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The Best Episodes of Wakefield Season 1

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

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Nikhil Katira is a psychiatric nurse working at Wakefield, a facility perched on the edge of Australia's spectacular Blue Mountains. There's one problem - while his patients are getting better, he's getting worse.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Wakefield Season 1 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    7.9/10(102 votes)

    #1 - Episode 1

    S1:E1

    James is a running his finance business from the ward, Ivy is running from the screaming baby she can't bond with and when a song gets stuck in Nik's head, it triggers deeply buried memories he doesn't understand.

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  2. Wakefield Season 1 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    8.2/10(74 votes)

    #2 - Episode 2

    S1:E2

    Raff's Loyalty to Genevieve is seriously tested when her sexual desire runs rampant. Kareena's attraction to Nik is reawakened. And Nik inadvertently injures Tessa when he steps in to protect Linda

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  3. Wakefield Season 1 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    8.2/10(68 votes)

    #3 - Episode 3

    S1:E3

    As Nik searches for the ring that once belonged to his mother, memories of a catastrophic flood in India invade his consciousness, and we discover this is the ring he once used to propose to Kareena.

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  4. Wakefield Season 1 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    8.4/10(68 votes)

    #4 - Episode 4

    S1:E4

    Kareena suggests that distressing phenomenon Nik's experiencing - that he's observing himself from outside of his own body - could be related to trauma from his past and we learn the person who died was a family member.

    Director:Kim Mordaunt

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  5. Wakefield Season 1 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    8.2/10(60 votes)

    #5 - Episode 5

    S1:E5

    James suffers a catastrophic loss of identity, Tessa discovers her mother has disposed of all her belongings, and when Nik's mother comes to stay, memories of his baby brother plague him.

    Director:Kim Mordaunt
    Writer:Sam Meikle

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  6. Wakefield Season 1 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    8.4/10(60 votes)

    #6 - Episode 6

    S1:E6

    High on his successful application for the job, and with Come on Eileen finally out of his head. Nik's job application is successful and his desire for Kareena evolves into an invitation.

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  8. Wakefield Season 1 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    8.4/10(60 votes)

    #7 - Episode 7

    S1:E7

    In the lead up to Renuka's wedding, Nik realises the details around his brother's death don't add up and while he continues to care for his patients, his grip on his own sanity is slipping.

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  9. Wakefield Season 1 Episode 8 - Episode 8
    8.9/10(81 votes)

    #8 - Episode 8

    S1:E8

    Ejected from his sister's wedding, rapidly unravelling, Nik returns to Wakefield where his obsession over a missing puzzle piece culminates in his total recall of the horrifying truth of his past.

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Episode 1" is the best rated episode of "Wakefield" season 1. It scored 7.9/10 based on 102 votes. Directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse and written by Kristen Dunphy, it aired on 4/18/2021. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Episode 2".