9.0/101 votes#1 - Old Wounds
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 4/12/2015
Following the discovery of the remains of a teenage girl half-buried in a Northumberland wood, Vera and her team end up looking into a thirty-year old mystery.
Director: Daikin Marsh
Writer: Martha Hillier
9.0/101 votes#2 - The Sea Glass
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 2/21/2016
A fisherman's body is found tangled up in a North Sea trawler's net. Vera and her team investigate with the help of the local harbourmaster
Director: Paul Gay
Writer: Martha Hillier
8.8/1013 votes#3 - Episode 10
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 3/9/2022
Armies converge in an epic, final showdown that determines the fate of a king's dream for England — and Uhtred's hope of securing his family's future.
Director: Jon East
Writer: Martha Hillier
8.6/1014 votes#4 - Episode 10
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 4/26/2020
Edward besieges Winchester as he awaits Aethelflaed's reinforcements, but Uhtred isn't convinced that conquest is really Sigtryggr's ultimate aim.
Director: Edward Bazalgette
Writer: Martha Hillier
8.4/1014 votes#5 - Episode 5
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 4/26/2020
A repentant Aethelred lingers near death while his ealdormen vie for control of Mercia and Edward uses his niece Aelfwynn as a bargaining chip.
Director: Andy Hay
Writer: Martha Hillier
8.4/1012 votes#6 - Episode 9
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 4/26/2020
The Danes under Brida and Sigtryggr sack Winchester, guided by the traitor Eardwulf. Haesten ambushes Uhtred's party and seizes valuable captives.
Director: Edward Bazalgette
Writer: Martha Hillier
8.3/1013 votes#7 - Episode 2
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 4/26/2020
As Uhtred and his men draw closer to Bebbanburg, prodigal son Wihtgar returns with some tricks up his sleeve. News of Cnut's treachery reaches Wessex.
Director: Edward Bazalgette
Writer: Martha Hillier
8.2/1013 votes#8 - Episode 8
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 3/9/2022
Upon learning of Aethelhelm's location, Uhtred proposes an audacious attack to rescue Aelfwynn and restore his birthright — but Edward is cautious.
Director: Anthony Philipson
Writer: Martha Hillier
8.2/1012 votes#9 - Episode 9
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 3/9/2022
Edward marches his troops north while Uhtred recruits a small force to infiltrate Bebbanburg. King Constantin arrives to meet his new bride, Aelfwynn.
Director: Jon East
Writer: Martha Hillier
8.0/102 votes#10 - Death of a Family Man
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 5/18/2014
DCI Vera Stanhope investigates the mysterious death of a businessman found floating in the water under the Gateshead Millennium Bridge.
Director: David Richards
Writer: Martha Hillier
8.0/101 votes#11 - Changing Tides
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 4/5/2015
Vera takes a look into a suspicious fire that rips through a holiday park on the Northumberland coast. Three cabins are destroyed and the body of a woman is discovered inside inside one of them.
Director: Marek Losey
Writer: Martha Hillier
8.0/101 votes#12 - Shadows in the Sky
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 4/26/2015
A dock worker plunges from the roof of a multistory car park whilst picking up daughter from her school prom and everything points to foul play.
Director: William Sinclair
Writer: Martha Hillier
8.0/1012 votes#13 - Episode 6
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 4/26/2020
Eardwulf and his men pursue Uhtred's party as it flees through a countryside ravaged by disease. Tensions rise between Edward and the Mercians.
Director: Andy Hay
Writer: Martha Hillier
8.0/1024 votes#14 - Episode 1
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 3/9/2022
Ill omens and border raids make Uhtred extra-vigilant at his northern outpost. King Sigtryggr is visited by his notorious brother Rognvaldr.
Director: Andy Hay
Writer: Martha Hillier
8.0/1020 votes#15 - Episode 1
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 4/26/2020
Uhtred receives news that Bebbanburg's defenses have been weakened by Scottish attacks and plans to seize his birthright, but Edward refuses to help.
Director: Edward Bazalgette
Writer: Martha Hillier
7.9/1011 votes#16 - Episode 5
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 3/9/2022
Aethelhelm's subterfuge successfully foments war tensions between Edward and Sigtryggr, but his thugs make a crucial mistake in attacking a pilgrimage.
Director: Paul Wilmshurst
Writer: Martha Hillier
7.7/103 votes#17 - Dark Road
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 1/31/2016
The body of a woman is found on the bleak Northumberland moors.
Director: Marek Losey
Writer: Martha Hillier
7.4/1014 votes#18 - Episode 2
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 3/9/2022
A betrayal at Eoferwic sends Sigtryggr in search of aid, while Uhtred begs Aethelflaed for military support she cannot give. Edward meets a new ally.
Director: Alexander Dreymon
Writer: Martha Hillier
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"Old Wounds" is the best rated episode written by Martha Hillier. It scored 9/10 based on 1 votes. It was directed by Daikin Marsh. It aired on 4/12/2015 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Sea Glass".