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The Worst Episodes of The Coroner

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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 Worst Episode
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    The Coroner Season 1 Episode 2 - How to Catch a Lobster
    6.9/10(200 votes)

    #1 - 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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  2. The Coroner Season 1 Episode 3 - That's the Way to Do It
    6.9/10(197 votes)

    #2 - 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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  3. The Coroner Season 1 Episode 1 - First Love
    7.0/10(249 votes)

    #3 - 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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  4. The Coroner Season 1 Episode 4 - The Fisherman's Tale
    7.0/10(194 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
    7.1/10(186 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 9 - The Deep Freeze
    7.1/10(188 votes)

    #6 - 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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  7. The Coroner Season 1 Episode 10 - Dirty Dancing
    7.1/10(169 votes)

    #7 - 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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  8. The Coroner Season 2 Episode 3 - Those in Peril
    7.1/10(154 votes)

    #8 - Those in Peril

    S2:E3

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

    Director:Niall Fraser
    Writer:David Bowker

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  9. The Coroner Season 1 Episode 6 - Capsized
    7.2/10(195 votes)

    #9 - 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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  10. The Coroner Season 1 Episode 7 - The Salcombe Selkie
    7.2/10(191 votes)

    #10 - 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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  11. The Coroner Season 1 Episode 8 - Napoleon's Violin
    7.2/10(188 votes)

    #11 - 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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  12. The Coroner Season 2 Episode 4 - The Beast of Lighthaven
    7.2/10(147 votes)

    #12 - The Beast of Lighthaven

    S2:E4

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

    Director:Matt Carter
    Writer:Kit Lambert

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  13. The Coroner Season 2 Episode 5 - The Captain's Pipe
    7.2/10(149 votes)

    #13 - The Captain's Pipe

    S2:E5

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

    Director:Ian Barber
    Writer:Kit Lambert

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  14. The Coroner Season 2 Episode 6 - Life
    7.3/10(139 votes)

    #14 - Life

    S2:E6

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

    Director:Piotr Szkopiak
    Writer:Jon Sen

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  15. The Coroner Season 2 Episode 1 - The Drop Zone
    7.4/10(175 votes)

    #15 - The Drop Zone

    S2:E1

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

    Director:Piotr Szkopiak
    Writer:Sally Abbott

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  16. The Coroner Season 2 Episode 7 - Perfect Pair
    7.4/10(143 votes)

    #16 - Perfect Pair

    S2:E7

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

    Director:Piotr Szkopiak
    Writer:Ann-Marie di Mambro

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  17. The Coroner Season 2 Episode 8 - The Foxby Affair
    7.4/10(152 votes)

    #17 - The Foxby Affair

    S2:E8

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

    Director:Niall Fraser
    Writer:Kit Lambert

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  18. The Coroner Season 2 Episode 9 - Pieces of Eight
    7.4/10(147 votes)

    #18 - Pieces of Eight

    S2:E9

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

    Director:Piotr Szkopiak
    Writers:Matthew Cooke, Vincent Lund

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  19. The Coroner Season 2 Episode 2 - Perfectly Formed
    7.6/10(179 votes)

    #19 - Perfectly Formed

    S2:E2

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

    Director:Matt Carter
    Writers:Bridget Colgan, Mark Hiser

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  20. The Coroner Season 2 Episode 10 - Crash
    7.9/10(157 votes)

    #20 - Crash

    S2:E10

    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

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Worst Episodes Summary

"How to Catch a Lobster" is the worst rated episode of "The Coroner". It scored 6.9/10 based on 200 votes. Directed by Matt Carter and written by Al Smith, it aired on 11/17/2015. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "That's the Way to Do It".