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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - The First Day
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E1

    August 1914, two weeks after the First World War was declared. 80,000 British troops have arrived in southern Belgium, but they have yet to engage the enemy. Amongst these professional soldiers are the 4th Battalion, The Royal Fusiliers, some of the best trained gunners in the British Army. Lieutenant Maurice Dease and his friend, Australian Lieutenant Fred Steele, command two companies of riflemen and machine gunners who find themselves camping overnight at Nimy Bridge, the northernmost point of the Mons-Conde canal. The canal, surrounding the town of Mons, supports 18 bridges stretched along 20 miles of water - but everyone, including Private Sid Godley and his mate Private William Holbrook, expects to be crossing those bridges in the morning. Overnight, however, intelligence reports the Germans may be closer than the British think, and the Royal Engineers, including Lance Corporal Charles Jarvis and his sapper, Private Neary, are ordered to start preparing the bridges for demolition. What happens next, on Sunday 23 August, tests the soldiers' skill, courage and ingenuity to the absolute limit, leading to the first Victoria Crosses of the First World War. Not everyone will make it through the First Day.

    Director:Bruce Goodison
    Writer:N/A

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  2. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - Pals
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E2

    1916, and Britain's armed forces are decimated. Across the country, friends join up to fight together, in new battalions known as 'Pals'. Paddy Kennedy, a warehouse clerk from Manchester, joins the Manchester Pals Battalion alongside his friends Henry, Andy and Jim. They soon discover that the whole of their neighbourhood has joined up, including a nearby factory foreman, now their sergeant, Mitchell and their friend Lizzie, who has become a volunteer nurse. These pals are set to become part of the largest offensive ever mounted by the British Army, the Battle of the Somme. But after a successful first day, they are ordered to seize control of Trones Wood, a thickly forested copse riddled with enemy soldiers and impossible to navigate. Through all this, they survive shellfire and ambush, evade capture by the Germans and encounter the mysterious Private William Hunt, whose fate will become forever entwined with the life of Paddy Kennedy. Paddy's journey leads to the deadliest mission of all - the execution by firing squad of one of his pals. How will Paddy survive becoming a soldier?

    Director:Bruce Goodison
    Writer:N/A

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  3. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - War Machine
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E3

    1918, and after four years of combat the British invent a new weapon designed to break the stalemate. Private Chas Rowland, determined to bring the war to an end and return home, joins the Tank Corps under the command of Lieutenant Mould, entering the extraordinary world of the Niveleur, a Mark V tank. Primed to take part in a major offensive against the Germans just outside the French town of Amiens, the crew of the Niveleur include Fred Firth, a father-of-two desperate to see his children again; Private Dodds, a tough warrior scarred by the loss of his brothers; and Mike Weston, a civilian mechanic conscripted into the tanks. The crew will only survive four gruelling days behind enemy lines if they can learn to work together. Can they bring the war to an end and make it home?

    Director:Bruce Goodison
    Writer:N/A

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  4. undefined Season 11 Episode 9 - Peripheral Vision (1)
    7.8/10(4 votes)

    S11:E9

    When the bones of a young girl are found, everyone but Nikki is convinced it's a teenager who went missing two years ago.

    Director:Bruce Goodison
    Writer:N/A

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  5. undefined Season 11 Episode 10 - Peripheral Vision (2)
    7.8/10(4 votes)

    S11:E10

    Having fallen out both with both the police and Clara's family, Nikki finds herself increasingly alone in her search for the killer.

    Director:Bruce Goodison
    Writer:N/A

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  6. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    S1:E1

    In the face of impending war with Germany, the Great Paxford WI faces a difficult decision. When president Joyce Cameron resigns and takes most of the membership with her, Frances Barden and her supporters must come together to resurrect the Institute, and recruit new members from unexpected places. Meanwhile, local doctor Will Campbell discovers the terrible reason why he can’t rejoin the army, and Miriam Brindsley will do anything to stop her son from enlisting. Claire Hillman is attracted to young postman Spencer Wilson, but she discovers that the path of true love never did run smooth.

    Director:Bruce Goodison
    Writer:N/A

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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    S1:E3

    The impact of the war begins to be felt in Great Paxford as the women are forced to make sacrifices for the salvage effort. But soon matters on the personal front replace their efforts on the home front as Kate and Jack's relationship intensifies, Pat's marriage deteriorates and Claire finally plucks up the courage to ask Spencer out - unaware he is hiding a secret that could ruin their relationship before it has even started. Meanwhile, Alison resorts to desperate measures to pay a bill, and soon realises her actions will cost her much more.

    Director:Bruce Goodison
    Writer:N/A

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  8. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    S1:E2

    As Frances and Joyce battle for leadership of the new group, the others face problems of a much more personal nature. Erica and Will's relationship is tested after his cancer diagnosis, Pat is struggling with her unhappy marriage and Miriam has one last chance to stop David enlisting. Newcomer Teresa Fenchurch gets off to a bad start, but her mishap brings a dashing RAF officer to the village. Francesca Annis and Samantha Bond star, with Frances Grey, Ed Stoppard, Claire Rushbrook and Leanne Best.

    Director:Bruce Goodison
    Writer:N/A

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E1

    The arrival of new girl Chrissy triggers some alarming behaviour in apparently well-balanced schoolboy Sam.

    Director:Bruce Goodison
    Writer:N/A

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Bruce Goodison Ratings Summary

"The First Day" is the best rated episode directed by Bruce Goodison. It scored 9.0/10 from 1 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on August 7, 2014. It is rated 1.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Pals".