Waterloo Road
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?
First Aired
2006-03-09
Status
Returning Series
Network
BBC One
Seasons
Season 1 Episodes
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E1. Episode 1
Headteacher of Waterloo Road Comprehensive, Jack Rimmer, hires Andrew Treneman, hoping he can improve the school's failing status and bring them back from the bottom of the league tables. Meanwhile, colleagues Tom and Lorna tie the knot.
★ 7.0
E2. Episode 2
The aftermath of the car crash affects the entire school. Lorna announces her pregnancy to her new husband, but he isn't so sure he wants a child. Things begin to heat up between Steph and Jack.
★ 8.5
E3. Episode 3
A pupil gives birth at the school, but who is the father? Could it be one of the teachers? Andrew implements a house system with disastrous consequences.
★ 7.0
E4. Episode 4
Izzie's ex-husband causes chaos at the school when he demands access to their children, and Tom confronts Lorna about her apparent miscarriage. Meanwhile, the pupils set up a scam to gain more points in the new house system.
★ 7.0
E5. Episode 5
Lorna tries out a new image in a bid to catch Tom's attention, while Budgen suspects one of his students may be taking drugs and approaches Andrew for help.
★ 8.0
E6. Episode 6
An education inspector pays a visit to Waterloo Road, and brings bad news regarding the future of the school. Meanwhile, Tom and Izzie struggle to fight their feelings for each other.
★ 7.0
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 Choudhry
Nisha Chandra
Miya Ocego
Lois Taylor-Brown
Hattie Dynevor
Libby Guthrie
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