The Best Episodes Written By Charlie Brooker
Every TV Episode Written by Charlie Brooker Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Charlie Brooker Ratings Summary
The best episode written by Charlie Brooker is "Charlie Brooker's 2015 Wipe", rated 9/10 from 1 user votes. It was "directed by Lorry Powles". "Charlie Brooker's 2015 Wipe" aired on 12/30/2015 and is rated 0.5 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Charlie Brooker's 2013 Wipe".
9.0/10 1 votes#1 - Charlie Brooker's 2015 Wipe
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 12/30/2015
Charlie Brooker is back for his annual review of the year to pick over the bones of 2015's news and cultural events. A year which saw the beginning of Corbyn-mania and a Tory majority and the end of Page Three and Cecil the Lion. Tackling the terrifying truth of the past 12 months as well as the more bizarre news stories, TV shows and general phenomena, Charlie's joined by brilliant guests including comedian Doug Stanhope and the ever insightful Philomena Cunk. It is basically like the Queen's speech but funnier, longer and contains adult humour.
Director: Lorry Powles
Writer: Charlie Brooker
- 8.5/10 4 votes
#2 - Charlie Brooker's 2013 Wipe
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 12/28/2013
Before we all plunge into the depths of January despair, it is time to put on your party hat and reflect on 2013 with Charlie Brooker's annual Christmas and New Year shindig. This is a high-octane glance back at a year in which almost nothing happened - apart from meteors, edible horses, cyclists on steroids, insurgents in Mali, fake space monkeys, Splash!, Oscar Pistorius, the Pope resigning, a new Pope, Christopher Dormer, The One Show, Chris Huhne, Gogglebox, Bedtime Live, Thatcher's death, a Beiber backlash, Miley Cyrus, twerking, Dogging Tales, the Castro kidnappings, snooping, Snowden, a royal baby, Your Face Sounds Familiar, Egypt, Godfrey Bloom, the Damian McBride diaries, Diana (the film), GTA V, Sex Box, hurricanes, storms, Russell Brand on Newsnight and an American government shutdown. Joining Charlie to tackle the whole year in one hour will be an array of guests, which is why you do not want to miss it.
Director: Lorry Powles
Writer: Charlie Brooker
8.1/10 251 votes#3 - Hang the DJ
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 12/29/2017
Paired up by a dating program that puts an expiration date on all relationships, Frank and Amy soon begin to question the system's logic.
Director: Tim Van Patten
Writer: Charlie Brooker
8.0/10 2 votes#4 - Charlie Brooker's 2016 Wipe
Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 12/29/2016
Charlie Brooker is back for his annual review of the year to pick over the bones of 2015's news and cultural events. A year which saw the beginning of Corbyn-mania and a Tory majority and the end of Page Three and Cecil the Lion. Tackling the terrifying truth of the past 12 months as well as the more bizarre news stories, TV shows and general phenomena, Charlie's joined by brilliant guests including comedian Doug Stanhope and the ever insightful Philomena Cunk. It is basically like the Queen's speech but funnier, longer and contains adult humour.
Director: Lorry Powles
Writer: Charlie Brooker
7.9/10 270 votes#5 - Hated in the Nation
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 10/21/2016
The death of a journalist at the center of a social media firestorm leads a veteran detective and her tech-savvy apprentice to a chilling discovery.
Director: James Hawes
Writer: Charlie Brooker
7.9/10 235 votes#6 - Black Museum
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 12/29/2017
On a dusty stretch of highway, a traveler stumbles across a museum that boasts rare artifacts -- and a disturbing main attraction.
Director: Colm McCarthy
Writer: Charlie Brooker
7.9/10 307 votes#7 - Shut Up and Dance
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/21/2016
After a virus infects his laptop, a teen faces a daunting choice: carry out orders delivered by text message, or risk having intimate secrets exposed.
Director: James Watkins
Writer: Charlie Brooker
7.7/10 328 votes#8 - San Junipero
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/21/2016
In a seaside town in 1987, a shy young woman and an outgoing party girl strike up a powerful bond that seems to defy the laws of space and time.
Director: Owen Harris
Writer: Charlie Brooker
7.7/10 360 votes#9 - Fifteen Million Merits
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 12/11/2011
In a world where people’s lives consist of riding exercise bikes to gain credits, Bing tries to help a woman get on to a singing competition show.
Director: Euros Lyn
Writer: Charlie Brooker
7.6/10 274 votes#10 - USS Callister
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 12/29/2017
Capt. Robert Daly presides over his crew with wisdom and courage, but a new recruit will soon discover nothing on this spaceship is what it seems.
Director: Toby Haynes
Writer: Charlie Brooker
7.6/10 319 votes#11 - Playtest
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/21/2016
An American traveler short on cash signs up to test a revolutionary new gaming system, only to discover the thrills are a little too real.
Director: Dan Trachtenberg
Writer: Charlie Brooker
7.5/10 312 votes#12 - Be Right Back
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 2/11/2013
After learning about a new service that lets people stay in touch with the deceased, a lonely, grieving Martha reconnects with her late lover.
Director: Owen Harris
Writer: Charlie Brooker
7.5/10 1 votes#13 - Undercover Cloth (1)
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 8/25/2013
Cloth has quit the force, never to return. Well, until a bank robbery goes wrong. But things are awkward at the station, particularly with ACC Tom Boss back at work.
Director: Jim O'Hanlon
Writer: Charlie Brooker
7.4/10 282 votes#14 - White Bear
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 2/18/2013
Victoria wakes up and cannot remember anything about her life. Everyone she encounters refuses to communicate with her.
Director: Carl Tibbetts
Writer: Charlie Brooker
7.4/10 5 votes#15 - The First Case (2)
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 8/27/2012
Booze addled and widowed loner, DCI Jack Cloth continues his struggle to hold himself together while solving grisly murders and suffering from the death of his wife.
Director: Jim O'Hanlon
Writer: Charlie Brooker
7.4/10 402 votes#16 - The National Anthem
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 12/4/2011
Prime Minister Michael Callow faces a shocking dilemma when Princess Susannah, a much-loved member of the Royal Family, is kidnapped.
Director: Otto Bathurst
Writer: Charlie Brooker
7.2/10 266 votes#17 - Men Against Fire
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/21/2016
After his first battle with an elusive enemy, a soldier begins experiencing unfamiliar sensations and strange technical glitches.
Director: Jakob Verbruggen
Writer: Charlie Brooker
7.1/10 111 votes#18 - Joan Is Awful
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 6/15/2023
An average woman discovers a global streaming service has adapted her daily life — and her secrets — into a drama starring A-list actress Salma Hayek.
Director: Ally Pankiw
Writer: Charlie Brooker
7.0/10 239 votes#19 - Arkangel
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 12/29/2017
Worried about her daughter's safety, single mom Marie signs up for a cutting-edge device that monitors the girl's whereabouts.
Director: Jodie Foster
Writer: Charlie Brooker
6.9/10 97 votes#20 - Beyond the Sea
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 6/15/2023
In an alternative 1969, two astronauts on a perilous high-tech space mission grapple with the fallout of an unfathomable tragedy back on Earth.
Director: John Crowley
Writer: Charlie Brooker
6.9/10 204 votes#21 - Smithereens
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 6/5/2019
A London rideshare driver ignites an international crisis when he kidnaps a worker from a social media company.
Director: James Hawes
Writer: Charlie Brooker
6.9/10 227 votes#22 - Crocodile
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 12/29/2017
Architect Mia scrambles to keep a dark secret under wraps, while insurance investigator Shazia harvests people's memories of a nearby accident scene.
Director: John Hillcoat
Writer: Charlie Brooker
6.8/10 97 votes#23 - Loch Henry
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 6/15/2023
While filming a nature documentary in a sleepy Scottish town, a young couple catches wind of a juicy local story with ties to shocking past events.
Director: Sam Miller
Writer: Charlie Brooker
6.7/10 3 votes#24 - Too Cloth for Comfort (2)
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 8/10/2014
As the body count continues to rise, Cloth closes in on the killer. But there's a horrific realisation that the culprit is far too close to him for comfort.
Director: Jim O'Hanlon
Writer: Charlie Brooker
6.4/10 269 votes#25 - The Waldo Moment
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 2/25/2013
A failed comedian who voices a popular cartoon bear named Waldo finds himself mixing in politics when TV executives want Waldo to run for office.
Director: Bryn Higgins
Writer: Charlie Brooker