The WORST episodes of 800 Words
Every episode of 800 Words ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of 800 Words!
A recently widowed father, quits his job as a popular 800 word columnist for a top selling Sydney newspaper. Over the internet he buys a house on an impulse in a remote New Zealand seaside town. He then has to break the news to his two teenage kids who just lost their mum, and now face an even more uncertain future. But the colourful and inquisitive locals ensure his dream of a fresh start does not go to plan.
#1 - Pilot
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/15/2015
George is a man who once skated through life but is now stumbling. When his wife dies, he makes a rash decision to move his kids away from Sydney to the town of Weld, New Zealand.
#2 - Episode 4
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/6/2015
As he gets to grips with his status as the new ladies' man about town George is dragged into a celebration (or not) of Weld's x-rated history.
#3 - Episode 2
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/19/2017
Its D-day for George and the two other prospective fathers. Shay struggles with the fallout from the sea rescue and there's a major surprise at Woody and Tracey's engagement party.
#4 - Episode 5
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/13/2015
When the earth moves under George's feet, the opportunity for him to slay a demon from his past presents itself - and leads to the issuing of a very rash challenge.
#5 - Episode 6
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/20/2015
George throws himself into solving the mystery of Sir Frederick Weld's missing head - when he should be solving a whole other mystery, one much closer to home.
#6 - Episode 3
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/29/2015
Questions are raised over Laura's death, and the Weld rumour mill goes into overdrive. George goes on an epic manhunt through the local populous to learn the source of the scandalous gossip.
#7 - Episode 1
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/23/2016
George and Arlo implement a cunning plan to bring Shay back from Sydney. George and Jan's seek advice from the women of Weld about their relationship.
#8 - Episode 3
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/26/2017
George is recruited as a reluctant accomplice in a secret mission involving Woody's past. Shay goes to the dark side after suffering from a broken heart and Katie resurrects a teaching career.
#9 - Episode 12
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 9/4/2018
Arlo two-times Lindsay and Poppy and suffers the fallout. George struggles in the parenting department and worries he's causing Billy's stress problem. Shay gets an unlikely visitor.
#10 - Episode 4
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/3/2017
George gets an unlikely message from beyond the grave whilst Woody's top secret divorce plan unravels. Meanwhile, Hannah has a challenge convincing Constable Tom she'd be a top cop.
#11 - Episode 7
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/24/2017
George enjoys having the house to himself and declares war on punctuation.
#12 - Episode 4
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/13/2016
George's house is bursting with teenagers and he gets another chance to buy his dream house in Weld after all. But is it serendipity or just a bad idea?
#13 - Episode 2
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/22/2015
George rapidly becomes the most unpopular new Aussie in town after calling Weld a 'dead end town' in his column. Shay and Arlo also feel the fallout from their father's faux pas at their new school.
#14 - Episode 3
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/6/2016
George lands a scoop on the first day of his new job at the newspaper, but why is he under orders not to write about an eight year old mystery that's gripping Weld?
#15 - Episode 15
Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/14/2017
George fears that Weld is losing its innocence. Brother Terry goes all out to prove his love for Hannah, and there's a surprise visit from a very pregnant Jan.
#16 - Episode 2
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/30/2016
The whole of Weld comes out for a party at The Turners while George almost destroys his friendship with Woody over a rather large invoice and a lawn that needs mowing.
#17 - Episode 7
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/27/2015
George struggles with the realisation that while he was looking the other way this whole other world was going on - a world he is so not qualified to deal with.
#18 - Episode 8
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/24/2017
George helps Monty write the best man speech and ponders his own wedding.
#19 - Episode 9
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/31/2017
George and Fiona's dalliance is headline news in Weld, while Robbie goes on the offensive to save Fiona, all culminating with a rumble in the main street.
#20 - Episode 15
Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 9/25/2018
George and Shay grow further apart. Shay gives Katie a serve after the fallout with Joe Cettino and Poppy cuts a chunk out of Lindsay.
#21 - Episode 1
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/12/2017
Weld mounts operation search and rescue for Ike, Zac and Steve. George contemplates possible fatherhood while comforting Shay. Jan goes into labor but there are more than paternity complications.
#22 - Episode 8
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/3/2015
George tries to convince Shay to stay in Weld. The Women of Weld question the motive behind Jan's arrival. Katie organises a camp-in to protest against the proposed development.
#23 - Episode 9
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/14/2018
George gets an unexpected visitor after making his big decision. Arlo tries to navigate the Lindsay situation and Monty surprises everybody when he hooks up with Ngahuia again.
#24 - Episode 13
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 9/11/2018
George and Woody fail to make up after Arlo's shenanigans. Ike receives unlikely help from Shay in his spiritual quest. A council restructure has Weld at risk of being swallowed up by Stafford.
#25 - Episode 5
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/20/2016
George's first date with Katie is the only news in Weld, while Constable Tom and Big Mac clash over the invasion of the freedom campers.