The Worst Episodes of Small Town, Big Story

#1 Worst Episode
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6.4/10(103 votes)
#1 - The White Ridge
S1:E12/27/2025
TV exec Wendy returns to 'save' her Irish hometown... and expose a secret she shares with local doctor Seamus.
Director:Chris O'Dowd
Writer:Chris O'Dowd
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Director:Chris O'Dowd
Writer:Chris O'Dowd
6.6/10(69 votes)
#2 - On Children
S1:E33/13/2025
Joanne's 18th birthday and the first day of filming on the TV shoot lead to chaos, confessions and cake in Drumban.
Director:Catherine Morshead
Writer:Chris O'Dowd
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Director:Catherine Morshead
Writer:Chris O'Dowd
6.7/10(71 votes)
#3 - How Many People Does He Need?
S1:E23/6/2025
Wendy closes in on Seamus and his family while navigating a casting crisis at work.
Director:Chris O'Dowd
Writer:Chris O'Dowd
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Director:Chris O'Dowd
Writer:Chris O'Dowd
6.9/10(65 votes)
#4 - An Dobhar Who?
S1:E43/20/2025
Séamus deals with the fallout from his confession. Wendy navigates the arrival of the show's eccentric writer.
Director:Catherine Morshead
Writers:Chris O'Dowd, Nick Vincent Murphy
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Director:Catherine Morshead
Writers:Chris O'Dowd, Nick Vincent Murphy
7.1/10(62 votes)
#5 - The Pen Is Mighty
S1:E53/27/2025
Wendy handles a legal crisis stemming from Jack E McCarthy, as some Proctor family secrets come to light.
Directors:Mike Ahern, Enda Loughman
Writers:Chris O'Dowd, Maeve Higgins
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Directors:Mike Ahern, Enda Loughman
Writers:Chris O'Dowd, Maeve Higgins
7.2/10(69 votes)
#6 - The Turd Man
S1:E64/3/2025
Wendy and Seamus return to the woods with company. The truth is out there. Good riddance to it.
Directors:Mike Ahern, Enda Loughman
Writer:Rachel Kilfeather
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Directors:Mike Ahern, Enda Loughman
Writer:Rachel Kilfeather