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The Best Episodes Written By Russell Lewis

Every TV Episode Written by Russell Lewis Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  1. 9.5/10(2 votes)

    #1 - The Tip-Off

    S7:E3

    With Lucas back within MI5 he reveals that the Russians interrogated him about Operation Sugar Horse, the most secret ongoing spy operation MI5 ever had. If the Russians know about it, then MI5 has a very high level mole. Harry seeks out his mentor, The Spycatcher, to help him find the mole. Ben is undercover with an Al-Qaeda cell; they are planning to bomb London and what looks like a dry run unexpectedly turns live.

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    Director:Peter Hoar
  2. 9.5/10(2 votes)

    #2 - Exeunt

    S9:E3

    A series of death notices in the Oxford Mail, each with a cryptic message, provides clues to Endeavour’s final investigation, while Thursday’s past catches up with him.

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    Director:Kate Saxon
  3. 9.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Uniform

    S9:E2

    Endeavour suspects a connection between a woman's disappearance and her past employer but another missing persons case demands his attention. This time, it's a notable artist, whose work adorns the covers of a series of paperback mysteries.

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  4. 8.7/10(6 votes)

    #4 - Oracle

    S7:E1

    Whilst Endeavour sees in 1970 at a Venetian opera, a grisly murder on an Oxford towpath speaks to Thursday's intuition. Back in Oxford, Endeavour meets a kindred spirit.

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    Director:Shaun Evans
  5. 8.5/10(6 votes)

    #5 - Zenana

    S7:E3

    Endeavour uncovers a potential link between a series of peculiar accidents leading him to an all-women Oxford college determined to eschew co-education.

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    Director:Kate Saxon
  6. 8.3/10(6 votes)

    #6 - Raga

    S7:E2

    It's the lead up to 1970's general election and as racial tensions escalate in Oxford, tragedy strikes in an Indian restaurant, testing family loyalties.

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    Director:Zam Salim
  7. 8.2/10(9 votes)

    #7 - Fugue

    S1:E2

    There is a new kind of killer haunting the Oxford twilight. Endeavour and Thursday find the city's dreaming spires giving way to waking nightmare.

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    Director:Tom Vaughan
  8. 8.1/10(12 votes)

    #8 - Girl

    S1:E1

    The sudden death of a secretarial student and the shooting of a doctor appear unconnected despite Morse's theories. Chief Superintendent Bright, the new commanding officer of the Oxford City Police, unimpressed with Morse's zeal, protests to Thursday that the bagman's position is a Detective Sergeant's job and the young constable is too inexperienced. Following the shooting of a vicar, Morse is reduced to general duties for dismissing a beautiful, but mentally unstable girl as a suspect and must continue his investigations alone despite warnings of possible dismissal from his superiors.

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  9. 7.7/10(9 votes)

    #9 - Icarus

    S5:E6

    After the mysterious disappearance of a teacher, Endeavour finds himself investigating the dark and secret world of a public school.

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  10. 7.6/10(5 votes)

    #10 - Dead Tomorrow

    S2:E4

    When a body is dredged up from the seabed of the English Channel, it sets in motion a truly disturbing investigation which forces Grace to ask himself just how far anyone might go to save the ones they love.

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    Director:Kate Saxon
  11. 7.6/10(9 votes)

    #11 - Dead Simple

    S1:E1

    Detective Superintendent Roy Grace is approached by colleague Detective Sergeant Branson to help investigate the disappearance of a Brighton property developer.

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  12. 7.5/10(2 votes)

    #12 - Striker

    S8:E1

    Opening the series in 1971, a death threat to Oxford Wanderers’ star striker Jack Swift places Endeavour and his team at the heart of the glitz and glamour of 1970s football, exposing the true cost of success and celebrity, and with it, a deep-rooted division that is soon reflected much closer to home.

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    Director:Shaun Evans
  13. 7.4/10(7 votes)

    #13 - The Pale Horse

    S5:E1

    Miss Marple's friend - a Catholic priest - is battered to death after visiting a woman dying under strange circumstances. Seeking justice, she becomes entangled in a nefarious organization centered around an inn run by purported witches.

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    Director:N/A
  14. 7.2/10(2 votes)

    #14 - Prelude

    S9:E1

    Endeavour's return to duty at Castle Gate with a newfound sobriety coincides with a gruesome discovery in a college garden linked to an Oxford orchestra.

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    Director:Shaun Evans
  15. 6.5/10(6 votes)

    #15 - Not Dead Enough

    S2:E2

    Months on from his last investigation, and with Grace's team still reeling from the fallout, Roy must prove that a wealthy Brighton businessman has brutally murdered his wife.

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  16. 6.3/10(3 votes)

    #16 - Sharpe's Challenge (2)

    S6:E2

    India, 1817 The adventures of Sharpe and Harper in India continue with the rescue of Miss Celia Burroughs from a dangerous Indian prince. Meanwhile, Sharpe has old scores to be settled with the bully Simmerson.

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    Director:N/A
  17. 6.2/10(6 votes)

    #17 - Dead Man’s Footsteps

    S2:E3

    A sinister inquiry into skeletal remains found in a forgotten Brighton storm drain takes Grace down a labyrinthine trail through the past.

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    Director:Brian Kelly
  18. 6.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Sharpe's Battle

    S3:E2

    Sept 1813 - While in the Spanish hills, Sharpe and his men come across a scene of devastation in the town of Casa Antiga. The town has been sacked by the fearsome French commander, Brigadier General Guy Loup and his Wolf brigade. Perkins rescues a young woman from two of Loup's soldiers and they are arrested. When Loup rides into town demanding they be released, Sharpe refuses and has them executed in front of him. Loup vows revenge.Back at camp, Wellington gives Sharpe command of the Royal Irish Company and orders him to knock them into shape. The Irish descendants are inexperienced and unused to the harsh realities of war and it is not long before they consider mutiny. Sharpe tells them they have three choices: be slaughtered by the French, get shot for deserting or stay and learn how to be soldiers. Sharpe's gallantry and battle-hardened experience wins the company over and they soon begin to respect him.However Sharpe faces treachery from the Spanish partisan fighter, Dona Juanita de

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  19. 6.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Sharpe's Challenge (1)

    S6:E1

    India, 1817 Two years after Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo, the Duke of Wellington sends Sharpe to India to check out an Indian prince who appears to threaten British interests. The mission becomes dangerous when a general's daughter is kidnapped and Sharpe must find her.

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  20. 6.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Sharpe's Peril (1)

    S7:E1

    It's India, 1818 and Lt Col Richard Sharpe and Sergeant Major Patrick Harper are travelling across India, escorting the beautiful Marie-Angelique Bonnet to meet her fiancée. While in bandit-plagued badlands, they come across the very dregs of the Crown's troops; an ill disciplined, rag-tag unit led by boy soldier Beauclare. As Sharpe and company sit down to have dinner with their hosts, the camp comes under attack by the notorious bandit Chitu. As the dust settles, it becomes apparent there have been many casualties and Sharpe realises that he is the only person now capable of getting this wagon train to the safety of the next army garrison. Little does Sharpe know that the adventure has only just begun and that he has inadvertently stumbled across a massive opium trafficking ring...

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    Director:N/A
  21. 6.0/10(3 votes)

    #21 - Sharpe's Peril (2)

    S7:E2

    It's India, 1818 and Lt Col Richard Sharpe and Sergeant Major Patrick Harper are travelling across India, escorting the beautiful Marie-Angelique Bonnet to meet her fiancée. While in bandit-plagued badlands, they come across the very dregs of the Crown's troops; an ill disciplined, rag-tag unit led by boy soldier Beauclare. As Sharpe and company sit down to have dinner with their hosts, the camp comes under attack by the notorious bandit Chitu. As the dust settles, it becomes apparent there have been many casualties and Sharpe realises that he is the only person now capable of getting this wagon train to the safety of the next army garrison. Little does Sharpe know that the adventure has only just begun and that he has inadvertently stumbled across a massive opium trafficking ring...

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    Director:N/A
  22. 5.0/10(3 votes)

    #22 - Looking Good Dead

    S2:E1

    Grace senses a connection between a single death and the discovery of human remains in a field. But his superior is not convinced.

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Russell Lewis Ratings Summary

"The Tip-Off" is the best rated episode written by Russell Lewis. It scored 9.5/10 based on 2 votes. It was directed by Peter Hoar. It aired on 10/28/2008 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Exeunt".