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The Best Episodes Written By Robin Chapman

Every TV Episode Written by Robin Chapman Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  • The Flypaper
    8.5/10(6)

    #1 - The Flypaper

    Season 3 Episode 1

    Aired 8/9/1980

    With a 12-year-old found dead and a killer perhaps on the loose, a young girl becomes paranoid.

    Director: Graham Evans

    Writer: Robin Chapman

  • The Hitch-Hiker
    7.5/10(2)

    #2 - The Hitch-Hiker

    Season 2 Episode 4

    Aired 3/22/1980

    When a driver picks up a hitch-hiker in his car, his journey turns into a thrilling ride.

    Director: Alastair Reid

    Writer: Robin Chapman

  • Kindly Dig Your Grave
    7.5/10(2)

    #3 - Kindly Dig Your Grave

    Season 4 Episode 11

    Aired 6/14/1981

    Madame Lagrue runs a smart but commercial art gallery in Montmartre, Paris, getting rich at the expense of struggling artists. Then one of her victims falls in love with Fatima, an artist's model, and Lagrue is up against someone even more cunning than she is.

    Director: Alan Gibson

    Writer: Robin Chapman

  • Lamb to the Slaughter
    7.0/10(4)

    #4 - Lamb to the Slaughter

    Season 1 Episode 4

    Aired 4/14/1979

    An enraged detective's wife kills her husband by smashing in his skull with a heavy blunt instrument - but no murder weapon can be found, and the police are baffled.

    Director: John Howard Davies

    Writer: Robin Chapman

  • Galloping Foxley
    7.0/10(2)

    #5 - Galloping Foxley

    Season 2 Episode 3

    Aired 3/15/1980

    A man starts to suffer when he becomes haunted by the memory of the brutal treatment he received in his childhood.

    Director: Claude Whatham

    Writer: Robin Chapman

  • Never Speak Ill of the Dead
    7.0/10(2)

    #6 - Never Speak Ill of the Dead

    Season 4 Episode 8

    Aired 5/24/1981

    David is accused of murder when his wife Irene vanishes. Her promiscuous lifestyle made her the talk of the town, but the gossip has escalated.

    Director: John Gorrie

    Writer: Robin Chapman

  • Operation Safecrack
    7.0/10(2)

    #7 - Operation Safecrack

    Season 5 Episode 3

    Aired 5/9/1982

    In an attempt to prove their safes are impregnable, a company challenges ex-safebreaker Sam to crack one for a cash prize. But are his skills sharp enough?

    Director: Alan Gibson

    Writer: Robin Chapman

  • The Orderly World of Mr Appleby
    6.5/10(2)

    #8 - The Orderly World of Mr Appleby

    Season 2 Episode 15

    Aired 6/7/1980

    A man married three times might be lucky for the fourth time when he meets a new interest.

    Director: John Gorrie

    Writer: Robin Chapman

  • The Eavesdropper
    6.5/10(2)

    #9 - The Eavesdropper

    Season 5 Episode 2

    Aired 5/2/1982

    Moira hears a woman discussing a trip to Paris with her lover Donald. Is her husband, also called Donald, having an affair?

    Director: John Gorrie

    Writer: Robin Chapman

  • The Vorpal Blade
    6.5/10(2)

    #10 - The Vorpal Blade

    Season 6 Episode 8

    Aired 5/28/1983

    Elderly Teuton Von Baden recalls two men's duel to the death during his student days in Germany.

    Director: John Jacobs

    Writer: Robin Chapman

  • The Mugger
    6.5/10(2)

    #11 - The Mugger

    Season 7 Episode 14

    Aired 10/14/1984

    When a married politician falls in love with a woman at a party, things soon go wrong and his entire career and reputation are put in jeopardy.

    Director: Peter Hammond

    Writer: Robin Chapman

  • The Dead Don't Steal
    6.5/10(2)

    #12 - The Dead Don't Steal

    Season 9 Episode 7

    Aired 4/22/1988

    Ken Johnson runs a charter plane service with his lover and air stewardess Lilian, who indulges in a little smuggling on his behalf. Then disaster strikes for him when his wife discovers his affair.

    Director: John Glenister

    Writer: Robin Chapman

  • Royal Jelly
    6.0/10(2)

    #13 - Royal Jelly

    Season 2 Episode 1

    Aired 3/1/1980

    Mabel’s baby is sick and her bee obsessed husband thinks he has found a remedy. Will he get the baby buzzing back to health?

    Director: Herbert Wise

    Writer: Robin Chapman

  • Vicious Circle
    6.0/10(2)

    #14 - Vicious Circle

    Season 4 Episode 2

    Aired 4/12/1981

    An old lady catches Rex Tobin, a young burglar who was planning to rob her, and makes friends with him. But what is she really up to?

    Director: Philip Dudley

    Writer: Robin Chapman

  • Bosom Friends
    6.0/10(2)

    #15 - Bosom Friends

    Season 4 Episode 14

    Aired 6/12/1981

    Nell and Emma are old school friends who are reunited after years apart. However, things quickly turn sour.

    Director: Graham Evans

    Writer: Robin Chapman

  • Blue Marigold
    6.0/10(2)

    #16 - Blue Marigold

    Season 5 Episode 1

    Aired 4/25/1982

    Dropped by her agency for her diva-like behaviour, supermodel Marigold's mental health deteriorates. Years later, she plots a comeback.

    Director: Giles Foster

    Writer: Robin Chapman

  • Hit and Run
    6.0/10(2)

    #17 - Hit and Run

    Season 6 Episode 12

    Aired 5/10/1983

    Dr Roger Ashburn's beautiful wife tells him their marriage is over. Devastated, he begins a new life.

    Director: Peter Hammond

    Writer: Robin Chapman

  • The Boy Who Talked with Animals
    5.5/10(2)

    #18 - The Boy Who Talked with Animals

    Season 4 Episode 3

    Aired 4/19/1981

    When David rescues a giant turtle, it looks as though he's found a new friend, but there could be more to his pet than meets the eye.

    Director: Alan Gibson

    Writer: Robin Chapman

  • Completely Foolproof
    5.5/10(2)

    #19 - Completely Foolproof

    Season 4 Episode 12

    Aired 6/21/1981

    The very rich Joe Brisson is a self-made man with a number of enemies - including Lisa, his elegant but dangerously dissatisfied wife.

    Director: John Jacobs

    Writer: Robin Chapman

  • Run, Rabbit, Run
    5.5/10(2)

    #20 - Run, Rabbit, Run

    Season 5 Episode 4

    Aired 5/16/1982

    Robert visits a couple who housed him during the war. But in Paris, he discovers that the husband has died, and the hero’s wife has a big secret to tell.

    Director: John Jacobs

    Writer: Robin Chapman

  • Decoy
    5.5/10(2)

    #21 - Decoy

    Season 5 Episode 7

    Aired 6/6/1982

    When a woman is murdered in a park, Constable Mary Bryan is used as bait to catch the suspected killer. But what if she is tracking the wrong man?

    Director: John Jacobs

    Writer: Robin Chapman

  • The Surgeon
    5.5/10(2)

    #22 - The Surgeon

    Season 9 Episode 3

    Aired 1/15/1988

    When wealthy Prince Zawi gives surgeon Robert Sandy a diamond for saving his life, the doctor finds that his new jewel is really more of a liability than an asset.

    Director: Graham Evans

    Writer: Robin Chapman

  • A Time to Die
    5.5/10(2)

    #23 - A Time to Die

    Season 9 Episode 9

    Aired 5/6/1988

    Yves's marriage has gone stale and his young mistress has announced that she is pregnant. But he then makes a decision which changes everyone's lives.

    Director: Paul Annett

    Writer: Robin Chapman

  • The Finger of Suspicion
    5.0/10(2)

    #24 - The Finger of Suspicion

    Season 9 Episode 8

    Aired 4/29/1988

    Happily married and living in the Middle East, American safe-cracker Steve is suddenly threatened with extradition for a crime he says he didn't commit.

    Director: Rodney Bennett

    Writer: Robin Chapman

  • Neck
    4.7/10(3)

    #25 - Neck

    Season 1 Episode 6

    Aired 4/28/1979

    A lady is cut down to size by her husband’s loyal butler when it is discovered she is having an affair.

    Director: Christopher Miles

    Writer: Robin Chapman

Robin Chapman Ratings Summary

"The Flypaper" is the best rated episode written by Robin Chapman. It scored 8.5/10 based on 6 votes. It was directed by Graham Evans. It aired on 8/9/1980 and is rated 1.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Hitch-Hiker".