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The Best Episodes of Durham County

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

Detective Mike Sweeney has just moved with his wife and daughters from Toronto to his hometown of Durham County after the death of his partner....
Genre:Drama
Network:Global TV

Best Episodes Summary

"The Dark Man" is the best rated episode of "Durham County". It scored 7.4/10 based on 73 votes. Directed by Adrienne Mitchell and written by N/A, it aired on 6/4/2007. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Sanctuary".

  • The Dark Man
    7.4/1073 votes
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    #1 - The Dark Man

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 6/4/2007

    Ray Prager gets close to Audrey Sweeney so he can manipulate Mike Sweeney's family. Mike and Audrey reach a boiling point while she staunchly defends Ray.

    Director: Adrienne Mitchell

    Writer: N/A

  • Sanctuary
    7.4/1029 votes
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    #2 - Sanctuary

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 11/29/2010

    After spending the night purging his feelings about Sadie's work on the force, Mike stumbles into the station and tells Sabina and Samuel of Ivan's drunken confession the night before. Meanwhile, Ivan awakens to find Miro and his men in the upstairs washroom with Eva who has been raped and beaten. When Ivan confesses to Miro he sold him out to the cops, Miro threatens to shoot Eva if Ivan doesn't show him where Katya's body is buried so he can destroy the evidence.

    Director: Charles Binamé

    Writer: N/A

  • Life in the Doll House
    7.3/1073 votes
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    #3 - Life in the Doll House

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 6/11/2007

    Mike Sweeney is face to face with his worst fear - his dark secrets are about to come out while Ray Prager spins violently out of control.

    Director: Adrienne Mitchell

    Writer: N/A

  • Surviving The Fall
    7.3/1041 votes
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    #4 - Surviving The Fall

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 8/17/2009

    Things come to a head for everyone in Durham County. Mike tries to convince his daughter that he did not murder Lissie; Pen tries to convince Mike that she did not drown her daughter; Ray tries to convince Pen that he is not a murderer. Ray Jr. and Sadie butt heads over Rays trial. Audrey tries to reconnect her family. Tom tries to continue the investigations despite Mike and Glenns efforts to cover themselves. Jonathan awaits the return of his son from his potentially murderess wife. Some will cry and some will die in the shocking season finale.

    Director: Rachel Talalay

    Writer: N/A

  • Distance, Hunting and Home
    7.3/1025 votes
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    #5 - Distance, Hunting and Home

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 11/8/2010

    Mike suspects Miro is involved in a gang war with the Chinese, and suggests to Sabina that they use Ivan to get information on Miro.

    Director: Adrienne Mitchell

    Writer: N/A

  • Survivors
    7.3/1025 votes
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    #6 - Survivors

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 11/15/2010

    Both Ivan and Sadie are livid when they see Mike leave Eva's house after spending the night with her. Holding on by a thread, Mike throws himself into his work and takes Ivan up on his offer to deliver information about Miro to the cops. Still unsure whom to trust, Mike unfreezes Miro's accounts and releases Eva's computer to Ivan in order to give Miro the resources to follow through with his plan to hijack a meth shipment on its way to the Chinese. Mike is not taking any chances - he tells Ivan to deliver the details of the shipment or he's arresting him.

    Director: Charles Binamé

    Writer: N/A

  • The Lady of the Lake
    7.2/1085 votes
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    #7 - The Lady of the Lake

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/14/2007

    A recent murder hits Mike hard. Sadie has to prove herself to get in with the cool kids. Ray is going crazy since his wife Traci has left him.

    Director: Holly Dale

    Writer: N/A

  • Guys and Dolls
    7.2/1076 votes
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    #8 - Guys and Dolls

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/28/2007

    Evidence mounts against Ray Prager and Detective Sweeney brings him in for questioning. Before long it's Sweeney who's under suspicion as Prager weaves a net of suspicion around his old rival.

    Director: Holly Dale

    Writer: N/A

  • Divide and Conquer
    7.1/1085 votes
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    #9 - Divide and Conquer

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/21/2007

    Mike Sweeney finds it more and more difficult to hide a painful secret. Ray Prager crosses paths with a serial killer and another woman dies.

    Director: Holly Dale

    Writer: N/A

  • The Fish In The Ocean
    7.1/1043 votes
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    #10 - The Fish In The Ocean

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 7/27/2009

    Mike and Tom take a closer look into Bonnie Verrity's death against Roxy's orders. Meanwhile Pen and Jonathan Verrity's fight over custody of Mark comes to a head. Sadie worries about testifying in Ray's upcoming trial and beings an investigation into her father when Ray tells her about an old secret about him.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Boys Do Things
    7.1/1039 votes
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    #11 - Boys Do Things

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 8/10/2009

    With three murder investigations on his plate, and his family in turmoil, Mike attempts to keep his head about him. Sadies investigation into Lissies death turns up some startling evidence causing her to doubt her own father. Rays friends go to extreme measures to help him. Pen continues to lose her mind, leading to potentially deadly consequences.

    Director: Rachel Talalay

    Writer: N/A

  • Ray Loves Sadie True
    7.0/1043 votes
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    #12 - Ray Loves Sadie True

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 7/20/2009

    Detective Sweeney comes under suspicion of police brutality. Meanwhile a new case keeps him busy while he struggles to help Sadie prepare for the coming trial. Doctor Verrity tries to protect her son Mark from her husband and tries to deal with the death of their daughter. Audrey begins a relationship with another doctor and her not-yet ended relationship with Mike may cost her life.

    Director: Adrienne Mitchell

    Writer: N/A

  • Daddy Hurt Mommy?
    7.0/1040 votes
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    #13 - Daddy Hurt Mommy?

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 8/3/2009

    New revelations into Bonnie's death are made as the investigation continues and both parents become suspects. Mike tries to stay professional while Pen draws him deeper into her web, and begins to behaves erratically and dangerously. Sadie's credibility becomes an issue when she is accused by boys from school, which may hurt her at Ray's trial. Ray Jr. learns what made his father so unstable and gets news from his mother.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Family Day
    7.0/1027 votes
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    #14 - Family Day

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 11/1/2010

    Mike questions Ivan about Katya's disappearance; Ivan confesses his crime to Miro.

    Director: Adrienne Mitchell

    Writer: N/A

  • The World Ends
    7.0/1026 votes
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    #15 - The World Ends

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 11/22/2010

    Still consumed by grief, Mike tries to lay blame on Ivan for Audrey's death but the autopsy confirms he was not responsible. As Maddie continues to take the reins with baby Charlie, appointing Ivan as godfather, Sadie is riddled with anxiety over her own pregnancy and her father's inability to comfort the family as they grieve Audrey's passing. Meanwhile, Ivan sets Miro up to take the fall for Katya's death and informs Mike that he found her wedding rings in Miro's car. Frustrated, Mike pushes Ivan to find out where Miro is hiding the drugs he lifted off the Chinese.

    Director: Charles Binamé

    Writer: N/A

  • What Lies Beneath
    6.8/10107 votes
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    #16 - What Lies Beneath

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 5/7/2007

    Mike Sweeney has moved his family to Durham County after his partner was killed. His new neighbor, Ray Prager, who is his old nemesis from high school. Sadie is trying to fit in at school, while wanting to be like her father and dealing with the illness of her mother. Ray Jr. wants to be something that his father doesn't approve of.

    Director: Holly Dale

    Writer: N/A

  • Little Lost Children
    6.6/1046 votes
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    #17 - Little Lost Children

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 7/13/2009

    Mike Sweeney has been promoted to a new position as Homicide Detective. His family has been split by serial killer Ray Prager, who is in lockdown after killing two women and traumatizing (possibly raped) Mike's daughter, Sadie. Meanwhile, at work, Mike is assigned a case of a possible homicide of a baby and takes it to forensic psychiatrist, Pen Verrity to help him understand how the murder happened.

    Director: Adrienne Mitchell

    Writer: N/A

  • Homelands
    6.5/1037 votes
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    #18 - Homelands

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 10/25/2010

    Mike and his wife are expecting a baby soon; Sadie is about to graduate from the academy; Roy Sr. can't be found.

    Director: Adrienne Mitchell

    Writer: N/A