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Brighton based Detective Superintendent Roy Grace is a hard-working police officer who has given his life to the job, but his career is currently at rock bottom. He’s fixated by the disappearance of his beloved

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Grace Season 2 Episode 4 - Dead Tomorrow
    6.3/10(10 votes)

    S2:E4

    When a body is dredged up from the seabed of the English Channel, it sets in motion a truly disturbing investigation which forces Grace to ask himself just how far anyone might go to save the ones they love.

    Director:Kate Saxon
    Writer:Russell Lewis

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  2. Grace Season 6 Episode 2 - Capture You Dead
    6.6/10(201 votes)

    S6:E2

    A student is found dead, and Grace digs into mysterious happenings on a university campus. But when things take a more sinister turn, it's a race to find the killer.

    Director:John Hay
    Writer:Caroline Carver

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  3. Grace Season 6 Episode 4 - One of Us Is Dead
    6.9/10(183 votes)

    S6:E4

    As Roy and the team deal with recent distressing events, they are called to the scene of a car accident in which a local hotelier was killed by a driver who fled the scene and left him to die. As Grace tackles what may prove to be one of his most complex cases yet, DC Vee Wilde faces a challenge of her own when she comes face-to-face with her estranged father after many years. Meanwhile, Grace's life takes a devastating turn as his wedding to Cleo draws near

    Director:Miranda Howard-Williams
    Writer:Guy Burt

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  4. Grace Season 6 Episode 1 - Left You Dead
    7.2/10(254 votes)

    S6:E1

    When the wife of a Brighton property developer is reported missing, Grace is plunged into a tangled investigation where everyone involved has something to hide.

    Director:Nirpal Bhogal
    Writer:Guy Burt

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  5. Grace Season 2 Episode 2 - Not Dead Enough
    7.3/10(672 votes)

    S2:E2

    Months on from his last investigation, and with Grace's team still reeling from the fallout, Roy must prove that a wealthy Brighton businessman has brutally murdered his wife.

    Director:Henrik Georgsson
    Writer:Russell Lewis

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  6. Grace Season 3 Episode 2 - Dead Man's Grip
    7.3/10(581 votes)

    S3:E2

    Grace and his team are called to the site of a tragic road traffic collision involving three vehicles: an articulated lorry, a car and a blue pickup truck. An unexpected discovery at the scene, found on the victim, soon suggests there could be far more to this particular accident than meets the eye, sparking an unsettling chain of events which leads Grace and Branson on a tense, desperate game of cat and mouse through the city of Brighton to save an innocent life before time runs out.

    Director:Isher Sahota
    Writer:Ed Whitmore

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  7. Grace Season 6 Episode 3 - Dead Man's Game
    7.3/10(180 votes)

    S6:E3

    Roy and Bella investigate a murder on a council estate after a teenager is stabbed to death , with signs initially pointing to it being drug-related, but the victim's parents are adamant that their son had nothing to do with drugs. The investigation brings Grace face to face with someone from his past and stirs up old demons that worry Bella, with the case placing one of the team in grave danger. Meanwhile, Branson's investigation into a masked armed robbery leads to tensions in CID

    Director:Dan Zeff
    Writer:Ed Whitmore

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  8. Grace Season 1 Episode 1 - Dead Simple
    7.4/10(1203 votes)

    S1:E1

    Detective Superintendent Roy Grace is approached by colleague Detective Sergeant Branson to help investigate the disappearance of a Brighton property developer.

    Director:John Alexander
    Writer:Russell Lewis

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  9. Grace Season 2 Episode 1 - Looking Good Dead
    7.4/10(797 votes)

    S2:E1

    Grace senses a connection between a single death and the discovery of human remains in a field. But his superior is not convinced.

    Director:Julia Ford
    Writer:Russell Lewis

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  10. Grace Season 2 Episode 3 - Dead Man’s Footsteps
    7.4/10(629 votes)

    S2:E3

    A sinister inquiry into skeletal remains found in a forgotten Brighton storm drain takes Grace down a labyrinthine trail through the past.

    Director:Brian Kelly
    Writer:Russell Lewis

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  11. Grace Season 5 Episode 1 - Dead If You Don't
    7.4/10(457 votes)

    S5:E1

    A Brighton football stadium receives a terrifying demand that locks Grace into a frantic race to save countless lives and prevent a chilling death.

    Director:Jon Jones
    Writer:Jess Williams

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  12. Grace Season 4 Episode 1 - Dead Man's Time
    7.5/10(578 votes)

    S4:E1

    A vicious robbery at a secluded Brighton home, draws Grace and Branson into a puzzling enquiry when thousands of pounds worth of beautiful antiques are stolen from the house. As Grace digs deeper into this mysterious crime, he unearths a web of ancient grudges - a web which leads him down a dark, murderous trail through the world of Brighton antiques, in a race against the clock, to untangle who is at the heart of this robbery, and bring Gavin Daly the answers he has been desperately chasing for many years.

    Director:Brian Kelly
    Writer:Ed Whitmore

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  13. Grace Season 4 Episode 2 - Want You Dead
    7.5/10(510 votes)

    S4:E2

    Grace and Branson investigate a case where nothing is truly as it first appears. When an unidentified victim is found dead in curious circumstances, the post mortem reveals more questions than it does answers. As Grace works to identify the body, hoping this might provide some crucial clue as to the killer’s motive, he soon has another death on his hands when a second victim shows up in central Brighton, discovered in similarly bizarre circumstances.

    Director:Bille Eltringham
    Writers:Ben Court, Caroline Ip

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  14. Grace Season 3 Episode 1 - Dead Like You
    7.6/10(662 votes)

    S3:E1

    A chilling event at the Royal Edward hotel on the night of Assistant Chief Constable, Alison Vosper’s leaving do forces Grace and Branson into a difficult position when they must investigate all hotel guests, including high ranking East Sussex police attendees. Something about the incident is causing a deep unease in Grace- he knows he’s seen this before. Has a sinister offender from Grace’s past dubbed the Brighton Prowler resurfaced or is this a copycat? As the attacks continue, Grace is convinced it’s the same man- and delving into the past may be the key to saving the next victim.

    Director:Camilla Strøm Henriksen
    Writers:Ben Court, Caroline Ip

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  15. Grace Season 3 Episode 3 - Not Dead Yet
    7.6/10(531 votes)

    S3:E3

    A rising music star, Gaia Lafayette, receives the opportunity of a lifetime, and the same night that she excitedly announces to her devoted fans that she and her band are headed to LA, a shocking turn of events leads Grace and Branson to believe someone may be trying to harm her. With a perpetrator on the loose, Roy must deduce who of Gaia’s fanbase may be concealing sinister intentions. Meanwhile, a grisly discovery on a remote Sussex pig farm puts Roy under serious pressure, forcing him to split his team in order to investigate two impossible lines of enquiry.

    Director:William Sinclair
    Writers:Ben Court, Caroline Ip

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  16. Grace Season 4 Episode 3 - You Are Dead
    7.6/10(505 votes)

    S4:E3

    Grace and Branson are thrown into what is possibly their most disturbing and high-profile case yet, when an unsettling discovery of skeletal remains is unearthed by workmen digging up a path in central Brighton. Meanwhile, across the city that same morning, a victim is snatched in broad daylight. With no witnesses and no sign of who took her, Grace starts to suspect whether the victim’s fiancé is lying to the police.

    Director:Dan Zeff
    Writer:Tony Marchant

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  17. Grace Season 5 Episode 3 - Need You Dead
    7.6/10(402 votes)

    S5:E3

    When a woman is discovered murdered in her flat, the evidence first points to a burglary gone wrong in a case that conceals a chilling secret.

    Director:Nirpal Bhogal
    Writer:Caroline Carver

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  18. Grace Season 5 Episode 4 - Find Them Dead
    7.6/10(394 votes)

    S5:E4

    A high-stakes criminal trial of a ruthless Brighton drug lord and a puzzling double murder investigation push Grace's team to the very brink.

    Director:Imogen Murphy
    Writer:Ed Whitmore

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  19. Grace Season 4 Episode 4 - Love You Dead
    7.7/10(522 votes)

    S4:E4

    When a known Brighton burglar is found dead in his car, in gruesome circumstances, his wife claims that he had turned over a new leaf, but all the evidence points to the fact the victim may still have been up to his old tricks and was breaking and entering on the night he was killed. As Grace and the team work to hone in on the circumstances leading to the victim’s death, Roy receives a call from a US police contact about a crime abroad which bears the hallmarks of a mafia hit. The police are keen to trace a woman they believe to be from Brighton, who could be in danger. As Roy scours the city to help find her, it becomes apparent he isn’t the only one looking for this mysterious woman.

    Director:Kate Saxon
    Writer:Jess Williams

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  20. Grace Season 5 Episode 2 - Dead at First Sight
    7.9/10(429 votes)

    S5:E2

    When the death of a businessman at a Brighton hotel initially suggests a crime of passion, Grace’s team must unravel a tangled web of mistaken identity linked to a painful secret.

    Director:Jon East
    Writer:Guy Burt

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Dead Tomorrow" is the worst rated episode of "Grace". It scored 6.3/10 based on 10 votes. Directed by Kate Saxon and written by Russell Lewis, it aired on 5/22/2022. This episode scored 0.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Capture You Dead".