7.0/10122 votes#1 - The Critical Path
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/17/2004
When a 16-year-old girl disappears from her home, leaving a blood-spattered bedroom behind, Susan and Luke start trying to track down the missing teenager, hoping that she may still be alive. Meanwhile, the mysterious death of a City trader who is shot in the neck with an arrow proves a tough case to crack.
Director: Sam Miller
Writer: N/A
7.4/1090 votes#2 - Under The Skin
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/24/2004
When an unearthed skull opens a murder investigation, Stone orders a facial reconstruction of the skull and the photographs go to press, prompting a woman to come forward claiming that the face in the photo belongs to a man who raped and strangled her sister several years earlier. When Dumfries informs them that a different man was convicted of that murder, Stone and Alembic dig further and unearth a web of lies surrounding the previous investigation.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/1086 votes#3 - Happy Families
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/1/2004
The butchered body of a woman is found in a rubbish dump and the investigation into her murder leads Susan and Luke onto the trail of a baby-smuggling operation based in the Ukraine.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/1075 votes#4 - Mr Right
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/8/2004
A 25-year-old woman and her lover are found dead in a hotel room, shot through the head with with the same single bullet. The man, Alan Scobie, is identified as a notorious criminal on remand for manslaughter, but it isn't clear which of the two was the original target.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/1065 votes#5 - Big City Small World
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/15/2004
A wealthy Turkish businessman killed in a drive-by shooting at first appears to have been an unlucky casualty of a turf war between Kurds and Turks, until a pathologist's report reveals that he had died of a heart attack before being shot and had also been poisoned.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/1068 votes#6 - Nothing Sacred
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/22/2004
The owner of a gallery specialising in Islamic art is discovered in the boot of a submerged car. Armed with a clue found in the dead man's flat, Alembic and Stone head for a casino, but their investigation is destined to end in further tragedy.
Director: Sam Miller
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Murder City Season 1
Every episode of Murder City Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Murder City Season 1!
Murder City is a British police drama that centres on two mismatched detectives who scour London solving complex cases.
Genre:Drama
Network:STV
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Critical Path" is the best rated episode of "Murder City" season 1. It scored 7/10 based on 122 votes. Directed by Sam Miller and written by N/A, it aired on 3/17/2004. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Under The Skin".