7.2/101,302 votesLoading...#1 - Episode 1
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/1/2021
Bangkok, 1975. Dutch diplomat Herman Knippenberg investigates the disappearance of a young couple who were last seen alive at the apartment of gem dealer Charles Sobhraj.
Director: Tom Shankland
Writer: Richard Warlow, Toby Finlay
7.4/101,065 votesLoading...#2 - Episode 2
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/3/2021
Marie-Andrée Leclerc leaves her life behind for the love of Charles Sobhraj but discovers the chilling cost. Herman vows to investigate the murders of the Dutch couple.
Director: Tom Shankland
Writer: Richard Warlow
7.5/10875 votesLoading...#3 - Episode 6
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 1/31/2021
The fallout from Gautier’s escape threatens Herman’s diplomatic career. Charles attempts to set up business in France, a place that holds powerful memories for him.
Director: Hans Herbots
Writer: Toby Finlay
7.7/10946 votesLoading...#4 - Episode 4
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/17/2021
Charles embarks on a terrifying trail of destruction in Nepal, while Nadine helps Herman gather the final evidence he needs for the police to act.
Director: N/A
Writer: Richard Warlow
7.8/10931 votesLoading...#5 - Episode 5
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 1/24/2021
Herman and Charles engage in an exhausting battle of wits as Herman continues to pile pressure on the Thai police to prosecute the suspects, while Charles perfects his escape plan.
Director: Hans Herbots
Writer: Toby Finlay
7.8/10849 votesLoading...#6 - Episode 7
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/7/2021
Charles and Marie-Andrée arrive in Paris and attempt to set up a new life. Meanwhile, Herman makes a dangerous gamble in his investigation which finally brings a breakthrough.
Director: Hans Herbots
Writer: Richard Warlow, Toby Finlay
7.9/10896 votesLoading...#7 - Episode 8
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/14/2021
The net begins to close around Charles and Marie-Andrée in India, but the final chapter of Herman’s pursuit of Sobhraj stretches long into the future.
Director: Hans Herbots
Writer: Richard Warlow
8.0/101,055 votesLoading...#8 - Episode 3
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/10/2021
Young Frenchman Dominique Renelleau tries to escape Charles Sobhraj’s terrifying lair. As he listens to Nadine and Remi’s testimony, Herman realises the scale of Charles’s crimes.
Director: N/A
Writer: Richard Warlow
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The remarkable story of how murderer Charles Sobhraj was captured. As the chief suspect in unsolved murders of young Western travellers across India, Thailand and...
Genres:DramaCrime
Network:BBC One
Worst Episodes Summary
"Episode 1" is the worst rated episode of "The Serpent". It scored 7.2/10 based on 1302 votes. Directed by Tom Shankland and written by Richard Warlow, Toby Finlay, it aired on 1/1/2021. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Episode 2".