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The Worst Episodes of Redfern Now

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Six extraordinary stories one unmissable series. Redfern Now is the first drama series written, directed and produced by Indigenous Australians.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Redfern Now Season 2 Episode 3 - Babe in Arms
    8.1/10(28 votes)

    #1 - Babe in Arms

    S2:E3

    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:Unknown

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  2. Redfern Now Season 1 Episode 3 - Raymond
    8.3/10(40 votes)

    #2 - Raymond

    S1:E3

    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:Unknown

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  3. Redfern Now Season 1 Episode 4 - Stand Up
    8.3/10(45 votes)

    #3 - Stand Up

    S1:E4

    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:Unknown

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  4. Redfern Now Season 1 Episode 6 - Pretty Boy Blue
    8.3/10(34 votes)

    #4 - Pretty Boy Blue

    S1:E6

    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:Unknown

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  5. Redfern Now Season 2 Episode 2 - Starting Over
    8.3/10(28 votes)

    #5 - Starting Over

    S2:E2

    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:Unknown

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  6. Redfern Now Season 2 Episode 6 - Dogs of War
    8.3/10(21 votes)

    #6 - Dogs of War

    S2:E6

    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:Unknown

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  7. Redfern Now Season 1 Episode 5 - Sweet Spot
    8.4/10(37 votes)

    #7 - Sweet Spot

    S1:E5

    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:Unknown

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  8. Redfern Now Season 2 Episode 4 - Consequences
    8.5/10(26 votes)

    #8 - Consequences

    S2:E4

    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:Unknown

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  9. Redfern Now Season 2 Episode 5 - Pokies
    8.5/10(28 votes)

    #9 - Pokies

    S2:E5

    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:Unknown

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  10. Redfern Now Season 1 Episode 1 - Family
    8.6/10(57 votes)

    #10 - Family

    S1:E1

    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:Unknown

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  11. Redfern Now Season 1 Episode 2 - Joyride
    8.6/10(50 votes)

    #11 - Joyride

    S1:E2

    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:Unknown

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  12. Redfern Now Season 2 Episode 1 - Where the Heart Is
    8.7/10(44 votes)

    #12 - Where the Heart Is

    S2:E1

    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:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Babe in Arms" is the worst rated episode of "Redfern Now". It scored 8.1/10 based on 28 votes. Directed by Adrian Russell Wills and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/14/2013. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Raymond".