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The Best Episodes of Nightsleeper Season 1

Every episode of Nightsleeper Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Nightsleeper Season 1!

Set on a sleeper train traveling from Glasgow to London, a government agency desperately tries to intervene in the rapidly-escalating events onboard. Can two people who’ve never met, one on the train and one not, work together to save the lives of its disparate group of passengers as the Heart of Britain service hurtles towards what might quite literally be its final destination?

Genre:Drama
Network:BBC One

Season 1 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Nightsleeper" season 1 is "Episode 1", rated 7.4/10 from 104 user votes. It was directed by Jamie Magnus Stone and written by Nick Leather. "Episode 1" aired on 9/15/2024 and is rated 0.2 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Episode 2".

  • Episode 1
    7.4/10 104 votes

    #1 - Episode 1

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/15/2024

    Time is running out. When hackers send a train hurtling towards death and destruction, can two strangers stop it before the sleeper reaches a grim final destination?

    Director: Jamie Magnus Stone

    Writer: Nick Leather

  • Episode 2
    7.6/10 72 votes

    #2 - Episode 2

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/16/2024

    Whilst a desperate Joe considers going to extreme lengths to leave the sleeper, an under-fire Abby starts to realise that she has as many obstacles in her path as the train does.

    Director: Jamie Magnus Stone

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode 3
    8.0/10 53 votes

    #3 - Episode 3

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/22/2024

    Realising that someone onboard may be working with the hackers, Joe turns his attention to his fellow passengers, whilst Abby stuns her colleagues by taking the train off the mainline.

    Director: Jamie Magnus Stone

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode 4
    8.0/10 44 votes

    #4 - Episode 4

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/23/2024

    Whilst Hud's shock attempt to stop the train his way threatens to end in disaster, Abby is stunned to discover that Joe may be in even more danger than any of them realised.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Laura Grace

  • Episode 5
    8.1/10 39 votes

    #5 - Episode 5

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/29/2024

    As Hud and Miller interrogate Abby, Joe tries to deal with the fallout to the shock shooting whilst deciding whether or not to put his faith in Saj or the other passengers.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Laura Grace

  • Episode 6
    7.7/10 36 votes

    #6 - Episode 6

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/30/2024

    Abby's convinced she knows how to stop the remaining carriages, but with Joe out of contact and almost out of time, is it too late for those hurtling towards the end of the line?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A