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Waterloo Road (TV series)

British television drama series

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.

Waterloo Road
GenreSchool drama
Created byAnn McManus
Maureen Chadwick
StarringFull cast
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series14
No. of episodes230 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersVarious
Production locationsGreater Manchester, England (series 1–7, 11–)
Greenock, Scotland (series 8–10)
Running time56–87 minutes
Production companiesShed Productions (series 1–10)
BBC Scotland (series 8–10)[1]
Wall to Wall (series 11–)
Rope Ladder Fiction (series 11–)[2]
Original release
NetworkBBC One (2006–2014, 2023–present)
BBC Three (2015)
BBC iPlayer (2023–present)
Release9 March 2006 (2006-03-09) –
9 March 2015 (2015-03-09)
Release3 January 2023 (2023-01-03) –
present
The setting for the first seven series was the former Hill Top Community Primary School in Kirkholt, Rochdale.
From series 8 to 10 the series setting was the former Greenock Academy, Madeira Street, Greenock.

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.[3][4]

The revival series started airing on 3 January 2023.[5]

The show

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Waterloo Road is set in a failing comprehensive school of the same name and focuses on the professional and personal lives of the students and staff.[6]

Setting

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From series one to series seven, the show was set at the old Hill Top Community Primary School building[7][8] in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England.[9][10][11]

From series eight to series ten, the show was set at the old Greenock Academy building in Greenock, Scotland.[12][13][14]

From series 11 to series 13, the show was set at the old St Ambrose Barlow Roman Catholic High School building in Salford. Greater Manchester, England.[15]

From series 14 to the present day, the show is set at an old Manchester College campus in Manchester, England.[16]

Characters

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See the main article: List of Waterloo Road characters

Series overview

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Episodes

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Further information: List of Waterloo Road episodes
SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired (UK)Average viewership
(in millions)
First airedLast aired
189 March 2006 (2006-03-09)27 April 2006 (2006-04-27)4.6
21218 January 2007 (2007-01-18)[a]26 April 2007 (2007-04-26)4.3
32011 October 2007 (2007-10-11)13 March 2008 (2008-03-13)5.0
4207 January 2009 (2009-01-07)20 May 2009 (2009-05-20)4.7
52028 October 2009 (2009-10-28)15 July 2010 (2010-07-15)4.8
6201 September 2010 (2010-09-01)6 April 2011 (2011-04-06)4.9
WRR62 March 2011 (2011-03-02)6 April 2011 (2011-04-06)N/A
7304 May 2011 (2011-05-04)25 April 2012 (2012-04-25)5.1
83023 August 2012 (2012-08-23)4 July 2013 (2013-07-04)4.4
9205 September 2013 (2013-09-05)12 March 2014 (2014-03-12)4.1
102015 October 2014 (2014-10-15)9 March 2015 (2015-03-09)3.6[b]
1173 January 2023 (2023-01-03)14 February 2023 (2023-02-14)N/A
12716 May 2023 (2023-05-16)27 June 2023 (2023-06-27)N/A
1382 January 2024 (2024-01-02)26 February 2024 (2024-02-26)N/A
14810 September 202429 October 2024N/A
  1. ↑ Series 2 began airing on BBC One Scotland on 14 January 2007 and in the rest of the UK on 18 January 2007.[17]
  2. ↑ The second half of series ten was moved to BBC Three.

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result
2006 TV Quick and TV Choice Awards Best New Drama[18][19][20] Waterloo Road Won
2007 TV Quick and TV Choice Awards Best Loved Drama[21] Waterloo Road Nominated
TV Quick and TV Choice Awards Best Actress[22][23] Jill Halfpenny (Izzie Redpath) Won
2008 Digital Spy Soap Awards Best Serial Drama[24] Waterloo Road Nominated
TV Quick and TV Choice Awards Best Loved Drama[25] Waterloo Road Nominated
TV Quick and TV Choice Awards Best Actress[26][better source needed] Denise Welch (Steph Haydock) Nominated
2009 TV Quick and TV Choice Awards Best Actor[27] Neil Morrissey (Eddie Lawson) Nominated
TV Quick and TV Choice Awards Best Family Drama[28][29][30] Waterloo Road Won
TV Quick and TV Choice Awards Best Actress[31][28][29] Denise Welch (Steph Haydock) Won
2010 TV Quick and TV Choice Awards Best Family Drama[32] Waterloo Road Nominated
TV Quick and TV Choice Awards Best Actress[33] Denise Welch (Steph Haydock) Won
Royal Television Society North West Awards Best Script Writer[34] Ann McManus Won
Inside Soap Awards Best Drama[35] Waterloo Road Won
2011 TV Quick and TV Choice Awards Best Family Drama[36] Waterloo Road Nominated
TV Quick and TV Choice Awards Best Actress[36] Amanda Burton (Karen Fisher) Nominated
Inside Soap Awards Best Drama[37] Waterloo Road Won
16th National Television Awards Most Popular Drama[38][39] Waterloo Road Won
British Academy Television Awards Continuing Drama[40][41] Waterloo Road Nominated
Broadcast Awards Best Soap or Continuing Drama[42] Waterloo Road Nominated
2012 TV Quick and TV Choice Awards Best Actress[43] Jaye Jacobs (Sian Diamond) Nominated
TV Quick and TV Choice Awards Best Family Drama[43] Waterloo Road Nominated
Inside Soap Awards Best Drama[44] Waterloo Road Won
17th National Television Awards Most Popular Female Drama Performance[45] Jaye Jacobs (Sian Diamond) Nominated
17th National Television Awards Most Popular Drama Series[45] Waterloo Road Nominated
2013 TV Quick and TV Choice Awards Best Drama Series[46] Waterloo Road Nominated
Inside Soap Awards Best Drama[47] Waterloo Road Won
2014 TV Quick and TV Choice Awards Best Drama Series[48] Waterloo Road Nominated
TV Quick and TV Choice Awards Best Actress[48] Laurie Brett (Christine Mulgrew) Nominated
British Academy Scotland Awards Best Actress – Television[49][41] Laurie Brett (Christine Mulgrew) Nominated
Inside Soap Awards Best Drama[50] Waterloo Road Won
2015 Inside Soap Awards Best Drama[51] Waterloo Road Nominated
2024 Royal Television Society Awards' Soap and Continuing Drama[52] Waterloo Road Nominated
Inside Soap Awards Best Drama Star[53] Adam Thomas (Donte Charles) Nominated
Inside Soap Awards Best Drama Star[53] Alicia Forde (Kelly-Jo Rafferty) Nominated
Inside Soap Awards Best Drama Star[53] Angela Griffin (Kim Campbell) Nominated
Inside Soap Awards Best Drama Star[53] James Baxter (Joe Casey) Nominated

International broadcasts

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Country Network(s) Notes
  • Hong Kong
  • India
  • South Korea
  • Malaysia
  • Singapore
  • Thailand
 BBC Entertainment Series 1–3 have been aired in Hong Kong, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and India. Series 4 has aired.[when?][54]
Europe
    • Armenia
    • Austria
    • Azores
    • Belarus
    • Belgium
    • Bosnia
    • Bulgaria
    • Croatia
    • Cyprus
    • Czech Republic
    • France
    • Germany
    • Georgia
    • Greece
    • Hungary
    • Italy
    • Kazakhstan
    • Latvia
    • Lithuania
    • Luxembourg
    • Macedonia
    • Malta
    • Monaco
    • Netherlands
    • Portugal
    • Moldova
    • Romania
    • Serbia
    • Slovakia
    • Slovenia
    • Spain
    • Sweden
    • Switzerland
    • Turkey
    • Ukraine
 BBC Entertainment Series 1 has been aired in a number of European countries.[55]
Estonia ETV Series 1–7 have aired under the name Waterloo Roadi kool (The School of Waterloo Road).
Finland YLE TV1 Series 1–4 have aired under the name Waterloo Roadin koulu (The School of Waterloo Road).
Slovenia Kanal A Series 1 has aired in Slovenia.[55]
  • Bahrain
  • Egypt
  • Iraq
  • Iran
  • Jordan
  • Kuwait
  • Lebanon
  • Libya
  • Oman
  • Qatar
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Yemen
 BBC Entertainment Series 1 has aired in the Middle East. Series 2 has aired.[55]
Israel BBC Entertainment, IETV
New Zealand TV ONE Series 1–3 have aired in New Zealand.[56]
Australia ABC Series 1–10 have aired in Australia.
Russia BBC Prime Series 1 has aired in Russia on Networks Russia GMT+2, Russia GMT+3 and Russia GMT+4.[55]
United States BBC America Series 1 has been aired in the USA.[57]
South Africa BBC Entertainment
Spain Canal 3XL and TV3 Series 1–9 have been aired only in Catalonia.[58]

DVD releases

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Title Episodes DVD release date Total discs Special features
Series 1 8 26 March 2007 3 —
Series 2 12 10 March 2008 4 Miss Haydock Reveals All
Mika's Video Diary
Series 3 20 2 March 2009 (Autumn Term)
11 May 2009 (Spring Term)
24 May 2010 (Complete) 		6 Autumn Term scrap Book
Pupil Reports
Teacher Evaluation
Spring Term scrap Book
Series 4 20 21 September 2009 (Autumn Term)
26 April 2010 (Spring Term)
18 October 2010 (Complete) 		6 Autumn Term scrapbook
Spring Term scrapbook
School Photos
Series 5 20 14 June 2010 (Autumn Term)
27 September 2010 (Spring Term)
23 May 2011 (Complete) 		6 Deleted Scenes
Bloopers
Cast/Crew Interviews
Waterloo Road Cribs
Series 6 20 7 February 2011 (Autumn Term)
20 June 2011 (Spring Term)
16 January 2012 (Complete) 		6 Staff/Student Photos
Outtakes
Social Networking Snaps
Bloopers
Waterloo Road
Reunited 		6 9 April 2012 1 Picture Gallery
Series 7 30 7 October 2011 (Autumn Term)
26 March 2012 (Spring Term)
10 September 2012 (Summer Term)
8 April 2013 (Complete)[59] 		9 Social Networking Snaps
Series 8 30 4 February 2013 (Autumn Term)[60]
3 June 2013 (Spring Term)[61]
7 October 2013 (Summer Term)[62]
15 September 2014 (Complete)[63] 		9 Behind the Scenes
In the Gym with Kaya & Kirstie
In the Lab with Jaye and Jason
Home from Home with Grantly Budgen
The Legends Of
Waterloo Road 		6 16 September 2013[64] 2 6 select episodes from series 3 – 8
Series 11 7 10 April 2023[65] 2 —
Series 12 7 11 September 2023[66] 2 —
Series 13 8 11 March 2024[67] 2 —

References

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  1. ↑ "Information". Official Waterloo Road Website. Archived from the original on 24 January 2008.
  2. ↑ "Waterloo Road returns to the BBC". BBC. 23 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "Waterloo Road: High school drama to be revived after six years". BBC News. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  4. ↑ Lewis, Isobel (23 September 2021). "BBC revives Waterloo Road six years after cancellation". The Independent. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Waterloo Road: Why BBC school drama is back after eight-year break". BBC News. 3 January 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  6. ↑ "Introduction" (Press release). BBC Press Office. 6 March 2006. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  7. ↑ "'Waterloo Road' school for cheap housing". Digital Spy. 20 February 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  8. ↑ Coyle, Simon (1 November 2011). "Bulldozers to move in on home of TV's Waterloo Road". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
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  11. ↑ "Waterloo Road opens its doors". Greenock Telegraph. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
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  16. ↑ Bourne, Dianne (10 September 2024). "BBC Waterloo Road filming locations as new school unveiled". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
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