About
Waterloo Road is a British television drama series set in a comprehensive school of the same name, first broadcast on BBC One on 9 March 2006, and concluding its original run on 9 March 2015. It was recommissioned in 2021, and resumed starting 9 January 2023. At the failing comprehensive school, and later academy of the same name, the professional and personal lives of the students and staff are examined. Affairs, scandals, blackmail and many, many headteachers. Who said education was easy?
Cast
Adam Thomas
as Donte Charles
Neil Fitzmaurice
as Neil Guthrie
Shauna Shim
as Valerie Chambers
Jo Coffey
as Wendy Whitwell
Scarlett Thomas
as Izzy Charles
Liam Scholes
as Noel McManus
Summer Violet Bird
as Tonya Walters
Chiamaka Ulebor
as Shola Aku
Saira Choudhry
as Nisha Chandra
Danny Murphy
as Luca Smith
Miya Ocego
as Lois Taylor-Brown
James Baxter
as Joe Casey
Hattie Dynevor
as Libby Guthrie
Maisey Robinson
as Portia Weever
Tillie Amartey
as Stacey “Stace” Neville
Cory McClane
as Ashton Stone
Sonya Nisa
as Aleena Qureshi
Niamh Blackshaw
as Agnes Eccleston
Jon Richardson
as Darius Donovan
Christopher Jeffers
as Mitch Swift
Seasons
Series 1
Drama series set in a failing secondary school.
Series 2
Drama series set in a failing secondary school.
Series 3
Drama series set in a failing secondary school.
Series 4
Drama series set in a failing secondary school.
Series 5
War breaks out in the playground after the closure of a local private school leads to an influx of middle-class pupils at Waterloo Road.
Series 6
New head teacher Karen Fisher sets out to revolutionise Waterloo Road but her steely exterior masks a dark personal tragedy which threatens to derail her leadership.
Series 7
A gang war breaks out at Waterloo Road, threatening to derail Michael's efforts to turn the school around, and Josh struggles with an escalating drug problem which is masking a more serious illness.
Series 8
Waterloo Road benefactor Lorraine wants a return on her investment but super head Michael insists that you can't make money from education. Will Lorraine listen, or is the school heading for disaster?
Series 9
Christine settles in as head of Waterloo Road but quickly finds new deputy Simon is after her job. As well as unruly students and her drink problem, old friend George is not all he seems.
Series 10
New head Vaughan Fitzgerald arrives with his partner Allie and her two children. When his two teenage sons from a previous marriage arrive unexpectedly to live with them, it all gets very complicated.
Series 11
Riots, scandals, fractured families and familiar faces - Waterloo Road is back with a new term and a whole new attitude. Who said education was easy?
Series 12
Affairs, scandals, blackmail and many, many headteachers. Who said education was easy?
Series 13
With a swathe of long-term refusers descending on Waterloo Road, the balance of peace and harmony rests on thin ice.
Series 14
Waterloo Road sees a changing of the guard with new head Steve Savage.
Series 15
New head, Dame Stella Drake, ushers in a new era at Waterloo Road.
Series 16
Headteacher Stella is forced to navigate a fresh set of challenges.
Series 17
Deputy Darius holds the keys to the kingdom. How far will he go to hold on to that power?
Episodes
Series 1
Episode 1
Headteacher of Waterloo Road Comprehensive, Jack Rimmer, hires Andrew Treneman, hoping he can improve the school's failing status and bring them back from the bottom of the league tables. Meanwhile, colleagues Tom and Lorna tie the knot.
Episode 2
The aftermath of the car crash affects the entire school. Lorna announces her pregnancy to her new husband, but he isn't so sure he wants a child. Things begin to heat up between Steph and Jack.
Episode 3
A pupil gives birth at the school, but who is the father? Could it be one of the teachers? Andrew implements a house system with disastrous consequences.
Episode 4
Izzie's ex-husband causes chaos at the school when he demands access to their children, and Tom confronts Lorna about her apparent miscarriage. Meanwhile, the pupils set up a scam to gain more points in the new house system.
Episode 5
Lorna tries out a new image in a bid to catch Tom's attention, while Budgen suspects one of his students may be taking drugs and approaches Andrew for help.
Episode 6
An education inspector pays a visit to Waterloo Road, and brings bad news regarding the future of the school. Meanwhile, Tom and Izzie struggle to fight their feelings for each other.
Episode 7
The staff organise an open day in a bid to impress the inspectors, but events take a turn for the worse when gay pupil Rory starts a petition against homophobic bullying.
Episode 8
Tensions run high as the inspectors make their decision about the future of Waterloo Road, while Chlo's nerves are in pieces as she faces her day in court. Kim speaks to the committee about the incident with Lewis, but they are less than sympathetic.
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