the city increases.

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  2. Background image for The Revenge
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #2 - The Revenge

    S2:E1

    Two patrolling cops stumble on to three criminals who have just stolen large amounts of explosives, and are killed in cold blood. Martin Beck and his team must now work day and night to find out who the killers are and what they are planning to do with the explosives before it's too late. Meanwhile, Gunvald Larsson who was a close friend of one of the murdered cops is ignoring all rules in his quest for revenge.

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  3. Background image for The Scorpion
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #3 - The Scorpion

    S3:E1

    A brutally battered woman, Monika, manages to flee from her home with her two children. Later, the body of a dead man is found in the same house. The murder was preceded by an assault; bloodstains found in the kitchen correspond to Monika’s DNA.

    Writer:Unknown
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  4. Background image for The Unclaimed Girl
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #4 - The Unclaimed Girl

    S3:E2

    A small girl is found dead in a deserted underground cellar. She has been dead for some time but there is fresh food for her. Who is she?

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  5. Background image for The Silent Scream
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #5 - The Silent Scream

    S3:E7

    Two girls are hit by a train and killed instantly. Was it murder or a double suicide? Martin Beck and his team must answer the question of whether the pressure and intimidation faced by these young women in their everyday lives led to their deaths.

    Writer:Unknown
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  6. Background image for The Decoy Boy
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #6 - The Decoy Boy

    S1:E1

    A man working at a garbage incinerator watches the body of a dead man burned to ashes in the oven. Police detective Martin Beck handles the case. All he knows is that a brutal murder has happened. But he does not know when or where. He has no body, motive or a crime scene, not a single trace. All he has is some teeth and a mysterious Internet adress.

    Director:Pelle Seth
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  8. Background image for Serial Killer
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #7 - Serial Killer

    S1:E4

    Beck and his team are trying to find a serial killer whose victims are spread all over Sweden. An obvious connection is that all the victims are women, and they were all in the same class, and Beck thinks that a scandal back in the past has something to do with the murders. But no one wants to talk about the past and it becomes a struggle to find the perpetrator before the final murder - only one woman is still alive.

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  9. Background image for Sender Unknown
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #8 - Sender Unknown

    S2:E5

    Martin Beck, Gunvald Larsson and Alice Levander investigate the mysterious murder of an accountant that was found shot to death at the airport parking. At the same time a reporter receives a package from an anonymous source, with information regarding the embezzling of funds that should have been used for fixing up nuclear reactors. When the reporter contacts Beck, his home gets blown up by a bomb.

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  10. Background image for The Ad Man
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #9 - The Ad Man

    S2:E6

    A man is raping women after having met them through ads on public noticeboards. At first this seems like an easy crime to solve for Martin Beck and his colleagues but they soon discover that somebody's motivations are far more complex.

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  11. Background image for Blind Profit
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #10 - Blind Profit

    S2:E8

    A series of grisly murders where the victims faces have been removed by acid starts to turn up around Stockholm. Detective Martin Beck and Gunvald Larsson are once again drawn into the darkness.

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  12. Background image for Haunted by the Past
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #11 - Haunted by the Past

    S8:E1

    After a period of rehabilitation, Martin Beck is back on duty. He and the rest of the group are thrown into a case where the body of a notorious Danish professional criminal is found in the water at Liljeholmen. A body is found floating in the water near Liljeholmen. The dead man is a 39-year-old Danish citizen with a hefty criminal record as a member of a notorious Danish drug network. When his car is found in a suspicious location, Alex and Josef start running surveillance on it. It isn't long before one of the Danish man's associates shows up there. The Danish gang has been weakened over the course of several years after a big bust which sent many of their top ranked members to prison. Maybe the Swedes are preparing to take over? Is the Beck group about to get caught in the middle of a gang war? The gang's leader is serving time in Swedish prison, and the only person he is willing to talk to is Steinar Hovland.

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  13. Background image for Rage Room
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #12 - Rage Room

    S8:E2

    A murder in a wooded area and a man who died suddenly in a heart attack after being awakened in the middle of the night by a masked burglar. Can the events have any connection?

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  14. Background image for 58 minutes
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #13 - 58 minutes

    S8:E3

    Alex Beijer participates in a morning show on TV, but it develops into a nightmare when an unlikely hostage drama arises in the TV studio.

    Director:Lisa Ohlin
    Writer:Unknown
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  15. Background image for The Crying Cop
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #14 - The Crying Cop

    S8:E4

    The police is under heavy media pressure after fatally shooting a 14-year-old boy. A demonstration against the violence gets out of hand and the police have to take further blame

    Director:Lisa Ohlin
    Writer:Unknown
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  16. Background image for The Man with the Icons
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #15 - The Man with the Icons

    S1:E2

    Beck and his men investigate the murder of a Russian woman. At the same time, SÄPO (The Swedish Security Agency) sees a chance of getting a Russian in the embassy deported.

    Director:Pelle Seth
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  17. Background image for The Death Trap
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #16 - The Death Trap

    S9:E1

    Martin's grandson Vilhelm Beck is out on a routine mission with his supervisor when he finds a dead 17-year-old boy at the crime scene. It immediately becomes a case for Alex, Martin and the others in the Beck group.After a raucous youth party in a residential area outside Stockholm, one of the party-goers is found dead.

    Director:Niklas Ohlson
    Writer:Unknown
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  18. Background image for Quid Pro Quo
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #17 - Quid Pro Quo

    S9:E2

    A man is found dead at a flea market in southern Stockholm. It looks like an ordinary robbery gone wrong, but the investigation takes an unexpected turn when the secret police (Säpo) take an interest in the case.

    Writer:Unknown
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  19. Background image for The Money Man
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - The Money Man

    S1:E7

    A homosexual police officer's double life is paid by Beck's archenemy, Gavling, a man who runs Stockholm's underworld. In return, the officer has been providing Gavling with secret information from the police archives.

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  20. Background image for The Vulture
    6.0/10(3 votes)

    #19 - The Vulture

    S3:E3

    Former sports minister John Vedén disappears and it quickly becomes apparent this is connected to his addiction to gambling.

    Writer:Unknown
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  21. Background image for The Attorney
    6.0/10(3 votes)

    #20 - The Attorney

    S3:E4

    A famous Swedish lawyer is brutally murdered in his apartment. Martin Beck and his team find a clear murder motive. Hansson had a good chance of winning a case against a multinational company. But it appears Hansson was not completely honest and had several links with the underworld.

    Writer:Unknown
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  22. Background image for Buried Alive
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - Buried Alive

    S4:E2

    When the body of a district attorney is found suspicion falls on the leader of a motorcycle gang, but then his body is also found in similar circumstances.

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  23. Background image for End of the Road
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - End of the Road

    S5:E7

    An ex-policeman is found murdered in his house, along with his wife and child. The case stirs strong feelings at police HQ and takes highest priority.

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  24. Background image for Flesh and Blood
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Flesh and Blood

    S6:E1

    Martin Beck is drawn out of retirement into a case of a missing girl in Stockholm.

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  25. Background image for The Thin Ice
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - The Thin Ice

    S6:E2

    When the coach of a suburban junior hockey team is murdered, the police investigate. Martin struggles in his new position.

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  26. Background image for Without Intent
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Without Intent

    S6:E3

    A girl finds her mother lying dead at the foot of the stairs. Is it an accident or murder? Meanwhile, Steinar clashes with the new boss.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Night Vision" is the best rated episode of "Beck". It scored 8/10 based on 2 votes. Directed by Morten Arnfred and written by Rolf Börjlind, it aired on 5/7/2000. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Revenge".