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The Best Episodes of Beck Season 1

Every episode of Beck Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Beck Season 1!

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Beck follows Swedish police officer Martin Beck and his team as they investigate various crimes.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Beck Season 1 Episode 1 - The Decoy Boy
    6.2/10(1933 votes)

    #1 - 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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  2. Beck Season 1 Episode 2 - The Man with the Icons
    5.6/10(1758 votes)

    #2 - 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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  3. Beck Season 1 Episode 3 - White Nights
    5.9/10(1634 votes)

    #3 - White Nights

    S1:E3

    When the police uncover a narcotics smuggling operation, the driver is shot dead. The man turns out to be Superintendent Martin Beck's son. Beck breaks down and steps away from the investigation but later returns at his colleagues request.

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  4. Beck Season 1 Episode 4 - Serial Killer
    6.2/10(1658 votes)

    #4 - 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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  5. Beck Season 1 Episode 5 - The Pearl Hotel
    5.8/10(1603 votes)

    #5 - The Pearl Hotel

    S1:E5

    Inspector Beck and his team get involved in a large-scale smuggling of cesium 133. A gang from the east uses refugees who with a promise to stay in Sweden and with danger to their own life take in the dangerous explosive chemical substance.

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  6. Beck Season 1 Episode 6 - The Monster
    6.1/10(1585 votes)

    #6 - The Monster

    S1:E6

    A bomb threat is called in to a police station in Stockholm. The police bomb squad blows the briefcase to pieces and it looks like false alarm, until a baby is found inside. Soon, e-mails are sent out to every newspaper about the nasty situation that the police had tried to keep secret. Will the police ever overcome the "Monster"?

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  8. Beck Season 1 Episode 7 - The Money Man
    6.5/10(1631 votes)

    #7 - 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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  9. Beck Season 1 Episode 8 - Night Vision
    6.2/10(2102 votes)

    #8 - 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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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Decoy Boy" is the best rated episode of "Beck" season 1. It scored 6.2/10 based on 1933 votes. Directed by Pelle Seth and written by Rolf Börjlind, it aired on 12/12/1999. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "The Man with the Icons".