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The Best Episodes of The Coroner

Every episode of The Coroner ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into 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...
Genres:CrimeDrama
Network:BBC One

Best Episodes Summary

"Crash" is the best rated episode of "The Coroner". It scored 7.8/10 based on 142 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".

  • Crash
    7.8/10142 votes
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    #1 - Crash

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/2/2016

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

    Director: Ian Barber

    Writer: Sally Abbott

  • Perfectly Formed
    7.6/10153 votes
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    #2 - Perfectly Formed

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 11/22/2016

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

    Director: Matt Carter

    Writer: Mark Hiser, Bridget Colgan

  • Perfect Pair
    7.4/10124 votes
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    #3 - Perfect Pair

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/29/2016

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

    Director: Piotr Szkopiak

    Writer: Ann-Marie di Mambro

  • The Foxby Affair
    7.4/10132 votes
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    #4 - The Foxby Affair

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/30/2016

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

    Director: Niall Fraser

    Writer: Kit Lambert

  • Pieces of Eight
    7.4/10131 votes
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    #5 - Pieces of Eight

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 12/1/2016

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

    Director: Piotr Szkopiak

    Writer: Matthew Cooke, Vincent Lund

  • The Drop Zone
    7.3/10151 votes
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    #6 - The Drop Zone

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 11/21/2016

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

    Director: Piotr Szkopiak

    Writer: Sally Abbott

  • Life
    7.3/10122 votes
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    #7 - Life

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/28/2016

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

    Director: Piotr Szkopiak

    Writer: Jon Sen

  • Capsized
    7.2/10167 votes
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    #8 - Capsized

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/23/2015

    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.

    Director: Adrian Bean

    Writer: Matthew Cooke, Vincent Lund

  • The Salcombe Selkie
    7.2/10161 votes
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    #9 - The Salcombe Selkie

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/24/2015

    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?

    Director: Ian Barber

    Writer: Dan Muirden

  • Dirty Dancing
    7.2/10143 votes
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    #10 - Dirty Dancing

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/27/2015

    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.

    Director: Niall Fraser

    Writer: Ann-Marie di Mambro

  • The Beast of Lighthaven
    7.2/10129 votes
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    #11 - The Beast of Lighthaven

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 11/24/2016

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

    Director: Matt Carter

    Writer: Kit Lambert

  • The Captain's Pipe
    7.2/10130 votes
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    #12 - The Captain's Pipe

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/25/2016

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

    Director: Ian Barber

    Writer: Kit Lambert

  • Napoleon's Violin
    7.1/10159 votes
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    #13 - Napoleon's Violin

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/25/2015

    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.

    Director: Adrian Bean

    Writer: Sally Abbott

  • The Deep Freeze
    7.1/10160 votes
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    #14 - The Deep Freeze

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/26/2015

    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.

    Director: Niall Fraser

    Writer: Sally Abbott

  • Those in Peril
    7.1/10136 votes
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    #15 - Those in Peril

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 11/23/2016

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

    Director: Niall Fraser

    Writer: David Bowker

  • First Love
    7.0/10217 votes
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    #16 - First Love

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/16/2015

    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.

    Director: Ian Barber

    Writer: Sally Abbott

  • The Fisherman's Tale
    7.0/10168 votes
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    #17 - The Fisherman's Tale

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/19/2015

    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.

    Director: Ian Barber

    Writer: Ann-Marie di Mambro

  • Gilt
    7.0/10160 votes
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    #18 - Gilt

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/20/2015

    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...

    Director: Ian Barber

    Writer: Kit Lambert

  • How to Catch a Lobster
    6.9/10176 votes
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    #19 - How to Catch a Lobster

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/17/2015

    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.

    Director: Matt Carter

    Writer: Al Smith

  • That's the Way to Do It
    6.9/10172 votes
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    #20 - That's the Way to Do It

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/18/2015

    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.

    Director: Matt Carter

    Writer: David Bowker