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Ackley Bridge

2017 Ended 45m episodes

6.8/10 29 votes

Drama

A new academy school in a Yorkshire mill town merges the lives and cultures of the largely divided white and Asian community

Created by:: Ayub Khan-Din, Kevin Erlis, Malcolm Campbell
Cast:: Sunetra Sarker, Laila Zaidi, Tony Jayawardena, Robert James-Collier
Language:: English
Country:: United Kingdom
Network:: Channel 4

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Seasons

5 available

Series 3

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E01

Episode 1

Oxford Dreams

2019-06-18 · 45m

Nas secures an interview for a place at Oxford University, while Mandy is overwhelmed when her new boss dumps a load of unmanageable kids from his other schools on her. New hot-headed Deputy Head Martin locks horns with Sam Murgatroyd's mum - fresh from prison - and bad girl Rukhsana runs rings around Sue, the disenchanted and distinctly un-PC new Director of Behaviour.

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E02

Episode 2

Consequences

2019-06-25 · 45m

Kaneez and Simone anxiously wait for news on Nas and Missy. Sam recruits her cousins to seek revenge, and as the reaction rapidly escalates, a chasm opens between Ackley Bridge's white and Asian communities, with the school at the centre of the tensions. Mandy and her staff are reeling when behaviour spirals out of control. Martin is tasked with mentoring cocky new PE teacher Hassan, who's more interested in being liked by the pupils than being an authority figure. Mandy also tries to tempt Emma back to Ackley Bridge.

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E03

Episode 3

Nothing Else To Say

2019-07-02 · 45m

Kaneez is stunned when Rashid proposes, but when wedding fever takes hold of the Paracha house it gets too much for her and she back-tracks - leaving Rashid confused and humiliated. Still keen to unite the two communities of Ackley Bridge, Mandy has written an article for a right-wing local newspaper, and later teams up with Kaneez to go into the community and convince Asian parents to support her school. Naveed has a party while his parents are away, but he isn't pleased when Chloe uses it as an opportunity to pull Cory.

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E04

Episode 4

The Family Business

2019-07-09 · 45m

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.

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E05

Episode 5

Nowhere To Stay

2019-07-16 · 45m

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.

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E06

Episode 6

They Don't Know Nothing

2019-07-23 · 45m

Rukhsana gets revenge on her controlling brother, but it does her little good when he walks out on her, leaving her to face a visit from the debt collectors alone.

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E07

Episode 7

Rumors

2019-07-30 · 45m

Mandy's visit to school doesn't go well when she discovers a rumour going around that Cory is the father of her baby, and Nas is horrified when Chloe outs her at a school fundraiser.

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