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| show_name = Waterloo Road | image = WaterlooRoadLogo2022.jpg
| image = ] | caption = Title card (2023–present)
| genre = ] | genre = ]
| writer = Various writers | creator = Ann McManus<br />]
| director = Various directors | executive_producer = ]
| creator = Ann McManus<br />Maureen Chadwick | starring = ]
| starring = ]
| country = United Kingdom | country = United Kingdom
| language = English | language = English
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| list_episodes = List of Waterloo Road episodes | list_episodes = List of Waterloo Road episodes
| runtime = 129x 60mins<br />1x 90mins | location = ], England (series 1–7, 11–)<br />], Scotland (series 8–10)
| company = ]<br />] | runtime = 56–87 minutes
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], Madeira Street, ].]]
'''Waterloo Road''' is an award-winning British television drama series, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on ] on 9 March 2006. Originally set in a troubled ] in ], ], in 2012 the location of the show was moved to an ] in ], ]. The series focuses on the lives of the school's teacher and students, and confronts social issues such as extramarital affairs, abortion, divorce, child abuse, and suicide.


'''''Waterloo Road''''' is a British television drama series set in a ] of the same name, first broadcast on ] on 9 March 2006, and concluding its original run on 9 March 2015.
Waterloo Road is produced by ], the company responsible for '']'' and '']''.<ref name="shed">{{cite web |url=http://www.waterlooroad.co.uk/information/info_index.html |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20080124170109/http://www.waterlooroad.co.uk/information/info_index.html |archivedate=24 January 2008 |title = Information |publisher = Official Waterloo Road Website}}</ref>


In September 2021, the show was recommissioned for an ], with production returning to the ] area.<ref name="Series11BBC">{{cite web |title=Waterloo Road: High school drama to be revived after six years |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-58662762 |publisher=BBC News |access-date=27 September 2021 |date=23 September 2021}}</ref><ref name="Series11BBCMediaCentre">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2021/waterloo-road-returns-to-the-bbc|title=Waterloo Road returns to the BBC|date=23 September 2021|publisher=BBC}}</ref><ref name="Series11RadioTimes">{{cite web |last1=Julians |first1=Joe |title=Waterloo Road to return with brand new series |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/waterloo-road-to-return-newsupdate/ |website=Radio Times |access-date=27 September 2021 |language=en |date=23 September 2021}}</ref>
==History==
An eight-part first series was made in the second half of 2005 and aired in early 2006. The TV drama was then recommissioned for a second series.<ref name="second">{{cite web |url=http://www.shedproductions.com/news/news_index.html#wr |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20060530082639/http://www.shedproductions.com/news/news_index.html#wr |archivedate=30 May 2006 |title=Waterloo Road re-commissioned | publisher = Shed Productions |date=3 April 2006}}</ref>


== Premise ==
The second series finished airing on 26 April 2007. Series 3 began on 11 October 2007 on ], except on ], where the series began four days earlier. Series 3 paused from airing for the Christmas break. Episodes halted in England, Wales and ] with the end-of-year cliffhanger on 13 December 2007 (16 December 2007 in Scotland). Episodes resumed airing in Scotland on 6 January 2008 and in England, Wales and Northern Ireland on 10 January 2008. The series finale aired on BBC One on Thursday, 13 March 2008, apart from Scotland (17 March 2008).
''Waterloo Road'' is set in a failing ] of the same name and focuses on the professional and personal lives of the students and staff.<ref>{{cite press release |date=6 March 2006 |title=Introduction |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/03_march/06/waterloo.shtml |publisher=] |accessdate=25 September 2021}}</ref>


Ann McManus, the show's cocreator, devised the series in response to the BBC requesting a drama pertinent to "ordinary people in Britain today".<ref>{{cite press release |date=6 March 2006 |title=Ann McManus - The story behind Waterloo Road |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/03_march/06/waterloo_story.shtml |publisher=] |accessdate=25 September 2021}}</ref> She used the programme to explore many topical issues that occur within Britain, applying them to an educational setting.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lawson |first1=Mark |date=2 April 2014 |title=What Waterloo Road taught us about long-running dramas |work=] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2014/apr/02/waterloo-road-axed-long-running-drama |access-date=25 September 2021}}</ref>
Series 4 began on BBC One on Wednesday, 7 January 2009, achieving on average 4–5 million viewers per episode. A fifth series began airing from 28 October 2009 on BBC One.<ref name="fourteenth">{{cite web |url=http://www.shed-media.com/news/2009/09-03-sp.html|title=Re-commission of Waterloo Road from BBC One |publisher = Shed Media}}{{Dead link |date=August 2009}}</ref> The show's location at Hill Top Primary School was due to be demolished in 2009,<ref name="whatsontv">{{cite news|url=http://www.whatsontv.co.uk/drama/waterloo-road/news/waterloo-road-in-demolition-drama/5684|title=Waterloo Road in Demolition Drama| work = What's on TV |date=28 April 2009 |accessdate=6 May 2012}}</ref> with the ending of series 4 depicting its partial destruction, but this ultimately did not occur and series 5 to 7 retained the original location.


==Production==
Following a Christmas and Easter break, Series 5 resumed on Wednesday, 7 April 2010. Due to the election coverage in early May 2010 on BBC One over-running, Waterloo Road was replaced for two weeks by ]. The series resumed once more on 26 May 2010, but was delayed once again due to the World Cup. The final two episodes aired on 14 and 15 July.


=== Development ===
Filming of a sixth series began on 9 November 2009 and was completed on 7 May 2010.<ref name="digitalspy1">{{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/a169752/waterloo-road-to-film-back-to-back-series.html |title=Waterloo Road to film back-to-back series | work =Digital Spy |date=6 August 2009 |accessdate=18 February 2011}}</ref> A seventh series was commissioned in April 2010 and was later expanded to thirty episodes, which began airing in May 2011.<ref name="bbc.co.uk">http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/2011/wk18/unplaced.shtml#unplaced_waterloord</ref> Fifty episodes to air over two series have been commissioned for the show's new location in Scotland, bringing the total number of episodes to 180.<ref name="Scotland" />
]


The first series of ''Waterloo Road'' contained eight episodes and was first broadcast from 9 March to 27 April 2006 on BBC One.<ref name="second">{{cite web|date=3 April 2006|title=Waterloo Road re-commissioned|url=http://www.shedproductions.com/news/news_index.html#wr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060530082639/http://www.shedproductions.com/news/news_index.html#wr|archive-date=30 May 2006|publisher=Shed Productions}}</ref> The show was renewed for a second series that was twelve episodes long, airing from 18 January to 26 April 2007. Series 3 to 6 each contained twenty episodes. The third series aired between 11 October 2007 and 13 March 2008, and the fourth series between 7 January and 20 May 2009. Series 5 was the first to be recorded in HD,<ref>{{cite web |author=Danielle Nagler |date=23 June 2009 |title=Internet Blog: HD Masters Conference Keynote Speech, 23 June 2009 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2009/06/hd_masters_conference_keynote.html |access-date=18 February 2011 |publisher=BBC}}</ref> and began airing on Wednesday 28 October 2009 (the previous Sunday for ]). The final episode aired on 15 July 2010.
For the first seven series, the set for Waterloo Road was the former Hill Top Primary School in Rochdale, which closed in 2003.<ref name="menmedia">{{cite news|url=http://menmedia.co.uk/rochdaleobserver/news/s/333787_cabinet_backs_move_to_shut_hill_top_school |title=Cabinet backs to shut Hill Top School | work =MEN Media |date=17 October 2003 |accessdate=6 May 2012}}</ref> This set is due for demoltion in the summer of 2012.<ref name="rochdaleonline2012">{{cite news|url=http://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/69068/ex-waterloo-road-set-to-remain-vacant-till-demolition | title=Ex Waterloo Road set to remain vacant till demolition | work =Rochdale Online |date=24 April 2012 |accessdate=6 May 2012}}</ref><ref name="rochdaleonline2011">{{cite news|url=http://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news/62740/home-of-waterloo-road-set-to-be-knocked-down|title=Home of Waterloo Road Set to Be Knocked Down | work =Rochdale Online |date=2 November 2011 |accessdate=6 May 2012}}</ref> From series eight, the series will relocate to the former secondary school, ] in Scotland, which closed in 2011.<ref name="BBC Greenock">{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-15484570|title=Waterloo Road relocates to Greenock | work =BBC |date=27 October 2011 |accessdate=6 May 2012}}</ref>


The show was filmed and set in the English town of ] from the first series until the end of seventh series, and the Scottish town of ] from the beginning of eighth series until the end of its original run, the tenth series. The first episode was broadcast on BBC One on 9 March 2006,<ref>{{cite web |title=Episode 1 – Series 1 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00c9rpj |publisher=BBC |access-date=28 September 2021}}</ref> and the final episode of the original run was broadcast on ] on 9 March 2015.<ref>{{cite web |title=Episode 20 – Series 10 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0555zxb |publisher=BBC |access-date=28 September 2021}}</ref>
''Waterloo Road'' won "Most Popular Drama" at the 2011 ], ending '']'''s five-year consecutive hold on the award.


Production was meant to move locations in 2009, with storylines in the fourth and fifth series designed to coincide with that move.<ref name="whatsontv">{{cite news|date=28 April 2009|title=Waterloo Road in Demolition Drama|work=What's on TV|url=http://www.whatsontv.co.uk/drama/waterloo-road/news/waterloo-road-in-demolition-drama/5684|url-status=dead|access-date=6 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111122054824/http://www.whatsontv.co.uk/drama/waterloo-road/news/waterloo-road-in-demolition-drama/5684|archive-date=22 November 2011}}</ref> However, these plans did not go ahead, so the show remained in Rochdale until series 7. The filming of the fifth and sixth series was back-to-back, from 2009 to 2010.<ref name="digitalspy1">{{cite news|date=6 August 2009|title=Waterloo Road to film back-to-back series|work=Digital Spy|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/a169752/waterloo-road-to-film-back-to-back-series.html|access-date=18 February 2011}}</ref> The sixth series ran from 1 September 2010 to 6 April 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|title=BBC – Press Office – Network TV Programme Information BBC Week 35 Unplaced|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/2010/wk35/unplaced.shtml|access-date=2022-02-21|publisher=BBC|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=BBC – Press Office – Network TV Programme Information BBC Week 14 Wednesday 6 April 2011|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/2011/wk14/wed.shtml|access-date=2022-02-21|publisher=BBC|language=en-GB}}</ref>
==Setting==
The series is set in and around Waterloo Road, a fictional school for students aged 11 to 18, a ] in ] in series 1 to 7 and an independent in Scotland thereafter.<ref name="Scotland">http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2011/08_august/23/waterloo.shtml</ref> At the opening of the series, the school was notorious for being "on the scrapheap" with poorly behaved students and poor-quality teachers, but each head has tried to prove the school better than its reputation and it has passed multiple inspections to stay open across the years.


], on Madeira Street, ].]]
==Cast==
The seventh series began airing on 4 May 2011 and ended on 25 April 2012.<ref name="bbc.co.uk">{{cite web|title=Press Office – Network TV Programme Information BBC Week 18 New this week|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/2011/wk18/unplaced.shtml#unplaced_waterloord|access-date=1 November 2012|publisher=BBC}}</ref> The series lasted for 30 episodes. As part of a BBC initiative to produce more shows out of England,<ref name="Scotland">{{cite web|title=Press Office – BBC One drama Waterloo Road to relocate to Scotland|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2011/08_august/23/waterloo.shtml|access-date=1 November 2012|publisher=BBC}}</ref> in August 2011 the show was commissioned for fifty episodes, constituting the eighth and ninth series, in a new location in ], Scotland.<ref>{{Cite web|title=BBC – Press Office – BBC One drama Waterloo Road to relocate to Scotland|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2011/08_august/23/waterloo.shtml|access-date=2022-02-21|publisher=BBC}}</ref> The Rochdale site was demolished in 2013 and is now a housing estate.<ref name="rochdaleonline2012">{{cite news|date=24 April 2012|title=Ex Waterloo Road set to remain vacant till demolition|work=Rochdale Online|url=http://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/69068/ex-waterloo-road-set-to-remain-vacant-till-demolition|access-date=6 May 2012}}</ref><ref name="rochdaleonline2011">{{cite news|date=2 November 2011|title=Home of Waterloo Road Set to Be Knocked Down|work=Rochdale Online|url=http://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news/62740/home-of-waterloo-road-set-to-be-knocked-down|access-date=6 May 2012}}</ref> For most of the eighth series, the school was a non-fee charging ], as opposed to a comprehensive school as it was for the first seven series.<ref name="BBC Greenock">{{cite news|date=27 October 2011|title=Waterloo Road relocates to Greenock|publisher=BBC|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-15484570|access-date=6 May 2012}}</ref> The eighth series, again 30 episodes long, started on 23 August 2012 and concluded on 4 July 2013.<ref name="Waterloo Road">{{Cite web|title=Waterloo Road|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2012/34/waterloo-road/|access-date=2022-02-21|publisher=BBC|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Waterloo Road|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2013/27/waterloo-road/|access-date=2022-02-21|publisher=BBC|language=en}}</ref> Starting on 5 September the same year, the ninth series ran until 12 March 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Waterloo Road|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2013/36/waterloo-road/|access-date=2022-02-21|publisher=BBC|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Waterloo Road|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2014/10/waterloo-road/|access-date=2022-02-21|publisher=BBC|language=en}}</ref>
{{Main|List of Waterloo Road characters}}


=== Cancellation and return ===
==Guides==
{{Main|List of Waterloo Road episodes}} {{Further information|Waterloo Road (series 11)#Conception and development}}
], in Swinton, ].]]
On 2 April 2014, the BBC announced that series 10 would be the show's last.<ref name="Radio Times">{{cite news|date=2 April 2014|title=Waterloo Road axed by BBC1 after ten series|work=Radio Times|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2014-04-02/waterloo-road-axed-by-bbc1-after-ten-series|access-date=2 April 2014}}</ref><ref name="BBC One Facebook post">{{cite news|date=2 April 2014|title=Waterloo Road ending after series 10|publisher=BBC|url=https://www.facebook.com/BBCOne/photos/a.500946183259138.112990.470911516262605/732592043427883/?type=1|access-date=2 April 2014}}</ref> The final scenes were recorded on 22 August 2014,<ref name="digitalspy.co.uk">{{cite web|date=21 August 2014|title=Waterloo Road to film final scenes today|website=] |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s24/waterloo-road/news/a591929/waterloo-road-to-film-final-scenes-today-after-ten-series.html}}</ref> and the series premiered on 15 October. On 11 December, it was announced that the last ten episodes of the show would be aired first on ], with a repeat on BBC One later in the evening.<ref>{{cite web|date=11 December 2014|title=Waterloo Road loses BBC One peak slot|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s24/waterloo-road/news/a615903/waterloo-road-to-lose-primetime-bbc-one-slot.html|work=Digital Spy}}</ref> The final episode was the show's 200th and aired on 9 March 2015, exactly nine years after the first episode.<ref name=S10E20>{{Cite web|title=Waterloo Road|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2015/10/waterloo-road/|access-date=2022-02-21|publisher=BBC|language=en}}</ref> In the story, the school remains open following a lengthy battle against a school merger.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Waterloo Road – series 10b|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/waterloo-road-series10b/|access-date=2022-02-21|publisher=BBC|language=en}}</ref> In September 2019, the entire series was made available on ].<ref name=":9">{{cite news |title=Every single episode of Waterloo Road is now available on BBC iPlayer |url=https://www.heart.co.uk/showbiz/tv-movies/waterloo-road-bbciplayer-episodes-watch/ |access-date=10 February 2022 |work=]}}</ref>


On 23 September 2021, the BBC announced that it had commissioned 22 new episodes with ''Waterloo Road'' returning to BBC One.<ref name="Series11BBC" /><ref name="Series11BBCMediaCentre" /><ref name="Series11RadioTimes" /> The series' production returned to Greater Manchester,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/bbc/waterloo-road-revived-by-bbc/5163559.article|title=Waterloo Road revived by BBC|last=Farber|first=Alex|work=]|date=23 September 2021|access-date=27 September 2021}}</ref> with the school set being at the former ] in ].<ref>{{cite news|first=Megan|last=Barlow|title=Waterloo Road stars returning for reboot of TV show starring Angela Griffin|work=The Northern Quota|date= 2 February 2022|url=https://thenorthernquota.org/waterloo-road-stars-returning-reboot-tv-show-starring-angela-griffin/|accessdate=12 January 2024}}</ref> Filming commenced in February 2022,<ref name="Jan22cast" /> and the eleventh series of 7 episodes aired between 3 January and 14 February 2023.<ref>{{cite news |title= Waterloo Road teases first-look images as series is confirmed to return to the BBC in January |url=https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2022/waterloo-road-2023-first-look |access-date=25 November 2022 |work=]}}</ref>
===Series 1 (2006)===
Series 12, containing seven more episodes aired on BBC one between 16 May and 27 June 2023.<ref name=":03">{{Cite web |title=BBC confirms the return of Waterloo Road for another term |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2023/bbc.com/mediacentre/2023/waterloo-road-returns-new-series/ |access-date=2023-04-18 |website=www.bbc.co.uk |language=en}}</ref>
Series 13 was confirmed by a trailer attached to the final episode of series 12. On 21 August 2023 it was announced by the BBC that series 14 and 15 had been commissioned, with the three forthcoming series to contain eight episodes each. Filming for series 14 commenced in autumn 2023<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC recommissions Waterloo Road for further new series |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2023/waterloo-road-recommissioned-for-further-series/ |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=www.bbc.co.uk |language=en}}</ref> with the new Greater Manchester Academy setting for Waterloo Road filmed in a former Manchester College campus.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/tv/where-waterloo-road-filmed-locations-29897959 | title=BBC Waterloo Road filming locations as new school unveiled | date=10 September 2024 }}</ref>


In August 2024, the BBC announced that the show had been recommissioned for series 16 and 17, with the show's future secured until 2026. It was also confirmed that Series 14 would premiere in September 2024, and Series 15 would premiere in early 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC recommissions hit drama Waterloo Road for two more series
The first episode of ''Waterloo Road'' was broadcast on 9 March 2006, having been filmed the previous autumn. Characters included headmaster Jack Rimmer (played by ]), deputy head Andrew Treneman (played by ]) and pastoral care teacher Kim Campbell (played by ]).
|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2024/waterloo-road-recommissioned-two-more-series |access-date=15 August 2024 |website=www.bbc.co.uk |language=en}}</ref> Filming for series 16 and series 17 commenced in Summer 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Filming begins on two new series of Waterloo Road
|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c86lp66dv2go |access-date=16 September 2024 |website=www.bbc.co.uk |date=15 August 2024 |language=en}}</ref>


=== Cast ===
A common theme throughout Series One was the threat of the school's closure by the governors owing to a lack of pupils and the bad publicity it had been receiving prior to Jack's appointment as headmaster. Rimmer, formerly deputy head, became headmaster when the previous head Brian Vasey had a nervous breakdown after 30 years at the school.
{{Main|List of Waterloo Road characters}}


The show utilises an ] led by the school's staff members. The longest-running cast members were ] (Grantly Budgen, series 1–9), ] (Tom Clarkson, series 1–8) and ] (Janeece Bryant, series 1–4 and 6–8, 11).<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2021-12-22|title=Where are the Waterloo Road cast now? From Lucien Laviscount to Phoebe Dynevor, many have gone on to bigger and better things|url=https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/gallery/waterloo-road-cast-then-and-now|access-date=2022-02-21|website=Glamour UK|language=en-GB}}</ref>
Other storylines included the death of pupil Adam Deardon in a car crash. ] blamed himself for Deardon's death and was remanded into custody. The series also focused upon the behaviour of troubled pupil ], culminating in his engaging in inappropriate sexual behaviour towards teacher Kim Campbell. Another important theme of the series was the break-up of ] and ] short-lived marriage, and the ]'s decision to keep Waterloo Road open.


The original teaching characters consisted of Headteacher Jack Rimmer (]); Deputy Headteacher Andrew Treneman (]); Art teacher and Head of Pastoral Care Kim Campbell (]); Head of English Grantly Budgen (]); English teachers Lorna Dickey (]) and Tom Clarkson (]); Head of French Steph Haydock (]); and Head of Drama Izzie Redpath (]). The student characters included Donte Charles (]), Chlo Grainger (]), Janeece Bryant (]), Yasmin Deardon (]), Mika Grainger (]) and Lewis Seddon (Craig Fitzpatrick).<ref>{{Cite web|title=BBC – Press Office – Waterloo Road: Introduction|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/03_march/06/waterloo.shtml|access-date=2022-02-21|publisher=BBC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=BBC – Press Office – Waterloo Road: Character breakdowns|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/03_march/06/waterloo_characters.shtml|access-date=2022-02-21|publisher=BBC}}</ref>
The final moments of the series see Lorna taking a step towards the edge of a canal.


Series 2 introduced pupil Brett Aspinall (]), his father and sponsor governor Roger Aspinall (]) and school secretary Davina Shackleton (]).<ref>{{Cite web|title=BBC – Press Office – Waterloo Road returns for second term|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/10_october/19/waterloo.shtml|access-date=2022-02-21|publisher=BBC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=BBC – Press Office – Waterloo Road: Character biographies|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2007/01_january/03/waterloo_biographies.shtml|access-date=2022-02-21|publisher=BBC}}</ref> Other new pupils included Leigh-Ann Galloway (]).
===Series 2 (2007)===
Series 2 of Waterloo Road featured 12 episodes. The first episode of the second series featured a number of new main characters: pupil ] (played by ]), sponsor governor ] (played by ]) and school secretary ] (played by Christine Tremarco).


Series 3 introduced new deputy head Eddie Lawson (]) and, in the seventh episode, new Headteacher Rachel Mason (]). Other staff arrivals include NQT English teacher Jasmine Koreshi (]) and Head of Music and Drama Matt Wilding (]). Pupils introduced in the third series include Aleesha Dillon (Lauren Thomas), Danielle Harker (]), Karla Bentham (]), Paul Langley (Thomas Milner), Bolton Smilie (Tachia Newall) and Michaela White (]).<ref>{{Cite web|title=BBC – Press Office – Waterloo Road series three: Cast credits|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2007/10_october/04/waterloo_cast.shtml|access-date=2022-02-21|publisher=BBC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=BBC – Press Office – Waterloo Road series three: Characters|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2007/10_october/04/waterloo_characters.shtml|access-date=2022-02-21|publisher=BBC}}</ref>
Series 2 began airing on ] on 14 January 2007 and in the rest of the UK on 18 January 2007.<ref name="listings">{{cite news
| url = http://www.radiotimes.com/ListingsServlet?event=13&broadcastType=1&jspGridLocation=%2Fjsp%2Ftv_listings_grid.jsp&jspListLocation=%2Fjsp%2Ftv_listings_single.jsp&jspError=%2Fjsp%2Ferror.jsp&searchTime=20%3A03&searchDate=18%2F01%2F2007&x=4&y=6
| title = TV Listings &nbsp;– Thursday 18&nbsp;January
| work = Radio Times | location = London}}</ref>


Series 4 introduced the Kelly family, consisting of mother Rose Kelly (]) and her five children: Marley (]), Earl (]), Sambuca (]), Denzil (Reece Douglas), and baby Prince. The series features new Head of PE Rob Cleaver (]), who is sacked when it transpires he is giving Bolton pills to help him win an important match. Rachel's sister Melissa Ryan (]) and nephew Phillip (]) are also introduced.
The audience learns that Lorna has survived what was portrayed as an attempted suicide at the end of series 1. As the series progresses, however, it becomes obvious that her troubles are far from over. Meanwhile, Tom and Izzie were expecting their first child together, until Izzie loses the baby after falling over during an argument with Lorna. After a period of manipulative and attention-seeking behaviour on the part of Lorna, she realises that she and Tom were not meant to be together. Lorna is diagnosed with ] and her life becomes even more stressful.


Series 5 introduced Executive Head Max Tyler (]), Deputy Headteacher Christopher Mead (]), Head of Food Technology Ruby Fry (]), newly-qualified English teacher Helen Hopewell (]) and Head of Modern Languages Jo Lipsett (]). New pupils included Emily James (]) and her sister Lindsay James (]), Siobhan Mailey (]), Ros McCain (]), Luke Pendle (Richie Jeeves), Amy Porter (]), Josh Stevenson (]) and Finn Sharkey (]).
She re-unites Izzie and Tom, before committing suicide rather than living with MS. In the last episode of the second series, Izzie sees Jack being attacked, but then gets stabbed herself. With only Jack there with her, and no one around, viewers are left not knowing whether Izzie has lived or died.<ref name="press2">{{cite press release
| url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/10_october/19/waterloo.shtml
| title = Waterloo Road returns for a second term on BBC ONE in January 2007
|publisher=BBC
| date = 19 October 2006}}</ref>


In series 6, ] joined the cast as new Headteacher Karen Fisher.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2009/10_october/16/waterloo.shtml |title=Press Office – Amanda Burton returns to BBC One in Waterloo Road |publisher=BBC |date=16 October 2009 |access-date=18 February 2011}}</ref> Karen's family included children Jess (]) and Harry (]) and her husband and supply teacher Charlie (]). ] was cast as rebellious teenager Jonah Kirby<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lintonmanagement.co.uk/Manchester/news/newsitem.asp?i=139&currentpage=1 |title=Linton Manchester News: Lucien Laviscount |publisher=Lintonmanagement.co.uk |access-date=18 February 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006040526/http://www.lintonmanagement.co.uk/Manchester/news/newsitem.asp?i=139&currentpage=1 |archive-date=6 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=BBC – Press Office – Waterloo Road: cast and crew|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2010/08_august/06/waterloo4.shtml|access-date=2022-02-21|publisher=BBC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=BBC – Press Office – Waterloo Road: characters|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2010/08_august/06/waterloo2.shtml|access-date=2022-02-21|publisher=BBC}}</ref> and ] also reprised her role as Janeece Bryant as the new school secretary.<ref name="twitter.com">{{cite web|author=Name chelsee healey |url=https://twitter.com/chelseehealey |title=chelsee healey (chelseehealey) on Twitter |via=Twitter |access-date=18 February 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=BBC – Press Office – Waterloo Road press pack: introduction|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2010/08_august/06/waterloo.shtml|access-date=2022-02-21|publisher=BBC}}</ref> On 21 December 2009, the arrival of new pupils Bex Fisher (]) and Kyle Stack (]) was announced; Kyle joined in episode 11.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s24/waterlooroad/news/a203867/george-sampson-to-join-waterloo-road.html |title=George Sampson to join 'Waterloo Road' |work=Digital Spy |date=18 February 2010 |access-date=18 February 2011}}</ref> Also introduced in episode 11 were pupils Nate Gurney (Scott Haining), Ronan Burley (]), Ruth Kirby (]).<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110226131137/http://www.rebelschool.co.uk/scott_haining.html|date=26 February 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC One – Waterloo Road, Series 6, Episode 5 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00tx4ck |publisher=BBC}}</ref> Other additions included Ronan Burley's father (]),<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090813115254/http://www.aimagents.com/actors/make.htm|date=13 August 2009}}</ref> Head of Spanish Francesca "Cesca" Monotya (]), Head of Pastoral Care Adanna Lawal (]) and Geography teacher and father of Jonah and Ruth, Marcus Kirby (]).<ref>{{cite news |date=13 March 2011 |title=Waterloo Road's Sexy Teacher Karen David On kissing pupils |work=] |publisher=] |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/waterloo-roads-sexy-teacher-karen-1696163 |accessdate=7 June 2022}}</ref>
Other notable storylines in series 2 included the arrival and departure of prospective sponsor governors ] and ], drug-dealing by ] and ], the alcoholism of trainee teacher ], and the bullying of ] by fellow-pupil ].


Series 7 introduced new Headteacher Michael Byrne (]), science teacher and Deputy Headteacher Sian Diamond (]),<ref>{{Cite web|title=BBC – Press Office – Jaye Jacobs and Alex Walkinshaw join Waterloo Road|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2011/05_may/30/waterloo.shtml|access-date=2022-02-21|publisher=BBC}}</ref> school site manager Rob Scotcher (]), maths teacher Daniel Chalk (]), new Head of English Linda Radleigh (]), school canteen worker Maggie Croft (]), school benefactor Lorraine Donnagan (]) and pupil Jodie "Scout" Allen (]). Guest stars in the seventh series included: ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-08-15|title='Waterloo Road' casts Jane Asher as school inspector|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/a335116/waterloo-road-casts-jane-asher-as-school-inspector/|access-date=2022-02-21|website=Digital Spy|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-06-01|title=Margi Clarke: 'Waterloo Road role was lovely'|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/a322561/margi-clarke-waterloo-road-role-was-lovely/|access-date=2022-02-21|website=Digital Spy|language=en-GB}}</ref>{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}
A portion of the soundtrack in series two was provided by Cornish band, ].


Series 8 marked the start of Waterloo Road in Greenock, and introduced English teacher Christine Mulgrew (]),<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Laurie Brett swaps Walford for Waterloo Road |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2012/waterloo-road-casting/ |access-date=2022-02-21 |publisher=BBC |language=en}}</ref> History teacher Audrey McFall (]),<ref name=":0"></ref> Languages teacher George Windsor (]),<ref>{{Cite news |title=Angus Deayton to star in Waterloo Road |work=BBC News |date=12 December 2012 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20695841 |access-date=16 August 2024 |language=en}}</ref> and Deputy Headteacher Simon Lowsley (]).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welsh actor Richard Mylan joins the cast of TV series Waterloo Road |date=22 June 2013 |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/film-tv/welsh-actor-richard-mylan-joins-4696745 |access-date=16 August 2024 |publisher=WalesOnline |language=en}}</ref>
In final moments of this series, Izzie was left stabbed in the carpark with Jack.


Series 9 introduced new science teacher Sue Spark (Vanessa Hehir),<ref name=Hehir>{{Cite web |title='Waterloo Road': Vanessa Hehir talks Sue Spark role, future stories |date=4 September 2013 |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/a511790/waterloo-road-vanessa-hehir-talks-sue-spark-role-future-stories/ |access-date=6 January 2025|publisher=DigitalSpy|language=en}}</ref> and new PE teacher Hector Reid (Leon Ockenden).
===Series 3 (2007–08)===
The third, 20-part series began in October 2007 with several new characters including a new deputy head teacher played by ] and, by episode seven, a new headmistress played by ].<ref name="third">{{cite web
|url=http://www.shedproductions.com/financials/fin_files/fin_results_files/results_2006.pdf
|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070119141208/http://www.shedproductions.com/financials/fin_files/fin_results_files/results_2006.pdf
|archivedate=19 January 2007
|title = A Third Series for Autumn 2007 |publisher=Shed Productions}}</ref>


Series 10 introduced an extensive set of new characters, including new headmaster Vaughan Fitzgerald (]),<ref name=Pearson>{{Cite web |title=Neil Pearson and Nicola Stephenson join the cast of Waterloo Road for series 10 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2013/waterloo-road-casting |access-date=16 August 2024 |publisher=BBC Media Centre|language=en}}</ref> his partner and Art teacher Allie Westbrook (]),<ref name=Pearson></ref> his ex-wife and Geography teacher Olga Fitzgerald (]), and Olga and Vaughan's children Justin Fitzgerald (]) and Leo Fitzgerald (Zebb Dempster).<ref>{{cite news|last1=Cook|first1=Eva|last2=Atkinson|first2=Kirsty|title=BBC – Neil Pearson and Nicola Stephenson join the cast of Waterloo Road for final season|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2013/waterloo-road-casting|publisher=BBC News |access-date=9 March 2015|date=18 March 2014}}</ref> Other new staff introductions included Deputy Headteacher Lorna Hutchinson (]),<ref name=S10Cast>{{Cite web |title=Waterloo Road reveals new cast members for final series |date=July 2014 |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/a581445/waterloo-road-reveals-new-cast-members-for-final-series/ |access-date=16 August 2024 |publisher=DigitalSpy|language=en}}</ref> GPD Teacher Guy Braxton (]),<ref name=S10Cast></ref> Science teacher Marco D'Olivera (Stefano Braschi).<ref name=S10Cast></ref> New pupils Kenzie Calhoun (]),<ref name=S10Cast></ref> Scott Fairchild (Andrew Still),<ref name=S10Cast></ref> Carrie Norton (]), Bonnie Kincaid (]),<ref name=S10Cast></ref> Dale Jackson (Finlay MacMillan)<ref name=S10Cast></ref> and Abdul Bukhari (]),<ref name=S10Cast></ref> alongside existing pupils Rhiannon Salt (Rebecca Craven), Lenny Brown (Joe Slater), Lisa Brown (Caitlin Gillespie), Darren Hughes (Mark Beswick), Shaznay Montrose (Je'Taime Morgan Hanley), .{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}
The series began with headmaster Jack Rimmer recording a radio documentary featuring the death of his colleague ] (played by ]). Jack had witnessed Izzie's stabbing at the very end of the previous series, although it had not been revealed that she had died.


], ] and ] reprised their roles in series 11 as Donte Charles, Chlo Charles and Kim Campbell respectively, with Campbell now as the Headteacher.<ref name=Jan22cast>{{Cite web|title=Angela Griffin, Adam Thomas and Katie Griffiths to return to Waterloo Road|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2022/waterloo-road-casting|website=BBC Media Centre|date=24 January 2022|access-date=25 January 2022}}</ref> Staff members included Lindon King (Vincent Jerome), Joe Casey (]), Wendy Whitwell (Jo Coffey), Valerie Chambers (]), Neil Guthrie (]), Coral Walker (]), Amy Spratt (Katherine Pearce), Nicky Walters (]), Jamilah Omar (Sonia Ibrahim) and Mike Rutherford (Ryan Clayton). New senior pupils included Danny Lewis (Adam Abbou), Samia Choudhry (Priyasasha Kumari), Preston Walters (Noah Valentine), Kai Sharif (Adam Ali), Kelly Jo Rafferty (Alicia Forde), Dean Weever (Francesco Piacentini-Smith), Noel McManus (Liam Scholes), and Caz Williams (Lucy Eleanor Begg). Junior pupils included Izzy Charles (Scarlett Thomas), Tonya Walters (Summer Violet Bird), Verity King (Ava Flannery), Dwayne Jackson (Thapelo Ray), Zayne Jackson (Inathi Rozani), Shola Aku (Chiamaka (ChiChi) Ulebor) and Norrulah Ashimi (Sahil Ismailkhil).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2022/waterloo-road-2023-first-look | title=Waterloo Road teases first-look images as series is confirmed to return to the BBC in January }}</ref>
With Andrew Treneman gone, having accepted a teaching post in ], Eddie (played by ]) became the deputy head. Rimmer resigned as head teacher in episode 6 due to misuse of the school budget. He was succeeded by ].


Series 13 introduced new students Libby Guthrie (Hattie Dynevor), Schumacher 'Schuey' Weever (Zak Sutcliffe), Stacey 'Stace' Neville (]), Portia Weever (Maisie Robinson), Molly 'Mog' Richardson (Aabay Noor Ali), Jess Clarke (Zanele Nyoni), and Declan Harding (Teddy Wallwork).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-30 |title=Exclusive: Waterloo Road confirms five new characters for next series |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/waterloo-road/a44389457/waterloo-road-series-13-cast-trailer/ |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Spackman |first=Maisie |date=2023-06-30 |title=Waterloo Road confirms new cast as Coronation Street star's daughter joins |url=https://metro.co.uk/2023/06/30/waterloo-roads-new-cast-including-coronation-street-stars-daughter-19043239/ |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=Metro |language=en}}</ref>
The second half of the third series began on 10 January 2008. The third series finale aired on 13 March 2008 in most of the UK. Scotland was running three days behind due to a football league event, and was 2 episodes behind. In week beginning 10 March, two episodes aired. In the second half of series 3, ] was accused of having a sexual relationship with a pupil and was then forced to date the pupil's father, only for her to be saved by ].


Series 14 introduced ] as Steve Savage, Waterloo Road's new Headteacher, and ] as Nisha Chandra, Head of Maths. New students included Billy Savage (Olly Rhodes), Boz Osbourne (Nathan Wood), Aleena Qureshi (Sonya Nisa), Lois Taylor-Brown (]), Luca Smith (]), and Jared Jones (Matthew Khan).<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 February 2024 |title=Jason Manford to join cast of BBC's Waterloo Road as new Headteacher Mr Savage |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2024/waterloo-road-jason-manford-new-students/ |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=www.bbc.co.uk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Rimmer |first=Monica |date=2024-02-27 |title=Waterloo Road: Jason Manford joins cast of BBC series |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-68413689 |access-date=2024-03-01 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> In series 15, ] replaces Manford as Stella Drake.<ref name=Stella>{{cite web|title=Waterloo Road confirms EastEnders legend Lindsey Coulson to replace Jason Manford as headteacher|first=Lewis|last=Knight|work=]|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/waterloo-road-casts-eastenders-lindsey-coulson-newsupdate/|date=29 October 2024|access-date=29 October 2024}}</ref> ] is also expected to appear in a future series.<ref>{{cite web|title=Former Hollyoaks star Niamh Blackshaw lands new soap role|first=Divya|last=Soni|work=]|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/hollyoaks/a62193016/hollyoaks-niamh-blackshaw-waterloo-road/|date=13 September 2024|access-date=16 September 2024}}</ref>
The London-based band ] have had various tracks from the 2008-released album '']'' featured in Series 3.


==Transmissions and ratings==
The final episode attracted 6 million viewers.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a91595/ashes-waterloo-triumph-for-bbc-one.html |title= 'Ashes', 'Waterloo' triumph for BBC One |work =Digital Spy |date=15 March 2008 |accessdate=18 February 2011}}</ref>
===Episodes===
{{Further|List of Waterloo Road episodes}}


{{Series overview
In the final episode of Series 3, a fire spread through the school. Davina Shackleton was rushed to hospital with smoke inhalation, while Rachel Mason and ] (the contractor that was going to build Rachel's new building, whose careless disposal of a cigarette had started the blaze) were trapped under falling rubble inside the school.
| infoA = Average viewership<br />(in millions)
| country = UK


| link1 = Waterloo Road series 1
===Series 4 (2009)===
| episodes1 = 8
The 20-part fourth series was commissioned in December 2007. The series began on BBC One on Wednesday 7 January 2009, with the show's first 90-minute opening episode.
| start1 = {{Start date|df=yes|2006|3|9}}
| end1 = {{End date|df=yes|2006|4|27}}
| infoA1 = 4.6


| link2 = Waterloo Road series 2
] (played by Eva Pope) and ] (played by Christine Tremarco) return following the fire that nearly destroyed the school. Examples of characters from the previous series who have left the school include: ], ] (both of whom left for University having graduated) and ]. The fate of ] is left unanswered.
| episodes2 = 12
| start2 = {{Start date|df=yes|2007|1|18}}{{efn|name=Note1}}
| end2 = {{End date|df=yes|2007|4|26}}
| infoA2 = 4.3


| link3 = Waterloo Road series 3
The fourth series introduces several new characters who become focal points of the subsequent episodes. For example, the Kelly family seems to be the epitome of the "Family from Hell""" and consists of an alcoholic mother ] and her five children: eldest son ], borderline psychopath ], daughter ], 11-year-old ], and baby Prince. New Head of PE ] begins a relationship with English teacher ] and becomes the boxing mentor of pupil ]. He is later sacked by Rachel and ] when it transpires he is giving Bolton pills in order to help him win an important match, ultimately ending his and Jasmine's relationship. Rachel Mason's sister ] and her son ] are also introduced.
| episodes3 = 20
] is tragically killed when her relationship with psychotic Earl Kelly comes to an explosive end, and she is fatally shot. Realising she had made a huge mistake in ever trusting him, she dies in the arms of those who loved her most, Steph and Janeece.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/2009/wk9/wed.shtml#wed_waterloord |title=Waterloo Road Episode 9 |publisher=BBC |year = 2009 |accessdate=18 February 2011}}</ref>
| start3 = {{Start date|df=yes|2007|10|11}}
| end3 = {{End date|df=yes|2008|3|13}}
| infoA3 = 5.0


| link4 = Waterloo Road series 4
Former teacher ] (played by Angela Griffin) returns from Rwanda in episode 11 and brings with her a baby girl, Grace, who she claims is her daughter. However, after immigration officers investigate, it transpires that Kim has in fact smuggled Grace into the UK illegally. Former Deputy Head ] (played by Jamie Glover) makes a brief return in episodes 19 and 20 during a Rwandan fundraising day being held at the school, and is reunited with Kim.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/2009/wk19/wed.shtml#wed_waterloord |title=Network TV Programme Information BBC Week 19 Wednesday 13&nbsp;May 2009 |publisher=BBC | year = 2009 |accessdate=18 February 2011}}</ref>
| episodes4 = 20
| start4 = {{Start date|df=yes|2009|1|7}}
| end4 = {{End date|df=yes|2009|5|20}}
| infoA4 = 4.7


| link5 = Waterloo Road series 5
] gives birth to a baby girl, Izzy.
| episodes5 = 20
| start5 = {{Start date|df=yes|2009|10|28}}
| end5 = {{End date|df=yes|2010|7|15}}
| infoA5 = 4.8


| link6 = Waterloo Road series 6
The series also marked the exit of long-term characters ], ], ] and ]. Marley Kelley (Luke Bailey), Eddie Lawson (Neil Morrissey), Matt Wilding (Chris Geere), Flick Mellor (Sadie Pickering), Jasmine Koreshi (Shabana Bakhsh) and Andrew Treneman (Jamie Glover) also made their final appearances in episode 20.
| episodes6 = 20
The final episode aired on 20 May 2009 and attracted 4.5 million viewers.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a156683/84m-see-latest-apprentice-fired.html |title= 8.4m see latest 'Apprentice' fired | work =Digital Spy |date=21 May 2009 |accessdate=18 February 2011}}</ref>
| start6 = {{Start date|df=yes|2010|09|01}}
| end6 = {{End date|df=yes|2011|4|6}}
| infoA6 = 4.9


| link6S = Waterloo Road Reunited
===Series 5 (2009–10)===
| linkT6S = WRR
In March 2009 Shed Media confirmed that a 20-part fifth series had been commissioned by the BBC. The new commission will bring the total number of episodes to 80.<ref name="fourteenth"/> Filming began on 11 May 2009 and the series began airing on Wednesday 28 October (Sunday 25 October on BBC One Scotland). For the first time, the series was also filmed in ].<ref>{{cite web|author=Danielle Nagler |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2009/06/hd_masters_conference_keynote.html |title=Internet Blog: HD Masters Conference Keynote Speech, 23&nbsp;June 2009 |publisher=BBC |date=23 June 2009 |accessdate=18 February 2011}}</ref>
| episodes6S = 6
| start6S = {{Start date|df=yes|2011|3|2}}
| end6S = {{End date|df=yes|2011|4|6}}
| infoA6S = N/A


| link7 = Waterloo Road series 7
Series 5 follows the merger of Waterloo Road with the local posh, private school&nbsp;– John Fosters. The current Head Teacher, Rachel Mason, and newly appointed executive Head Teacher, ] (played by ]), immediately clash, causing a lot of tension, especially when Max takes the liberty of using Rachel's office. It isn't just the tension in the Heads' office that is brewing, the rivalry in the playground as well as the staffroom is unimaginable. Six new teachers from John Fosters transferred to Waterloo Road to support the merger, much to the disapproval of snobby John Fosters and new Food Technology teacher ] (]), and to the immediate shock of hopeless newly-qualified teacher, ] (]), whom the pupils, and some staff, soon label 'Hopeless Hopewell.' Other John Fosters staff transfers include New Deputy Head and Science teacher ] (]) and Head of Modern Languages ] (]). A mix of new pupils also soon make their mark with their obvious disapproval of Waterloo Road and its existing pupils and staff, causing fights amongst both. This is a new term for Waterloo Road, with many challenges for both staff and students, not all of whom will cope.
| episodes7 = 30
| start7 = {{Start date|df=yes|2011|5|4}}
| end7 = {{End date|df=yes|2012|4|25}}
| infoA7 = 5.1


| link8 = Waterloo Road series 8
Episode 8 marks the departure of hopeless English teacher Helen Hopewell, who takes it upon herself to leave after realising that her bribery of the students to ensure their good behaviour during her teaching inspection will result in her sacking. Before she took her undignified leave from Waterloo Road, Helen left Rachel a computer disc, proving that Max had taken her on not just "for being a good student", but also because they had had a fling. Max Tyler's increasingly desperate attempts to control the school eventually result in the end of his teaching career. After he brutally shoves Rachel's nephew, Philip Ryan, against a filing cabinet (in episode 9), resulting in an extremely large and painful-looking bruise on his back, Philip struggles to keep quiet. Shocked by Philip's bruise, Ruby Fry mentions it to Kim Campbell (who incidentally is having an affair with Max). Eventually, Philip admits how he received his injury. Max is fired much to the delight of the staff and pupils. Rachel and Chris also kiss in Episode 10. When Waterloo Road came back on air 3 months later, in Episode 11 Kim Campbell announces that she is pregnant with Max's baby. New students are introduced in Episode 11 (Bianka), 12 (Craig) and 13 (Aidan). Adam Fleet arrives, an old friend of Rachel and he later proposes to her, whilst Steph starts dating Chris' father, Oliver. The main storyline throughout the second half of Series 5 is Finn Sharkey, an unruly pupil who causes havoc. He graffitis the staffroom, does drugs and forces Amy to deface a valuable painting in Episode 18. In Episode 16, after Finn has done drugs with Amy and Josh, Josh spikes Tom's dinner and when he later drives Kim to the hospital, he hallucinates and crashes, although they both survive, including Kim's baby. In Episode 17, Jo Lipsett is suspended for acting inappropriately when student Ros McCain reveals she loves her, whilst Ruby Fry is on medication for the majority for the series. In episode 15 Bolton Smilie and Sam Kelly kiss but Bolton ignores Sam afterwards.
| episodes8 = 30
| start8 = {{Start date|df=yes|2012|8|23}}
| end8 = {{End date|df=yes|2013|7|4}}
| infoA8 = 4.4


| link9 = Waterloo Road series 9
Long serving characters Steph Haydock (]), Kim Campbell (]), Rachel Mason (]), Paul Langley (]), Karla Bentham (]), Danielle Harker (]), Aleesha Dillon (Lauren Thomas), Bolton Smilie (]) and Michaela White (]), as well as Philip Ryan (Dean Smith), Siobhan Mailey (Phoebe Dynevor) and Jo Lipsett (]) left at the end of Series 5.
| episodes9 = 20
| start9 = {{Start date|df=yes|2013|9|5}}
| end9 = {{End date|df=yes|2014|3|12}}
| infoA9 = 4.1


| link10 = Waterloo Road series 10
The last episode aired on 15 July 2010 with a strong audience of 4.5m.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/2010/wk28/unplaced.shtml |title=Press Office&nbsp;– Network TV Programme Information BBC Week 28 Unplaced |publisher=BBC |accessdate=18 February 2011}}</ref>
| episodes10 = 20
| start10 = {{Start date|df=yes|2014|10|15}}
| end10 = {{End date|df=yes|2015|3|9}}
| infoA10 = 3.6{{efn|name=Note2}}


| link11 = Waterloo Road series 11
===Series 6 (2010–11)===
| linkT11 = 11
{{Update|date=September 2010|type=section}}
| episodes11 = 7
Production and filming for the 20-part sixth series started on 9 November 2009 and finished in May 2010. The series started airing on BBC One from 1 September, with the second episode following the next day with a strong audience of 5.1m.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/2010/wk35/unplaced.shtml |title=Press Office&nbsp;– Network TV Programme Information BBC Week 35 Unplaced |publisher=BBC |accessdate=18 February 2011}}</ref> Former '']'' actress ] joined the cast as new headteacher, Karen Fisher,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2009/10_october/16/waterloo.shtml |title=Press Office&nbsp;– Amanda Burton returns to BBC One in Waterloo Road |publisher=BBC |date=16 October 2009 |accessdate=18 February 2011}}</ref> ] played alongside Burton as on-screen daughter, Jess Fisher and ] played her on-screen son, Harry Fisher<ref>http://www.hamiltonhodell.co.uk/page.asp?partid=171</ref> '']'' actor Lucien Laviscount was cast as rebellious teenager Jonah Kirby<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lintonmanagement.co.uk/Manchester/news/newsitem.asp?i=139&currentpage=1 |title=Linton Manchester News: Lucien Laviscount |publisher=Lintonmanagement.co.uk |accessdate=18 February 2011}}</ref> and ] (Janeece Bryant) also reprised her role, not as a pupil, but as the new school secretary.<ref name="twitter.com">{{cite web|author=Name chelsee healey |url=http://twitter.com/chelseehealey |title=chelsee healey (chelseehealey) on Twitter |work=Twitter |accessdate=18 February 2011}}</ref> On 21 December 2009, it was announced that former ''Coronation Street'' actress ] had been cast as Bex Fisher, and that '']'' winner ] would be joining the cast as a new Year 11 student, Kyle Stack&nbsp;– his scenes aired from episode 11.<ref>{{cite web|author=Thursday, 18 February 2010, 08:50 GMT |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s24/waterlooroad/news/a203867/george-sampson-to-join-waterloo-road.html |title=George Sampson to join 'Waterloo Road' |publisher=Digital Spy |date=18 February 2010 |accessdate=18 February 2011}}</ref> Also from episode 11, Scott Haining played Nate Gurney, a love interest for the newly ] Josh Stevenson,<ref>http://www.rebelschool.co.uk/scott_haining.html</ref>] member and former '']'' actor ] guest starred as Mr. Burley, new character Ronan Burley (Ben-Ryan Davies)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.waterlooroadtv.co.uk/spoilers/cast.php |title=Waterloo Road Fans:: Your No. 1 Stop For The BBC Series |publisher=Waterlooroadtv.co.uk |accessdate=18 February 2011}}</ref>'s father,<ref>{{dead link|date=February 2011}}</ref> and ] portrayed new Head of Spanish, Francesca Montoya.<ref name="waterlooroadtv.co.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.waterlooroadtv.co.uk/ |title=Waterloo Road Fans:: Your No. 1 Stop For The BBC Series:: Series 5 Spoilers News Episode Guide |publisher=Shed Productions |date= 23 February |accessdate=6 April 2011}}</ref> ] portrayed new Geography teacher, Marcus Kirby, Jonah's father, and the family was further expanded by the addition of ], who played his daughter and new pupil, Ruth. ] also reprised her role as Rose Kelly in episode six.
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Janeece returned to the school pregnant, much to the dismay of Karen. At first, she appeared pleased with the fact that she was pregnant. In episode 3, she revealed to Tom that she did not want her baby. In episode 4, the storyline reveals that John and Ruby have been trying desperately for a baby, but have difficulty doing so because of Ruby's age. Learning of their problems, Janeece approached them with the proposition of adopting her child when she was born. However, when she sees John and Ruby with the baby, she realises that she does love her child, whom Ruby has named Poppy, and she is faced with the dilemma of retrieving her. She eventually succeeds, and names her Cheryl.
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Other notable storylines include Tom's son, Josh Stevenson, revealing his homosexuality. Josh attempted to kiss his best friend Finn Sharkey who was disgusted with and angry at Josh's behaviour. Josh embarks on a relationship with Lauren Andrews, but realises he is unhappy and unwittingly embarrasses her in front of the whole school. Grantly was having trouble with is wife Fleur who was showing signs of developing ], and Steph Haydock returned in episode 9 for a guest appearance, assisting him with his troubles. A small sub-plot in the series was Jess Fisher's relationship with previously clueless science teacher and deputy head Chris Mead, who was appalled when he found out that he had been in a relationship with his boss's daughter. Jess later embarked on a relationship with Jonah Kirby, who was also disgusted when he learned of Jess's antics and was distraught when he caught her flirting with him. Episode 10 featured Grantly placing Fleur in a nursing home after realising that he cannot continue to provide for his wife's high level of need. The episode also revealed that due to Grantly's issues with Fleur, he had been teaching his A-level English class the wrong syllabus, leading to angry parents phoning up the school and Karen having to bear the brunt of all the anger. Jess also found her missing sister Bex, who appeared in their home to collect some belongings. Just as Jess persuaded Bex to stay, Bex walked into her room to find it empty as if she has died. Bex therefore left but following a change of heart, she returned to Karen's office. The episode and this first part of the series is then left on a cliff hanger.
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The series took a mid-term break from 27 October 2010 and resumed with episodes 11–20 beginning on 2 February 2011<ref name="waterlooroadtv.co.uk"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/2011/wk5/unplaced.shtml#unplaced_waterloo_rd |title=Press Office&nbsp;– Network TV Programme Information BBC Week 5 New this week |publisher=BBC |accessdate=18 February 2011}}</ref>
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Waterloo Road returned with Karen introducing a separate sex classes policy, which was very unpopular with the new Head of Pastoral Care, Adanna Lawal (]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scottmarshall.co.uk/articles/view/123/sharlene-whyte-goes-back-to-school-in-waterloo-road |title=Scott Marshall Partnership |publisher=Scottmarshall.co.uk |date=1 January 1970 |accessdate=18 February 2011}}</ref> Episode 12 saw Janeece become involved with a pupil Billie Taylor, who claimed her mother was trying to steal her baby, which introduces the second mental health storyline in series 6. The main story during the spring term was the relationship which developed between Cesca and Jonah. This was revealed in episode 19 and Cesca was arrested. In episode 20 she was released on bail, so she and Jonah drove to ] to get married; she was arrested after the ceremony. Adanna meanwhile tried to unite the sexes with the school production "Cinderfeller" which didn't go according to plan. Kyle and Denzil escape having destroyed the production, and in attempt to impress Kyle, Denzil climbs a railway bridge only to become stuck, hanging off of the bridge in serious danger. Finn became critically injured having fallen off the bridge, however he managed to save Denzil in the process.
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Series 6 saw the last appearances of Francesca Montoya (]), Ruby Fry (]), Jonah Kirby (]), Ruth Kirby (]), Marcus Kirby (]), Adanna Lawal (]) and Nate Gurney (Scott Haining). It ended on 6 April 2011.
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A seventh series of 20 episodes was announced on 7 April 2010 after Shed Media announced their final results.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shed-media.com/downloads/reports/07-04-10%20Preliminary%20Results%20to%2031%20Dec%202009.pdf |title=Microsoft Word |format=PDF |accessdate=18 February 2011}}</ref> However, only 10 episodes were filmed due to the difficulty of shooting during the winter months.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.waterlooroadtv.co.uk |title=Waterloo Road Fans:: Your No. 1 Stop For The BBC Series:: Series 5 Spoilers News Episode Guide |publisher=Waterlooroadtv.co.uk |accessdate=18 February 2011}}</ref> These episodes were broadcast from 4 May 2011, four weeks after series 6 ended, airing in addition to the usual autumn run of ten episodes that began on 14 September. The third block of ten episodes is due to broadcast from 22 February 2012.
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] and ] join the cast as site manager Rob Scotcher and Maths teacher Daniel Chalk respectively. ] appears as Rob's son Aiden, and ] as his estranged wife Naomi for four episodes. ] also appears in the first ten episodes as English teacher Eleanor Chaudry. Other new regular pupils include twin actresses Millie and Hope Katana as Rhona and Shona Mansfield, and Katie McGlynn as Scout from episode 7.
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The first block of episodes' storylines include teen pregnancy and child abuse. Another significant storyline includes the revelation of pupil, Martin Dunbar's, Gender Dysphoria. Furthermore, a student attends Waterloo Road, after being released from a Youth Detention Centre as a result of being convicted of the murder of a young child. These events lead to Director of Education Richard Whitman (]), aided by inside information from Eleanor, to recommend the school's closure. They also are in favour of dismissing Kare.
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Other plot elements include the death of Sambuca Kelly from cancer, Vicki and Jess both becoming pregnant by Aiden, and the relationship between Karen and Rob. Eventually the staff and pupils' loyalty saves the school from closure, but Karen's future remains in doubt. Chris also decides to leave the teaching profession after his determination to help Scout causes further trouble for Karen, and Rob resigns as site manager after becoming a qualified teacher.

] portrays the new headmaster Michael Byrne from the second block of episodes, with ] and ] as newly-married teachers Jez and Sian Diamond, the latter of whom is appointed deputy headteacher with Tom. ] was initially cast as Jez, but was released from his contract after three days of filming due to personal problems affecting shooting.<ref>http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s24/waterloo-road/news/a326967/paul-nicholls-leaves-waterloo-road-after-three-days.html</ref> ] also rejoins the cast, his character Matt Wilding returning to Waterloo Road on Michael's request to reinvigorate the music and drama departments, and ] plays Head of English Linda Radleigh from episodes 13 to 21. New pupils include Phoenix and Harley Taylor (Kaya Moore and Kane Tomlinson-Weaver), Tariq and Trudi Siddiqui (Naveed Choudhry and Aryana Ramkhalawon), and Jez's children Madeline and Zack Diamond (] and Lee Abbate) from episodes 11 and 12. Shifaa Arfan plays Tariq and Trudi's younger sister Naseem from episode 21, with canteen assistant Maggie Croft (]) also making her first appearance in the same episode. ] also rejoins the cast as troublemaker, Kyle Stack from episode 21. ] plays Head of English Nicki Boston from episode 23,<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2012/10/waterloo-road.html</ref> and ] joins the cast as alcoholic pupil Shelby Dixon in episode 28.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/tv_and_showbiz/s/1462103_11-years-younger--roxanne-pallett-to-play-schoolgirl-in-waterloo-road|title=11 years younger: Roxanne Pallett to play schoolgirl in Waterloo Road|work=Manchester Evening News|date=18 October 2011|last=Bourne|first=Dianne|publisher=M.E.N. Media}}</ref> ] joins as Lorraine Donnogan, a former pupil of Michael's, who prompts the relocation of the school from Rochdale to Scotland. Rob Haythorne appears as Wayne Johnson, a pupil from Michael's last school who is acquitted of attempted murder after attacking him, from episodes 11 to 20, and ] appears in three episodes as Nelson Smith, the father of the Taylors.

Storylines in the second block of episodes revolve around Michael's personal and physical problems. Having recovered from the stabbing he suffered at his previous school he attempts to reunite with former partner Sian, despite the presence of her new husband in the school. His problems heighten after a confrontation with his attacker Wayne, culminating in the latter being run over and left in a coma. Michael then finds himself anonymously harassed by both Phoenix, who witnessed the incident, and Linda, who initiates a hate campaign on Michael after he ends their brief relationship. Sian decides to leave Jez and starts an affair with Michael, but changes her mind after the affair becomes public. Michael eventually makes his peace with Wayne and apologises to both staff and students to finally earn their respect; however, Linda runs him over with her car after her deception is uncovered, leading to the latter's arrest at the beginning of the next term. Other storylines include Tom's struggles with the pressure of his promotion to deputy head, Emily's deteriorating behaviour causing trouble for Scout, Vicki and Ronan's relationship difficulties in their final term at the school and Tariq's issue with Finn and Trudi starting a relationship.<!--please merge any significant plot details for episodes 21-30 with this section-->

The third block of episodes begins with the arrival of a new local gang, the Dale Sken Crew (DSC). It is soon revealed that Kyle Stack is now a loyal member of the DSC and this instigates an intense storyline which involves Tariq, Finn and Kyle.

Tariq ends up in trouble again when he is infiltrated by the DSC after the gang forms a powerful hold over him when they set him up with a knife wanted in connection with a robbery. He manages to put on a brave front, but it later transpires that he feels quite vulnerable in respect of his situation and does not have a desire to engage in behaviour which could lead him into trouble with the police. When Finn and Trudi are elected as the new Head Boy and Head Girl, they eventually take their relationship one step further when Trudi instigates the idea that, out of her love for Finn, she would like the relationship to become more physical. Things, however, become complicated when Trudi discovers that she's pregnant. She confides in Tariq and Naseem but, under Tariq's influence, keeps it secret from Finn and dumps him; this results in Finn getting involved with a rival gang of the DSC, the Murray gang. Trudi decides to have an abortion, but changes her mind. Sadly however, she later suffers a miscarriage and finally tells Finn the truth. Devastated and out of his love for Trudi, Finn officially joins the Murray gang to get revenge on Tariq. However, he later bows out of the gang when they force him to set Naseem's hideout on fire and eventually gets back together with Trudi. Kyle is expelled from school after he is caught selling illegal ] and swears revenge on Finn. He orders a crossbow and threatens Tariq into killing Finn at the school prom, but Tariq tries to get out of it by hiding the crossbow in the school and finally accepts Finn and Trudi's relationship. However, Kyle sneaks into the school during the prom, finds the crossbow and unsuccessfully attempts to carry out his plan, but Finn is saved by Josh, Ronan and Tariq and Kyle is arrested. Tariq promises Michael to tell the police everything he knows about the DSC, thus ending the feud between Tariq, Finn and Kyle.

The first episode of this block focuses mainly on the investigation pertaining who ran Michael over. Initially, the prime suspect is Jez out of suspicions of his alleged jealousy of Michael's relationship with Sian. Luckily, an astute Chalky manages to correctly attribute the crime to Linda, who is arrested and dismissed. Chalky thus emerges as a more heroic and stern figure, compared to his performance in the previous blocks of episodes.

Sub-plots include one where two contenders run for the role of the Head of English. Tom eventually takes a shine to former soldier, Nicki Boston, who is instrumental in getting Josh to open up to her about his use of cannabis. Josh's problems are exacerbated even though he claims that he has ceased using drugs, but his behaviour becomes more and more erratic. When alerted, Tom makes the difficult decision to take his son to see a GP, who submits him to a psychiatrist. It is afterwards that Josh is diagnosed with ].

Jez and Sian's marriage is back on track, following Sian's affair with Michael, but the marriage ultimately breaks down for good. When Jez suggests that they start a family together, Sian deceives him again by pretending to be in favour of the idea when in fact, she isn't and is secretly taking the pill behind Jez's back. Eventually, Sian comes clean about everything and Jez finally realises that she is not willing to fight for their marriage as much as he is and leaves her.

Matt reaches fatherhood sooner than planned after Rosie, following a clumsy accident made by Naseem, goes into premature labour and gives birth to a baby girl, Martha. Grantly starts a business selling comestics with canteen assistant, Maggie Croft, in order to save money to keep his wife in a care home. However, the company later goes bust and Grantly's world is turned upside-down when Fleur becomes terribly ill. Sadly, she doesn't recognise him when he visits her, so he brings her to where they spent their honeymoon in an attempt to bring back her memory. In the end, his attempt is successful as Fleur's memory returns moments before she dies. The aftermath of Fleur's death brings Grantly and Maggie closer and eventually, the two admit their true feeling for one another and begin a relationship. Maggie is able to see past Grantly's cynical and abrupt ways.

Romance blossoms for Janeece when she falls in love with Craig O'Leary and the relationship moves forward very quickly when Craig moves in with her almost immediately. He then proposes to her during the school fun run and she accepts him. But on the day of the wedding, Janeece's whirlwind romance turns into heartbreak when Craig stands her up at the registry office. Chalky discovers that the reason for Craig's absence is because he has drained Janeece's bank account and stolen all of her possessions. It is revealed that Craig is in fact a con man known to the police and has performed the same con on other women in the past. Janeece is too embarrassed and humiliated to let everyone know what happened, so she decides to attend her reception at the school and tells everyone that it was her decision to dump the groom at the altar.

At the end of the series, despite his best efforts, Michael receives devastating news when the Education Authority announces that Waterloo Road has not improved its standards and will therefore be closed. Luckily, a former pupil and friend of Michael's, Lorraine Donnogan proposes a solution. She offers him the opportunity to be head teacher at a new independent school she is opening in Scotland. At first, Michael declines, but changes his mind after the Education Authority's decision. The series ends with Michael moving to his new post, though he does not go alone. Joining him are: Sian, Tom, Grantly, Maggie, Chalky, Scout, Phoenix, Denzil, Harley and Tariq. His reasons for wanting to start the new school are somewhat altruistic. He realises that for certain pupils, the decision to close Waterloo Road might destroy all of the good work that various pupils have achieved. By giving the students the opportunity to attend a different school, they will be able to continue to flourish.

Guest stars in the series include ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ].


The final episode of series 3 attracted 6 million viewers.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ratings/news/a91595/ashes-waterloo-triumph-for-bbc-one/|title='Ashes', 'Waterloo' triumph for BBC One|date=15 March 2008|work=Digital Spy|access-date=28 November 2018|language=en}}</ref> The final episode of series 4 and 5 each attracted 4.5 million viewers.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a156683/84m-see-latest-apprentice-fired.html |title=8.4m see latest 'Apprentice' fired | work = Digital Spy |date=21 May 2009 |access-date=18 February 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Press Offic – Network TV Programme Information BBC Week 28 Unplaced |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/2010/wk28/unplaced.shtml |access-date=18 February 2011 |publisher=BBC}}</ref>
===Series 8 onwards (2012–14)===
Series 7 concluded with a "dramatic and explosive storyline", prompting the school (and the show's production) to relocate to Scotland for the eighth series.


Fifty new episodes have been commissioned with filming due to commence in April 2012, due for broadcast over two years from autumn 2012.<ref name="Scotland" /> A new set has been found based in ], Scotland, 25 miles outside of Glasgow at the former ] school.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s24/waterloo-road/news/a347869/waterloo-road-finds-new-scottish-location.html |title=Waterloo Road finds new scottish location |publisher=Digital Spy |date=27 October 2011}}</ref> The finale of series 10 aired on 9 March 2015, nine years after the first episode aired on 9 March 2006.<ref name="Final episode of Waterloo Road">{{cite web|last1=Kilkelly|first1=Daniel|title=Waterloo Road's Rebecca Craven on final episode|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s24/waterloo-road/interviews/a633911/waterloo-roads-rebecca-craven-on-final-episode-fans-will-be-happy.html#~p6tsQcgI8lhwS2|work=Digital Spy|access-date=9 March 2015|date=9 March 2015}}</ref>


=== Reception ===
Series 8 is scheduled to start on 23 August 2012 at 20:00, and will run for 10 episodes (autumn term) concluding on 25 October.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2012/34/waterloo-road.html</ref>
====Revival series====
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==Transmissions and Ratings== ==Awards and nominations==
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! Year
!Series !! Episodes !! First airdate !! Last airdate !! Average viewers<br>(millions)
!Award
! Category
! Nominee(s)
! Result
|- |-
| 2006
| style="text-align:center;"| '''1'''
|'']'' and '']'' Awards || Best New Drama<ref>{{Cite web|title=Readers voting for TV awards decide Doctor and Rose are just the best. – Free Online Library|url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Readers+voting+for+TV+awards+decide+Doctor+and+Rose+are+just+the+best-a0150896054|access-date=2022-02-22|website=thefreelibrary.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-04-17|title=Doctor Who nets hat-trick of TV gongs|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/film-and-tv/doctor-who-nets-hat-trick-of-tv-1041390|access-date=2022-02-22|website=Manchester Evening News|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Three TVdrama awards … it's just what the Doctor ordered |publisher=The Herald |date=5 Sep 2006 |url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-herald-1130/20060905/281822869277401 |access-date=2023-03-11 |via=PressReader}}</ref>||''Waterloo Road'' || {{Won}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 8
| style="text-align:center;"| 9 March 2006
| style="text-align:center;"| 27 April 2006
| style="text-align:center;"| 4.6
|- |-
| rowspan=2|2007
| style="text-align:center;"| '''2'''
|''TV Quick'' and ''TV Choice'' Awards || Best Loved Drama<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-07-04 |title=Welcome to the TVQuick & TVChoice Awards, please cast your vote |url=http://www.tvquick.co.uk:80/ |access-date=2022-02-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070704022614/http://www.tvquick.co.uk:80/ |archive-date=4 July 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref>||''Waterloo Road''|| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 12
| style="text-align:center;"| 18 January 2007
| style="text-align:center;"| 26 April 2007
| style="text-align:center;"| 4.3
|- |-
|''TV Quick'' and ''TV Choice'' Awards
| style="text-align:center;"| '''3'''
| Best Actress<ref>{{Cite web|date=2007-09-04|title=Coronation Street leads ITV success at TV Quick and TV Choice awards|url=http://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/sep/04/television|access-date=2022-02-22|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2007-09-04|title=Awards haul for Coronation Street|language=en-GB|publisher=]|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6977352.stm|access-date=2022-02-22}}</ref>|| ] (Izzie Redpath) || {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 20
| style="text-align:center;"| 11 October 2007
| style="text-align:center;"| 13 March 2008
| style="text-align:center;"| 5.0
|- |-
| rowspan="3" |2008
| style="text-align:center;"| '''4'''
|]
| style="text-align:center;"| 20
|Best Serial Drama<ref>{{Cite web|last=Green|first=Kris|date=21 March 2008|title=Digital Spy Soap Awards 2008: The Winners|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/a92054/digital-spy-soap-awards-2008-the-winners/|access-date=22 February 2022|website=Digital Spy|language=en-GB}}</ref>||''Waterloo Road'' || {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 7 January 2009
| style="text-align:center;"| 20 May 2009
| style="text-align:center;"| 4.7
|- |-
|''TV Quick'' and ''TV Choice'' Awards
| style="text-align:center;"| '''5'''
| Best Loved Drama<ref>{{Cite web|last=Reynolds|first=Simon|date=2008-06-25|title=TV awards nominations announced|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a103891/tv-awards-nominations-announced/|access-date=2022-02-22|website=Digital Spy|language=en-GB}}</ref>|| ''Waterloo Road'' || {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 20
| style="text-align:center;"| 28 October 2009
| style="text-align:center;"| 15 July 2010
| style="text-align:center;"| 4.8
|- |-
|''TV Quick'' and ''TV Choice'' Awards
| style="text-align:center;"| '''6'''
| Best Actress<ref name="autogenerated6">{{Cite web|title=TV Quick Awards, UK (2008)|url=http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000740/2008/1/|publisher=IMDb}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=February 2022}}|| ] (Steph Haydock) || {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 20
| style="text-align:center;"| 1 September 2010
| style="text-align:center;"| 6 April 2011
| style="text-align:center;"| 4.9
|- |-
| rowspan="3" |2009
| style="text-align:center;"| '''7'''
|''TV Quick'' and ''TV Choice'' Awards || Best Actor<ref>{{Cite web|last=French|first=Dan|date=2009-06-30|title=Shortlist unveiled for TV Quick Awards|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a162774/shortlist-unveiled-for-tv-quick-awards/|access-date=2022-02-22|website=Digital Spy|language=en-GB}}</ref>|| ] (Eddie Lawson) || {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 30
| style="text-align:center;"| 4 May 2011
| style="text-align:center;"| 25 April 2012
| style="text-align:center;"| 5.1
|- |-
|''TV Quick'' and ''TV Choice'' Awards
| style="text-align:center;"| '''8'''
| Best Family Drama<ref name=":4">{{Cite news|date=2009-09-08|title=EastEnders scores award hat-trick|language=en-GB|publisher=]|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8243299.stm|access-date=2022-02-22}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite news|title=Tragic storyline lands trio of TV awards for EastEnders|language=en-GB|work=belfasttelegraph|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/news/tragic-storyline-lands-trio-of-tv-awards-for-eastenders-28493873.html|access-date=2022-02-22|issn=0307-1235}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2009-09-07|title=TV Quick & TV Choice Awards: The Winners|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a176289/tv-quick-tv-choice-awards-the-winners/|access-date=2022-02-22|website=Digital Spy|language=en-GB}}</ref>|| ''Waterloo Road'' || {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"| TBA
| style="text-align:center;"| 23 August 2012
| style="text-align:center;"| 2013
| style="text-align:center;"|
|}

==Waterloo Road Reunited==

On Friday 19 November 2010, the BBC announced a online spin-off show, ''Waterloo Road Reunited''. The series followed former characters of the main show, and their lives after leaving Waterloo Road.<ref>{{cite web|author=Friday, 19 November 2010, 14:12 GMT |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s24/waterloo-road/news/a288788/bbc-announces-waterloo-road-reunited.html |title=BBC announces 'Waterloo Road Reunited' |publisher=Digital Spy |date=19 November 2010 |accessdate=18 February 2011}}</ref>

The series began in March 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shedmediascotland.com/program/448/Waterloo-Road-Reunited.aspx |title=Waterloo Road Reunited |publisher=Shed Media Scotland |accessdate=18 February 2011}}</ref> The first episode of ''Waterloo Road Reunited'' was uploaded at 9:00&nbsp;pm on 2 March on the show's official website.<ref>http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s24/waterloo-road/news/a305885/waterloo-road-spinoff-plots-revealed.html</ref>

{| border="2" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 0 1em 0 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
|- style="background:#EFEFEF"
| colspan="5" | '''Waterloo Road Reunited'''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="width:150px;" colspan="3"| '''Set Details'''
| style="width:150px; "|'''Special Features'''
|- valign="top"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left; width:400px;"|
* 6 Episodes
* 1-Disc Set
*16:9 Aspect Ratio
*Subtitles: Yes
*English (Stereo)
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:left; width:300px;"|
*None
|- |-
|''TV Quick'' and ''TV Choice'' Awards
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Release Dates'''
| Best Actress<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ford|first=Coreena|date=2009-10-03|title=My Denise is just having a laugh, says Tim|url=http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/denise-just-having-laugh-says-1461233|access-date=2022-02-22|website=ChronicleLive|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" />|| Denise Welch (Steph Haydock) || {{won}}
|- |-
| rowspan="4" |2010
| style="text-align:center;"| UK
|''TV Quick'' and ''TV Choice'' Awards || Best Family Drama<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wightman|first=Catriona|date=2010-06-30|title=TV Choice Awards 2010: The Nominees|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a235761/tv-choice-awards-2010-the-nominees/|access-date=2022-02-22|website=Digital Spy|language=en-GB}}</ref>|| ''Waterloo Road'' || {{nom}}
|- |-
|''TV Quick'' and ''TV Choice'' Awards
| style="text-align:center;"| 9 April 2012
| Best Actress<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-04-27|title=Street couple clean up with soap award|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/showbiz/street-couple-clean-up-with-soap-929292|access-date=2022-02-22|website=Manchester Evening News|language=en}}</ref>|| Denise Welch (Steph Haydock) || {{won}}
|}

==International broadcasts==
{|class="wikitable"
|- |-
|] North West Awards
!width=120|Country !! Network(s) !! Notes
|Best Script Writer<ref>{{Cite web|date=25 March 2011|title=RTS North West Awards 2010|url=https://rts.org.uk/award/rts-north-west-awards-2010|access-date=22 February 2022|website=Royal Television Society|language=en}}</ref>|| Ann McManus || {{won}}
|- |-
|]
|{{flag|Hong Kong}} <br> {{flag|India}} <br> {{flag|South Korea}} <br> {{flag|Malaysia}} <br> {{flag|Singapore}} <br> {{flag|Thailand}} <br> || ] || Series 1–3 have been aired in Hong Kong, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and India. Series 4 is currently being aired.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbcentertainment.com/ |title=International Channel |publisher=BBC Entertainment |accessdate=18 February 2011}}</ref>
|Best Drama<ref>{{Cite web|date=11 April 2012|title=EastEnders sweeps the board at Inside Soap Awards|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/eastenders-sweeps-the-board-at-inside-soap-awards-6518333.html|access-date=22 February 2022|work=Evening Standard|location=London|language=en}}</ref>||''Waterloo Road'' || {{won}}
|- |-
| rowspan="6" |2011
|rowspan="2"|{{flag|Europe}} || |] || Series 1–7 have been aired in the UK. Channel automatically available in Republic of Ireland, Belgium, Netherlands.
|''TV Quick'' and ''TV Choice'' Awards || Best Family Drama<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|date=2011-06-27|title=TV Choice Awards 2011 – Nominees in full|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a327079/tv-choice-awards-2011-nominees-in-full/|access-date=2022-02-22|website=Digital Spy|language=en-GB}}</ref>|| ''Waterloo Road'' || {{nom}}
|- |-
|''TV Quick'' and ''TV Choice'' Awards
|] || Series 1 has been aired in ], Austria, ], Belarus, Belgium, ], Bulgaria, ], Cyprus, Czech Republic, France, Germany, ], Greece, Hungary, Italy, ], Latvia, ], Luxembourg, ], Malta, ], Netherlands, Portugal, ], Romania, ], Slovakia, ], Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, ] and ].<ref name="bbcprime.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbcprime.com/ |title=International Channel |publisher=BBC Prime |accessdate=18 February 2011}}</ref>
| Best Actress<ref name=":6" />|| ] (Karen Fisher) || {{nom}}
|- |-
|''Inside Soap'' Awards
|{{flag|Estonia}} || ] || Series 1–7 have been aired under the name ''Waterloo Roadi kool'' (The School of Waterloo Road).
|Best Drama<ref>{{Cite news|date=27 September 2011|title=EastEnders wins five titles at the Inside Soap Awards|language=en-GB|publisher=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-15072339|access-date=22 February 2022}}</ref>|| ''Waterloo Road'' || {{won}}
|- |-
|]
|{{flag|Finland}} || ] || Series 1–3 have been aired under the name ''Waterloo Roadin koulu'' (The School of Waterloo Road). Series 4 is currently being aired.
| Most Popular Drama<ref>{{Cite news|date=2011-01-26|title=Ant and Dec scoop 10th National TV Award|language=en-GB|publisher=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-12290015|access-date=2022-02-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Awards|first=National Television|title=Winners {{!}} National Television Awards|url=https://www.nationaltvawards.com/winners|access-date=2022-02-22|website=nationaltvawards.com|language=en}}</ref>|| ''Waterloo Road'' || {{won}}
|- |-
|]
|{{flag|Slovenia}} || ] || Series 1 has been aired in ].<ref name="bbcprime.com"/>
| ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bafta.org/television/awards/winners-2011,2394,BA.html#jump6|title=Television Awards Winners in 2011|website=bafta.org|date=28 December 2011|access-date=11 March 2013|archive-date=27 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120427074432/http://www.bafta.org/television/awards/winners-2011,2394,BA.html#jump6|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=BAFTA Awards Search {{!}} BAFTA Awards|url=http://awards.bafta.org/keyword-search?keywords=waterloo+road|access-date=22 February 2022|website=awards.bafta.org}}</ref>|| ''Waterloo Road'' || {{nom}}
|- |-
|]
|{{flag|Bahrain}} <br> {{flag|Egypt}} <br> {{flag|Iraq}} <br>{{flag|Iran}} <br> {{flag|Jordan}} <br> {{flag|Kuwait}} <br> {{flag|Lebanon}} <br> {{flag|Libya}} <br> {{flag|Oman}} <br>{{flag|Qatar}} <br> {{flag|United Arab Emirates}} <br>{{flag|Yemen}} || ] || Series 1 has been aired in the Middle East. Series 2 is currently being aired.<ref name="bbcprime.com"/>
| Best Soap or Continuing Drama<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wightman |first=Catriona |date=2011-02-03 |title=In Full: Broadcast Awards 2011 Winners |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a301830/in-full-broadcast-awards-2011-winners/ |access-date=2022-03-15 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-GB}}</ref>|| ''Waterloo Road'' || {{nom}}
|- |-
| rowspan="5" |2012
|{{flag|Israel}} || ], ] ||
|''TV Quick'' and ''TV Choice'' Awards
|Best Actress<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|date=2012-07-03|title=TV Choice Awards – soap nominees in full|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/a391264/tv-choice-awards-2012-soap-nominees-in-full/|access-date=2022-02-22|website=Digital Spy|language=en-GB}}</ref>|| ] (Sian Diamond) || {{nom}}
|- |-
|''TV Quick'' and ''TV Choice'' Awards
|{{flag|New Zealand}} || ] || Series 1–3 have aired in New Zealand.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/763938 |title=About The Show &#124; Waterloo Road &#124; Television New Zealand &#124; Television &#124; TV One, TV2, TVNZ 6, TVNZ 7 |publisher=Tvnz.co.nz |date=22 February 1999 |accessdate=18 February 2011}}</ref>
|Best Family Drama<ref name=":3" />|| ''Waterloo Road'' || {{nom}}
|- |-
|''Inside Soap'' Awards
|{{flag|Australia}} || ] || Series 1–4 have been aired in Australia.
|Best Drama<ref>{{Cite news|date=25 September 2012|title=EastEnders wins top prize at annual Inside Soap Awards|language=en-GB|publisher=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-19710824|access-date=22 February 2022}}</ref>|| ''Waterloo Road'' || {{won}}
|- |-
|]
|{{flag|Russia}} || ] || Series 1 has been aired in Russia on Networks Russia GMT+2, Russia GMT+3 and Russia GMT+4.<ref name="bbcprime.com"/>
| Most Popular Female Drama Performance<ref name=":8">{{Cite web|last=Wightman|first=Catriona|date=2011-09-26|title=National Television Awards 2012: Nominees|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a342357/national-television-awards-2012-the-nominees/|access-date=2022-02-22|website=Digital Spy|language=en-GB}}</ref>|| Jaye Jacobs (Sian Diamond) || {{nom}}
|- |-
|17th National Television Awards
|{{flag|USA}} || ] || Series 1 has been aired in the USA.<ref>{{cite web|author=Thursday, 30 March 2006, 05:48 BST |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/a31036/waterloo-road-to-air-on-bbc-america.html |title='Waterloo Road' to air on BBC America |publisher=Digital Spy |date=30 March 2006 |accessdate=18 February 2011}}</ref>
| Most Popular Drama Series<ref name=":8" />||''Waterloo Road'' || {{nom}}
|- |-
| rowspan="2" |2013
|{{flag|South Africa}} || ] ||
|''TV Quick'' and ''TV Choice'' Awards
|Best Drama Series<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rigby|first=Sam|date=2013-07-01|title=Broadchurch, Who get TVChoice nods|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/cult/a494831/broadchurch-doctor-who-lead-tvchoice-awards-2013-shortlist/|access-date=2022-02-22|website=Digital Spy|language=en-GB}}</ref>
|''Waterloo Road'' || {{nom}}
|- |-
|]||Best Drama<ref>{{Cite news|date=22 October 2013|title=Emmerdale wins best soap prize at Inside Soap Awards|language=en-GB|publisher=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-24620965|access-date=22 February 2022}}</ref>|| ''Waterloo Road'' || {{won}}
|{{flag|Spain}} || ] || Series 1-3 has been aired in ] (Spain).<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.3xl.cat/series/30/Waterloo-Road |title=Waterloo Road |publisher=Canal 3XL |date= |accessdate=18 February 2011}}</ref>
|}

==DVD releases==
{| border="2" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 0 1em 0 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
|- style="background:#EFEFEF"
| colspan="5" | ''']'''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="width:150px;" colspan="3"| '''Set Details'''
| style="width:150px; "|'''Special Features'''
|- valign="top"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left; width:400px;"|
* 8 Episodes
* 3-Disc Set
*16:9 Aspect Ratio
*Subtitles: Yes
*English (Stereo)
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:left; width:300px;"|
*None
|- |-
| rowspan="4" |2014
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Release Dates'''
|''TV Quick'' and ''TV Choice'' Awards
|Best Drama Series<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|last=Lee|first=Ben|date=2014-07-08|title=Sherlock, Downton Abbey, Happy Valley make TV Choice Awards shortlist|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a582754/sherlock-downton-abbey-happy-valley-make-tv-choice-awards-shortlist/|access-date=2022-02-22|website=Digital Spy|language=en-GB}}</ref>
|''Waterloo Road'' || {{nom}}
|- |-
|''TV Quick'' and ''TV Choice'' Awards
| style="text-align:center;"| UK
|Best Actress<ref name=":7" />
|] (Christine Mulgrew) || {{nom}}
|- |-
|]
| style="text-align:center;"| 26 March 2007
|Best Actress – Television<ref>{{Cite web|title=BAFTA Awards, Scotland (2014)|url=http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000124/2014/1/|access-date=22 February 2022|publisher=IMDb}}</ref><ref name=":2" />|| Laurie Brett (Christine Mulgrew) || {{nom}}
|}

{| border="2" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 0 1em 0 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
|- style="background:#EFEFEF"
| colspan="5" | ''']'''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="width:150px;" colspan="3"| '''Set Details'''
| style="width:150px; "|'''Special Features'''
|- valign="top"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left; width:400px;"|
* 12 Episodes (all edited to 51-54 mins approx.)
* 4-Disc Set
*16:9 Aspect Ratio
*Subtitles: Yes
*English (Stereo)
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:left; width:300px;"|
*Miss Haydock Reveals All
*Mika's Video Diary
|- |-
|''Inside Soap'' Awards
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Release Dates'''
|Best Drama<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2014|title=See who the winners are at the Inside Soap Awards 2014|language=en-GB|publisher=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-29457054|access-date=22 February 2022}}</ref>|| ''Waterloo Road'' || {{won}}
|- |-
|2015
| style="text-align:center;"| UK
|''Inside Soap'' Awards
|Best Drama<ref>{{Cite web|date=28 September 2015|title=Who's leading Inside Soap Awards shortlists?|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/a670929/eastenders-and-emmerdale-lead-final-four-shortlists-for-the-inside-soap-awards-2015/|access-date=22 February 2022|website=Digital Spy|language=en-GB}}</ref>|| ''Waterloo Road'' || {{nom}}
|- |-
| rowspan="5" |2024
| style="text-align:center;"| 10 March 2008
|''] Awards'''
|}
|Soap and Continuing Drama<ref>{{Cite web|date=7 March 2024|title=Nominations announced for the RTS Programme Awards 2024|url=https://rts.org.uk/article/nominations-announced-rts-programme-awards-2024|access-date=15 August 2024|website=Royal Television Society|language=en-GB}}</ref>|| ''Waterloo Road'' || {{nom}}

{| border="2" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 0 1em 0 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
|- style="background:#EFEFEF"
| colspan="5" | ''']'''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="width:150px;" colspan="3"| '''Set Details'''
| style="width:150px; "|'''Special Features'''
|- valign="top"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left; width:400px;"|
* Series 3 Episodes 1–10
* 3-Disc Set
*16:9 Aspect Ratio
*Subtitles: Yes
*English (Stereo)
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:left; width:300px;"|
*Autumn Term Scrap Book
*Pupil Reports
*Teacher Evaluation
|- |-
|''Inside Soap'' Awards
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Release Dates'''
|Best Drama Star<ref name=InsideSoap>{{Cite web|date=16 July 2024|title=Cast YOUR vote for the Inside Soap Awards 2024|url=https://www.insidesoap.co.uk/soaps/cast-your-vote-for-the-inside-soap-awards-2024/|access-date=15 August 2024|website=Inside Soap|language=en-GB}}</ref>|| ] (Donte Charles) || {{won}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| UK
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 2 March 2009
|}

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|- style="background:#EFEFEF"
| colspan="5" | ''']'''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="width:150px;" colspan="3"| '''Set Details'''
| style="width:150px; "|'''Special Features'''
|- valign="top"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left; width:400px;"|
* Series 3 Episodes 11–20
* 3-Disc Set
*16:9 Aspect Ratio
*Subtitles: Yes
*English (Stereo)
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:left; width:300px;"|
*Spring Term Scrap Book
|- |-
|''Inside Soap'' Awards
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Release Dates'''
|Best Drama Star<ref name=InsideSoap></ref>|| Alicia Forde (Kelly-Jo Rafferty) || {{nom}}
|- |-
|''Inside Soap'' Awards
| style="text-align:center;"| UK
|Best Drama Star<ref name=InsideSoap></ref>|| ] (Kim Campbell) || {{nom}}
|- |-
|''Inside Soap'' Awards
| style="text-align:center;"| 11 May 2009
|Best Drama Star<ref name=InsideSoap></ref>|| ] (Joe Casey) || {{nom}}
|} |}


==International broadcasts==
{| border="2" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 0 1em 0 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
{|class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#EFEFEF"
| colspan="5" | ''']'''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="width:150px;" colspan="3"| '''Set Details'''
| style="width:150px; "|'''Special Features'''
|- valign="top"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left; width:400px;"|
* Episodes 1–20
* 6-Disc Set
*16:9 Aspect Ratio
*Subtitles: Yes
*English (Stereo)
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:left; width:300px;"|
*Autumn Term Scrap Book
*Pupil Reports
*Teacher Evaluation
*Spring Term Scrap Book
|- |-
! Country
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Release Dates'''
! Network(s)
! Notes
|- |-
| {{ubl|Hong Kong|India|South Korea|Malaysia|Singapore|Thailand}} || ] || Series 1–3 have been aired in Hong Kong, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and India. Series 4 has aired.{{when|date=November 2013}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbcentertainment.com/ |title=International Channel |publisher=BBC Entertainment |access-date=18 February 2011}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| UK
|- |-
|{{Collapsible list
| style="text-align:center;"| 28 September 2009 <small>(HMV Exclusive)</small>{{·}}24 May 2010 <small>(General)
| title = Europe
|}
| {{ubl|Armenia|Austria|]|Belarus|Belgium|Bosnia|Bulgaria|Croatia|Cyprus|Czech Republic|France|Germany|Georgia|Greece| Hungary|Italy|Kazakhstan|Latvia|Lithuania|Luxembourg|Macedonia|Malta|Monaco|Netherlands|Portugal|Moldova|Romania|Serbia|Slovakia| Slovenia|Spain|Sweden|Switzerland|Turkey|Ukraine}}

}}
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| ]
|- style="background:#EFEFEF"
| Series 1 has been aired in a number of European countries.<ref name="bbcprime.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbcprime.com/ |title=International Channel |publisher=BBC Prime |access-date=18 February 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090421171917/http://www.bbcprime.com/ |archive-date=21 April 2009}}</ref>
| colspan="5" | ''']'''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="width:150px;" colspan="3"| '''Set Details'''
| style="width:150px; "|'''Special Features'''
|- valign="top"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left; width:400px;"|
* Series 4 Episodes 1–10
* 3-Disc Set
*16:9 Aspect Ratio
*Subtitles: Yes
*English (Stereo)
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:left; width:300px;"|
*Autumn Term Scrapbook
*School Photos
|- |-
|Estonia || ] || Series 1–7 have aired under the name ''Waterloo Roadi kool'' (The School of Waterloo Road).
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Release Dates'''
|- |-
|Finland || ] || Series 1–4 have aired under the name ''Waterloo Roadin koulu'' (The School of Waterloo Road).
| style="text-align:center;"| UK
|- |-
|Slovenia || ] || Series 1 has aired in Slovenia.<ref name="bbcprime.com"/>
| style="text-align:center;"| 21 September 2009
|}

{| border="2" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 0 1em 0 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
|- style="background:#EFEFEF"
| colspan="5" | ''']'''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="width:150px;" colspan="3"| '''Set Details'''
| style="width:150px; "|'''Special Features'''
|- valign="top"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left; width:400px;"|
* Series 4 Episodes 11–20
* 3-Disc Set
*16:9 Aspect Ratio
*Subtitles: Yes
*English (Stereo)
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:left; width:300px;"|
*Spring Term Scrapbook
|- |-
| {{ubl|Bahrain|Egypt|Iraq|Iran|Jordan|Kuwait|Lebanon|Libya|Oman|Qatar|United Arab Emirates|Yemen}} || ] || Series 1 has aired in the Middle East. Series 2 has aired.<ref name="bbcprime.com"/>
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Release Dates'''
|- |-
|Israel || ], ] ||
| style="text-align:center;"| UK
|- |-
|New Zealand || ] || Series 1–3 have aired in New Zealand.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/763938 |title=About The Show &#124; TV One, TV2, TVNZ 6, TVNZ 7 |publisher=Tvnz.co.nz |date=22 February 1999 |access-date=18 February 2011}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| 26 April 2010
|}

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|- style="background:#EFEFEF"
| colspan="5" | ''']'''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="width:150px;" colspan="3"| '''Set Details'''
| style="width:150px; "|'''Special Features'''
|- valign="top"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left; width:400px;"|
* Episodes 1–20
* 6-Disc Set
*16:9 Aspect Ratio
*Subtitles: Yes
*English (Stereo)
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:left; width:300px;"|
*Autumn Term Scrapbook
*Spring Term Scrapbook
*School Photos
|- |-
|Australia || ] || Series 1–4 have aired in Australia.
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Release Dates'''
|- |-
|Russia || ] || Series 1 has aired in Russia on Networks Russia GMT+2, Russia GMT+3 and Russia GMT+4.<ref name="bbcprime.com"/>
| style="text-align:center;"| UK
|- |-
|United States || ] || Series 1 has been aired in the USA.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/a31036/waterloo-road-to-air-on-bbc-america.html |title='Waterloo Road' to air on BBC America |work=Digital Spy |date=30 March 2006 |access-date=18 February 2011}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| 18 October 2010
|}

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|- style="background:#EFEFEF"
| colspan="5" | ''']'''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="width:150px;" colspan="3"| '''Set Details'''
| style="width:150px; "|'''Special Features'''
|- valign="top"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left; width:400px;"|
* Series 5 Episodes 1–10
* 3-Disc Set
*16:9 Aspect Ratio
*Subtitles: Yes
*English (Stereo)
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:left; width:300px;"|
*Deleted Scenes
*Bloopers
*Cast Interviews
|- |-
|South Africa || ] ||
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Release Dates'''
|- |-
|Spain || ] and ] || Series 1–9 have been aired only in ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.3xl.cat/series/30/Waterloo-Road |title=Waterloo Road |publisher=Canal 3XL |access-date=18 February 2011}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| UK
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 14 June 2010
|}
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|- style="background:#EFEFEF"
| colspan="5" | ''']'''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="width:150px;" colspan="3"| '''Set Details'''
| style="width:150px; "|'''Special Features'''
|- valign="top"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left; width:400px;"|
* Series 5 Episodes 11–20
* 3-Disc Set
*16:9 Aspect Ratio
*Subtitles: Yes
*English (Stereo)
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:left; width:300px;"|
*Deleted Scenes
*Bloopers
*Cast Interviews
*Waterloo Road Cribs
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Release Dates'''
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| UK
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| style="text-align:center;"| 27 September 2010
|}
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|- style="background:#EFEFEF"
| colspan="5" | ''']'''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="width:150px;" colspan="3"| '''Set Details'''
| style="width:150px; "|'''Special Features'''
|- valign="top"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left; width:400px;"|
* Episodes 1–20
* 6-Disc Set
*16:9 Aspect Ratio
*Subtitles: Yes
*English (Stereo)
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:left; width:300px;"|
*Deleted Scenes
*Bloopers
*Cast/Crew Interviews
*Waterloo Road Cribs
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Release Dates'''
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| UK
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 23 May 2011
|} |}


==DVD releases==
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* Series 6 Episodes 1–10
* 3-Disc Set
*16:9 Aspect Ratio
*Subtitles: Yes
*English (Stereo)
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*Bloopers
*Staff/Student Photos
|- |-
! Title
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Release Dates'''
! Episodes
! DVD release date
! Total discs
! Special features
|- |-
| '''Series 1'''
| style="text-align:center;"| UK
| 8
| 26 March 2007
| 3
| {{N/A}}
|- |-
| '''Series 2'''
| style="text-align:center;"| 7 February 2011
|} | 12
| 10 March 2008
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| 4
|- style="background:#EFEFEF"
| Miss Haydock Reveals All<br />Mika's Video Diary
| colspan="5" | ''']'''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="width:150px;" colspan="3"| '''Set Details'''
| style="width:150px; "|'''Special Features'''
|- valign="top"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left; width:400px;"|
* Series 6 Episodes 11–20
* 3-Disc Set
*16:9 Aspect Ratio
*Subtitles: Yes
*English (Stereo)
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:left; width:300px;"|
*Outtakes
*Social Networking Snaps
|- |-
| '''Series 3'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Release Dates'''
| 20
| 2 March 2009 (Autumn Term)<br />11 May 2009 (Spring Term)<br />24 May 2010 (Complete)
| 6
| Autumn Term scrap Book<br />Pupil Reports<br />Teacher Evaluation<br />Spring Term scrap Book
|- |-
| '''Series 4'''
| style="text-align:center;"| UK
| 20
| 21 September 2009 (Autumn Term)<br />26 April 2010 (Spring Term)<br />18 October 2010 (Complete)
| 6
| Autumn Term scrapbook<br />Spring Term scrapbook<br />School Photos
|- |-
| '''Series 5'''
| style="text-align:center;"| 20 June 2011
|} | 20
| 14 June 2010 (Autumn Term)<br />27 September 2010 (Spring Term)<br />23 May 2011 (Complete)
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| 6
|- style="background:#EFEFEF"
| Deleted Scenes<br />Bloopers<br />Cast/Crew Interviews<br />Waterloo Road Cribs
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|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="width:150px;" colspan="3"| '''Set Details'''
| style="width:150px; "|'''Special Features'''
|- valign="top"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left; width:400px;"|
* Episodes 1–20
* 6-Disc Set
*16:9 Aspect Ratio
*Subtitles: Yes
*English (Stereo)
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:left; width:300px;"|
*Staff/Student Photos
*Outtakes
*Social Networking Snaps
*Bloopers
|- |-
| '''Series 6'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Release Dates'''
| 20
| 7 February 2011 (Autumn Term)<br />20 June 2011 (Spring Term)<br /> 16 January 2012 (Complete)
| 6
| Staff/Student Photos<br />Outtakes<br />Social Networking Snaps<br />Bloopers
|- |-
| '''Waterloo Road<br>Reunited'''
| style="text-align:center;"| UK
| 6
| 9 April 2012
| 1
| Picture Gallery
|- |-
| '''Series 7'''
| style="text-align:center;"| 16 January 2012
|} | 30
| 7 October 2011 (Autumn Term)<br />26 March 2012 (Spring Term)<br />10 September 2012 (Summer Term)<br />8 April 2013 (Complete)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Waterloo-Road-Seven-Complete-DVD/dp/B00AXX4N7K/ref=sr_1_102?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1357656012&sr=1-102|title=Waterloo Road Series Seven Complete|website=Amazon UK |date=8 April 2013}}</ref>
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| 9
|- style="background:#EFEFEF"
| Social Networking Snaps
| colspan="5" | ''']'''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="width:150px;" colspan="3"| '''Set Details'''
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|- valign="top"
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* Series 7 Episodes 1–10
* 3-Disc Set
*16:9 Aspect Ratio
*Subtitles: Yes
*English (Stereo)
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:left; width:300px;"|
*Social Networking Snaps
|- |-
| '''Series 8'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Release Dates'''
| 30
| 4 February 2013 (Autumn Term)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.acornmediauk.com/drama/waterloo-road/waterloo-road-series-eight-autumn.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130204002417/http://www.acornmediauk.com/drama/waterloo-road/waterloo-road-series-eight-autumn.html|url-status=dead|title=Waterloo Road Series Eight – Autumn on DVD: FREE UK DELIVERY<!-- Bot generated title -->|archive-date=4 February 2013}}</ref><br /> 3 June 2013 (Spring Term)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Waterloo-Road-Eight-Spring-Term/dp/B00BQX08BG/ref=sr_1_35?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1363009610&sr=1-35|title=Waterloo Road Series Eight – Spring Term|website=Amazon UK |date=17 June 2013}}</ref><br /> 7 October 2013 (Summer Term)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Waterloo-Road-Series-Eight-Summer/dp/B00DU8Z298/ref=pd_sim_d_h__3/275-5164277-7378711|title=Waterloo Road Series Eight – Summer Term|website=Amazon UK |date=7 October 2013}}</ref> <br /> 15 September 2014 (Complete)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Waterloo-Road-Complete-8-DVD/dp/B00LZXK62I/ref=sr_1_13?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1410120783&sr=1-13&keywords=waterloo%20road|title=Waterloo Road Complete Series 8|website=Amazon UK |date=15 September 2014}}</ref>
| 9
| Behind the Scenes<br />In the Gym with Kaya & Kirstie<br />In the Lab with Jaye and Jason<br />Home from Home with Grantly Budgen
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| '''The Legends Of<br>Waterloo Road'''
| style="text-align:center;"| UK
| 6
| 16 September 2013<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bva.org.uk/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029204659/http://www.bva.org.uk/node/2068923|url-status=dead|title=Compare Horse Insurance Quotes at BVA Equine|archive-date=29 October 2013|website=BVA Equine}}</ref>
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| 6 select episodes from series 3 – 8
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| '''Series 11'''
| style="text-align:center;"| 7 October 2011
|} | 7
| 10 April 2023<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hmv.com/store/film-tv/dvd/waterloo-road-series-11?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIzMX1k7rH_gIVsAkGAB1wkAYyEAQYASABEgJehPD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds|title=Waterloo Road: Series 11 (Episodes 1-7)|website=HMV}}</ref>
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*English (Stereo)
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| 7
| 11 September 2023<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hmv.com/store/film-tv/dvd/waterloo-road-series-12?
|title=Waterloo Road: Series 12 (Episodes 1-7)|website=HMV}}</ref>
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| {{N/A}}
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| '''Series 13 '''
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|- |8
|11 March 2024<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hmv.com/store/film-tv/dvd/waterloo-road-series-13
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|2
|{{N/A}}
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==Online==
Full episodes from Series 1 to 8 were previously available to watch on ], but were later replaced by episode highlights.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}}{{Overly detailed inline|date=January 2023}} All episodes were made available on ] on 19 September 2019.<ref name=":9" /> The popularity of the original show on iPlayer among younger audiences contributed to the show's recomissioning in 2021.<ref name=":02">{{Cite news |last=Singh |first=Anita |date=23 September 2021 |title=BBC reveals 'new' Northern soap opera – a return to Waterloo Road |language=en-GB |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/09/23/bbc-reveals-new-northern-soap-opera-return-waterloo-road/ |access-date=12 January 2023 |issn=0307-1235}}</ref>

As part of the show's return in 2023, ] commissioned a podcast series alongside the return of the programme. The podcast was hosted by cast members ] (Donte Charles) and Priyasasha Kumari (Samia Choudhury), and released exclusively on ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Waterloo Road – The Official Podcast
|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0dnlqrf |access-date=16 August 2024 |publisher=]|language=en}}</ref>

Since the revival of the series, each series has been released as a boxset on ] prior to transmission on ].


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British television series

Waterloo Road
Title card (2023–present)
GenreSchool drama
Created byAnn McManus
Maureen Chadwick
StarringFull cast
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series14
No. of episodes230 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersVarious
Production locationsGreater Manchester, England (series 1–7, 11–)
Greenock, Scotland (series 8–10)
Running time56–87 minutes
Production companiesShed Productions (series 1–10)
BBC Scotland (series 8–10)
Wall to Wall (series 11–)
Rope Ladder Fiction (series 11–)
Original release
NetworkBBC One (2006–2014, 2023–present)
BBC Three (2015)
BBC iPlayer (2023–present)
Release9 March 2006 (2006-03-09) –
9 March 2015 (2015-03-09)
Release3 January 2023 (2023-01-03) –
present

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.

In September 2021, the show was recommissioned for an eleventh series, with production returning to the Greater Manchester area.

Premise

Waterloo Road is set in a failing comprehensive school of the same name and focuses on the professional and personal lives of the students and staff.

Ann McManus, the show's cocreator, devised the series in response to the BBC requesting a drama pertinent to "ordinary people in Britain today". She used the programme to explore many topical issues that occur within Britain, applying them to an educational setting.

Production

Development

The original setting for the series was the former Hill Top Community Primary School in Kirkholt, Rochdale

The first series of Waterloo Road contained eight episodes and was first broadcast from 9 March to 27 April 2006 on BBC One. The show was renewed for a second series that was twelve episodes long, airing from 18 January to 26 April 2007. Series 3 to 6 each contained twenty episodes. The third series aired between 11 October 2007 and 13 March 2008, and the fourth series between 7 January and 20 May 2009. Series 5 was the first to be recorded in HD, and began airing on Wednesday 28 October 2009 (the previous Sunday for BBC One Scotland). The final episode aired on 15 July 2010.

The show was filmed and set in the English town of Rochdale from the first series until the end of seventh series, and the Scottish town of Greenock from the beginning of eighth series until the end of its original run, the tenth series. The first episode was broadcast on BBC One on 9 March 2006, and the final episode of the original run was broadcast on BBC Three on 9 March 2015.

Production was meant to move locations in 2009, with storylines in the fourth and fifth series designed to coincide with that move. However, these plans did not go ahead, so the show remained in Rochdale until series 7. The filming of the fifth and sixth series was back-to-back, from 2009 to 2010. The sixth series ran from 1 September 2010 to 6 April 2011.

From Series 8 to Series 10 the setting was the former Greenock Academy, on Madeira Street, Greenock.

The seventh series began airing on 4 May 2011 and ended on 25 April 2012. The series lasted for 30 episodes. As part of a BBC initiative to produce more shows out of England, in August 2011 the show was commissioned for fifty episodes, constituting the eighth and ninth series, in a new location in Greenock, Scotland. The Rochdale site was demolished in 2013 and is now a housing estate. For most of the eighth series, the school was a non-fee charging independent school, as opposed to a comprehensive school as it was for the first seven series. The eighth series, again 30 episodes long, started on 23 August 2012 and concluded on 4 July 2013. Starting on 5 September the same year, the ninth series ran until 12 March 2014.

Cancellation and return

Further information: Waterloo Road (series 11) § Conception and development
From Series 11 to Series 13 the setting was the former St Ambrose Barlow Roman Catholic High School, in Swinton, Salford.

On 2 April 2014, the BBC announced that series 10 would be the show's last. The final scenes were recorded on 22 August 2014, and the series premiered on 15 October. On 11 December, it was announced that the last ten episodes of the show would be aired first on BBC Three, with a repeat on BBC One later in the evening. The final episode was the show's 200th and aired on 9 March 2015, exactly nine years after the first episode. In the story, the school remains open following a lengthy battle against a school merger. In September 2019, the entire series was made available on BBC iPlayer.

On 23 September 2021, the BBC announced that it had commissioned 22 new episodes with Waterloo Road returning to BBC One. The series' production returned to Greater Manchester, with the school set being at the former St Ambrose Barlow Roman Catholic High School in Swinton. Filming commenced in February 2022, and the eleventh series of 7 episodes aired between 3 January and 14 February 2023. Series 12, containing seven more episodes aired on BBC one between 16 May and 27 June 2023. Series 13 was confirmed by a trailer attached to the final episode of series 12. On 21 August 2023 it was announced by the BBC that series 14 and 15 had been commissioned, with the three forthcoming series to contain eight episodes each. Filming for series 14 commenced in autumn 2023 with the new Greater Manchester Academy setting for Waterloo Road filmed in a former Manchester College campus.

In August 2024, the BBC announced that the show had been recommissioned for series 16 and 17, with the show's future secured until 2026. It was also confirmed that Series 14 would premiere in September 2024, and Series 15 would premiere in early 2025. Filming for series 16 and series 17 commenced in Summer 2024.

Cast

Main article: List of Waterloo Road characters

The show utilises an ensemble cast led by the school's staff members. The longest-running cast members were Philip Martin Brown (Grantly Budgen, series 1–9), Jason Done (Tom Clarkson, series 1–8) and Chelsee Healey (Janeece Bryant, series 1–4 and 6–8, 11).

The original teaching characters consisted of Headteacher Jack Rimmer (Jason Merrells); Deputy Headteacher Andrew Treneman (Jamie Glover); Art teacher and Head of Pastoral Care Kim Campbell (Angela Griffin); Head of English Grantly Budgen (Philip Martin Brown); English teachers Lorna Dickey (Camilla Power) and Tom Clarkson (Jason Done); Head of French Steph Haydock (Denise Welch); and Head of Drama Izzie Redpath (Jill Halfpenny). The student characters included Donte Charles (Adam Thomas), Chlo Grainger (Katie Griffiths), Janeece Bryant (Chelsee Healey), Yasmin Deardon (Rhea Bailey), Mika Grainger (Lauren Drummond) and Lewis Seddon (Craig Fitzpatrick).

Series 2 introduced pupil Brett Aspinall (Tom Payne), his father and sponsor governor Roger Aspinall (Nick Sidi) and school secretary Davina Shackleton (Christine Tremarco). Other new pupils included Leigh-Ann Galloway (Holly Matthews).

Series 3 introduced new deputy head Eddie Lawson (Neil Morrissey) and, in the seventh episode, new Headteacher Rachel Mason (Eva Pope). Other staff arrivals include NQT English teacher Jasmine Koreshi (Shabana Bakhsh) and Head of Music and Drama Matt Wilding (Chris Geere). Pupils introduced in the third series include Aleesha Dillon (Lauren Thomas), Danielle Harker (Lucy Dixon), Karla Bentham (Jessica Baglow), Paul Langley (Thomas Milner), Bolton Smilie (Tachia Newall) and Michaela White (Zaraah Abrahams).

Series 4 introduced the Kelly family, consisting of mother Rose Kelly (Elaine Symons) and her five children: Marley (Luke Bailey), Earl (Reece Noi), Sambuca (Holly Kenny), Denzil (Reece Douglas), and baby Prince. The series features new Head of PE Rob Cleaver (Elyes Gabel), who is sacked when it transpires he is giving Bolton pills to help him win an important match. Rachel's sister Melissa Ryan (Katy Carmichael) and nephew Phillip (Dean Smith) are also introduced.

Series 5 introduced Executive Head Max Tyler (Tom Chambers), Deputy Headteacher Christopher Mead (William Ash), Head of Food Technology Ruby Fry (Elizabeth Berrington), newly-qualified English teacher Helen Hopewell (Vinette Robinson) and Head of Modern Languages Jo Lipsett (Sarah-Jane Potts). New pupils included Emily James (Shannon Flynn) and her sister Lindsay James (Jenna-Louise Coleman), Siobhan Mailey (Phoebe Dynevor), Ros McCain (Sophie McShera), Luke Pendle (Richie Jeeves), Amy Porter (Ayesha Gwilt), Josh Stevenson (William Rush) and Finn Sharkey (Jack McMullen).

In series 6, Amanda Burton joined the cast as new Headteacher Karen Fisher. Karen's family included children Jess (Linzey Cocker) and Harry (Ceallach Spellman) and her husband and supply teacher Charlie (Ian Puleston-Davies). Lucien Laviscount was cast as rebellious teenager Jonah Kirby and Chelsee Healey also reprised her role as Janeece Bryant as the new school secretary. On 21 December 2009, the arrival of new pupils Bex Fisher (Tina O'Brien) and Kyle Stack (George Sampson) was announced; Kyle joined in episode 11. Also introduced in episode 11 were pupils Nate Gurney (Scott Haining), Ronan Burley (Ben-Ryan Davies), Ruth Kirby (Anna Jobarteh). Other additions included Ronan Burley's father (Martin Kemp), Head of Spanish Francesca "Cesca" Monotya (Karen David), Head of Pastoral Care Adanna Lawal (Sharlene Whyte) and Geography teacher and father of Jonah and Ruth, Marcus Kirby (Wil Johnson).

Series 7 introduced new Headteacher Michael Byrne (Alec Newman), science teacher and Deputy Headteacher Sian Diamond (Jaye Jacobs), school site manager Rob Scotcher (Robson Green), maths teacher Daniel Chalk (Mark Benton), new Head of English Linda Radleigh (Sarah Hadland), school canteen worker Maggie Croft (Melanie Hill), school benefactor Lorraine Donnagan (Daniela Denby-Ashe) and pupil Jodie "Scout" Allen (Katie McGlynn). Guest stars in the seventh series included: Gemma Atkinson, Dominique Jackson, Alicya Eyo, Margi Clarke, Jodie Prenger, Lisa Riley, Tupele Dorgu, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Kai Owen and Jane Asher.

Series 8 marked the start of Waterloo Road in Greenock, and introduced English teacher Christine Mulgrew (Laurie Brett), History teacher Audrey McFall (Georgie Glen), Languages teacher George Windsor (Angus Deayton), and Deputy Headteacher Simon Lowsley (Richard Mylan).

Series 9 introduced new science teacher Sue Spark (Vanessa Hehir), and new PE teacher Hector Reid (Leon Ockenden).

Series 10 introduced an extensive set of new characters, including new headmaster Vaughan Fitzgerald (Neil Pearson), his partner and Art teacher Allie Westbrook (Nicola Stephenson), his ex-wife and Geography teacher Olga Fitzgerald (Pooky Quesnel), and Olga and Vaughan's children Justin Fitzgerald (Max Bowden) and Leo Fitzgerald (Zebb Dempster). Other new staff introductions included Deputy Headteacher Lorna Hutchinson (Laura Aikman), GPD Teacher Guy Braxton (Regé-Jean Page), Science teacher Marco D'Olivera (Stefano Braschi). New pupils Kenzie Calhoun (Charlotte Beaumont), Scott Fairchild (Andrew Still), Carrie Norton (Tahirah Sharif), Bonnie Kincaid (Holly Jack), Dale Jackson (Finlay MacMillan) and Abdul Bukhari (Armin Karima), alongside existing pupils Rhiannon Salt (Rebecca Craven), Lenny Brown (Joe Slater), Lisa Brown (Caitlin Gillespie), Darren Hughes (Mark Beswick), Shaznay Montrose (Je'Taime Morgan Hanley), .

Adam Thomas, Katie Griffiths and Angela Griffin reprised their roles in series 11 as Donte Charles, Chlo Charles and Kim Campbell respectively, with Campbell now as the Headteacher. Staff members included Lindon King (Vincent Jerome), Joe Casey (James Baxter), Wendy Whitwell (Jo Coffey), Valerie Chambers (Shauna Shim), Neil Guthrie (Neil Fitzmaurice), Coral Walker (Rachel Leskovac), Amy Spratt (Katherine Pearce), Nicky Walters (Kym Marsh), Jamilah Omar (Sonia Ibrahim) and Mike Rutherford (Ryan Clayton). New senior pupils included Danny Lewis (Adam Abbou), Samia Choudhry (Priyasasha Kumari), Preston Walters (Noah Valentine), Kai Sharif (Adam Ali), Kelly Jo Rafferty (Alicia Forde), Dean Weever (Francesco Piacentini-Smith), Noel McManus (Liam Scholes), and Caz Williams (Lucy Eleanor Begg). Junior pupils included Izzy Charles (Scarlett Thomas), Tonya Walters (Summer Violet Bird), Verity King (Ava Flannery), Dwayne Jackson (Thapelo Ray), Zayne Jackson (Inathi Rozani), Shola Aku (Chiamaka (ChiChi) Ulebor) and Norrulah Ashimi (Sahil Ismailkhil).

Series 13 introduced new students Libby Guthrie (Hattie Dynevor), Schumacher 'Schuey' Weever (Zak Sutcliffe), Stacey 'Stace' Neville (Tillie Amartey), Portia Weever (Maisie Robinson), Molly 'Mog' Richardson (Aabay Noor Ali), Jess Clarke (Zanele Nyoni), and Declan Harding (Teddy Wallwork).

Series 14 introduced Jason Manford as Steve Savage, Waterloo Road's new Headteacher, and Saira Choudhry as Nisha Chandra, Head of Maths. New students included Billy Savage (Olly Rhodes), Boz Osbourne (Nathan Wood), Aleena Qureshi (Sonya Nisa), Lois Taylor-Brown (Miya Ocego), Luca Smith (Danny Murphy), and Jared Jones (Matthew Khan). In series 15, Lindsey Coulson replaces Manford as Stella Drake. Niamh Blackshaw is also expected to appear in a future series.

Transmissions and ratings

Episodes

Further information: List of Waterloo Road episodes
SeriesEpisodesOriginally released (UK)Average viewership
(in millions)
First releasedLast released
189 March 2006 (2006-03-09)27 April 2006 (2006-04-27)4.6
21218 January 2007 (2007-01-18)26 April 2007 (2007-04-26)4.3
32011 October 2007 (2007-10-11)13 March 2008 (2008-03-13)5.0
4207 January 2009 (2009-01-07)20 May 2009 (2009-05-20)4.7
52028 October 2009 (2009-10-28)15 July 2010 (2010-07-15)4.8
6201 September 2010 (2010-09-01)6 April 2011 (2011-04-06)4.9
WRR62 March 2011 (2011-03-02)6 April 2011 (2011-04-06)N/A
7304 May 2011 (2011-05-04)25 April 2012 (2012-04-25)5.1
83023 August 2012 (2012-08-23)4 July 2013 (2013-07-04)4.4
9205 September 2013 (2013-09-05)12 March 2014 (2014-03-12)4.1
102015 October 2014 (2014-10-15)9 March 2015 (2015-03-09)3.6
1173 January 2023 (2023-01-03)14 February 2023 (2023-02-14)N/A
12716 May 2023 (2023-05-16)27 June 2023 (2023-06-27)N/A
1382 January 2024 (2024-01-02)26 February 2024 (2024-02-26)N/A
14810 September 202429 October 2024N/A
  1. Series 2 began airing on BBC One Scotland on 14 January 2007 and in the rest of the UK on 18 January 2007.
  2. The second half of series ten was moved to BBC Three.

The final episode of series 3 attracted 6 million viewers. The final episode of series 4 and 5 each attracted 4.5 million viewers.

The finale of series 10 aired on 9 March 2015, nine years after the first episode aired on 9 March 2006.

Reception

Revival series

Main article: Waterloo Road (series 11) § Reception

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result
2006 TV Quick and TV Choice Awards Best New Drama Waterloo Road Won
2007 TV Quick and TV Choice Awards Best Loved Drama Waterloo Road Nominated
TV Quick and TV Choice Awards Best Actress Jill Halfpenny (Izzie Redpath) Won
2008 Digital Spy Soap Awards Best Serial Drama Waterloo Road Nominated
TV Quick and TV Choice Awards Best Loved Drama Waterloo Road Nominated
TV Quick and TV Choice Awards Best Actress Denise Welch (Steph Haydock) Nominated
2009 TV Quick and TV Choice Awards Best Actor Neil Morrissey (Eddie Lawson) Nominated
TV Quick and TV Choice Awards Best Family Drama Waterloo Road Won
TV Quick and TV Choice Awards Best Actress Denise Welch (Steph Haydock) Won
2010 TV Quick and TV Choice Awards Best Family Drama Waterloo Road Nominated
TV Quick and TV Choice Awards Best Actress Denise Welch (Steph Haydock) Won
Royal Television Society North West Awards Best Script Writer Ann McManus Won
Inside Soap Awards Best Drama Waterloo Road Won
2011 TV Quick and TV Choice Awards Best Family Drama Waterloo Road Nominated
TV Quick and TV Choice Awards Best Actress Amanda Burton (Karen Fisher) Nominated
Inside Soap Awards Best Drama Waterloo Road Won
16th National Television Awards Most Popular Drama Waterloo Road Won
British Academy Television Awards Continuing Drama Waterloo Road Nominated
Broadcast Awards Best Soap or Continuing Drama Waterloo Road Nominated
2012 TV Quick and TV Choice Awards Best Actress Jaye Jacobs (Sian Diamond) Nominated
TV Quick and TV Choice Awards Best Family Drama Waterloo Road Nominated
Inside Soap Awards Best Drama Waterloo Road Won
17th National Television Awards Most Popular Female Drama Performance Jaye Jacobs (Sian Diamond) Nominated
17th National Television Awards Most Popular Drama Series Waterloo Road Nominated
2013 TV Quick and TV Choice Awards Best Drama Series Waterloo Road Nominated
Inside Soap Awards Best Drama Waterloo Road Won
2014 TV Quick and TV Choice Awards Best Drama Series Waterloo Road Nominated
TV Quick and TV Choice Awards Best Actress Laurie Brett (Christine Mulgrew) Nominated
British Academy Scotland Awards Best Actress – Television Laurie Brett (Christine Mulgrew) Nominated
Inside Soap Awards Best Drama Waterloo Road Won
2015 Inside Soap Awards Best Drama Waterloo Road Nominated
2024 Royal Television Society Awards' Soap and Continuing Drama Waterloo Road Nominated
Inside Soap Awards Best Drama Star Adam Thomas (Donte Charles) Won
Inside Soap Awards Best Drama Star Alicia Forde (Kelly-Jo Rafferty) Nominated
Inside Soap Awards Best Drama Star Angela Griffin (Kim Campbell) Nominated
Inside Soap Awards Best Drama Star James Baxter (Joe Casey) Nominated

International broadcasts

Country Network(s) Notes
  • Hong Kong
  • India
  • South Korea
  • Malaysia
  • Singapore
  • Thailand
 BBC Entertainment Series 1–3 have been aired in Hong Kong, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and India. Series 4 has aired.
Europe
    • Armenia
    • Austria
    • Azores
    • Belarus
    • Belgium
    • Bosnia
    • Bulgaria
    • Croatia
    • Cyprus
    • Czech Republic
    • France
    • Germany
    • Georgia
    • Greece
    • Hungary
    • Italy
    • Kazakhstan
    • Latvia
    • Lithuania
    • Luxembourg
    • Macedonia
    • Malta
    • Monaco
    • Netherlands
    • Portugal
    • Moldova
    • Romania
    • Serbia
    • Slovakia
    • Slovenia
    • Spain
    • Sweden
    • Switzerland
    • Turkey
    • Ukraine
 BBC Entertainment Series 1 has been aired in a number of European countries.
Estonia ETV Series 1–7 have aired under the name Waterloo Roadi kool (The School of Waterloo Road).
Finland YLE TV1 Series 1–4 have aired under the name Waterloo Roadin koulu (The School of Waterloo Road).
Slovenia Kanal A Series 1 has aired in Slovenia.
  • Bahrain
  • Egypt
  • Iraq
  • Iran
  • Jordan
  • Kuwait
  • Lebanon
  • Libya
  • Oman
  • Qatar
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Yemen
 BBC Entertainment Series 1 has aired in the Middle East. Series 2 has aired.
Israel BBC Entertainment, IETV
New Zealand TV ONE Series 1–3 have aired in New Zealand.
Australia ABC Series 1–4 have aired in Australia.
Russia BBC Prime Series 1 has aired in Russia on Networks Russia GMT+2, Russia GMT+3 and Russia GMT+4.
United States BBC America Series 1 has been aired in the USA.
South Africa BBC Entertainment
Spain Canal 3XL and TV3 Series 1–9 have been aired only in Catalonia.

DVD releases

Series one and two were released by 2entertain, while series three to eight were released by Acorn DVD. Series nine and ten were not released on home media. Series eleven onwards were released by Dazzler Media.

Title Episodes DVD release date Total discs Special features
Series 1 8 26 March 2007 3 —
Series 2 12 10 March 2008 4 Miss Haydock Reveals All
Mika's Video Diary
Series 3 20 2 March 2009 (Autumn Term)
11 May 2009 (Spring Term)
24 May 2010 (Complete) 		6 Autumn Term scrap Book
Pupil Reports
Teacher Evaluation
Spring Term scrap Book
Series 4 20 21 September 2009 (Autumn Term)
26 April 2010 (Spring Term)
18 October 2010 (Complete) 		6 Autumn Term scrapbook
Spring Term scrapbook
School Photos
Series 5 20 14 June 2010 (Autumn Term)
27 September 2010 (Spring Term)
23 May 2011 (Complete) 		6 Deleted Scenes
Bloopers
Cast/Crew Interviews
Waterloo Road Cribs
Series 6 20 7 February 2011 (Autumn Term)
20 June 2011 (Spring Term)
16 January 2012 (Complete) 		6 Staff/Student Photos
Outtakes
Social Networking Snaps
Bloopers
Waterloo Road
Reunited 		6 9 April 2012 1 Picture Gallery
Series 7 30 7 October 2011 (Autumn Term)
26 March 2012 (Spring Term)
10 September 2012 (Summer Term)
8 April 2013 (Complete) 		9 Social Networking Snaps
Series 8 30 4 February 2013 (Autumn Term)
3 June 2013 (Spring Term)
7 October 2013 (Summer Term)
15 September 2014 (Complete) 		9 Behind the Scenes
In the Gym with Kaya & Kirstie
In the Lab with Jaye and Jason
Home from Home with Grantly Budgen
The Legends Of
Waterloo Road 		6 16 September 2013 2 6 select episodes from series 3 – 8
Series 11 7 10 April 2023 2 —
Series 12 7 11 September 2023 2 —
Series 13 8 11 March 2024 2 —

Online

Full episodes from Series 1 to 8 were previously available to watch on YouTube, but were later replaced by episode highlights. All episodes were made available on BBC iPlayer on 19 September 2019. The popularity of the original show on iPlayer among younger audiences contributed to the show's recomissioning in 2021.

As part of the show's return in 2023, BBC commissioned a podcast series alongside the return of the programme. The podcast was hosted by cast members Adam Thomas (Donte Charles) and Priyasasha Kumari (Samia Choudhury), and released exclusively on BBC Sounds.

Since the revival of the series, each series has been released as a boxset on BBC iPlayer prior to transmission on BBC One.

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