The best episode written by Maria Ward is "A Climate of Death", rated 9/10 from 1 user votes. It was "directed by Leon Lopez". "A Climate of Death" aired on 1/1/1970 and is rated 0.8 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Dressed to Kill".
When an entire village is bought by a Texas oilman, a string of grisly murders ensues.
Director: Leon Lopez
Writer: Maria Ward
The residents of the village of Elverton-Cum-Latterly gather for the annual domino tournament. This year, the tournament has interim competition from a drag queen event to benefit charity. This creates friction - and soon one of the domino players is found dead. But who was behind it? It's up to Barnaby to find the answer.
Director: Paul Gibson
Writer: Maria Ward
The use of an Indonesian ceremonial sword as a murder weapon takes Van der Valk and the team deep into the world of colonial museum artefacts and the thorny issue of restitution - with an unlikely link to the cold case.
Director: Simone van Dusseldorp
Writer: Maria Ward
Each year, the village of Angel's Rise hosts the Psychic Fayre. Founded by the Saint-Stephens family in memory of their late daughter, the event attracts mediums, psychics, and followers of the occult. When a body is found surrounded by ritual symbols on the eve of the festival, Barnaby must step into the spiritual world to find the killer.
Director: Gill Wilkinson
Writer: Maria Ward