The Worst Episodes of Case Histories

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1. #1 Worst Episode
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   7.4/10(251 votes)

   #1 - Jackson and the Woman

   S2:E36/2/2013

   Jackson helps a teenage boy who has grown up in the shadow of his murdered mother to understand how she really died. Meanwhile, he wrestles with his own dilemmas as a past case threatens his future and relationships.

   Director:Keith Boak

   Writer:Debbie O'Malley

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   Director:Keith Boak

   Writer:Debbie O'Malley
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   7.6/10(461 votes)

   #2 - Case Histories (1)

   S1:E16/5/2011

   Jackson takes on the mysterious case of a girl who went missing 30 years ago, as well as helping a grieving father to find the man who murdered his daughter, all whilst trying to deal with flashbacks to his own traumatic past.

   Director:Marc Jobst

   Writer:Ashley Pharoah

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   Director:Marc Jobst

   Writer:Ashley Pharoah
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   7.6/10(338 votes)

   #3 - One Good Turn (1)

   S1:E36/12/2011

   Jackson helps a crime novelist who is caught up in a road rage incident whilst hunting down the killer of a drowned Russian girl. His daughter's imminent move to New Zealand sends him to Yorkshire to visit his past.

   Director:Bill Anderson

   Writer:Kate Atkinson

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   Director:Bill Anderson

   Writer:Kate Atkinson
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   7.6/10(294 votes)

   #4 - Started Early, Took My Dog

   S2:E15/19/2013

   Haunted by a child-snatching job in Munich that went wrong, Brodie is determined to atone for his mistake - and gets the chance when the search for a woman's birth parents leads him into the dark heart of 1970s police corruption and murder.

   Director:Kenneth Glenaan

   Writer:Peter Harness

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   Director:Kenneth Glenaan

   Writer:Peter Harness
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   7.6/10(259 votes)

   #5 - Nobody's Darling

   S2:E25/26/2013

   A woman is convinced that her daughter's riding accident was murder and through his investigation Jackson must confront some difficult truths about the destructive nature of love. His relationship with his own daughter, Marlee, gets more complicated too.

   Director:David Richards

   Writer:Emily Ballou

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   Director:David Richards

   Writer:Emily Ballou
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   7.7/10(374 votes)

   #6 - Case Histories (2)

   S1:E26/6/2011

   As the detective series continues, Jackson seems to be collecting lost girls. Along with his continuing investigation into the killing of Laura Wyre, and missing Olivia Land, Jackson decides to help a mysterious seductress find her niece. All whilst dealing with the knowledge that his ex-wife is moving to New Zealand with his beloved daughter.

   Director:Marc Jobst

   Writer:Ashley Pharoah

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   Director:Marc Jobst

   Writer:Ashley Pharoah
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   7.7/10(305 votes)

   #7 - One Good Turn (2)

   S1:E46/13/2011

   Jackson uncovers the dark secrets of a novelist's holiday in Russia. He takes the journalist on a journey to redemption, and helps the wife and the dominatrix of a comatose crook with their own controversial bid for freedom. He also says goodbye to his daughter, Marlee.

   Director:Bill Anderson

   Writer:Matthew Graham

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   Director:Bill Anderson

   Writer:Matthew Graham
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   8.0/10(340 votes)

   #8 - When Will There be Good News? (1)

   S1:E56/19/2011

   Whilst investigating a routine 'cheating wife' case, Jackson is caught up in a terrible train accident that brings yet another lost little girl into his life. This sets off a series of seemingly unconnected events that will have a far greater impact on his life than he realises.

   Director:Dan Zeff

   Writer:Peter Harness

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   Director:Dan Zeff

   Writer:Peter Harness
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   8.2/10(320 votes)

   #9 - When Will There be Good News? (2)

   S1:E66/20/2011

   Jackson is released from jail, his arrest having triggered a connection with the Joanna Hunter case. But will he be able to find her before something really bad happens? Meanwhile, Marcus has become caught up in the cheating wife case that Jackson just can't shake.

   Director:Dan Zeff

   Writer:Peter Harness

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   Director:Dan Zeff

   Writer:Peter Harness