Starring
Philip Martin BrownJason DoneChelsee HealeyAdam ThomasDenise WelchMelanie Hill
Written by
Ann McManusMaureen Chadwick
Ratings per Episode
Votes per Episode
| E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | E23 | E24 | E25 | E26 | E27 | E28 | E29 | E30 | |
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| S1 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S2 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 8.3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| S3 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 7.6 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 8.5 | ||||||||||
| S4 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 8.2 | ||||||||||
| S5 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.7 | ||||||||||
| S6 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 7.4 | ||||||||||
| S7 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 9.2 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 7.3 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 8.2 |
| S8 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 8.5 |
| S9 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 8.7 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 6.9 | ||||||||||
| S10 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 7.5 | ||||||||||
| S11 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 8.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S12 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 8.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S13 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S14 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 8.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S15 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 9.3 | 8.9 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S16 | 7.4 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 7.0 | 8.1 | 7.0 | 6.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S17 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| S19 |
About
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?
All Seasons
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Series 12006
7.556887h 45m
Drama series set in a failing secondary school.
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Series 22007
7.35601211h 36m
Drama series set in a failing secondary school.
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Series 32007
7.37612019h 20m
Drama series set in a failing secondary school.
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Series 42009
7.46812019h 51m
Drama series set in a failing secondary school.
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Series 52009
7.76262019h 20m
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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Series 62010
7.65202019h 20m
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.
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Series 72011
7.87683029h
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.
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Series 82012
7.36233029h
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?
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Series 92013
7.53572019h 20m
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.
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Series 102014
6.23732019h 20m
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.
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Series 112023
7.534676h 50m
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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Series 122023
7.8195758m
Affairs, scandals, blackmail and many, many headteachers. Who said education was easy?
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Series 132024
8.31778
With a swathe of long-term refusers descending on Waterloo Road, the balance of peace and harmony rests on thin ice.
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Series 142024
8.62048
Waterloo Road sees a changing of the guard with new head Steve Savage.
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Series 152025
6.73118
New head, Dame Stella Drake, ushers in a new era at Waterloo Road.
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Series 162025
7.31258
Headteacher Stella is forced to navigate a fresh set of challenges.
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Series 172026
7.91448
Deputy Darius holds the keys to the kingdom. How far will he go to hold on to that power?
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Season 18
—08
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Season 19
—08
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Philip Martin Brown Grantly Budgen
Jason Done Tom Clarkson
Chelsee Healey Janeece Bryant
Adam Thomas Donte Charles
Denise Welch Steph Haydock
Melanie Hill Maggie Budgen, Maggie Croft
Kane Tomlinson-Weaver Harley Taylor
Darcy Isa Lauren Andrews, Lauren Fletcher
Reece Douglas Denzil Kelly
Angela Griffin Kim Campbell, Kim Treneman
Crew
Ann McManus
Maureen Chadwick
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