The Worst Episodes of One Day
Every episode of One Day ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of One Day!
After spending graduation night together, Emma and Dexter go their separate ways — but their lives remain intertwined.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "One Day" is "Episode 2", rated 7/10 from 781 user votes. It was directed by Molly Manners and written by Nicole Taylor, Bijan Sheibani. "Episode 2" aired on 2/8/2024 and is rated 0.1 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Episode 1".
7.0/10 781 votes#1 - Episode 2
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/8/2024
1989. The year has taken Dex and Em in very different directions. From a villa in Rome and a minibus in the Midlands, they both ponder what comes next.
Director: Molly Manners
Writer: Nicole Taylor, Bijan Sheibani
7.1/10 951 votes#2 - Episode 1
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/8/2024
1988. On the night of their graduation, Emma and Dexter meet for the first time. It's an evening of almost-romance, and a morning of missed opportunity.
Director: Molly Manners
Writer: Nicole Taylor
7.2/10 738 votes#3 - Episode 3
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/8/2024
1990. Life in London isn't what Em was expecting. In a creative drought, she's working in a shabby restaurant, where she gets a visit from Dex.
Director: Molly Manners
Writer: Nicole Taylor
7.2/10 659 votes#4 - Episode 9
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 2/8/2024
1996. Dexter wants to impress his new girlfriend's parents, but the visit doesn't go according to plan. Over dinner, he gets a call from his agent.
Director: John Hardwick
Writer: Bijan Sheibani
7.3/10 676 votes#5 - Episode 6
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/8/2024
1993. Dex gets his moment in the spotlight, while it's opening night for Em's play. She boosts her actors' confidence, while he suffers a dent to his.
Director: Kate Hewitt
Writer: Bijan Sheibani
7.6/10 752 votes#6 - Episode 4
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/8/2024
1991. On holiday together in Greece, Emma has plans for how to keep things platonic. Dexter would rather reminisce about the night they met.
Director: Kate Hewitt
Writer: Nicole Taylor
7.6/10 669 votes#7 - Episode 8
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/8/2024
1995. On the last day of the school term, Emma gets into a compromising position at work. When she gets home, things become even more uncomfortable.
Director: John Hardwick
Writer: Anna Jordan
7.6/10 643 votes#8 - Episode 11
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 2/8/2024
1998. Dexter's still adjusting to domestic life. On an evening in, he finds an old mixtape from Emma and calls her to chat about times gone by.
Director: Luke Snellin
Writer: Nicole Taylor
7.8/10 696 votes#9 - Episode 7
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/8/2024
1994. The friends go for a glamorous but disastrous dinner together. Dexter's keen to show off his lavish new lifestyle, but Emma isn't impressed.
Director: John Hardwick
Writer: Nicole Taylor
7.9/10 754 votes#10 - Episode 5
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/8/2024
1992. After a heavy night out, a hungover Dexter goes home to visit his family. Shocked at the terrible state he's in, his mother takes him to task.
Director: Kate Hewitt
Writer: Vinay Patel, Anna Jordan
8.2/10 721 votes#11 - Episode 13
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/8/2024
2000. 2001. 2002. Em and Dex's bond grows tighter as the years pass. Her writing's going well, and he starts his own business.
Director: Luke Snellin
Writer: David Nicholls
8.3/10 762 votes#12 - Episode 10
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 2/8/2024
1997. The two bump into each other at a university friend's wedding. After an awkward reunion, they get lost in conversation together.
Director: Luke Snellin
Writer: Nicole Taylor
8.4/10 794 votes#13 - Episode 12
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 2/8/2024
1999. A troubled Dexter visits Emma, who's thriving in Paris. As they wander the streets, the memory of their encounter months before hangs in the air.
Director: Luke Snellin
Writer: Nicole Taylor
8.7/10 1,001 votes#14 - Episode 14
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/8/2024
2003. 2004. 2007. Unable to contemplate the future, Dexter looks back on his and Emma's intertwined past — and gets a visit from some familiar faces.
Director: Molly Manners
Writer: Nicole Taylor