5.5/1032 votesLoading...#1 - The Romany Gypsies
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 4/19/2021
The Romany Gypsies are wrongly blamed for robbing the school and an offended Johnny walks out. Kayla inadvertently enters into a pact.
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5.6/1046 votesLoading...#2 - New Boy Johnny
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 4/19/2021
New boy Johnny ruffles feathers throughout the school. Martin experiences a baptism of fire as acting head teacher.
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5.7/1024 votesLoading...#3 - Johnny Has A Talent
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 4/19/2021
Tahir's tall stories catch up with him when his plan to help Sam backfires. Kayla keeps a secret from Fizza. Martin learns that Johnny has a talent.
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5.8/1017 votesLoading...#4 - The Wedding
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 4/19/2021
It's the day before the wedding. Jules worries about Kayla, while Fizza tries to make amends, and Johnny's determined to do the right thing.
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5.9/1019 votesLoading...#5 - Fizza & Kayla Confront Johnny
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 4/19/2021
Tahir's world is turned upside down. Fizza and Kayla confront Johnny, but the backlash causes a rift between the girls, and Johnny is torn.
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6.0/1027 votesLoading...#6 - Fizza Goes Off The rails
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 4/19/2021
Fizza goes off the rails when her mother protests against sex education at the school. Kayla and Johnny get closer.
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6.4/1022 votesLoading...#7 - The Talent Show
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 4/19/2021
Sparks fly between Fizza and Kayla when the truth comes out about the deleted text. Tahir grabs an opportunity at the talent show. Zainab reveals her true agenda to Kaneez.
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6.5/1019 votesLoading...#8 - The Dating App
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 4/19/2021
Fizza learns the shocking truth about her mum's attack. Martin enlists the help of 'Jane' from the dating app to stop the sale of the school field.
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6.6/1019 votesLoading...#9 - Where Does Kayla Stand
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 4/19/2021
Johnny takes part in a boxing match to pay off a debt, while Martin tries to persuade him not to leave school. And can Kayla work out where she stands?
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6.7/1018 votesLoading...#10 - Episode 3
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 7/12/2022
Johnny spirals down a dangerous path to try to make Kayla stay in Ackley. Martin risks all to help get Johnny out of trouble. Marina's brother Kyle lands at school, causing chaos for Kaneez and persuading Marina to stay with him on the estate.
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6.8/1019 votesLoading...#11 - The School Trip
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 4/19/2021
Kayla's world implodes when she hears where Fizza was on Friday. Johnny tries to cheer Kayla up on the school trip, but he gets some news of his own.
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7.2/1017 votesLoading...#12 - Episode 2
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 7/11/2022
Kayla is sent into a spiral of anxiety as she contemplates having sex with Johnny, and receives some devastating news as a consequence of Jules' new job. Kaneez is given the task of heading up the Year 11 sex education classes, while Asma is unwillingly partnered with Hassan to revive the girls' rugby team.
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7.3/1016 votesLoading...#13 - Episode 6
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 7/13/2022
Asma appeals to Fizza, desperate to keep her alcoholism a secret, but her problems only get worse. Marina intervenes in Fizza and Chloe's romance.
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7.4/1039 votesLoading...#14 - Episode 11
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 8/14/2018
With the GCSE exams looming, Missy loses her bottle and quits school in favour of starting a family with Aaron. Emma recruits Will in her plan to sabotage Chloe's relationship.
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7.4/1054 votesLoading...#15 - Oxford Dreams
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 6/18/2019
Nas secures an interview for a place at Oxford University, while Mandy is overwhelmed when her new boss dumps a load of unmanageable kids from his other schools on her. New hot-headed Deputy Head Martin locks horns with Sam Murgatroyd's mum - fresh from prison - and bad girl Rukhsana runs rings around Sue, the disenchanted and distinctly un-PC new Director of Behaviour.
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7.4/1019 votesLoading...#16 - Episode 1
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 7/11/2022
A new teacher joins the school, with outspoken views that capture the hearts of Fizza and Hassan. Marina's efforts to boost her standing on social media cause outrage among the parents and puts Martin in a very difficult position.
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7.5/10102 votesLoading...#17 - First Day
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/7/2017
It's the first day at the newly integrated school, and best friends and neighbours Missy and Nas are now attending the same school for the very first time. Nas's more conservative school friends take against Missy. Nas sides with her school friends and Missy, fuelled by anger, decides to play dangerous liaisons. Meanwhile English teacher Emma Keane gets a shock when she finds out that she'll be working with her ex-boyfriend Samir.
Director: Penny Woolcock
Writer: Malcolm Campbell, Anya Reiss
7.5/1077 votesLoading...#18 - Jordan Asks Steve For Help
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/14/2017
Jordan finds himself in charge of a baby that he has to sneak into school. It's harder to conceal than he anticipated, and he blackmails PE teacher Steve into helping him out. Unable to return it to its mother a stumped Steve ends up taking Jordan and the baby back to his house which causes further issues to his already strained marriage to Mandy, leading her to fall into the ready arms of her boss, Sadiq.
Director: Penny Woolcock
Writer: Anya Reiss
7.5/1043 votesLoading...#19 - Episode 8
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 7/24/2018
Mandy's abusive dad turns up at the school suffering from dementia. She returns to the estate where she grew up to find that her mum can't cope with the situation.
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7.5/1018 votesLoading...#20 - Episode 4
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 7/12/2022
Pressure mounts for Fizza as she is made captain of the debate team in an upcoming competition against St Marks. Struggling to balance school with managing her father's deteriorating mental health, she finds herself unexpectedly bonding with debate partner Chloe. Meanwhile, Asma and Hassan have a tense exchange at Muslim speed dating.
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7.5/1016 votesLoading...#21 - Episode 5
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 7/13/2022
Kaneez is caught up in a puppy heist while trying to manage tearaway Kyle and study for her GCSEs. Fizza seeks Asma's help but makes a shock discovery.
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7.6/1056 votesLoading...#22 - Episode 2
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 6/12/2018
It is the day of baby Jamie's christening, and ashamed of Cory's lack of interest, Jordan promises to pay for half. However, when the Murgatroyds splash out, Jordan can't deliver his side of the cash. Meanwhile, Mandy gets jealous over Steve when his ex Claire turns up at the school, but is it too late for their relationship?
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7.7/1069 votesLoading...#23 - Unite The Muslim & White Students
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/21/2017
Missy convinces Nas to make a play for her teacher, Lila, but Nas is served a curveball when her dad announces that he has other plans for her. Confused and emotional, Nas appeals to Lila for help, but Lila draws a line under their friendship. Missy resolves to show her that there are plenty more fish in the sea, though Nas does not take to Missy's expedition to a gay bar and leaves alone early. Meanwhile, a guilt-stricken Mandy ends things with Sadiq and throws herself back into her marriage, and Emma discovers that Samir is engaged.
Director: Robert Quinn
Writer: Ishy Din, Suhayla El Bushra
7.7/1043 votesLoading...#24 - Episode 7
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 7/17/2018
Nas finally meets a girl who knocks her socks off, but their families and backgrounds put them completely at odds. Meanwhile, Missy and Hayley are heartbroken when Simone relapses.
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7.8/1050 votesLoading...#25 - Episode 5
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 7/4/2018
Desperate to find a girlfriend, Nas downloads a dating app. Steve invites a rugby scout to watch Cory play, but tensions escalate as the pressure becomes too much.
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The Worst Episodes of Ackley Bridge
Every episode of Ackley Bridge ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Ackley Bridge!
A new academy school in a Yorkshire mill town merges the lives and cultures of the largely divided white and Asian community
Genre:Drama
Network:Channel 4
Worst Episodes Summary
"The Romany Gypsies" is the worst rated episode of "Ackley Bridge". It scored 5.5/10 based on 32 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/19/2021. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "New Boy Johnny".