List of The Fall episodes

The Fall is a British and Irish drama series produced by Artists Studio and created by Alan Cubitt. It premiered in the Republic of Ireland at 9.30pm on 12 May 2013, and in the UK on BBC Two at 9pm on 13 May 2013. The series stars Gillian Anderson as Stella Gibson, a senior Metropolitan Police Detective, Jamie Dornan as Paul Spector, a serial killer who terrorises Belfast, John Lynch as Assistant Chief Constable Jim Burns, and Archie Panjabi as Reed Smith, an esteemed pathologist.

Series overview

Series		Episodes	Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
	1	5	13 May 2013 (2013-05-13)	10 June 2013 (2013-06-10)
	2	6	13 November 2014	17 December 2014
	3	6	2016

Episodes

Series 1 (2013)

Gillian Anderson stars in the first series of The Fall, alongside Jamie Dornan, Bronagh Waugh, Niamh McGrady, John Lynch, Archie Panjabi, Stuart Graham, Ian McElhinney, Ben Peel, Frank McCusker, Michael McElhatton, and Laura Donnelly.

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	UK viewers (millions)
1	1	"Dark Descent"	Jakob Verbruggen	Allan Cubitt	13 May 2013 (2013-05-13)	4.49
Superintendent Stella Gibson (Gillian Anderson), a Senior Detective from the Met, is seconded to Belfast to supervise a 28-day review into the investigation of the death of Alice Monroe. A.C.C. Jim Burns (John Lynch) recommends Stella view the case as a single entity, rather than as part of a larger pattern. As reporters begin to descend on Gibson, she asks to be introduced to Sergeant James Olson (Ben Peel), after spotting him at an unrelated crime scene, and she tells him the hotel room where she is staying. Apparently respectable family man Paul Spector (Jamie Dornan), meanwhile, continues to stalk 30-something solicitor Sarah Kay (Laura Donnelly), determined to make her his next victim, and a rogue reporter named Ned Callan (Nick Lee) attempts to make a name for himself at Gibson's expense.
2	2	"Darkness Visible"	Jakob Verbruggen	Allan Cubitt	20 May 2013 (2013-05-20)	4.16
Gibson is called to the scene of Sarah Kay's murder, a crime for which PC Danielle Ferrington (Niamh McGrady) blames herself. Ferrington admits to Gibson that after unsuccessfully attempting to reach Sarah Kay the evening after the break-in, she and her partner left the premises, likely unknowingly leaving Kay with her attacker. Burns agrees to make Gibson the permanent Senior Investigating Officer (SIO) of the investigation, after she convinces him to admit that the murders are linked. Pr. Reed Smith (Archie Panjabi) arrives at the crime scene, joining the investigating team. DS Olson shows up at the scene of Sarah Kay's murder, asking Gibson why she has been ignoring his messages. Unimpressed by his breaching of the crime scene and of his sending her picture mails earlier, Gibson dismisses him. Morgan Monroe (Ian McElhinney) coerces Burns into clearing his son's name in relation to killings, whilst DS James Olson is assassinated outside his home. Meanwhile, Spector hides the evidence of his latest crime in the cache located in the ceiling of his daughter's bedroom, whilst Katie Benedetto (Aisling Franciosi), the children's 15-year-old babysitter, expresses her interest in him.
3	3	"Insolence & Wine"	Jakob Verbruggen	Allan Cubitt	27 May 2013 (2013-05-27)	3.96
Gibson builds her team, whose investigation is now known as Operation Musicman. Impressed by Ferrington's honesty at the crime scene, Gibson asks her to be her right-hand man. Gibson is questioned about her one-night stand with James Olson - who she has recently discovered was married. Gibson begins profiling the killer with her team. Meanwhile, Paul's wife Sally Ann (Bronagh Waugh), unaware of her husband's secret, becomes concerned about her daughter, who is having nightmares that threaten to reveal the killer's secret cache of murder paraphernalia. Spector first notices Gibson when he sees her on TV giving a press conference about the investigation.
4	4	"My Adventurous Song"	Jakob Verbruggen	Allan Cubitt	3 June 2013 (2013-06-03)	4.28
Chief Inspector Matt Eastwood (Stuart Graham)'s investigation into DS Olson's death reveals the involvement of DI Breedlove (Michael McElhatton) with the Monroe family, forcing the latter to take drastic measures that drag Stella deeper into Internal Affairs investigations. Gibson interviews a possible ex-girlfriend of the serial killer's, after she and Sarah Kay's father mount a televised plea for information pertaining to the murders. Gibson announces the killer will have an opportunity to converse with her privately, if he comes forward. Spector's professional relationship with Liz Tyler (Séainín Brennan) is questioned by both his bosses and her husband Jimmy (Brian Milligan), forcing him to speed up his next attack – with grave consequences. Meanwhile, his daughter may prove to be his downfall, as her nightmares become more prevalent and she begins to draw disturbing images.
5	5	"The Vast Abyss"	Jakob Verbruggen	Allan Cubitt	10 June 2013 (2013-06-10)	4.65
Gibson begins to investigate the botched attack on Annie Brawley (Karen Hassan), bringing her one step closer to the killer, both emotionally and physically. The investigation begins to focus on a single individual. In TV footage showing Sarah Kay passing through the gates of the municipal gardens, Spector can be seen following not far behind, thus forcing him to come forward to give a statement to the police. A pregnant Sally Ann supports to the police Spector's false claim that he was at home on the evening of the attack on Brawley. Spector makes contact with Operation Musicman, revealing to Gibson details of his past, before leaving Belfast with his family to settle in Scotland. Meanwhile, Spector is forced to lie to Sally Ann, who wants to know what he has actually been doing late nights; he tells her he has been having a three-month affair with their kids' babysitter, Katie. The lie threatens to rip his family apart and expose his secret. Annie Brawley awakens from her coma, and Rose Stagg tells the police a man named Peter had strangled her unconscious while she was at university, nine years ago.

Series 2 (2014)

Gillian Anderson stars in the second series of The Fall, alongside Jamie Dornan, Bronagh Waugh, Niamh McGrady, John Lynch, Archie Panjabi, Stuart Graham, Aisling Franciosi, Valene Kane, Emmett J. Scanlan, Jonjo O'Neill, Colin Morgan, Bronagh Taggart, Karen Hassan, Nick Lee, Sean McGinley, Brian Milligan, and Séainín Brennan.

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	UK viewers (millions)
6	1	"These Troublesome Disguises"	Allan Cubitt	Allan Cubitt	9 November 2014 (2014-11-09) (RTÉ One)	3.54
Ten days after her telephone call with the killer, Superintendent Gibson tries to help Annie Brawley recapture her memories of the attack that left her hospitalised. Rose Stagg (Valene Kane), a friend to Smith, is inadvertently dragged into the case, forcing her to reveal secrets from her past to her husband Tom (Jonjo O'Neill). Meanwhile, following a break-up with Sally-Ann, Spector returns to Belfast to tie up loose ends, much to the excitement of Katie, and to the dismay of his pregnant wife, who believes he raped the children's babysitter.
7	2	"Night Darkens the Streets"	Allan Cubitt	Allan Cubitt	16 November 2014 (2014-11-16) (RTÉ One)	3.11
Whilst Gibson is called in front of the PSNI's Policing Board, headed by Morgan Monroe, to discuss the lack of progress in the case, Ferrington requests a transfer off of the investigation. DCI Eastwood is assigned as Gibson's Deputy SIO following Brink's (Frank McCusker) reassignment, and Gibson declares the investigation will focus on a single individual - Paul Spector. Meanwhile, Spector abducts Rose Stagg.
8	3	"Beauty Hath Strange Power"	Allan Cubitt	Allan Cubitt	23 November 2014 (2014-11-23) (RTÉ One)	3.01
Gibson orders extensive surveillance on the suspect and his family. Gibson and Reed Smith share an intimate moment. A distraught Burns informs Stella he leaked information to Morgan Monroe about her investigation, tipping off his son and one-time-suspect Aaron. Burns aggressively attempts to kiss her, and she fends him off. Meanwhile, Spector continues to groom Katie to assist him in his crimes. He breaks into the Investigating Officer's hotel room and witnesses her confrontation with the A.C.C., making the cat and mouse game far more personal than it had been before.
9	4	"The Mind Its Own Place"	Allan Cubitt	Allan Cubitt	30 November 2014 (2014-11-30) (RTÉ One)	3.26
Gibson's huge surveillance operation continues to pay its dues. DC Martin (Emmett J. Scanlan) and DC McNally (Bronágh Taggart) head a team assigned to install closed circuit cameras in microphones in the suspect's home, a task that has unexpected consequences. The body of a young woman is found fitting the description of Rose Stagg, so Gibson seizes the opportunity to use young and eager DS Tom Anderson (Colin Morgan) to bait the serial killer. Meanwhile, Spector returns home to find his house destroyed by the botched police operation, Katie continues to provide a false alibi for the strangler, whilst Paul continues to groom her to assist him in his killings.
10	5	"The Perilous Edge of Battle"	Allan Cubitt	Allan Cubitt	7 December 2014 (2014-12-07) (RTÉ One)	3.15
Gibson continues to monitor the killer, whilst Burns visits a disgraced paedophile priest (Sean McGinley) who may have had contact with the suspect. Ferrington is shot whilst responding to a call out of a man matching the description of the suspect who has been taken hostage, blowing Gibson's arrest strategies. Meanwhile, whilst Katie works to destroy evidence, Hagstrom (Kelly Gough) heads a team to intercept and arrest her, Martin and McNally arrest Sally Ann for perverting the course of justice, whilst Anderson arrests Spector for the abduction of Rose Stagg, among other crimes. Gibson monitors the progress of the interviews from behind the scenes, whilst she is informed of a video that shows Rose pleading for her life, with the suspect’s face clearly on camera. The search team discover Spector's burnt car with conflicting evidence inside it.
11	6	"What Is In Me Dark Illumine"	Allan Cubitt	Allan Cubitt	17 December 2014 (2014-12-17) (RTÉ One)	3.60
Several people try to interrogate Spector, who refuses to talk to anyone but Stella. Sally Ann suffers a miscarriage during interrogation, when informed about the crimes Paul is arrested for. Gibson gets Spector to confess all the crimes he has committed, but not to tell her whether or not he has killed Rose, nor where she or her body is hidden. Spector agrees to take Gibson to a place in the woods in exchange for seeing his daughter. In the woods, Gibson locates a car with a barely alive Rose in the trunk. James Tyler followed the police procession to the woods and sneaks up to shoot Paul Spector and Tom Anderson, before being shot himself.

Series 3 (2016)

The Fall will return for a third series in 2016, with Anderson returning alongside Dornan, Bronagh Waugh, Niamh McGrady, John Lynch, Archie Panjabi, Stuart Graham, Aisling Franciosi, Valene Kane, Emmett J. Scanlan, Jonjo O'Neill, Colin Morgan, Bronagh Taggart, Ruth Bradley, Aisling Bea, Richard Coyle, Aidan McArdle, and Krister Henriksson.

External links

• List of The Fall episodes at BBC Online
• The Fall on RTÉ
• The Fall on Netflix
• The Fall at IMDb
• The Fall at Rotten Tomatoes