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Waterloo Road

2006 Returning Series 60m episodes

7.1/10 37 votes

Drama

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
Cast:: James Baxter, Adam Thomas, Neil Fitzmaurice, Shauna Shim
Language:: English
Country:: United Kingdom
Network:: BBC One

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Seasons

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Series 16

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E01

Episode 1

★ 10.0

Episode 1

2025-09-23 · 57m

Schuey and Agnes cause uproar when they rebel against Stella’s new rules. New teacher Darius Donovan arrives and shakes up the staffroom, while Jack Rimmer returns to school.

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E02

Episode 2

2025-09-23 · 58m

Ashton takes drastic measures when Donte is plunged into crippling debt. Nicky saves the day when Debs is out of her depth, while Jack attempts to help Libby settle back in.

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E03

Episode 3

2025-09-30 · 58m

Dwayne is under pressure when Ashton exposes his deepest secrets to the entire school. Meanwhile, Nisha is conflicted when her personal and professional worlds collide.

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E04

Episode 4

2025-09-30 · 58m

Hope and Portia go head-to-head as they battle for attention. Elsewhere, Darius’s negligence has devastating consequences, and Schuey is rocked when an unexpected visitor ruffles feathe

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E05

Episode 5

2025-10-07 · 58m

Dwayne’s world comes crashing down when he reaches breaking point. Stella makes a ruthless decision as she tries to come to terms with the devastating events of the previous week.

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E06

Episode 6

2025-10-07 · 58m

The schools' staff and students head to the estate for a community clean-up that doesn’t go to plan. Meanwhile, Schuey is lured back to his criminal past with disastrous consequences for Mike.

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E07

Episode 7

2025-10-14 · 57m

Emotions run high at Waterloo Road when Stella’s daughter arrives. Elsewhere, Mitch finds himself in hot water when he steps in to help a struggling student.

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E08

Episode 8

2025-10-14 · 58m

It’s funfair day at Waterloo Road, and Darius flounders under a watchful eye. Has his luck finally run out? Meanwhile, Agnes uncovers a secret that could blow a family’s world apart and Donte’s loyalties are tested by a discovery that could end a colleague’s career.

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