The Best Episodes of Waking the Dead Season 4

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.9/10(250 votes)

   #1 - In Sight of the Lord (1)

   S4:E17/11/2004

   In 1948, post-war Britain, an ex-soldier has been found dead with his skull nailed to the floor. Now this case has been re-opened due to media attention and pressure created by his grandson.

   Director:Andy Hay

   Writer:Tony McHale

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   Director:Andy Hay

   Writer:Tony McHale
2. 

   8.1/10(227 votes)

   #2 - In Sight of the Lord (2)

   S4:E27/12/2004

   Is the Second World War the linking factor? The team must find the next possible victim but no-one knows where he is.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Unknown

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3. 

   7.8/10(184 votes)

   #3 - False Flag (1)

   S4:E37/18/2004

   As a garage is demolished in contemporary London, demolition work is halted at the sight of a skeleton sitting in the driver’s seat. An unexploded bomb is found under the car which is soon linked to an Irish terrorist cell from the late 1970s.

   Director:Suri Krishnamma

   Writers:Stephen Davis, Tony McHale

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   Director:Suri Krishnamma

   Writers:Stephen Davis, Tony McHale
4. 

   7.9/10(169 votes)

   #4 - False Flag (2)

   S4:E47/19/2004

   While the security services begin using underhand methods, a former army officer promises Boyd explosive new evidence—but their meeting is destined never to happen.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Stephen Davis

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   Writer:Stephen Davis
5. 

   8.1/10(192 votes)

   #5 - Fugue States (1)

   S4:E57/25/2004

   Two five-year-old twins are taken from their home in Notting Hill Carnival and a nationwide search is launched, but they are not found. Thirteen years later, one of the twins, Jason, is admitted to hospital after a traffic accident. The hunt now begins to establish where his sister, Cindy might be and if she is still alive.

   Director:Andy Hay

   Writers:Stephen Davis, Ed Whitmore

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   Director:Andy Hay

   Writers:Stephen Davis, Ed Whitmore
6. 

   8.3/10(179 votes)

   #6 - Fugue States (2)

   S4:E67/26/2004

   After shooting an unarmed man in the raid on the nursery, Mel is suspended from the case pending an inquiry. Grace and Boyd, meanwhile, have more questions for Roper—but the doctor's in no position to answer them.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Unknown

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7. 

   7.8/10(184 votes)

   #7 - Anger Management (1)

   S4:E78/1/2004

   After Sam is released from prison, a man is murdered in the hostel where he stays. Soon he is a suspect. But it looks as though Sam was in fact the intended victim. On the surface Sam appears to be a devoted family man, but he has a hidden past which the team can only speculate about.

   Director:Andy Hay

   Writer:Unknown

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8. 

   7.9/10(168 votes)

   #8 - Anger Management (2)

   S4:E88/2/2004

   When the gun stolen from Frankie is used in another murder, the Squad suspect the victim's gopher. It is revealed the first murder could have been a case of mistaken identity. Frankie and Grace begin to get creeped out by the effects of Boyd's Anger Management!

   Director:Andy Hay

   Writer:Unknown

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9. 

   7.7/10(184 votes)

   #9 - The Hardest Word (1)

   S4:E98/8/2004

   A sadomasochistic serial killer is at large. The killings are brutal and the victims are found with the word 'Sorry' carved in their backs.

   Director:Andy Hay

   Writers:Doug Milburn, Ed Whitmore

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   Director:Andy Hay

   Writers:Doug Milburn, Ed Whitmore
10. 

    7.8/10(165 votes)

    #10 - The Hardest Word (2)

    S4:E108/9/2004

    When the killer strikes at the heart of the team, the investigation takes a new track and the motive for the murders takes on a very different meaning.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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11. 

    8.0/10(182 votes)

    #11 - Shadowplay (1)

    S4:E118/15/2004

    A young woman who has psychiatric problems has killed her family through an arson attack on her family home. She claims she was incited to do this by a mysterious figure known only as 'The Shepherd'.

    Director:Andy Hay

    Writer:Ed Whitmore

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    Director:Andy Hay

    Writer:Ed Whitmore
12. 

    8.1/10(185 votes)

    #12 - Shadowplay (2)

    S4:E128/16/2004

    Boyd and the team continue to investigate the arson case and the other two other possible crime connections to 'The Shepherd'. Will the team discover this person's true identity or will it all turn out to be a part of the imagination of a mentally ill woman?

    Director:Andy Hay

    Writer:Ed Whitmore

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    Director:Andy Hay

    Writer:Ed Whitmore