The BEST episodes of Wakefield

Every episode of Wakefield ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Wakefield!

What happens when the go-to man – the sanest individual in a psych ward – begins to lose his grip? When the person people rely on most, loses control? After years working as a psych nurse at Wakefield, Nik Katira (Rudi Dharmalingam) is exceptionally good at his job. With a gift for soothing the afflicted and reaching the unreachable, he’s the most stable person in what tends to be a pretty crazy place. But right now, his grip on his own sanity is slipping. The question is… why?

Last Updated: 12/7/2024Network: ABC (AU)Status: Ended

8.07

27 votes

#1 - Episode 8

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/2/2021

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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7.88

25 votes

#2 - Episode 6

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/2/2021

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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7.80

25 votes

#3 - Episode 7

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/2/2021

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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7.68

25 votes

#4 - Episode 5

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/2/2021

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.

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7.47

36 votes

#5 - Episode 4

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/2/2021

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.

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7.17

58 votes

#6 - Episode 1

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/2/2021

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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7.15

33 votes

#7 - Episode 3

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/2/2021

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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7.15

41 votes

#8 - Episode 2

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/2/2021

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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