Episode Ratings Grid

Every episode at a glance, color-coded by rating. Rows are episode numbers within each season, columns are seasons.

M
S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
S6
S7
S8
S9
S10
E1
7.1
7.6
8.1
6.5
8.5
7.9
6.9
7.5
7.3
7.4
E2
7.5
8.0
8.4
8.0
8.1
8.2
7.8
6.0
6.7
7.1
E3
7.6
7.8
7.7
8.2
8.3
8.3
8.2
7.3
7.1
7.2
E4
7.4
8.0
7.9
7.7
7.1
8.3
7.2
7.6
6.6
7.1
E5
7.6
7.8
7.3
8.4
8.4
7.8
8.6
7.2
7.0
6.7
E6
7.8
7.7
8.2
8.4
7.7
7.5
7.7
6.9
6.4
6.7
E7
7.5
7.9
7.8
7.4
7.9
7.3
8.4
7.0
6.8
5.2
E8
7.8
8.1
7.8
7.6
8.3
6.3
6.5
7.0
6.1
E9
7.5
7.8
7.6
7.8
8.4
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7.1
7.5
6.9
E10
7.2
7.7
7.7
6.9
7.5
6.8
6.2
E11
7.7
8.1
8.4
8.4
7.1
7.1
E12
7.7
8.1
7.6
7.5
7.3
E13
8.0
8.2
7.4
7.5
Avg
7.5
7.9
7.9
7.7
8.1
7.7
7.8
7.1
7.0
6.7
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Episode Power Rankings

The best and worst episodes at a glance. Use this to find must-watch episodes or ones you might want to skip.

🏆 Top Episodes

#1 8.6

S7E4 The Last Video Show

A video tape incriminating an officer in the Serious Crime division is mistakenly returned to Daley's Videos, which brings Arthur and Terry into contact with a local major crime boss as he had been using the tape to blackmail his ...

#2
S5E1 8.5

Goodbye Sailor

Arthur plans to make a killing by buying some cheap tobacco from a sailor coming over from France and sends Terry and young Arnie down to the coast to meet the prospective sellers. When Arthur joins them he learns that two respect...

#3
S3E2 8.4

You Need Hands

Terry gets his hand broken in a fight whilst collecting a debt so Arthur temporarily employs a new minder in Vernon, to help him guard a consignment of diamonds that he is shipping out. In fact the consignment turns out to be drug...

  1. 4. S3E11 "Poetic Justice, Innit?" 8.4
  2. 5. S4E4 "Sorry Pal, Wrong Number" 8.4
  3. 6. S4E5 "The Car Lot Baggers" 8.4
  4. 7. S4E10 "Get Daley" 8.4
  5. 8. S5E5 "Second Hand Pose" 8.4
  6. 9. S5E9 "Around the Corner" 8.4
  7. 10. S7E6 "The Wrong Goodbye" 8.4

📉 Bottom Episodes

#109
S10E7 5.2

The Great Depression of 1994

When Ray's Uncle Brian appears to be suffering from depression, Arthur seeks the advice of Percy Vallins, a successful businessman but known manic depressive, who suggests that Brian is shamming. And indeed he is, as a means of ke...

  1. 108. S8E2 "A Bouquet of Barbed Wine" 6.0
  2. 107. S10E8 "On the Autofront" 6.1
  3. 106. S10E10 "The Long Good Thursday" 6.2
  4. 105. S6E8 "A Little Bit of Give and Take" 6.3
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The Quality Arc

Each point is an episode, plotted chronologically. The colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for upward or downward trends to see if quality improved or declined over time.

S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 S10 4.55.56.57.58.59.5 Rating 11 22 33 44 55 66 77 88 99 110 Episode 10 9 8 7 6 5
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Episode Engagement

Vote count shows how many people cared enough to rate. High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.

Rating threshold:
52 Standouts
6 Infamous
15 Hidden Gems
36 Forgettable
Standouts Infamous Hidden Gems Forgettable Global: 7.5 5.25.96.67.27.98.6 Rating 26 50 95 183 350 Votes (log scale)
Top Standout: S7E4 The Last Video Show
Most Infamous: S6E7 Minder on the Orient-Express
Best Hidden Gem: S5E9 Around the Corner

Episodes plotted by rating vs. vote count. The vertical line marks the rating threshold (7.5). More votes = more engagement. Toggle above to compare against global or show-specific median.

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Series Trajectory

A simplified view: one point per season. This smooths out episode-to-episode noise to show the overall arc of the series.

66.67.27.88.49 Rating S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 S10 Season 10 9 8 7 6 5
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Season Momentum

Did each season build momentum or fizzle out? Green arrows mean the finale rated higher than the premiere. Red means the opposite. Longer arrows = bigger swings.

5678910 Rating S1 7.5 7.5 0.0 S2 7.8 8.0 +0.2 S3 8.1 8.2 +0.1 S4 8.0 7.6 -0.4 S5 8.3 8.4 +0.1 S6 8.1 6.8 -1.3 S7 7.3 8.1 +0.7 S8 7.3 7.4 +0.1 S9 7.1 7.3 +0.2 S10 7.3 6.6 -0.7
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Season Consistency

Some seasons are reliable bangers. Others are hit-or-miss. Each dot is an episode. Tightly clustered dots mean consistent quality. Scattered dots mean a mixed bag.

4568910 Rating S1 Steady avg 7.5 S2 Rock Solid avg 7.9 S3 Typical avg 7.9 S4 Uneven avg 7.7 S5 Typical avg 8.1 S6 Uneven avg 7.7 S7 Uneven avg 7.8 S8 Uneven avg 7.1 S9 Typical avg 7.0 S10 Uneven avg 6.7 Episode Premiere/Finale

Each dot is an episode. Clustered dots = consistent quality. Scattered dots = variable season. Hover for episode details.

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