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The Best Episodes Written By Laurence Marks

Every TV Episode Written by Laurence Marks Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - Sex is Wrong
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    S1:E3

    Alan impersonates Sir Steven, leader of the Campaign for Moral Regeneration.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Laurence Marks

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  2. undefined Season 1 Episode 5 - Friends of St. James
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    S1:E5

    Alan tries to get investors for a Caribbean bank.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Laurence Marks

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  3. undefined Season 1 Episode 7 - Baa Baa Black Sheep
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    S1:E7

    Alan's tries to get an American businessman to build a fast food factory in Haltemprice.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Laurence Marks

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  4. undefined Season 3 Episode 2 - The Party's Over
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    S3:E2

    Alan tries to help the Labour party win the next election so he can blame them for the impending oil shortage.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Laurence Marks

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  5. undefined Season 3 Episode 4 - Keeping Mum
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    S3:E4

    Alan's mum visits and threatens to stay forever unless Alan repeals his new bill abolishing social security.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Laurence Marks

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  6. undefined Season 3 Episode 6 - Profit of Boom
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    S3:E6

    MI5 and the KGB ask Alan to start a new cold war because they no longer have anyone to spy on.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Laurence Marks

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  7. undefined Season 4 Episode 1 - Back from the Mort
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    S4:E1

    Having survived imprisonment at hard labour in a Russian gulag, Alan attempts a return to politics by joining the European Parliament as representative from an obscure part of East Germany.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Laurence Marks

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  8. undefined Season 4 Episode 3 - Speaking in Tongues
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    S4:E3

    Alan schemes to make some illicit profits from the translators who work for the EC.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Laurence Marks

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  9. undefined Season 4 Episode 5 - A Bigger Splash
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    S4:E5

    Alan tries to become a war profiteer by arranging shipments of aid to Bosnia.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Laurence Marks

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  10. undefined Season 1 Episode 6 - Three Line Whipping
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    S1:E6

    Alan misses an important vote then appears on TV AM without knowing the result.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Laurence Marks

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  11. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - Passport to Freedom
    7.3/10(4 votes)

    S1:E2

    Alan tries to ruin a company of which Sarah has just inherited shares.

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    Writer:Laurence Marks

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  12. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - Waste Not, Want Not
    7.3/10(4 votes)

    S1:E4

    Alan secretly has to move 1000 gallons of toxic waste.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Laurence Marks

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  13. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Happiness is a Warm Gun
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    S1:E1

    Alan is blackmailed into passing a bill arming the police.

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    Writer:Laurence Marks

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  14. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - Fatal Extraction
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    S2:E1

    Alan finds oil on public lands then tries to buy it from a Labour Party leader.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Laurence Marks

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  15. undefined Season 2 Episode 2 - Live from Westminster
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    S2:E2

    Televised debates turns Alan into a media superstar

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Laurence Marks

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  16. undefined Season 2 Episode 3 - A Wapping Conspiracy
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    S2:E3

    Alan is accused of fraternizing with teenaged girls.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Laurence Marks

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  17. undefined Season 2 Episode 4 - The Haltemprice Bunker
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    S2:E4

    Alan needs publicity so he annonunces that he has found a Nazi.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Laurence Marks

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  18. undefined Season 2 Episode 5 - California Here I Come
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    S2:E5

    Alan tries to sell a sitcom to an American producer, but Piers has to bail Alan out of jail first.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Laurence Marks

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  19. undefined Season 2 Episode 6 - May the Best Man Win
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    S2:E6

    Alan tries to sabotage Piers' wedding.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Laurence Marks

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  20. undefined Season 2 Episode 7 - Piers of the Realm
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    S2:E7

    Alan files for divorce. Piers gets promoted.

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    Writer:Laurence Marks

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  21. undefined Season 3 Episode 1 - Labour of Love
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    S3:E1

    A new MP threatens Alan's status as the most right-wing member of Commons.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Laurence Marks

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  22. undefined Season 4 Episode 2 - H*A*S*H
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    S4:E2

    Alan is worried that European drug lords may interfere with his attempt to make a profit from the forthcoming legalization of marijuana.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Laurence Marks

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  23. undefined Season 4 Episode 4 - Heil and Farewell
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    S4:E4

    Alan tries to take over leadership of a neo-Nazi organization.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Laurence Marks

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  24. undefined Season 4 Episode 6 - The Irresistible Rise of Alan B'Stard
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    S4:E6

    With his fortunes falling in Europe, Alan tries to get himself appointed to a government post back in England.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Laurence Marks

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  25. undefined Season 3 Episode 3 - Let Them Sniff Cake
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    S3:E3

    Alan upsets animal rights activists. A old friend wants a birthday ""cake"" from Alan.

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    Writer:Laurence Marks

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Laurence Marks Ratings Summary

"Sex is Wrong" is the best rated episode written by Laurence Marks. It scored 7.5/10 based on 4 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 9/27/1987 and is rated 0.2 points higher than their second-best episode, "Friends of St. James".