The BEST episodes of Ackley Bridge
Every episode of Ackley Bridge ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Ackley Bridge!
Schools drama series set in a Yorkshire mill town, where a new academy school merges the lives and cultures of the largely divided White and Asian community.
#1 - Episode 2
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/25/2019
Kaneez and Simone anxiously wait for news about Nas and Missy. Sam recruits her cousin to seek revenge, and as the reaction rapidly escalates, behaviour spirals out of control.
#2 - Episode 8
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/24/2018
Mandy's abusive dad, who now has dementia, turns up at the school. She returns to the estate where she grew up to find that her mum can't cope with the situation.
#3 - Episode 5
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/16/2019
Cory is kicked out after being caught with his dad's girlfriend. Hoping for sympathy, Cory is stunned when Naveed is appalled. Mandy gives birth and feels overwhelmed.
#4 - Episode 3
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/2/2019
Kaneez is stunned when Rashid proposes. Mandy is keen to unite the two communities, but her article for a far-right newspaper backfires and things get violent.
#5 - Episode 1
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/18/2019
When Nas gets an interview for a place at Oxford uni, she and best mate Missy realise their lives are rapidly heading in different directions.
#6 - Episode 12
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 8/21/2018
Jordan fears he hasn't done enough revision to get into the college that he wants to go to, and Mandy is offered a lifeline that forces her to question her loyalty to Sadiq.
#7 - Episode 11
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 8/14/2018
With the GCSE exams looming, Missy loses her bottle and quits school in favour of starting a family with Aaron. Emma recruits Will in her plan to sabotage Chloe's relationship.
#8 - Episode 10
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/7/2018
Desperate to make it as a stand-up comic, Naveed's plans are derailed when his Mum discovers his arranged marriage to Nas was a cover, and that he's gay.
#9 - Episode 9
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 7/31/2018
Cory is humiliated when he has to visit a food bank. Nas gets caught in the crossfire between Sam and Razia. Javid hatches a plan to take over the school.
#10 - Episode 7
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/17/2018
Nas finally meets a girl who knocks her socks off, but their families and backgrounds put them completely at odds, and Missy and Hayley are heartbroken when Simone relapses.
#11 - Episode 6
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/10/2018
Missy is totally freaked out when Aaron confesses his love for her, while Hayley is humiliated by a message stream that circulates around the school about her sexual relationship with Riz.
#12 - Episode 4
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/26/2018
Sami is riddled with guilt over his affair, so when he discovers that Jordan is working for Khadim, he seeks redemption by getting him off the streets and into boxing.
#13 - Episode 3
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/19/2018
Kaneez is still reeling from the revelation of Iqbal's secret family, and Missy is desperate for her loved ones to come to terms with her boyfriend.
#14 - Episode 2
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/12/2018
Jordan offers to help with baby Jamie's christening, Cory lashes out during rugby practice, and Missy finds herself at the mercy of a loan shark.
#15 - Episode 1
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/5/2018
Nas agrees to a sham engagement with Naveed, but emotions run high when she discovers a family secret.
#16 - Episode 6
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/12/2017
Mandy's professional and personal life collide when Alya outs her and Sadiq's affair. Steve comes to the rescue, but will it be enough to save them?
#17 - Episode 5
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/5/2017
Kaneez is furious to discover that Nas is considering the arranged marriage. But the pressure of it all leads Nas to break down to her mum and confess that she is gay.
#18 - Episode 4
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/28/2017
Missy makes a traumatic discovery about Nana Booth. Fearing that social services will take Haley into care, she keeps everything secret until she has to ask Emma for money.
#19 - Episode 2
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/14/2017
Jordan finds himself in charge of a baby that he has to sneak into school, and he blackmails PE teacher Steve into helping him out.
#20 - Episode 1
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/7/2017
It's the first day at the brand new academy school, and best friends Missy and Nas are now attending the same school for the very first time.
#21 - Episode 4
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/22/2021
Tahir's tall stories catch up with him when his plan to help Sam backfires. Kayla keeps a secret from Fizza. Martin learns that Johnny has a talent.
#22 - Episode 10
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/30/2021
It's the day before the wedding. Jules worries about Kayla, while Fizza tries to make amends, and Johnny's determined to do the right thing.
#23 - Episode 8
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/28/2021
Fizza learns the shocking truth about her mum's attack. Martin enlists the help of 'Jane' from the dating app to stop the sale of the school field.
#24 - Episode 7
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/27/2021
Johnny takes part in a boxing match to pay off a debt, while Martin tries to persuade him not to leave school. And can Kayla work out where she stands?
#25 - Episode 4
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/9/2019
Sam and Nas are caught shoplifting, which causes a rift between them, but Sam's mum pushes her to get more involved with the Murgatroyds' criminal activities.