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The Best Episodes of Redfern Now

Every episode of Redfern Now ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Redfern Now!

Six extraordinary stories one unmissable series. Redfern Now is the first drama series written, directed and produced by Indigenous Australians.
Genre:Drama
Network:ABC TV
Episodes
12
Avg. Rating
8.4
S1
S2
S3
S4
E1
E2
E3
8.6
8.7
8.6
8.3
8.4
8.2

Best Episodes Summary

"Where the Heart Is" is the best rated episode of "Redfern Now". It scored 8.7/10 based on 42 votes. Directed by Adrian Russell Wills and written by N/A, it aired on 10/31/2013. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Family".

  • Where the Heart Is
    8.7/10(42)
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    #1 - Where the Heart Is

    Season 2 Episode 1

    Aired 10/31/2013

    When a freak accident takes the life of his partner Richard, Peter has to fight Richard's mother to keep custody of their daughter.

    Director: Adrian Russell Wills

    Writer: N/A

  • Family
    8.6/10(52)
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    #2 - Family

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 11/1/2012

    Grace (Leah Purcell) and Wesley (Alec Doomadgee) haven't had a decent holiday in years. Now they're off on the holiday of a lifetime with their two children, and the taxi is waiting.

    Director: Catriona McKenzie

    Writer: N/A

  • Joyride
    8.6/10(46)
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    #3 - Joyride

    Season 1 Episode 2

    Aired 11/8/2012

    In her mid fifties, Coral (Tessa Rose), works in a food van, which sometimes brings her into contact with victims of abuse, leading her to the mistaken conclusion that her daughter's bruised face is the result of more than just an accident.

    Director: Catriona McKenzie

    Writer: N/A

  • Consequences
    8.5/10(23)
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    #4 - Consequences

    Season 2 Episode 4

    Aired 11/21/2013

    Mattie races to share the news of her PhD with her estranged white father Jack - who she hasn't seen in 19 years - only to find he has died days earlier.

    Director: Leah Purcell

    Writer: N/A

  • Pokies
    8.5/10(25)
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    #5 - Pokies

    Season 2 Episode 5

    Aired 11/28/2013

    Nic Shields spends her lunchtimes playing the pokies, and in a desperate attempt to absolve a whirlpool of deceit and debt she has found herself in, stages a robbery.

    Director: Beck Cole

    Writer: N/A

  • Raymond
    8.4/10(36)
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    #6 - Raymond

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 11/15/2012

    Raymond (Kelton Pell) and Lorraine (Deborah Mailman) have it pretty sweet: a house, four kids, Raymond has been nominated for an award for his services to the community, and he's up for a promotion at work.

    Director: Wayne Blair

    Writer: N/A

  • Sweet Spot
    8.4/10(34)
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    #7 - Sweet Spot

    Season 1 Episode 5

    Aired 11/29/2012

    Indigo (Dean Daley-Jones) is a professional boxer, so he knows how to land the perfect punch; find the sweet spot. It's why he's good in the ring, and it's why he's just served a six-year sentence for killing a man in a street fight.

    Director: Leah Purcell

    Writer: N/A

  • Dogs of War
    8.4/10(18)
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    #8 - Dogs of War

    Season 2 Episode 6

    Aired 12/5/2013

    The purchase of an undisciplined guard dog poisons relationships between Redfern neighbours and aggravates a malignant memory for ex-serviceman Ernie.

    Director: Wayne Blair

    Writer: N/A

  • Stand Up
    8.3/10(40)
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    #9 - Stand Up

    Season 1 Episode 4

    Aired 11/22/2012

    Sixteen-year-old Joel Tait (Aaron McGrath) has just won an Indigenous scholarship to Clifton College - one of Sydney's most elite private schools. It's his first day, and at assembly Joel's teacher notices he isn't singing the national anthem. At home that night Joel is busy learning the words so he can join in, but his father Eddie (Marley Sharp) doesn't want his son to sing the anthem.... or stand for it.

    Director: Rachel Perkins

    Writer: N/A

  • Pretty Boy Blue
    8.3/10(30)
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    #10 - Pretty Boy Blue

    Season 1 Episode 6

    Aired 12/6/2012

    Aaron Davis (Wayne Blair) is a proud Indigenous policeman: proud of the community in which he works, and very proud of his daughter Robyn (Rarriwuy Hick) and his three-year-old granddaughter Donna.

    Director: Rachel Perkins

    Writer: N/A

  • Starting Over
    8.3/10(26)
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    #11 - Starting Over

    Season 2 Episode 2

    Aired 11/7/2013

    Aaron Davis's career in the force is on hold since an Aboriginal teenager died in police custody on his shift, but his life changes when he begins a relationship with a neighbour.

    Director: Rachel Perkins

    Writer: N/A

  • Babe in Arms
    8.2/10(25)
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    #12 - Babe in Arms

    Season 2 Episode 3

    Aired 11/14/2013

    New parents, Janine and Justin are tested to their limit when their newborn son goes missing and suspicions grow in the community and then between one another.

    Director: Adrian Russell Wills

    Writer: N/A