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Ackley Bridge S1E5 — A Bollywood Dance

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Ackley Bridge•Season 1•Episode 5

A Bollywood Dance

7.7/10 · 154 votesJul 5, 201745 min

Ranked #3 of 6 in Season 1•+0.1 vs season avg

Kaneez is furious to discover that Nas is considering the arranged marriage, but Nas brings her round. However, the pressure of planning the wedding and her web of lies leads Nas to break down to her mum and confess that she is gay. Meanwhile, while

Directed byJon East

Written byAyub Khan-Din

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Cast14

Jo Joyner

Jo Joyner

Mandy Carter

Paul Nicholls

Paul Nicholls

Steve Bell

Liz White

Liz White

Emma Keane

Amy-Leigh Hickman

Amy-Leigh Hickman

Nasreen Paracha

Poppy Lee Friar

Poppy Lee Friar

Missy Booth

Sunetra Sarker

Sunetra Sarker

Kaneez Paracha

Adil Ray

Adil Ray

Sadiq Nawaz

Anneika Rose

Anneika Rose

Lila Shariff

Tom Varey

Tom Varey

Will Simpson

Samuel Bottomley

Samuel Bottomley

Jordan Wilson

Fern Deacon

Fern Deacon

Chloe Voyle

Maariah Hussain

Maariah Hussain

Alya Nawaz

Crew12

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Gordon Seed

Stunt Coordinator

Chris Roberts

Chris Roberts

Sound Editor

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Adam Cheetham

Grip

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Jake Rollins

First Assistant Director

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Paddy McGuirk

Boom Operator

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Andy Llewelyn

Electrician

H

Harrison Hoare

Third Assistant Director

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Dan Crinnion

Editor

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Simon Marsh

Electrician

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Richard Stanley Jan Harris

Second Assistant Director

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Howard Roe

Electrician

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Ken Lowe

Gaffer

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Episode Summary

"A Bollywood Dance" is episode 5 of Ackley Bridge season 1. It scored 7.7/10 from 154 votes, ranking #3 of 6 episodes this season (season average 7.6). Directed by Jon East and written by Ayub Khan-Din, it aired on July 5, 2017.

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