Episode 1.5

The fifth episode of Ackley Bridge aired on 5th July 2017 and acquired more than 1.87 million viewers.

## Synopsis

Kaneez is furious to discover that Nas is considering the arranged marriage. But the pressure of it all leads Nas to break down to her mum and confess that she is gay.

## Recap

**SPOILERS AHEAD**
Kaneez sees Nasreen and Iqbal go to a wedding outfit shop. Emma goes to Missy's, concerned as she has not been at school. Iqbal tells Kaneez that Nasreen decided to get married and Kaneez chucks Iqbal out. Nasreen tells Kaneez that she wants Iqbal to arrange the marriage. It is Chloe's sixteenth and Chloe is fed up of feeling that Emma prefers Missy over her. Steve injures Sadiq when he tackles him in rugby. Emma climbs into Missy's house through the window and Missy is angry with Emma. Nasreen does not want to get married when Kaneez gives her jewellery and admits she is gay, which Kaneez struggles to accept. Emma allows Chloe to have a party and Missy, after she finds out Nasreen admitted she was gay, tells Kaneez to be there for Nasreen. Steve and Mandy agree to try and move on. Kaneez goes to Hebden Bridge to look for lesbians and prior to their match, the rugby team perform a Bollywood dance. Kaneez meets a woman, who is gay and with a woman, but is married to a gay man, pretending to be straight for her family's benefit. Jordan finds out he is not the father of Jamie, but pretends the opposite to Steve and Kaneez starts to accept Nasreen's sexuality. Kaneez visits Missy and reminisces about how Simone use to be and Alya is told about Sadiq and Mandy's affair by Riz. Missy decides to search for Simone in order to get Hayley back with Emma and Samir, finding Simone taking drugs in the subway. Chloe gives alcohol to her friends at her party before going clubbing and Emma picks up a drunk Chloe. Samir gives Emma advice about her relationship with Chloe. Steve struggles to overcome Mandy's affair and Missy finds Simone at home.

## Cast

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### Main characters

* Kaneez Paracha - Sunetra Sarker
* Nasreen Paracha - Amy-Leigh Hickman
* Missy Booth - Poppy Lee Friar
* Emma Keane - Liz White
* Razia Paracha - Nazmeen Kauser
* Saleem Paracha - Esa Ashraf
* Chloe Voyle - Fern Deacon
* Sami Quereshi - Arsher Ali
* Mandy Carter - Jo Joyner
* Steve Bell - Paul Nicholls
* Jordon Wilson - Samuel Bottomley
* Sadiq Nawaz - Adil Ray
* Cory Wilson - Sam Retford
* Riz Nawaz - Nohail Mohammed
* Will Simpson - Tom Varey
* Lila Shariff - Anneika Rose
* Alya Nawaz - Maariah Hussain
* Lorraine Bird - Lorraine Cheshire
* Simone Booth - Samantha Power

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### Recurring and guest characters

* Karim - Jay Sanghera
* Iqbal Paracha - Narinder Samra
* Maryam - Kiran Landa
* Waqar Abdelrahman - Arbaz Rashid
* Zain Younis - Zain Khan
* Mo Ahktar - Abdullah Shahid
* Tahira Abad - India Parsan
* Dan Fairfax - Harry Myers
* Jake Earnshaw - Matthew Priestley
* Amin Abad - Hassan Mahmood
* Neil Sykes - Nathan Green
* Granny Paracha - Surinder Kaur
* Lady in Hebden Bridge - Anastasia Ryan
* Gary Williams - Julian Kay
* Shireen Siddiqui - Kainat Butt
* Candice Murgatroyd - Emily Pyzer
* Sita Kapoor - Alexandra D'Sa
* Shannon Burns - Chloe Lumb
* Naveed Haider - Gurjeet Singh

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