7.0/10217 votes#1 - 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
6.9/10176 votes#2 - 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
6.9/10172 votes#3 - 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
7.0/10168 votes#4 - 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
7.0/10160 votes#5 - 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
7.2/10167 votes#6 - 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
7.2/10161 votes#7 - 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
7.1/10159 votes#8 - 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
7.1/10160 votes#9 - 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
7.2/10143 votes#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 Best Episodes of The Coroner Season 1
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Genres:CrimeDrama
Network:BBC One
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"First Love" is the best rated episode of "The Coroner" season 1. It scored 7/10 based on 217 votes. Directed by Ian Barber and written by Sally Abbott, it aired on 11/16/2015. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "How to Catch a Lobster".