List of Ackley Bridge episodes

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Ackley Bridge is a British drama television series that focuses on the lives of the staff and pupils at the fictional West Yorkshire secondary academy, Ackley Bridge College, in the fictitious mill town of Ackley Bridge.[1] The first series consisted of six episodes and aired from 7 June to 12 July 2017.[2] The second series consisted of twelve episodes and aired from 5 June to 21 August 2018.[3][4][5] A third series consisting of eight episodes aired from 18 June 2019 to 6 August 2019.[6]

In December 2019, Ackley Bridge was renewed for a fourth series, consisting of ten 30-minute episodes.[7] The fourth series was originally set to air in September 2020,[7] but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, filming was postponed.[8] Production resumed in September 2020, and it was announced that the series would return to transmission in April 2021.[9] In June 2021, it was announced that production on the fifth series of Ackley Bridge had commenced.[10][11]

Series overview[]

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
167 June 2017 (2017-06-07)12 July 2017 (2017-07-12)
2125 June 2018 (2018-06-05)21 August 2018 (2018-08-21)
3818 June 2019 (2019-06-18)6 August 2019 (2019-08-06)
41019 April 2021 (2021-04-19)

Episodes[]

Series 1 (2017)[]

Main article: Ackley Bridge (series 1)
No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions) [12]
11"Episode 1"Penny WoolcockMalcolm Campbell and Anya Reiss7 June 2017 (2017-06-07)3.17
22"Episode 2"Penny WoolcockAnya Reiss14 June 2017 (2017-06-14)2.22
33"Episode 3"Robert QuinnIshy Din and Suhayla Bushra21 June 2017 (2017-06-21)1.98
44"Episode 4"Robert QuinnSuhayla Bushra28 June 2017 (2017-06-28)1.94
55"Episode 5"Jon EastAyub Khan-Din5 July 2017 (2017-07-05)1.87
66"Episode 6"Jon EastAnya Reiss12 July 2017 (2017-07-12)1.78

Series 2 (2018)[]

Main article: Ackley Bridge (series 2)
No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date [13]UK viewers
(millions) [14]
71"Episode 1"Penny WoolcockMatt Evans5 June 2018 (2018-06-05)1.92
82"Episode 2"Penny WoolcockPerrie Balthazar12 June 2018 (2018-06-12)1.66
93"Episode 3"Joe StephensonAyub Khan-Din19 June 2018 (2018-06-19)1.62
104"Episode 4"Joe StephensonRichard Davidson26 June 2018 (2018-06-26)1.51
115"Episode 5"Tina Gharavi and Joe StephensonIshy Din4 July 2018 (2018-07-04)1.45
126"Episode 6"Joe StephensonMatt Evans10 July 2018 (2018-07-10)1.36
137"Episode 7"Robert QuinnNatalie Mitchell and Faryal Velmi17 July 2018 (2018-07-17)1.66
148"Episode 8"Robert QuinnLisa Holdsworth24 July 2018 (2018-07-24)1.56
159"Episode 9"Penny WoolcockMaya Sondhi31 July 2018 (2018-07-31)1.57
1610"Episode 10"Penny WoolcockAyub Khan Din7 August 2018 (2018-08-07)1.59
1711"Episode 11"Robert QuinnRichard Davidson14 August 2018 (2018-08-14)1.64
1812"Episode 12"Robert QuinnStephen Russell21 August 2018 (2018-08-21)1.25

Series 3 (2019)[]

Main article: Ackley Bridge (series 3)
No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date [13]UK viewers
(millions) [15]
191"Oxford Dreams"Penny WoolcockAyub Khan-Din18 June 2019 (2019-06-18)1.52
202"Consequences"Penny WoolcockRichard Davidson25 June 2019 (2019-06-25)1.51
213"Nothing Else to Say"Sarmad MasudKim Revill2 July 2019 (2019-07-02)1.41
224"The Family Business"Sarmad MasudFaryal Velmi9 July 2019 (2019-07-09)1.36
235"Nowhere to Stay"Rachna SuriAdam Usden16 July 2019 (2019-07-16)1.19
246"They Don't Know Nothing"Rachna SuriNatalie Mitchell23 July 2019 (2019-07-23)1.22
257"Rumors"Jo JohnsonNicôle Lecky and Kim Revill30 July 2019 (2019-07-30)1.18
268"A Bright Rosy Future"Jordan HoggAyub Khan Din6 August 2019 (2019-08-06)1.14

Series 4 (2021)[]

Main article: Ackley Bridge (series 4)
No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
271"Episode 1"Joe StephensonAyub Khan Din19 April 2021 (2021-04-19)
282"Episode 2"Joe StephensonAyub Khan Din19 April 2021 (2021-04-19)[a]
293"Episode 3"Joe StephensonSuhayla El-Bushra19 April 2021 (2021-04-19)[a]
304"Episode 4"Joe StephensonKim Revill19 April 2021 (2021-04-19)[a]
315"Episode 5"Joe StephensonKim Revill19 April 2021 (2021-04-19)[a]
326"Episode 6"Ethosheia HyltonKam Odedra19 April 2021 (2021-04-19)[a]
337"Episode 7"Ethosheia HyltonKim Revill19 April 2021 (2021-04-19)[a]
348"Episode 8"Ethosheia HyltonAlex Stewart19 April 2021 (2021-04-19)[a]
359"Episode 9"Ethosheia HyltonAyub Khan Din19 April 2021 (2021-04-19)[a]
3610"Episode 10"Ethosheia HyltonAyub Khan Din19 April 2021 (2021-04-19)[a]

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Following the premiere of the first episode on Channel 4, the following nine episode were released as a boxset on All 4.

References[]

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  2. ^ "Casting announced on C4's new 8pm drama The ABC". Channel 4. 23 February 2017. Archived from the original on 14 May 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  3. ^ McCreesh, Louise (30 June 2017). "Ackley Bridge will return for a second series in 2018 and have TWICE the number of episodes". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  4. ^ Lazarus, Susanna (30 June 2017). "Has Ackley Bridge got a second series? Channel 4 commission an extended second run of their school drama with Jo Joyner". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 26 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  5. ^ Bley Griffiths, Eleanor (23 May 2018). "Exclusive Ackley Bridge trailer reveals major drama coming in series two". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  6. ^ Houghton, Rianne (21 August 2018). "Channel 4 confirms a third series of Ackley Bridge after emotional final episode". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 22 August 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  7. ^ a b Lindsay, Duncan (5 December 2019). "Ackley Bridge to return for a fourth series but there's a major change". Metro. Archived from the original on 5 December 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Filming for Ackley Bridge series four postponed amid coronavirus". Halifax Courier. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Channel 4 goes back to school with new Ackley Bridge images released". Channel 4. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  10. ^ Production Weekly [@prodweek] (17 June 2021). "Production Weekly - Issue 1251 - Thursday, June 17, 2021 / 155 Listings - 34 Pages - Production Weekly" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ^ "ACKLEY BRIDGE SET TO RETURN FOR FIFTH SERIES ON CHANNEL 4". TVZone. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  12. ^ "BARB". Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  13. ^ a b "Ackley Bridge Episodes". TV Time. Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  14. ^ "BARB". Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  15. ^ "Four-screen dashboard | BARB". Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
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