7.3/101,162 votes#1 - Paradise Sold
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/18/2013
In a breathtaking but remote mountain town in South Island, New Zealand, a twelve year-old girl named Tui is discovered to be pregnant. Local police enlist help from Detective Robin Griffin, a child protection specialist who has recently returned to the area to care for her mother.
Director: Jane Campion
Writer: Gerard Lee, Jane Campion
7.3/10974 votes#2 - Searchers Search
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/18/2013
As Tui's disappearance remains unsolved, fear for her survival increases, while her father solicits help, Robin has a run-in with the girl's half-brother and a perverted local.
Director: Jane Campion, Garth Davis
Writer: Jane Campion, Gerard Lee
7.3/10899 votes#3 - The Edge of the Universe
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/25/2013
Robin makes a breakthrough in her investigation, but Al warns that her own dark past is colouring her judgement.
Director: Garth Davis
Writer: Jane Campion, Gerard Lee
7.5/10863 votes#4 - A Rainbow Above Us
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/1/2013
A violent indiscretion sees Robin thrown off the case but she cannot let go. Her passionate affair with Johnno, Tui's half-brother, intensifies and complicates.
Director: Jane Campion, Garth Davis
Writer: Jane Campion, Gerard Lee
7.5/10837 votes#5 - The Dark Creator
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/8/2013
Robin is back on the case, whilst Matt gathers troops to hunt his daughter down. Tui's friends trek deep into the mountains to celebrate her birthday, with tragic consequences.
Director: Jane Campion, Garth Davis
Writer: Jane Campion, Gerard Lee
7.8/10865 votes#6 - No Goodbyes Thanks
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/15/2013
With fresh intelligence on where Tui’s hiding, Matt launches a full-scale search party. Before Robin can intervene, tragedy strikes.
Director: Jane Campion, Garth Davis
Writer: Jane Campion, Gerard Lee
7.7/10823 votes#7 - Top of the Lake
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 4/15/2013
Tui is about to give birth. Matt reveals a secret that almost destroys Robin. The investigation reaches its shocking conclusion.
Director: Jane Campion
Writer: Gerard Lee, Jane Campion
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A woman haunted by her past, Detective Robin Griffin, investigates complex and unsettling cases.
Genres:CrimeDramaMystery
Network:SundanceTV
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Paradise Sold" is the best rated episode of "Top of the Lake" season 1. It scored 7.3/10 based on 1162 votes. Directed by Jane Campion and written by Gerard Lee, Jane Campion, it aired on 3/18/2013. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Searchers Search".