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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!

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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.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Coroner Season 1 Episode 1 - First Love
    7.4/10(5 votes)

    #1 - First Love

    S1:E1

    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

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  2. The Coroner Season 1 Episode 2 - How to Catch a Lobster
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #2 - How to Catch a Lobster

    S1:E2

    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

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  3. The Coroner Season 1 Episode 3 - That's the Way to Do It
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #3 - That's the Way to Do It

    S1:E3

    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

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  4. The Coroner Season 1 Episode 4 - The Fisherman's Tale
    5.7/10(3 votes)

    #4 - The Fisherman's Tale

    S1:E4

    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

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  5. The Coroner Season 1 Episode 5 - Gilt
    5.3/10(3 votes)

    #5 - Gilt

    S1:E5

    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

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  6. The Coroner Season 1 Episode 6 - Capsized
    5.3/10(3 votes)

    #6 - Capsized

    S1:E6

    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
    Writers:Matthew Cooke, Vincent Lund

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  7. The Coroner Season 1 Episode 7 - The Salcombe Selkie
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #7 - The Salcombe Selkie

    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?

    Director:Ian Barber
    Writer:Dan Muirden

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  8. The Coroner Season 1 Episode 8 - Napoleon's Violin
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #8 - Napoleon's Violin

    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.

    Director:Adrian Bean
    Writer:Sally Abbott

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  9. The Coroner Season 1 Episode 9 - The Deep Freeze
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #9 - The Deep Freeze

    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.

    Director:Niall Fraser
    Writer:Sally Abbott

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  10. The Coroner Season 1 Episode 10 - Dirty Dancing
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #10 - Dirty Dancing

    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.

    Director:Niall Fraser
    Writer:Ann-Marie di Mambro

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"First Love" is the best rated episode of "The Coroner" season 1. It scored 7.4/10 based on 5 votes. Directed by Ian Barber and written by Sally Abbott, it aired on 11/16/2015. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "How to Catch a Lobster".