Waterloo Road(2006)
Synopsis
Waterloo Road is a British television drama series set in a comprehensive school of the same name, first broadcast on BBC One on 9 March 2006, and concluding its original run on 9 March 2015. It was recommissioned in 2021, and resumed starting 9 January 2023. At the failing comprehensive school, and later academy of the same name, the professional and personal lives of the students and staff are examined. Affairs, scandals, blackmail and many, many headteachers. Who said education was easy?
Created by Ann McManus, Maureen Chadwick
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Cast
James Baxter
Joe Casey
Adam Thomas
Donte Charles
Neil Fitzmaurice
Neil Guthrie
Shauna Shim
Valerie Chambers
Jo Coffey
Wendy Whitwell
Summer Bird
Tonya Walters
Scarlett Thomas
Izzy Charles
Liam Scholes
Noel McManus
Chiamaka Ulebor
Shola Aku
Saira Jackson
Nisha Chandra
Miya Ocego
Lois Taylor-Brown
Hattie Dynevor
Libby Guthrie
Maisey Robinson
Portia Weever
Tillie Amartey
Stacey “Stace” Neville
Cory McClane
Ashton Stone
Sonya Nisa
Aleena Qureshi
Niamh Blackshaw
Agnes Eccleston
Jon Richardson
Darius Donovan
Seasons
Series 1
8 episodes · 2006
Drama series set in a failing secondary school.
Series 2
12 episodes · 2007
Drama series set in a failing secondary school.
Series 3
20 episodes · 2007
Drama series set in a failing secondary school.
Series 4
20 episodes · 2009
Drama series set in a failing secondary school.
Series 5
20 episodes · 2009
War breaks out in the playground after the closure of a local private school leads to an influx of middle-class pupils at Waterloo Road.
Series 6
20 episodes · 2010
New head teacher Karen Fisher sets out to revolutionise Waterloo Road but her steely exterior masks a dark personal tragedy which threatens to derail her leadership.
Series 7
30 episodes · 2011
A gang war breaks out at Waterloo Road, threatening to derail Michael's efforts to turn the school around, and Josh struggles with an escalating drug problem which is masking a more serious illness.
Series 8
30 episodes · 2012
Waterloo Road benefactor Lorraine wants a return on her investment but super head Michael insists that you can't make money from education. Will Lorraine listen, or is the school heading for disaster?
Series 9
20 episodes · 2013
Christine settles in as head of Waterloo Road but quickly finds new deputy Simon is after her job. As well as unruly students and her drink problem, old friend George is not all he seems.
Series 10
20 episodes · 2014
New head Vaughan Fitzgerald arrives with his partner Allie and her two children. When his two teenage sons from a previous marriage arrive unexpectedly to live with them, it all gets very complicated.
Series 11
7 episodes · 2023
Riots, scandals, fractured families and familiar faces - Waterloo Road is back with a new term and a whole new attitude. Who said education was easy?
Series 12
7 episodes · 2023
Affairs, scandals, blackmail and many, many headteachers. Who said education was easy?
Series 13
8 episodes · 2024
With a swathe of long-term refusers descending on Waterloo Road, the balance of peace and harmony rests on thin ice.
Series 14
8 episodes · 2024
Waterloo Road sees a changing of the guard with new head Steve Savage.
Series 15
8 episodes · 2025
New head, Dame Stella Drake, ushers in a new era at Waterloo Road.
Series 16
8 episodes · 2025
Headteacher Stella is forced to navigate a fresh set of challenges.
Series 17
8 episodes · 2026
Deputy Darius holds the keys to the kingdom. How far will he go to hold on to that power?
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When did Waterloo Road come out?+
Waterloo Road was first aired in 2006.
How many seasons of Waterloo Road are there?+
Waterloo Road has 17 seasons and 254 episodes in total.
Who created Waterloo Road?+
Waterloo Road was created by Ann McManus and Maureen Chadwick.
Who stars in Waterloo Road?+
Waterloo Road stars James Baxter, Adam Thomas, Neil Fitzmaurice, Shauna Shim and Jo Coffey.
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