Ackley Bridge (2017)

Drama · Romance

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

IMDb rating: 7.2 (2,599 votes)
Episode average: 7.1 -0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 5
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2017)

7.62 avg 6 episodes 7.2 → 7.8 46 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #1.1	7.2	196
2	Episode #1.2	7.3	170
3	Episode #1.3	7.6	162
4	Episode #1.4	8.1	171
5	Episode #1.5	7.7	154
6	Episode #1.6	7.8	148

Season 2 (2018)

7.73 avg 12 episodes 7.7 → 7.8 47 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #2.1	7.7	159
2	Episode #2.2	7.6	147
3	Episode #2.3	7.7	146
4	Episode #2.4	7.9	147
5	Episode #2.5	7.7	142
6	Episode #2.6	7.5	138
7	Episode #2.7	7.7	139
8	Episode #2.8	7.4	140
9	Episode #2.9	7.8	139
10	Episode #2.10	8.4	149
11	Episode #2.11	7.5	133
12	Episode #2.12	7.8	136

Season 3 (2019)

7.89 avg 8 episodes 7.5 → 8.5 50 min avg

Big finale

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #3.1	7.5	143
2	Episode #3.2	8.2	143
3	Episode #3.3	7.7	123
4	Episode #3.4	7.7	123
5	Episode #3.5	7.7	123
6	Episode #3.6	7.6	124
7	Episode #3.7	8.2	124
8	Episode #3.8	8.5	137

Season 4 (2021)

6.22 avg 10 episodes 6.0 → 6.9 30 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #4.1	6.0	108
2	Episode #4.2	6.0	95
3	Episode #4.3	6.0	91
4	Episode #4.4	6.0	87
5	Episode #4.5	6.2	85
6	Episode #4.6	6.2	82
7	Episode #4.7	6.2	82
8	Episode #4.8	6.2	82
9	Episode #4.9	6.5	82
10	Episode #4.10	6.9	82

Season 5 (2022)

6.35 avg 10 episodes 6.0 → 7.3 25 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #5.1	6.0	84
2	Episode #5.2	6.0	82
3	Episode #5.3	6.0	83
4	Episode #5.4	6.1	83
5	Episode #5.5	6.2	81
6	Episode #5.6	6.2	81
7	Episode #5.7	6.3	81
8	Episode #5.8	6.5	81
9	Episode #5.9	6.9	80
10	Episode #5.10	7.3	88

Ackley Bridge (2017)

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