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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Beck Season 8 Episode 3 - 58 minutes
    5.1/10(1365 votes)

    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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  2. Beck Season 10 Episode 3 - From the Ashes
    5.2/10(779 votes)

    S10:E3

    A pastor has died in an arson attack at one of the Pentecostal movement's parish halls. When Alex and Josef arrive, she discovers that the other pastor in the congregation is someone from her past.

    Director:Lisa Farzaneh
    Writer:Annika Sandahl

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  3. Beck Season 3 Episode 3 - The Vulture
    5.5/10(1419 votes)

    S3:E3

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

    Director:Kjell Sundvall
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Beck Season 1 Episode 2 - The Man with the Icons
    5.6/10(1818 votes)

    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
    Writer:Rolf Börjlind

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  5. Beck Season 7 Episode 3 - Death in Samarra
    5.6/10(1295 votes)

    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.

    Director:Lisa Ohlin
    Writer:Fredrik Agetoft

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  6. Beck Season 5 Episode 3 - The Invasion
    5.7/10(1390 votes)

    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.

    Director:Stephan Apelgren
    Writer:Daniel Karlsson

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  7. Beck Season 1 Episode 5 - The Pearl Hotel
    5.8/10(1663 votes)

    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.

    Director:Kjell Sundvall
    Writer:Rolf Börjlind

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  8. Beck Season 2 Episode 3 - The Cartel
    5.8/10(1664 votes)

    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.

    Director:Kjell Sundvall
    Writers:Rolf Börjlind, Cecilia Börjlind

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  9. Beck Season 3 Episode 5 - The Japanese Painting
    5.8/10(1523 votes)

    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.

    Director:Kjell Sundvall
    Writers:Rolf Börjlind, Cecilia Börjlind

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  10. Beck Season 5 Episode 4 - The Hospital Murders
    5.8/10(1369 votes)

    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.

    Director:Stephan Apelgren
    Writer:Antonia Pyk

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  11. Beck Season 6 Episode 2 - The Thin Ice
    5.8/10(1266 votes)

    S6:E2

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

    Director:Mårten Klingberg
    Writer:Katarina Ewers

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  12. Beck Season 10 Episode 2 - The Invisible Man
    5.8/10(901 votes)

    S10:E2

    When Alex is alerted to a brutal murder, she brings the temporarily suspended Vilhelm and her colleague Josef to the crime scene. The victim turns out to have connections to the digital university Howl, which investigates the role of men in a changing world. At the same time, the case is linked to an older investigation into the "Balcony Man", which brings Martin Beck back to the department.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Beck Season 1 Episode 3 - White Nights
    5.9/10(1696 votes)

    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.

    Director:Kjell Sundvall
    Writer:Rolf Börjlind

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  14. Beck Season 3 Episode 2 - The Unclaimed Girl
    5.9/10(1559 votes)

    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?

    Director:Harald Hamrell
    Writers:Rolf Börjlind, Cecilia Börjlind

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  15. Beck Season 4 Episode 1 - The Eye of the Storm
    5.9/10(1488 votes)

    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.

    Director:Harald Hamrell
    Writers:Rolf Börjlind, Cecilia Börjlind

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  16. Beck Season 5 Episode 2 - The Family
    5.9/10(1573 votes)

    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.

    Director:Mårten Klingberg
    Writer:Mårten Klingberg

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  17. Beck Season 5 Episode 5 - Gunvald
    5.9/10(1704 votes)

    S5:E5

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

    Director:Mårten Klingberg
    Writer:Mikael Syrén

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  18. Beck Season 6 Episode 1 - Flesh and Blood
    5.9/10(1410 votes)

    S6:E1

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

    Director:Mårten Klingberg
    Writer:Mårten Klingberg

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  19. Beck Season 10 Episode 1 - Vilhelm
    5.9/10(972 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Beck Season 2 Episode 5 - Sender Unknown
    6.0/10(1610 votes)

    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.

    Director:Harald Hamrell
    Writers:Rolf Börjlind, Cecilia Börjlind

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  21. Beck Season 3 Episode 4 - The Attorney
    6.0/10(1402 votes)

    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.

    Director:Kjell Sundvall
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Beck Season 8 Episode 2 - Rage Room
    6.0/10(1238 votes)

    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?

    Director:Pontus Klänge
    Writer:Johan Bogaeus

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  23. Beck Season 1 Episode 6 - The Monster
    6.1/10(1650 votes)

    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"?

    Director:Harald Hamrell
    Writer:Rolf Börjlind

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  24. Beck Season 2 Episode 4 - The Recluse
    6.1/10(1863 votes)

    S2:E4

    An Asian woman is found dead in the water of Stockholm's archipelago. She has been murdered, and everything indicates that she was a prostitute. Meanwhile a series of break-ins has occurred on an island outside of Stockholm. Suddenly a retired old man is also found dead in his own yard. Now Beck has two cases to solve and they both point in the same direction.

    Director:Kjell Sundvall
    Writers:Rolf Börjlind, Cecilia Börjlind

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  25. Beck Season 2 Episode 7 - The Boy in the Glass Bowl
    6.1/10(1835 votes)

    S2:E7

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

    Director:Daniel Lind Lagerlöf
    Writers:Rolf Börjlind, Cecilia Börjlind

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Worst Episodes Summary

"58 minutes" is the worst rated episode of "Beck". It scored 5.1/10 based on 1365 votes. Directed by Lisa Ohlin and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/18/2022. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "From the Ashes".