The Best Episodes Written By Robin Chapman
Every TV Episode Written by Robin Chapman Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Robin Chapman Ratings Summary
The best episode written by Robin Chapman is "The Flypaper", rated 8.5/10 from 6 user votes. It was "directed by Graham Evans". "The Flypaper" aired on 8/9/1980 and is rated 1.0 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "The Hitch-Hiker".
8.5/10 6 votes#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
7.5/10 2 votes#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
7.5/10 2 votes#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
7.0/10 4 votes#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
7.0/10 2 votes#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
7.0/10 2 votes#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
7.0/10 2 votes#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
6.5/10 2 votes#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
6.5/10 2 votes#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
6.5/10 2 votes#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
6.5/10 2 votes#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
6.5/10 2 votes#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
6.0/10 2 votes#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
6.0/10 2 votes#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
6.0/10 2 votes#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
6.0/10 2 votes#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
6.0/10 2 votes#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
5.5/10 2 votes#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
5.5/10 2 votes#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
5.5/10 2 votes#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
5.5/10 2 votes#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
5.5/10 2 votes#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
5.5/10 2 votes#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
5.0/10 2 votes#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
4.7/10 3 votes#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