The Worst Episodes of The Coroner
Every episode of The Coroner ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst 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 the dead as she investigates sudden, violent or unexplained deaths.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "The Coroner" is "How to Catch a Lobster", rated 6.9/10 from 174 user votes. It was directed by Matt Carter and written by Al Smith. "How to Catch a Lobster" aired on 11/17/2015 and is rated 0.0 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "That's the Way to Do It".
6.9/10 174 votes#1 - 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
6.9/10 170 votes#2 - 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
7.0/10 215 votes#3 - 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
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
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
7.1/10 157 votes#6 - 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
7.1/10 158 votes#7 - 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
7.2/10 165 votes#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
7.2/10 159 votes#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
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
7.2/10 133 votes#11 - 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
7.2/10 125 votes#12 - 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
7.3/10 146 votes#13 - 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
7.3/10 126 votes#14 - 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
7.3/10 118 votes#15 - 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
7.4/10 119 votes#16 - 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
7.4/10 125 votes#17 - 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
7.5/10 126 votes#18 - 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
7.6/10 149 votes#19 - 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
7.9/10 137 votes#20 - 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