Waterloo Road (TV series)
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| Genre | Drama |
|---|---|
| Created by | Ann McManus Maureen Chadwick |
| Written by | Various writers |
| Directed by | Various directors |
| Starring | Cast |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 222 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Production location(s) | Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England (1–7) Greenock, Scotland (8–10) Salford, Greater Manchester, England (11–present) |
| Running time | 60 minutes 90 minutes (1 episode) 10–12 minutes (Reunited) |
| Release | |
| Original release | 9 March 2006 – 9 March 2015 |
| Other websites | |
| [{{#property:P856}} Website] | |
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Waterloo Road is a British television drama series set in a comprehensive school of the same name, broadcast on BBC One and later on BBC Three. The show is set in the Northern English town of Rochdale, Greater Manchester from series one until the end of series seven, and the Scottish town of Greenock from the beginning of series eight until the end of the show in series ten. The first episode was broadcast on BBC One on 9 March 2006 and the final episode on BBC Three on 9 March 2015.
Waterloo Road ran for 200 episodes and exactly nine years. In September 2019, the series was made available on BBC iPlayer. In September 2021, the BBC recommissioned the show for an eleventh series, with production returning to the Greater Manchester area.[2][3]
The revival series started airing on 3 January 2023.
Synopsis
Set in a failing comprehensive school in Rochdale, the series focuses on the life's of the teachers and pupils who are at the school.
Characters
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Dates shown | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | Last shown | |||
| 1 | 8 | 9 March 2006 | 27 April 2006 | |
| 2 | 12 | 18 January 2007 | 26 April 2007 | |
| 3 | 20 | 11 October 2007 | 13 March 2008 | |
| 4 | 20 | 7 January 2009 | 20 May 2009 | |
| 5 | 20 | 28 October 2009 | 15 July 2010 | |
| 6 | 20 | 1 September 2010 | 6 April 2011 | |
| Waterloo Road Reunited | 6 | 2 March 2011 | 6 April 2011 | |
| 7 | 30 | 4 May 2011 | 25 April 2012 | |
| 8 | 30 | 23 August 2012 | 4 July 2013 | |
| 9 | 20 | 5 September 2013 | 12 March 2014 | |
| 10 | 20 | 15 October 2014 | 9 March 2015 | |
| 11 | 7 | 3 January 2023 | 14 February 2023 | |
| 12 | 7 | 16 May 2023 | 27 June 2023 | |
| 13 | 8 | 2 January 2024 | 20 February 2024 | |
References
- ↑ "Information". Official Waterloo Road Website. Archived from the original on 24 January 2008.
- ↑ "Waterloo Road: High school drama to be revived after six years". BBC News. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ↑ Lewis, Isobel (23 September 2021). "BBC revives Waterloo Road six years after cancellation". The Independent. Retrieved 2 August 2022.