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A new academy school in a Yorkshire mill town merges the lives and cultures of the largely divided white and Asian community
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Checked Jul 25, 2026
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A new academy school in a Yorkshire mill town merges the lives and cultures of the largely divided white and Asian community
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Episode 1
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.
Guest stars Emily Coates
Episode 2
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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Episode 3
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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Episode 4
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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Episode 5
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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Episode 6
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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Episode 7
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.
Directed by Jordan Hogg
Episode 8
Nas struggles with the pressure of her A-levels, and horrifies Kaneez and Rashid by considering giving up on everything she has worked for.
Directed by Jordan Hogg
Episode information updated Jul 26, 2026
Jo JoynerMandy Carter
Paul NichollsSteve Bell
Liz WhiteEmma Keane
Amy-Leigh HickmanNasreen Paracha
Poppy Lee FriarMissy Booth
Sunetra SarkerKaneez Paracha
Adil RaySadiq Nawaz
Tom VareyWill Simpson
Channel 4United Kingdom
The Forge EntertainmentUnited Kingdom
