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The Best Episodes of The Coroner Season 1

Every episode of The Coroner Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Coroner Season 1!

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 the dead as she investigates sudden, violent or unexplained deaths.

Genres:CrimeDrama
Network:BBC One

Season 1 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "The Coroner" season 1 is "First Love", rated 7/10 from 215 user votes. It was directed by Ian Barber and written by Sally Abbott. "First Love" aired on 11/16/2015 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "How to Catch a Lobster".

  • First Love
    7.0/10 215 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

  • How to Catch a Lobster
    6.9/10 174 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

  • That's the Way to Do It
    6.9/10 170 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

  • The Fisherman's Tale
    7.0/10 166 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

  • Gilt
    7.0/10 158 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

  • Capsized
    7.2/10 165 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

  • The Salcombe Selkie
    7.2/10 159 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

  • Napoleon's Violin
    7.1/10 157 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

  • The Deep Freeze
    7.1/10 158 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

  • Dirty Dancing
    7.2/10 141 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