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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?
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- verified Status: Returning Series
- person By: Ann McManus
- calendar_month Release Date: 2006-03-09
- update Lastly Aired: 2026-01-27
- video_camera_front Companies Shed Productions, Wall to Wall, Rope Ladder Fiction, BBC
- list_alt Seasons & Episodes: 17 Seasons, 254 Episodes
- timer Episode Runtime: 60 Mins/Episode
- star Rating: 7.1 / 10
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Adam Thomas
Donte Charles
Neil Fitzmaurice
Neil Guthrie
Shauna Shim
Valerie Chambers
Jo Coffey
Wendy Whitwell
Scarlett Thomas
Izzy Charles
Liam Scholes
Noel McManus
Summer Violet Bird
Tonya Walters
Chiamaka Ulebor
Shola Aku
Saira Choudhry
Nisha Chandra
Danny Murphy
Luca Smith
Miya Ocego
Lois Taylor-Brown
James Baxter
Joe Casey
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
Christopher Jeffers
Mitch Swift
Olivia Booth-Ford
Leoni Tennant
Lucy Chambers
Cat Guthrie
Lindsey Coulson
Stella Drake
Zak Sutcliffe
Schumacher “Schuey” Weever
Seasons
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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. ...
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New head teacher Karen Fisher sets out to revolutionise Waterloo Road but her steely exterior masks a dark personal tragedy which threatens to derail ...
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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 ...
30 Episode(s) -
Waterloo Road benefactor Lorraine wants a return on her investment but super head Michael insists that you can't make money from education. Will Lorra ...
30 Episode(s) -
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, o ...
20 Episode(s) -
New head Vaughan Fitzgerald arrives with his partner Allie and her two children. When his two teenage sons from a previous marriage arrive unexpectedl ...
20 Episode(s) -
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? ...
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Affairs, scandals, blackmail and many, many headteachers. Who said education was easy? ...
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With a swathe of long-term refusers descending on Waterloo Road, the balance of peace and harmony rests on thin ice. ...
8 Episode(s) -
Waterloo Road sees a changing of the guard with new head Steve Savage. ...
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New head, Dame Stella Drake, ushers in a new era at Waterloo Road. ...
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Headteacher Stella is forced to navigate a fresh set of challenges. ...
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Deputy Darius holds the keys to the kingdom. How far will he go to hold on to that power? ...
8 Episode(s)

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