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Waterloo Road (series 1)

The first series of the British school drama series Waterloo Road was shown on BBC One, It was shown from 9 March 2006 to 27 April 2006. It has 8 half-hour episodes. It was created by Ann McManus and Maureen Chadwick.

Waterloo Road
Starring
No. of episodes8
Release
Original networkBBC One
Original release9 March (2006-03-09) –
27 April 2006 (2006-04-27)
List of Waterloo Road episodes

It is the first series to be filmed at the old Hill Top Community Primary School building[1][2] in Rochdale, England.[3][4][5]

The series

The show follows the lives of the teachers and the pupils at Waterloo Road, a failing comprehensive school.

The school has a lot of problems such as drink driving, underage driving, bullying, homosexuality, marital problems, exclusion, Huntington's disease, teenage pregnancy, abortion, bereavement, sexual harassment, mental illness and suicide.

Cast

Staff

  • Jason Merrells as Jack Rimmer; Headteacher (8 episodes)
  • Jamie Glover as Andrew Treneman; Deputy Headteacher and English teacher (8 episodes)
  • Angela Griffin as Kim Campbell; Head of Pastoral Care and Art teacher (8 episodes)
  • Jason Done as Tom Clarkson; English teacher (8 episodes)
  • Camilla Power as Lorna Dickey; English teacher (8 episodes)
  • Jill Halfpenny as Izzie Redpath; Head of Drama and English teacher (8 episodes)
  • Denise Welch as Steph Haydock; Head of French (8 episodes)
  • Philip Martin Brown as Grantly Budgen; Head of English (8 episodes)
  • Judith Barker as Estelle Cooper; School secretary (8 episodes)

Pupils

Others

Recurring

  • Steve Money as Clarence Charles; Donte's father (6 episodes)
  • David Crellin as Jimmy Grainger; Izzie's ex-husband and Chlo and Mika's father (4 episodes)
  • Anna Wilson-Jones as Heather Davenport; LEA inspector (3 episodes)
  • Josh Hanlon as Rory Brears; Pupil (2 episodes)
  • Shane Zaza as Ahmed Patel; Pupil (2 episodes)

Guest

  • Robert Angell as Nigel Hinchcliffe; Chair of Governors (1 episode)
  • Sherry Baines as Brenda Brears; Rory's mother (1 episode)
  • Claire Cooper as Zoe Ramsden; Pupil (1 episode)
  • Scott Kay as Zak Walker; Pupil (1 episode)
  • Kris Mochrie as Craig Harris; Father of Zoe's baby (1 episode)
  • Jordan Murphy as Hadleigh Flynn; Pupil (1 episode)
  • Jeff Merchant as Brian Vaisey; Former Headteacher
  • Marc Silcock as Anthony Sugden; Pupil (1 episode)

Episodes

See also: List of Waterloo Road episodes
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No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date

DVD release

The first series of Waterloo Road was released on DVD in the UK on 26 March 2007.[6]

Waterloo Road (series 1) Media

  • Filming primarily took place at the former Hill Top Primary School site.

Notes

  1. ↑ Drummond was uncredited in episode six, thought she did appear.

References

  1. ↑ "'Waterloo Road' school for cheap housing". Digital Spy. 20 February 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  2. ↑ Coyle, Simon (1 November 2011). "Bulldozers to move in on home of TV's Waterloo Road". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "Waterloo Road relocates to Greenock". BBC News. 27 October 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "Waterloo Road set for Greenock". Greenock Telegraph. 5 January 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  5. ↑ "Waterloo Road opens its doors". Greenock Telegraph. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  6. ↑ "Waterloo Road: The Complete Series One". British Video Association. Archived from the original on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
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