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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 8 Episode 17 - Episode 17
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #1 - Episode 17

    S8:E17

    A new gang has rolled into Chatsworth with an unlikely mission - to save the souls of the community.

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    Writer:Tom Higgins

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  2. undefined Season 9 Episode 9 - Episode 9
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #2 - Episode 9

    S9:E9

    When Chesney arrives home from hospital, he finds his cousin Toof waiting there for him. After he reveals his plan to close the shop and take Chesney back to Bradford, Chesney refuses to agree to it. Chesney decides that it is time for him to strike out on his own and live life to the full.

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    Writer:Tom Higgins

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  3. undefined Season 4 Episode 3 - Damned If You Do...
    8.0/10(9 votes)

    #3 - Damned If You Do...

    S4:E3

    The President of The Saint Marie Heritage Society dies while re-enacting the French invasion of the island.

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    Writer:Tom Higgins

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  4. undefined Season 8 Episode 16 - Episode 16
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #4 - Episode 16

    S8:E16

    While cleaning the windows, Jackson spots Letitia kissing Dee Davies in her bedroom. Jackson goes berserk, attacking Dee in front of a social worker who's waiting to assess him and Avril as foster parents. Frank isn't much use in the parent department, staggering to the Jockey and leaving Carl to nurse pox-ridden Stella. Drunken Frank then leaves the pub and accidentally gets on a mini-bus, waking up in a synagogue. He's discovered by Isaac, who promises not to report him because Frank's been sent from God. Frank thanks Isaac for his advice and hospitality by stealing his candelabra and legging it. Karen's fed up with how she's treated in her own pub and plots to get her power back with a card game. Meanwhile, an ambulance is called for the smallest Gallagher. Will she pull through unharmed?

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Tom Higgins

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  5. undefined Season 9 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #5 - Episode 2

    S9:E2

    Not everyone is pleased to see Carl after he shows up on the estate as a qualified policeman. Jackson finds himself being accused of falsely claiming benefits, resulting in the loss of his job which throws his marriage into chaos. Frank is given the job of becoming a double agent, so that he can get information from Carmen about the future plans for the estate. The residents end up agreeing to a deal with Carmen to save the estate. Kelly loses her baby.

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    Writer:Tom Higgins

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  6. undefined Season 7 Episode 4 - The Healer
    7.7/10(10 votes)

    #6 - The Healer

    S7:E4

    Jack and the team find themselves embroiled in the mysterious world of faith healing when a woman is poisoned during a ceremony and all evidence points to the arrogant healer himself.

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    Writer:Tom Higgins

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  7. undefined Season 5 Episode 3 - Posing in Murder
    7.4/10(10 votes)

    #7 - Posing in Murder

    S5:E3

    DI Goodman finds himself embroiled in the highly strung world of modelling.

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    Writer:Tom Higgins

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  8. undefined Season 6 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Episode 5

    S6:E5

    Karen's relationship with Jamie is put under strain when she suffers a miscarriage, unaware she was pregnant to begin with, and matters are made worse by the Maguires' extreme reaction. Liam wins a modelling competition that Debbie entered him in, Tom takes his prank war with Stan too far, and Carl gets into trouble with the female residents of the Chatsworth estate

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    Writer:Tom Higgins

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  9. undefined Season 6 Episode 12 - Episode 12
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Episode 12

    S6:E12

    Ian becomes angry with Liam when he discovers that he has been skipping school. He soon finds out that Danny is responsible for Liam's absence and suspects that there is more to this than meets the eye. Patrick goes cold turkey and faces his demons, but can he come out clean and make a fresh start? And although Mimi faces an uncertain prison sentence, her main concern is Patrick's past infidelity. With Joe recovering, Mandy is under mounting pressure from all sides to leave him, but the decision is hers alone. And Meena takes her modelling career in a raunchy direction, much to Yvonne's disapproval.

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    Writer:Tom Higgins

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  10. undefined Season 6 Episode 14 - Episode 14
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Episode 14

    S6:E14

    Yvonne's past catches up with her and she tries to stop Chesney and Meena from learning the truth.

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    Writer:Tom Higgins

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  11. undefined Season 7 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Episode 1

    S7:E1

    It's Frank's 50th and Liam has the dubious honour of sharing the auspicious day with him on his 11th birthday. Uncharacteristically, Frank snubs the chance of a party, and instead opts to dwell in his own lonely loveless existence until... Libby, a local librarian falls into his life. His passion reignited, a whirlwind romance ensues - but will Libby's mother Patty (a full-time wheelchair user), bibliophile activists and riot police stand in the way of Frank holding onto his new love? Meanwhile, Liam's inherited the dirty nappies, rubber gloves and responsibility of the Gallagher household. Nin, Liam's great grandmother, offers to move in and help ease his burden, but a selfish Frank rejects her. Liam is infuriated. Unable to cope herself, Nin is spurred into homicidal action and in turn teaches Liam a priceless lesson in surviving as a Gallagher.

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    Writer:Tom Higgins

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  12. undefined Season 7 Episode 13 - Episode 13
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Episode 13

    S7:E13

    Kelly takes guardianship of her 15 year-old half sister Tonya who is homeless and needs help to get her baby boy out of care. In a meeting with Tonya's social worker Julie, it's agreed that custody will only be considered if Tonya proves she is responsible by looking after a simulation baby. But it's not long before the unruly teen leaves Micky holding the plastic baby, forcing him to make a painful decision. Elsewhere, Libby witnesses the results of an apparent miracle from a visit to a French grotto and organises a pilgrimage for Patty. Petrified and elated at the thought of liberation from her mother, she persuades Frank to escort Patty while she waits anxiously at home. The unlikely travelling companions end up sharing a room in a convent where Frank becomes the improbable focus of attention.

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    Writer:Tom Higgins

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  13. undefined Season 7 Episode 16 - Episode 16
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Episode 16

    S7:E16

    Karen and Joe are holed up in the shop with the spectre of Jamie's revenge hanging over them. Joe is plotting their future away from Chatsworth, but Jamie has Connor in hiding and Karen isn't going anywhere without her son. Joe uses his dubious contacts to snatch Connor and drag his new family away to freedom, but little does he know he's carrying unwelcome baggage! When Maxine and Ian are mugged they viciously fight back, taking their attacker captive. At odds on what to do with their prisoner, the couple quickly realise their relationship is falling apart. Elsewhere, a dark cloud falls over the Maguire family when notorious gangster and psychopath Roscoe shows up. The brothers scatter for cover, leaving Mimi to suffer the intimidation along with a dose of extreme indigestion.

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    Writer:Tom Higgins

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  14. undefined Season 8 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Episode 1

    S8:E1

    Libby and Frank are supposed to be getting married, but this is put on hold when Frank disappears on his stag night. Mimi tries to find out the identity of the father of her new baby Cilla.

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    Writer:Tom Higgins

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  15. undefined Season 8 Episode 10 - Episode 10
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Episode 10

    S8:E10

    Mickey needs somebody to love, He adopts a cat with FIDS (feline AIDS) and meets Philip who also suffers with AIDS in order to learn more about it. Mickey goes to the shop and returns to find Philip dead.

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    Writer:Tom Higgins

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  16. undefined Season 8 Episode 20 - Episode 20
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Episode 20

    S8:E20

    Marty attempts to find a job and ends up turning to crime to tide him over. Kelly discovers that there's a price on Marty's head. Billy is determined to stand up for his rights as a father. Mimi ends up giving him an ultimatum. Mickey's flat is raided by the local police. Marty is confronted by Shane about a secret he left behind in Spain. Kelly is heartbroken agter she is told the truth and doesn't know who to believe.

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    Writer:Tom Higgins

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  17. undefined Season 10 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #17 - Episode 4

    S10:E4

    Billy discovers a used pregnancy test after Mimi, Karen and Gloria spend the night boozing. He turns to Jamie for advice, and both of them set out to discover who's the daddy.

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    Writer:Tom Higgins

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  18. undefined Season 1 Episode 6 - A Big Mistake
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - A Big Mistake

    S1:E6

    Alchoholic Jessie Devlin arrived at G-Wing for 2 weeks, and was ridiculed by the inmates, and Sylvia, for being drunk. Later that night, at the pub, Dominic blabbed the truth about Zandra's escape at the clinic, to Helen. She was angry and said she'd have to tell Stubberfield. Denny attacked Jessie with a fork and, when asked why she had done it, admitted that Jessie was her mother who had abandoned her as a child. After her release, Jessie sent Denny a letter saying that she hadn't had a drink for 2 days and asked for a visiting order. Helen told Dominic that she had told Stubberfield about Zandra's attempted escape and that his and Lorna's jobs were safe. Sadly for Lorna, no-one had told her as she was in the process of smuggling in valium for Zandra!

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    Writer:Tom Higgins

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Tom Higgins Ratings Summary

"Episode 17" is the best rated episode written by Tom Higgins. It scored 8.5/10 based on 2 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 9/20/2011 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Episode 9".