Waterloo Road
Plot Summary
Waterloo Road is a UK television drama series the first broadcast was in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 9 March 2006. Originally set in a troubled comprehensive school in Rochdale, England, the location of the show was moved to the former Greenock Academy in Greenock, Scotland in 2012. The series focuses on the lives of the school's teachers and students, and confronts social issues such as extramarital affairs, abortion, divorce, child abuse, and suicide. Waterloo Road is produced by Shed Productions, the company responsible for Bad Girls and Footballers' Wives.
Cast & Characters
Cast
Jason Merrells
Jack Rimmer
Adam Thomas
Donte Charles
Neil Fitzmaurice
Neil Guthrie
Shauna Shim
Valerie Chambers
Rachel Leskovac
Coral Walker
Jo Coffey
Wendy Whitwell
Kym Marsh
Nicky Walters
Liam Scholes
Noel McManus
Summer Violet Bird
Tonya Walters
Thapelo Ray
Dwayne Jackson
Chiamaka Ulebor
Shola Aku
Danny Murphy
Luca Smith
Miya Ocego
Lois Taylor-Brown
Hollie-Jay Bowes
Debs Rafferty
James Baxter
Joe Casey
Hattie Dynevor
Libby Guthrie
Maisey Robinson
Portia Weever
Ryan Clayton
Mike Rutherford
Lindsey Coulson
Dame Stella Drake
Sonya Nisa
Aleena Qureshi
Where to watch free (US)
Seasons (16)
Series 1
8 episodes
Aired: 2006
Drama series set in a failing secondary school.
Series 2
12 episodes
Aired: 2007
Drama series set in a failing secondary school.
Series 3
20 episodes
Aired: 2007
Drama series set in a failing secondary school.
Series 4
20 episodes
Aired: 2009
Drama series set in a failing secondary school.
Series 5
20 episodes
Aired: 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
Aired: 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
Aired: 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
Aired: 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
Aired: 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
Aired: 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
Aired: 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
Aired: 2023
Affairs, scandals, blackmail and many, many headteachers. Who said education was easy?
Series 13
8 episodes
Aired: 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
Aired: 2024
Waterloo Road sees a changing of the guard with new head Steve Savage.
Series 15
8 episodes
Aired: 2025
New head, Dame Stella Drake, ushers in a new era at Waterloo Road.
Series 16
8 episodes
Aired: 2025
Headteacher Stella is forced to navigate a fresh set of challenges.
Production
Shed Productions
Wall to Wall
Rope Ladder Fiction
BBC