Quick Info
Status: Returning Series
Network: BBC One
Type: Scripted
Rating: 7.1/10
Waterloo Road
Overview
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?
This production, originally released in 2006, has captivated audiences with its unique storytelling. As a Scripted series, it brings a fresh perspective to the Drama genre, maintaining a strong viewer rating of 7.1 across its 17 seasons.
- Storyline Highlights:
- • Explores themes within Drama.
- • Produced in United Kingdom.
- • Original Language: English.
Starring Cast
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
Seasons
Series 1
8 Episodes • Aired 2006-03-09
Drama series set in a failing secondary school.
Series 2
12 Episodes • Aired 2007-01-18
Drama series set in a failing secondary school.
Series 3
20 Episodes • Aired 2007-10-11
Drama series set in a failing secondary school.
Series 4
20 Episodes • Aired 2009-01-07
Drama series set in a failing secondary school.
Series 5
20 Episodes • Aired 2009-10-28
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.
