The Best Episodes Written By Jesse Armstrong

Every TV Episode Written by Jesse Armstrong Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  1. Background image for Quantocking
    10.0/10(3 votes)

    #1 - Quantocking

    Missing info
    S3:E6

    Mark worries he and Sophie are drifting apart and proposes. Elsewhere Super-Hans decides to give up drugs, and Jeremy once again gets intimate with past love Big Suze.

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  2. Background image for Holiday
    10.0/10(4 votes)

    #2 - Holiday

    Missing info
    S4:E5

    Jeremy takes Mark on a stag weekend, with a rented canal boat. There, they meet two sisters, Aurora and Lucy, and their father. Jeremy falls in love with Aurora, whilst Lucy becomes sexually attracted to Mark. The father offers Mark a job in India, a way out of his impending marriage to Sophie, whilst Jeremy accidentally kills, and then eats a bit of Aurora's dog.

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  3. Background image for Wedding
    10.0/10(3 votes)

    #3 - Wedding

    Missing info
    S4:E6

    It's Mark's wedding day. He is torn about whether he should go through with it or not. Jeremy discourages him but Mark continues. On the way to the reception, Sophie breaks down and runs away. Jeremy comforts Mark as the 'El Dude Brothers' are reunited.

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  4. Background image for Jeremy's Mummy
    10.0/10(2 votes)

    #4 - Jeremy's Mummy

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    S5:E4

    Jeremy's tortured relationship with his very sweet mother comes under the spotlight. It emerges that Jez has been living off handouts from his mum for years and now he's in line for half of her £40,000 bequest from an aunt. Jeremy's need to self destruct kicks in immediately, as does Mark's inability to stop his excruciating attempts to ingratiate himself with any mature grown-up. He adores Jeremy's mum and hero-worships her Scots Guardsman boyfriend.

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  5. Background image for Shrooming
    9.7/10(3 votes)

    #5 - Shrooming

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    S3:E3

    Jeremy plans to throw a secret magic mushroom party in the flat, where he hopes to seduce his ex, Big Suze. But when Mark suddenly comes home from work with gastric flu, Jeremy's plans go to pieces.

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    9.7/10(3 votes)

    #6 - Mark's Women

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    S5:E6

    Mark gets into online gaming and live role play with Dobby and wonders whether she may be The One. Meanwhile, Mark and Sophie finally sort out their annulment. Jeremy joins a cult.

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  7. Background image for The Test
    9.7/10(3 votes)

    #7 - The Test

    Missing info
    S6:E2

    Mark makes a final play for Dobby, the object of his desires. Meanwhile, Jeremy meets a new love, Russian émigré Elena. Both guys are determined to impress, but one of them is an expectant father. And when the pregnant Sophie spills the beans, both Mark and Jeremy's worlds change forever.

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  8. Background image for All the Bells Say
    9.4/10(33 votes)

    #8 - All the Bells Say

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    S3:E9

    Matsson’s vision for the GoJo-Waystar relationship leads Shiv and Roman to manage the fallout, while Logan weighs his options.

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  9. Background image for With Open Eyes
    9.4/10(31 votes)

    #9 - With Open Eyes

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    S4:E10

    Ahead of the final board vote on the Waystar-GoJo deal, Kendall and Shiv try to shore up their opposing interests...and get a fix on the whereabouts of a physically and emotionally bruised Roman.

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  10. Background image for Dream Job
    9.3/10(3 votes)

    #10 - Dream Job

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    S1:E5

    Jeremy tries to wow Toni with his new job in a music studio while Mark gets passed over for promotion in favour of Sophie, and goes slowly round the twist. They then attempt to solve each other's problems with the help of phone stalking and pepper spray.

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  11. Background image for Funeral
    9.3/10(3 votes)

    #11 - Funeral

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    S1:E6

    In the last episode of the series, death and terminal illness prove to be the keys to romantic success for Mark and Jeremy. Jeremy gets in with the Christians and Mark finds the perfect venue for a first date with Sophie - a funeral. Everyone's having a great time until the paramedics arrive.

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  12. Background image for Jeremy Makes It
    9.3/10(3 votes)

    #12 - Jeremy Makes It

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    S2:E2

    Jeremy is hired by an old school friend to make a soundtrack for a film he's making. Mark makes a new friend at work who turns out to hold a fair amount of prejudice. Meanwhile, Sophie spends time with Jeff.

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    9.3/10(3 votes)

    #13 - University Challenge

    Missing info
    S2:E4

    Mark, determined to forget Sophie, makes an effort to go out with April - but manages to blur the line between enthusiastic new boyfriend and stalker. Jeremy joins a new band, Executioners Bong, but insists that he is neither a roadie nor the equivalent of Bez.

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    9.3/10(3 votes)

    #14 - Wedding

    Missing info
    S2:E6

    Jeremy and Nancy are getting married, for visa reasons. Mark, determined to save his friend, will do whatever it takes to stop them...

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    9.3/10(3 votes)

    #15 - Jurying

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    S3:E5

    Jeremy gets called for jury service but soon complicates things by falling for the defendant. Elsewhere, Mark & Sophie go clubbing.

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    9.3/10(3 votes)

    #16 - Spin War

    Missing info
    S5:E2

    Mark and Sophie return to work, while Jeremy renews his acquaintance with the depraved Super Hans, in yet another filthy, funny episode.

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  17. Background image for Jeremy at JLB
    9.3/10(3 votes)

    #17 - Jeremy at JLB

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    S6:E1

    Newly promoted Mark decides to enjoy his additional power and wealth by splashing out on a boiler, a 'creamy elephant' sofa and by finding Jeremy a job in the office. Things are also looking promising for Mark in his pursuit of Dobby, the company IT girl. However, a routine fire drill puts his plans into total disarray.

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  18. Background image for The Party
    9.3/10(3 votes)

    #18 - The Party

    Missing info
    S6:E5

    As a last desperate hurrah before the baby arrives, Mark and Jeremy decide to throw a party. Mark sees it as his final opportunity to reignite his relationship with Dobby, while Jeremy imagines it's a chance to make Elena insanely jealous. But as the evening proceeds, it all becomes a bit of an emotional roller-coaster.

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  19. Background image for St Hospital's
    9.3/10(3 votes)

    #19 - St Hospital's

    Missing info
    S7:E1

    Mark and Jeremy are at the hospital awaiting the birth of Mark's baby. Sophie is determined to have a natural birth and doesn't want Mark to transfer any of his anxiety to the baby. Meanwhile, Jeremy is convinced he will never get over losing Elena, until he meets Zahra, whose boyfriend is in a coma.

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  20. Background image for Man Jam
    9.3/10(3 votes)

    #20 - Man Jam

    Missing info
    S7:E2

    Dobby, the object of Mark's desires, is now dating a graphic designer named Simon. Both Gerrard and Mark are determined to win her affections. Ben offers Jeremy the ideal job as head of development for his music web site.

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  21. Background image for A Beautiful Mind
    9.3/10(3 votes)

    #21 - A Beautiful Mind

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    S7:E3

    Jeremy holds a book group at the flat in an effort to try and impress Zahra but apart from Mr Nice, Jeremy has never read a book. Mark is concerned by not being able to satisfy Dobby's sexual needs and decides to get some help for the problem.

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  22. Background image for This Is Not for Tears
    9.3/10(33 votes)

    #22 - This Is Not for Tears

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    S2:E10

    Logan weighs whether a member of the family, or a top lieutenant, will need to be sacrificed to salvage the company's tarnished reputation. Roman shares his hesitations about a new source of financing, as Kendall suggests a familiar alternative. Season Two Finale.

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  23. Background image for Connor's Wedding
    9.3/10(42 votes)

    #23 - Connor's Wedding

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    S4:E3

    Before heading to Europe to meet with Matsson face-to-face, Logan tasks Roman with implementing an unsavory first step in his strategic refocus. Meanwhile, Connor fixates on minutia at his wedding.

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  24. Background image for Church and State
    9.2/10(27 votes)

    #24 - Church and State

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    S4:E9

    As the family girds themselves for an emotional funeral, Kendall finds himself at odds with Rava… and inopportune news from Jess. Later, Shiv tries to reposition herself within a new political landscape, as Kendall rallies supporters to his side.

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  25. Background image for America Decides
    9.1/10(25 votes)

    #25 - America Decides

    Missing info
    S4:E8

    On election night, Tom tries to manage an increasingly chaotic newsroom, while Kendall, Shiv, and Roman spar over the consequences of the result – for themselves, the company, and the country.

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Jesse Armstrong Ratings Summary

"Quantocking" is the best rated episode written by Jesse Armstrong. It scored 10/10 based on 3 votes. It was directed by Tristram Shapeero. It aired on 12/16/2005 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Holiday".