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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Breeders Season 4 Episode 9 - No Matter What (1)
    4.0/10(2 votes)

    #1 - No Matter What (1)

    S4:E9

    As Paul and Ally try to help Luke, struggling with being both a dad and a student, they find they have very different ideas about the best way forward. Jackie’s condition is becoming more noticeable, and Jim is determined to help out.

    Director:Ollie Parsons
    Writer:Simon Blackwell

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  2. Breeders Season 4 Episode 2 - No Alternative
    4.3/10(3 votes)

    #2 - No Alternative

    S4:E2

    The reality of Luke’s announcement hits, and Paul and Ally worry about the decision he and Maya have made and whether they should support them. As a New Year starts, the Worsley family gather together with Maya’s family, united in their love and worry.

    Director:Chris Addison
    Writer:Simon Blackwell

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  3. Breeders Season 4 Episode 3 - No Age
    4.3/10(3 votes)

    #3 - No Age

    S4:E3

    Ally is appalled that she’s about to turn 50 and bans the family from ever mentioning that number. Paul tries to help Luke, who is overwhelmed by learning to drive and becoming a dad, while Ava meets a charismatic girl called Holly.

    Director:Chris Addison
    Writers:Rose Heiney, Gabby Best

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  4. Breeders Season 4 Episode 7 - No Kids
    4.3/10(3 votes)

    #4 - No Kids

    S4:E7

    Paul and Ally are disappointed that their planned family holiday has become one for just the two of them, but they make new friends. Luke is preparing for his new life with Maya and makes a massive decision. What follows leaves them both terrified.

    Director:Ollie Parsons
    Writer:Taylor Glenn

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  5. Breeders Season 4 Episode 8 - No Control
    4.5/10(2 votes)

    #5 - No Control

    S4:E8

    Paul and Ally rush to fly back from their holiday when they hear that Maya is giving birth five weeks early. Ava and Sunil try to help Luke step up and become a father, but everyone is in shock when complications set in.

    Director:Ollie Parsons
    Writer:Sonya Kelly

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  6. Breeders Season 4 Episode 4 - No Dinner
    4.7/10(3 votes)

    #6 - No Dinner

    S4:E4

    A calendar mix-up turns Paul and Ally’s fun night out into a stressful night in. A happy Ava finds her mood changing as the evening progresses. Luke turns up with an unwelcome friend and Carl finally sees the inside of the Worsley’s house.

    Director:Chris Addison
    Writer:Daniel Cullen

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  7. Breeders Season 4 Episode 6 - No Arseholes
    4.7/10(3 votes)

    #7 - No Arseholes

    S4:E6

    A chat with Darren and a chance encounter convince Ally she needs more friends, so she decides to reunite her antenatal class. Ally tells Luke and Ava this was a friendship group with no arseholes. But 17 years is a long time.

    Director:Ollie Parsons
    Writer:Rebecca Callard

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  8. Breeders Season 4 Episode 10 - No Matter What (2)
    5.3/10(3 votes)

    #8 - No Matter What (2)

    S4:E10

    Jackie’s health is continuing to worsen. Paul helps out a distressed Luke but finds himself in more conflict with Ally. At Baby Jay’s naming party, Ava declares her love, and Paul makes an offer that will take him and Ally back in time.

    Director:Ollie Parsons
    Writer:Simon Blackwell

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  9. Breeders Season 4 Episode 1 - Noël
    5.8/10(4 votes)

    #9 - Noël

    S4:E1

    It’s five years since we last saw the Worsleys, with Paul and Ally on the verge of splitting, and Jim and Jackie in turmoil. Things are no less dramatic now as Luke and girlfriend Maya drop a bombshell at Christmas dinner that will change everyone’s lives forever.

    Director:Chris Addison
    Writer:Simon Blackwell

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  10. Breeders Season 3 Episode 1 - No Direction Home
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #10 - No Direction Home

    S3:E1

    With Luke refusing to live with his dad, Paul is staying at honeymooning Leah’s house. Ally begins to feel the strain, while a distressing event from the family’s past has a surprising present-day echo.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Breeders Season 4 Episode 5 - No Regrets
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #11 - No Regrets

    S4:E5

    Paul and Ally find themselves parenting Jim and Jackie as well as a conflicted Luke. Ava and Holly get closer and Ava decides to take a risk, while Paul meets an old friend and realizes that he might, after all, be happy.

    Director:Chris Addison
    Writer:Simon Blackwell

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  12. Breeders Season 1 Episode 2 - No Places
    6.2/10(5 votes)

    #12 - No Places

    S1:E2

    Luke's parents and the surprising arrival of Ally's estranged father cause Paul and Ally to scrutinize their hopes and dreams for Luke and Ava and discover how far they will go for the sake of their kids.

    Director:Ben Palmer
    Writers:Chris Addison, Simon Blackwell

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  13. Breeders Season 3 Episode 2 - No Worries
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #13 - No Worries

    S3:E2

    Ally fears she might lose her job and her mind as the company collapses and her HRT medications become unavailable. Luke’s panic attack ends Paul’s leisurely life at Leah’s. An increasingly isolated Ava faces a huge change.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Breeders Season 3 Episode 4 - No Body
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #14 - No Body

    S3:E4

    Ally and Paul each learns the truth about a thing that has been terrifying them - for Ally, her job and for Paul, his MRI result. Ava and Luke both feel frozen out by the people they care most about.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Breeders Season 3 Episode 5 - No Can Do
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #15 - No Can Do

    S3:E5

    An ambitious Ally sets out to save the company and throw a memorable birthday party for Ava, just as Paul, passed over for promotion yet again, wonders if he ever had any ambition to start with.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Breeders Season 3 Episode 6 - No Show
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #16 - No Show

    S3:E6

    A devastated Paul is forced by his new boss to make funding cuts. After Ally's attempt to impress Ava ends in humiliation, she tells Paul some home truths, just as Jackie realizes a terrible truth about a dying friend.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Breeders Season 3 Episode 9 - No More (1)
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #17 - No More (1)

    S3:E9

    Jim and Jackie are both struggling under their new circumstances. Luke has to choose between Jacob and Ruby. At Alex's 65th birthday party, Ally meets someone who makes her see Paul in a new light.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Breeders Season 1 Episode 3 - No Accident
    6.6/10(5 votes)

    #18 - No Accident

    S1:E3

    Ally attempts to acclimatize to Michael's continued presence while Paul begins to question if his accident-prone son's frequent injuries might actually be his fault.

    Director:Ben Palmer
    Writers:Chris Addison, Simon Blackwell

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  19. Breeders Season 1 Episode 7 - No Exit
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #19 - No Exit

    S1:E7

    It’s half term and Luke is responsible for taking Lenny the class bear on an adventure. Lenny has been to Italy, Peru and beyond, but Paul can’t even manage to get the family and the godforsaken bear out of the house to the local park.

    Director:Chris Addison
    Writers:Chris Addison, Jamie Brittain, Simon Blackwell

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  20. Breeders Season 1 Episode 8 - No Honeymoon
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #20 - No Honeymoon

    S1:E8

    Paul attempts to focus on his upcoming wedding but is constantly thwarted by his family; Ally is distracted by work, Luke is misbehaving at school and Leah (Stella Gonet) doesn’t understand why they are even bothering to get married.

    Director:Chris Addison
    Writers:Chris Addison, Fay Rusling, Oriane Messina

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  21. Breeders Season 2 Episode 1 - No Surrender
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #21 - No Surrender

    S2:E1

    The kids are growing up fast – Ava is now 10 and Luke is about to turn 13. With their burgeoning independence comes the question of whether Paul and Ally’s parenting style still works. Clue: no.

    Director:Ben Palmer
    Writers:Chris Addison, Simon Blackwell

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  22. Breeders Season 2 Episode 3 - No Connection
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #22 - No Connection

    S2:E3

    Paul fears his culturally fragmented family has lost a vital connection. Gentrification impacts Jim and Jackie as the last of their old neighbours move out and more young professionals move in.

    Director:Ben Palmer
    Writers:Chris Addison, Jamie Brittain, Simon Blackwell

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  23. Breeders Season 2 Episode 6 - No Choice
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #23 - No Choice

    S2:E6

    Ally is under huge pressure, but no one seems to want to listen to her; Jim and Jackie are excited about a possible move to the coast and, much to Paul's surprise, so is he.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Breeders Season 1 Episode 4 - No Lies
    6.8/10(4 votes)

    #24 - No Lies

    S1:E4

    Michael thrives in his new role as dad and granddad, but Paul and Ally can't adapt to his presence as easily as the children can. Luke's hunt for proof that Santa doesn't exist puts Paul's claim that he never lies to the test.

    Director:Ben Palmer
    Writers:Barunka O'Shaughnessy, Chris Addison

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  25. Breeders Season 1 Episode 10 - No Cure (2)
    6.8/10(4 votes)

    #25 - No Cure (2)

    S1:E10

    Luke’s condition worsens and he is admitted to a specialist pediatric unit. As Paul, Ally and their parents desperately wait for news, stress and fear cause cracks to form within the family.

    Director:Chris Addison
    Writers:Chris Addison, Simon Blackwell

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Worst Episodes Summary

"No Matter What (1)" is the worst rated episode of "Breeders". It scored 4/10 based on 2 votes. Directed by Ollie Parsons and written by Simon Blackwell, it aired on 9/18/2023. This episode scored 0.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "No Alternative".