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The Best Episodes Written By Steve Thompson

Every TV Episode Written by Steve Thompson Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 2 Episode 3 - The Reichenbach Fall
    8.7/10(252 votes)

    S2:E3

    The return of Moriarty. The crime of the century. Can Sherlock possibly survive?

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Steve Thompson

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  2. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - The Case of the Missing Button
    8.1/10(18 votes)

    S1:E4

    Sherlock returns to his childhood home in search of answers.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Steve Thompson

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  3. undefined Season 3 Episode 2 - The Sign of Three
    8.0/10(237 votes)

    S3:E2

    Sherlock faces his biggest challenge of all – delivering a Best Man’s speech on John’s wedding day! But all isn’t quite as it seems. Mortal danger stalks the reception – and someone might not make it to the happy couple’s first dance. Sherlock must thank the bridesmaids, solve the case and stop a killer.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Steve Thompson

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  4. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - The Case of the Burnt Photograph
    7.9/10(22 votes)

    S1:E2

    Sherlock is thrown into jail. He has to clear his name or face the gallows.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Steve Thompson

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  5. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - The Blind Banker
    7.4/10(260 votes)

    S1:E2

    A mysterious cipher is being scrawled on the walls around London. The first person to see the cipher is dead within hours of reading it. Sherlock plunges into a world of codes and symbols, consulting with London's best graffiti artists. He soon learns that the city is in the grip a gang of international smugglers, a secret society called the Black Lotus.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Steve Thompson

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  6. undefined Season 8 Episode 5 - Time Heist
    7.2/10(73 votes)

    S8:E5

    The Bank of Karabraxos is the deadliest bank in the cosmos - only a fool or genius would tempt to rob it. Fortunately, for The Doctor, he's both. But nothing even The Doctor has encountered can prepare them for the Teller: a creature of terrifying power that can detect guilt.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Steve Thompson

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  7. undefined Season 7 Episode 10 - Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS
    6.8/10(67 votes)

    S7:E10

    When a salvage ship attempts to pull the TARDIS aboard when the time vessel's shields are down, an explosion occurs. The Doctor forces the salvage crew to help him find Clara, who is lost somewhere inside his vessel.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Steve Thompson

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  8. undefined Season 1 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    6.6/10(5 votes)

    S1:E7

    Having found Caterina, Leonardo continues his work, but is frustrated by the growing success of a younger artist, Michelangelo Buonarroti. Putting his feelings aside, Leonardo allows himself to be persuaded to accept a new commission.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Steve Thompson

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  9. undefined Season 6 Episode 3 - The Curse of the Black Spot
    6.3/10(70 votes)

    S6:E3

    The TARDIS is marooned onboard a 17th-century pirate ship whose crew is being attacked by a mysterious and beautiful sea creature. Becalmed and beset by cabin fever, the pirates have numerous superstitious explanations for the Siren's appearance. The Doctor has other ideas but, as his theories are disproved and every plan of escape is thwarted, he must work to win the trust of the implacable Captain Avery and uncover the truth behind the pirates' supernatural fears – and he must work quickly, for some of his friends have already fallen under the Siren's spell...

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    Writer:Steve Thompson

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  10. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - Syracuse
    6.2/10(8 votes)

    S1:E2

    Ed's work catches the attention of NSA operative Taylah Sanders and a mysterious institute.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Steve Thompson

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  11. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - The Sequence
    6.1/10(8 votes)

    S1:E3

    While retracing Safiya's steps, Ed uncovers chilling pleas from the past. Taylah tries to earn Ed's trust.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Steve Thompson

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  12. undefined Season 1 Episode 7 - Prime Finder
    6.1/10(8 votes)

    S1:E7

    Ed is coerced into completing his work. Taylah considers an ultimatum. An ally gets trapped in the middle of the mayhem.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Steve Thompson

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  13. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - A New Pattern
    5.9/10(12 votes)

    S1:E1

    Cambridge student Edward Brooks starts working on a secret research project that triggers unthinkable chaos.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Steve Thompson

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  14. undefined Season 1 Episode 5 - House of Wisdom
    5.8/10(8 votes)

    S1:E5

    Ed and Taylah join Andrea in Baghdad, where they unearth ancient, buried answers—and get caught in the crosshairs of an unknown enemy.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Steve Thompson

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  15. undefined Season 1 Episode 8 - Episode 8
    5.7/10(7 votes)

    S1:E8

    With time running out, Stefano races to save Leonardo and finally discovers the truth behind his biggest kept secret; armed with the facts but lacking the evidence, an unexpected revelation leaves Stefano turning to an unlikely source for help.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Steve Thompson

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  16. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - Kaplar
    5.7/10(9 votes)

    S1:E4

    Ed digs deeper for clues at the institute. Andrea navigates devastating news in Baghdad. Taylah reconnects with leadership.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Steve Thompson

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  17. undefined Season 1 Episode 8 - The Key
    5.7/10(7 votes)

    S1:E8

    As Ed and Taylah try to expose the truth, a deadly threat is discovered to be closer than they could have imagined.

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    Writer:Steve Thompson

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  18. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    5.5/10(8 votes)

    S1:E1

    In Milan, in 1506, Leonardo da Vinci is arrested on charges of having poisoned Caterina da Cremona. After declaring his innocence to Stefano Giraldi, an official of the Podestà, Leonardo recalls his days as an apprentice in the workshop of Andrea del Verrocchio, where he first met the model Caterina.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Steve Thompson

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  19. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    5.4/10(7 votes)

    S1:E4

    When Ludovico asks Leonardo to create an equestrian statue in honor of his father, it stimulates his ambition even more, and the artist strives to exceed the expectations placed on him. While working on the work, Da Vinci places his trust in a person everyone would judge unreliable: Salaì, a resourceful young thief.

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    Writer:Steve Thompson

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Steve Thompson Ratings Summary

"The Reichenbach Fall" is the best rated episode written by Steve Thompson. It scored 8.7/10 based on 252 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 1/15/2012 and is rated 0.6 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Case of the Missing Button".