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The Best Episodes of The Village

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

Best episode
S1E6 Episode 6
8.582 votes
Worst episode
S1E1 Episode 1
7.5117 votes
Top season
Season 2
8.3avg
Binge time
12h 11m
12 episodes

Seasons2

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Village Season 1 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    8.5/10(82 votes)
    S1:E6

    The war is over, and the village tries to come to terms with its loss. The debate over how best to honour their dead divides the community.

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  2. The Village Season 1 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    8.4/10(76 votes)
    S1:E5

    Joe's brief leave is over. He has tried hard to conceal his shell shock but Grace knows that something is wrong. Bert's actions have disastrous consequences for the family.

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  3. The Village Season 2 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    8.4/10(60 votes)
    S2:E5

    Bert and Eyre are arrested and George Allingham's principles will decide their fate.

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  4. The Village Season 2 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    8.4/10(60 votes)
    S2:E6

    Bert and Grace are anxious about what John might say if he recovers his power of speech.

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  5. The Village Season 2 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    8.3/10(78 votes)
    S2:E1

    Bert is accused of cheating in the annual village race. It's the word of a farmer's boy against that of a peer of the realm. The Middletons need the money and Grace is not afraid of a fight.

    Director:Luke Watson

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  6. The Village Season 2 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    8.3/10(66 votes)
    S2:E2

    Hankin opens a dance hall, and the villagers take their partners by the hands. Bert's childhood crush on Martha Allingham blinds him to the reality of Phoebe's affection for him.

    Director:Luke Watson

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  8. The Village Season 2 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    8.3/10(63 votes)
    S2:E3

    Grace is inspired by Bill Gibby to take an interest in life beyond the confines of the village. John is finally making a success of their farm but starts to feel that Grace is growing away from him.

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  9. The Village Season 2 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    8.2/10(62 votes)
    S2:E4

    The villagers protest when their traditional paths are blocked by the Big House.

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  10. The Village Season 1 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    8.2/10(76 votes)
    S1:E4

    Bert decides that winning the Rondo, an annual wheel barrow race on the cricket field, is a matter of life or death: if he wins, then Joe will be kept safe.

    Director:Antonia Bird

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  11. The Village Season 1 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    8.2/10(80 votes)
    S1:E3

    Conscription is introduced for the first time in British history. Call up papers are delivered throughout the village, and soldiers requisition Big Molly.

    Director:Antonia Bird

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  12. The Village Season 1 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    8.1/10(89 votes)
    S1:E2

    It is January 1915; the Middleton farm has fallen on very hard times, and John is drinking heavily. A strange incident then takes place at the manor house.

    Director:Antonia Bird

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  13. The Village Season 1 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    7.5/10(117 votes)
    S1:E1

    Bert is the second oldest man in Britain, and a film is being made about his life and his village. He takes us back to the summer of 1914, when he was 12 years old.

    Director:Antonia Bird

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Best Episodes Summary

"Episode 6" is the best rated episode of The Village. It scored 8.5/10 from 82 votes. Directed by Gillies MacKinnon and written by Peter Moffat, it aired on May 5, 2013. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Episode 5".

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