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The Worst Episodes of Beck

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

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  1. 3.5/10(2 votes)

    #1 - The Japanese Painting

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    S3:E5

    Beck gets a call from a colleague who's in Stockholm for an art auction. He was outbid by a woman who was later found dead in his hotel.

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  2. 4.0/10(2 votes)

    #2 - The Weak Link

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    S3:E6

    A teenage girl is found by her parents brutally raped and murdered in the woods. It's now up to Beck and his team to catch the criminal.

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  3. 5.0/10(3 votes)

    #3 - In the Name of God

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    S3:E8

    A paparazzi photographer is found dead, his apartment ransacked. Was the motive for the murder revenge, blackmail or something even more sinister?

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  4. 5.1/10(1.2k votes)

    #4 - 58 minutes

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    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.

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    Director:Lisa Ohlin
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  5. 5.6/10(1.7k votes)

    #5 - The Man with the Icons

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    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.

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    Director:Pelle Seth
  6. 5.6/10(1.2k votes)

    #6 - Death in Samarra

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    S7:E3

    A candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize is brutally stabbed to death in central Stockholm following a meeting with two lawyers from the war tribunal in The Hague. One of the witnesses worked with Alex when she was stationed in the Middle East and they have an attraction to each other that makes Josef think she should stay out of the investigation. Meanwhile, Klas Fredén is pressuring the group to resolve the politically charged case before SÄPO takes over.

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  8. 5.7/10(1.3k votes)

    #7 - The Invasion

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    S5:E3

    The bodies of two men are found buried in the woods and, despite persistent attempts, they cannot be identified. When another man is murdered the police discover new evidence which they believe links the murders to an Islamist terrorist cell.

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  9. 5.8/10(1.5k votes)

    #8 - The Pearl Hotel

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    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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  10. 5.8/10(1.6k votes)

    #9 - The Cartel

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    S2:E3

    A Greek restaurant owner is brutally tortured and killed. Beck and his team investigate, and are drawn into a world of smuggling, threats, and violence.

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  11. 5.8/10(1.3k votes)

    #10 - The Hospital Murders

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    S5:E4

    An elderly woman dies in a hospital in Stockholm from what seems to be an incurable disease, but her son refuses to believe that it was the disease that killed her.

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  12. 5.8/10(1.2k votes)

    #11 - The Thin Ice

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    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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  13. 5.9/10(1.6k votes)

    #12 - White Nights

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    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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  14. 5.9/10(1.4k votes)

    #13 - The Eye of the Storm

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    S4:E1

    When the charred remains of a woman are found, Sapo, the Swedish Security Services, suspect Gunvald Larsson of being mixed up in her murder.

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  15. 5.9/10(1.5k votes)

    #14 - The Family

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    S5:E2

    When a well-known crime boss is murdered by a sniper in front of his family, Beck and his team are challenged to discover which one of his many enemies could be responsible for the crime.

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  16. 5.9/10(1.6k votes)

    #15 - Gunvald

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    S5:E5

    An investigative journalist is found murdered in his home, along with the fingerprints of a notorious criminal debt collector.

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  17. 5.9/10(1.3k votes)

    #16 - Flesh and Blood

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    S6:E1

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

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  18. 5.9/10(571 votes)

    #17 - Episode 1

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    S10:E1

    Three men enter a luxury apartment in Stockholm dressed as couriers. But what appears to be a robbery ends in a brutal murder that resembles an execution. Vilhelm Beck's patrol is the first to arrive. Haunted by his memories as a hostage, Vilhelm soon begins his own investigation into the case, which leads to a surprising contact with the Beck group.

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  19. 6.0/10(1.5k votes)

    #18 - Sender Unknown

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    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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  20. 6.0/10(1.7k votes)

    #19 - The Boy in the Glass Bowl

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    S2:E7

    Mother of an autistic boy is found murdered in her home. The boy holds the murder weapon, covered in blood.

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  21. 6.0/10(3 votes)

    #20 - The Vulture

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    S3:E3

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

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  22. 6.0/10(3 votes)

    #21 - The Attorney

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    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.

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  23. 6.0/10(1.5k votes)

    #22 - Undercover

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    S7:E1

    A young boy has been found murdered, and the Beck group's investigation leads them to a narcotics network.

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  24. 6.0/10(1.1k votes)

    #23 - Rage Room

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    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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  25. 6.0/10(923 votes)

    #24 - Quid Pro Quo

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    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.

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  26. 6.1/10(1.8k votes)

    #25 - The Decoy Boy

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    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.

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    Director:Pelle Seth

Worst Episodes Summary

"The Japanese Painting" is the worst rated episode of "Beck". It scored 3.5/10 based on 2 votes. Directed by Kjell Sundvall and written by Rolf Börjlind, Cecilia Börjlind, it aired on 11/21/2010. This episode scored 0.5 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Weak Link".