The Best Episodes Directed By Sally Wainwright

Every TV Episode Directed by Sally Wainwright Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Episode 3

    S1:E3

    Struggling to process the shock of her discovery, Kitty starts behaving badly, leading to an explosive family Sunday lunch at Beth’s house.

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  2. undefined Season 1 Episode 8 - Are You Still Talking?
    7.6/10(16 votes)

    #2 - Are You Still Talking?

    S1:E8

    Following a four-week journey from Paris to Copenhagen, Anne finds acceptance and appreciation in Danish high society, stepping out of her sartorial comfort zone to attend a birthday ball hosted by Queen Marie. When difficult news arrives from Shibden, Anne is faced with the decision to stay in Europe or go back home.

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  3. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - I Just Went There to Study Anatomy
    7.4/10(17 votes)

    #3 - I Just Went There to Study Anatomy

    S1:E2

    Anne begins a playful but dangerous courtship of shy local heiress Miss Walker, who quickly finds herself captivated by the attention of her charismatic and unusual neighbour. Anne's plan to renovate Shibden Hall is also stepping up a gear, and her determination to sink her own coal mines brings her into the path of local magistrate Christopher Rawson and his brother Jeremiah.

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  4. undefined Season 1 Episode 7 - Why've You Brought That?
    7.2/10(16 votes)

    #4 - Why've You Brought That?

    S1:E7

    Before setting off for Europe to escape the heartache of her doomed relationship with Ann Walker, Anne invites Christopher Rawson to Shibden to rebuke him for publicly insulting Marian. Undeterred by his warnings that her accusations will have dangerous repercussions, Anne comes up with a bold, reckless strategy to finally sink her own pit and expose the Rawsons' industrial-scale theft of her coal.

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  5. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - I Was Just Passing
    6.9/10(19 votes)

    #5 - I Was Just Passing

    S1:E1

    Halifax, 1832. Anne Lister returns from Hastings to Shibden Hall, having discovered that her would-be companion and lover, the aristocratic Vere Hobart, has accepted a marriage proposal from a man. Despite her affection for her elderly aunt, Anne is frustrated by the shabbiness of her ancestral home and finds her father and long-suffering sister difficult to live with.

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Sally Wainwright Ratings Summary

"Episode 3" is the best rated episode directed by Sally Wainwright. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 10/12/2025 and is rated 2.4 points higher than their second-best episode, "Are You Still Talking?".