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The Best Episodes of The Coroner

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The Best Episodes of The Coroner

High-flying solicitor Jane Kennedy returns to the seaside town she left as a teenager to take up the post of coroner, becoming an advocate for...
  1. 7.8/10(144 votes)

    #1 - Crash

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    Jane is reconnected with an old friend when she tries to find out who left a girl to die.

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    Director:Ian Barber
  2. 7.6/10(156 votes)

    #2 - Perfectly Formed

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    Building work at an abandoned cottage unearths a child's hidden remains.

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  3. 7.4/10(136 votes)

    #3 - The Foxby Affair

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    To explain the death of a recluse, Jane must first solve the disappearance of a playboy.

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    Director:Niall Fraser
  4. 7.4/10(133 votes)

    #4 - Pieces of Eight

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    Lighthaven's Pirate Festival provides the perfect cover for a robbery.

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  5. 7.3/10(153 votes)

    #5 - The Drop Zone

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    Jane's fear of heights is tested when she and Davey investigate a skydiving accident.

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  6. 7.3/10(126 votes)

    #6 - Perfect Pair

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    A window cleaner is found dead next to a sports car he doesn't own.

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  8. 7.2/10(166 votes)

    #7 - The Salcombe Selkie

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    S1:E7

    The sleepy town of Lighthaven is stunned when a teenage girl returns from the dead. Where has she been for a whole year? And who was buried in her place?

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    Director:Ian Barber
  9. 7.2/10(131 votes)

    #8 - The Beast of Lighthaven

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    A local journalist claims that there is a big cat on the moors, but nobody believes him.

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    Director:Matt Carter
  10. 7.2/10(133 votes)

    #9 - The Captain's Pipe

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    Mick's rival landlord is found dead on the beach, and Jane must try to clear his name.

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    Director:Ian Barber
  11. 7.2/10(124 votes)

    #10 - Life

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    A death in custody brings Jane face to face with notorious child killer Sidney Sutton.

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    Writer:Jon Sen
  12. 7.1/10(173 votes)

    #11 - Capsized

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    A man is found dead in a shipwrecked container on the beach. Davey is convinced it was an unfortunate accident, but Jane fears darker forces might be responsible.

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  13. 7.1/10(165 votes)

    #12 - Napoleon's Violin

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    S1:E8

    When the patriarch of the local aristocratic family is found stabbed to death, Jane and Davey investigate and find themselves revisiting an embarrassing chapter of their teenage romance.

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    Director:Adrian Bean
  14. 7.1/10(167 votes)

    #13 - The Deep Freeze

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    S1:E9

    When a man is found dead in a walk-in freezer, Jane and Davey's relationship is tested to the limit as they clash over who they think is responsible.

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    Director:Niall Fraser
  15. 7.1/10(149 votes)

    #14 - Dirty Dancing

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    S1:E10

    A woman drops dead in the build-up to a Latin dance festival in Lighthaven. As Jane and Davey argue over what they think happened, the body mysteriously vanishes from the mortuary.

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  16. 7.1/10(138 votes)

    #15 - Those in Peril

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    After a hoax callout, a volunteer in the Lighthaven lifeboat crew drowns.

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    Director:Niall Fraser
  17. 7.0/10(175 votes)

    #16 - The Fisherman's Tale

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    A popular local businessman is shot dead by a sniper in public. Davey is forced to watch as an officer from the Metropolitan Police takes over his investigation and then makes a move on Jane.

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  18. 7.0/10(167 votes)

    #17 - Gilt

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    When a treasure hunter is found dead in his own home, Jane wonders whether one of his colleagues wanted the loot for themselves, while the locals fear it was something more supernatural...

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    Director:Ian Barber
  19. 6.9/10(225 votes)

    #18 - First Love

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    When a teenager is found dead at the foot of a tower, Detective Sergeant Davey Higgins believes it was a tragic suicide, but Coroner Jane Kennedy thinks there is more to the case than meets the eye.

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    Director:Ian Barber
  20. 6.9/10(182 votes)

    #19 - How to Catch a Lobster

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    When a body washes up on the shore, Jane is convinced it's a botched sea burial, but Davey believes otherwise. With a steak at stake, both are determined to prove each other wrong.

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    Director:Matt Carter
    Writer:Al Smith
  21. 6.9/10(178 votes)

    #20 - That's the Way to Do It

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    When the town's new mayor is found dead in a hotel room, Jane's quest for the truth puts her own life in danger.

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    Director:Matt Carter

Best Episodes Summary

"Crash" is the best rated episode of "The Coroner". It scored 7.8/10 based on 144 votes. Directed by Ian Barber and written by Sally Abbott, it aired on 12/2/2016. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Perfectly Formed".