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Waterloo Road

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

Episode guide

Seasons

17 available

Series 7

Episodes

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Episode 1

Episode 1

2011-05-04 · 60m

New staff members Eleanor Chaudry and Daniel Chalk adapt differently to life at Waterloo Road. Elsewhere, Aiden makes a memorable first impression on Jess and Vicki.

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Episode 2

Episode 2

2011-05-11 · 60m

A shy and effeminate year 12 pupil is branded a 'perv' when he is caught poring over a lingerie magazine - but the truth is far more complicated than Chris imagines. Rose and Sambuca learn a hard truth.

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Episode 3

Episode 3

2011-05-18 · 60m

Amy Porter has a stalker, drawing battle lines between Karen and Eleanor. Rose and Tom try to protect Sambuca from the truth about her life-threatening tumour. Ronan proposes to Vicki - but can she resist Aiden's advances?

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Episode 4

Episode 4

2011-05-25 · 60m

New girl Evie Prior shows up at the school, but something about her story doesn't quite add up. Eleanor and Daniel have their appraisals as Karen sits in on their classes.

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Episode 5

Episode 5

2011-06-01 · 60m

It's launch day for Karen's new community café and she's invited the Director of Education along. Rob's estranged wife, Naomi, wants to play happy families, and Vicki finally sees Aiden's true colours.

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Episode 6

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Episode 6

2011-06-08 · 60m

Sam enlists the help of Lauren and Finn on a quest to Blackpool. After a run of bad publicity, Karen is keen to promote a positive image of Waterloo Road, but when the Director of Education arrives unannounced, he makes no secret of his disapproval of Karen.

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Episode 7

Episode 7

2011-06-15 · 60m

It is the day of the memorial service, and everyone struggles with their grief. Karen realises that her attempts to impress Richard Whitman are futile; his desire to close Waterloo Road has become a personal crusade.

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Episode 8

Episode 8

2011-06-22 · 60m

Chris confiscates drugs from pupil Scout Allen, and is shocked to discover she is a drugs courier. A mock student election brings Vicki and Jess together - and the staff are shocked to learn that Waterloo Road could face closure.

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Episode 9

Episode 9

2011-06-29 · 60m

Karen battles to save the school.

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Episode 10

Episode 10

2011-07-06 · 60m

The school faces an independent inspection as both Karen's job and the school's future are on the line. The prospect of being taken into care causes Scout to run away - with Chris, the police and a drug dealer in pursuit.

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Episode 11

Episode 11

2011-09-14 · 60m

New 'super head' Michael Byrne faces a baptism of fire when he discovers that pupils Phoenix and Harley Taylor have been concealing a dead body. Meanwhile, Grantly spearheads the staff's resistance to Michael's reforms, and Tom finds himself the underdog in his bid for deputy head.

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Episode 12

Episode 12

2011-09-21 · 60m

Jez and Sian plan a dinner party so that they can try to get to know their colleagues better, but the unexpected arrival of Jez's estranged children throws everything up into the air. Vicki is inspired to retake her A-level sciences, but after Ronan throws a surprise house-warming party it highlights the differences between them.

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Episode 13

Episode 13

2011-09-28 · 60m

Michael continues his mission to shake up the school by appointing his old student friend Linda Radleigh as Head of English. However, the newcomer soon has her hands full keeping an eye on Emily, who sneaks out of school to see her sister on the day she is released from prison.

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Episode 14

Episode 14

2011-10-05 · 60m

Vicki suffers a black eye in an accident, prompting Sian to suspect Ronan of hitting his girlfriend. Jez enlists ex-pro Ken Watling to prepare for the school's first rugby match - only for the new coach to insist on dropping Zack from the team.

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Episode 15

Episode 15

2011-10-12 · 60m

Scout is pleased after she is offered a position as a live-in carer. Matt organises a special orchestra project, but is not pleased after Michael insists that Tariq is included.

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Episode 16

Episode 16

2011-10-19 · 60m

Bad boy Tariq Siddiqui's efforts to turn over a new leaf are short-lived when he discovers that his sister is secretly dating Finn Sharkey. Elsewhere, Michael desperately tries to cover his tracks over the Wayne Johnson incident, and Phoenix's secretive behaviour makes Scout question their relationship.

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Episode 17

Episode 17

2011-10-26 · 60m

Tom is put under pressure by Linda's new teaching assistant, who his own secret agenda. Jez's romantic endeavours force Sian to question her affair with Michael, and Vicki's jealousy over Madi pushes her relationship with Ronan to the brink.

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Episode 18

Episode 18

2011-11-02 · 60m

Michael's paranoia spirals when he discovers the identity of his secret tormentor, and new Year 12 pupil Freddie Jackson's life is endangered when Michael fails to read his admission file. A jealous Linda stirs trouble by letting slip that she knows of Sian and Michael's affair, and Emily's rebellious streak threatens to land Scout back in foster care.

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Episode 19

Episode 19

2011-11-09 · 60m

Tariq comes to Chalky's aid when he burns his surprise dinner for Linda. Meanwhile, a radio host stirs up trouble for her teenage daughter.

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Episode 20

Episode 20

2011-11-16 · 60m

The last day of term starts badly for Michael when he finds a threatening note on the dashboard of his car. Grantly informs a rattled Michael that Jez will be making a formal complaint to the governors about his affair with Sian. Elsewhere, Emily tries desperately to prevent Scout from moving away with her foster parents.

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Episode 21

Episode 21

2012-02-22 · 60m

It is the first day back at school and Michael's recuperation is cut short when the school is infiltrated by a local gang. Tariq's efforts to turn over a new leaf are challenged by the arrival of new Year 13 pupil, Mason. Elsewhere, the net closes in on Linda when Chalky exposes her lies.

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Episode 22

Episode 22

2012-02-29 · 60m

Lauren is convinced that her only route into a modelling career is by going under the surgeon's knife, and Trudi clashes with Michael over his anti-gang measures. Elsewhere, Josh's drug-smoking lands him in deep trouble with Tom, and Matt is shocked when Rosie goes into premature labour.

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Episode 23

Episode 23

2012-03-07 · 60m

While Tom is overseeing the selection process for a new head of English, his relationship with Josh is plunged into crisis by Josh's spiralling drug problem. Elsewhere, Grantly is at a loss when he mislays a large sum of money meant for Fleur's nursing home fees, and it is touch and go for Matt's baby daughter, Martha.

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Episode 24

Episode 24

2012-03-14 · 60m

Zack suspects that Jez is not his father and takes a DNA test.

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Episode 25

Episode 25

2012-03-21 · 60m

Trudi confides in Tariq that she is pregnant. After Josh freaks out in Nicki's class, Tom tells his son about his suspected condition and suggests they see a psychiatrist.

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Episode 26

Episode 26

2012-03-28 · 60m

Grantly returns to school following his wife's death.

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Episode 27

Episode 27

2012-04-04 · 60m

Whilst researching for a project about the plague, a student becomes obsessed with a plague pit under the school.

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Episode 28

Episode 28

2012-04-11 · 60m

On the day of her art exam, Shelby struggles to keep her alcohol problem under control, whilst Kyle is caught running an illegal vodka scam. Jez makes a life-changing decision, and the school comes under investigation from the LA.

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Episode 29

Episode 29

2012-04-18 · 60m

Scout falls for Ukrainian pupil, Danilo.

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Episode 30

Episode 30

2012-04-25 · 60m

It’s the last day of term and the school is preparing for prom.

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Cast

James Baxter

James Baxter

Joe Casey

Adam Thomas

Adam Thomas

Donte Charles

Neil Fitzmaurice

Neil Fitzmaurice

Neil Guthrie

Shauna Shim

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

Saira Jackson

Nisha Chandra

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