Waterloo Road (series 10)
season of television series
The tenth series of the British school drama series Waterloo Road was shown on BBC One, In February it moved to BBC Three.[1] It aired from 15 October 2014 to 9 March 2015.
| Waterloo Road | |
|---|---|
| Starring |
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| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One BBC One HD (episode 1–10) BBC Three (episode 11–20) BBC Three HD (episode 11–20) |
| Original release | 15 October 2014 – 9 March 2015 |
| Series chronology | |
It is the last series to be set at the old Greenock Academy building in Greenock, Scotland.
In 2015, BBC announced they were going to stop making Waterloo Road.[2][3]
In 2015, the old Greenock Academy building was demolished.[4][5], In 2024 the building was replaced with houses.[6][7]
The series
changeThe 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 split families, cybercrime, adultery, illiteracy, domestic violence, nervous breakdown, anger management issues, drug overdose, test anxiety, assault, poverty, starvation, photo manipulation, video game addiction, cyberbullying, anorexia nervosa and borderline personality disorder.
Cast and characters
changeStaff
change- Neil Pearson as Vaughan Fitzgerald; headteacher (20 episodes)
- Laura Aikman as Lorna Hutchinson; Deputy headteacher and Science teacher (10 episodes)
- Richard Mylan as Simon Lowsley; Deputy Headteacher and English teacher (9 episodes)
- Laurie Brett as Christine Mulgrew; Head of English (20 episodes)
- Victoria Bush as Sonya Donnegan; School secretary (20 episodes)
- Georgie Glen as Audrey McFall; Head of History (20 episodes)
- Melanie Hill as Maggie Budgen; Home Economics teacher and Housemistress (20 episodes)
- Angus Deayton as George Windsor; Head of Modern Foreign Languages (13 episodes)
- Pooky Quesnel as Olga Fitzgerald; Geography teacher (12 episodes)
- Vanessa Hehir as Sue Lowsley; Science teacher (10 episodes)
- Leon Ockenden as Hector Reid; Head of Physical Education (10 episodes)
- Nicola Stephenson as Allie Westbrook; Head of Art (10 episodes)
- Regé-Jean Page as Guy Braxton; Trainee teacher in Graphics & Product Design (8 episodes)
- Stefano Braschi as Marco D'Olivera; newly qualified teacher in Science (8 episodes)
- Zöe Lucker as Carol Barry; Canteen assistant (3 episodes)
Pupils
change- Max Bowden as Justin Fitzgerald (20 episodes)
- Zebb Dempster as Leo Fitzgerald (20 episodes)
- Caitlin Gillespie as Lisa Brown (20 episodes)
- Joe Slater as Lenny Brown (20 episodes)
- Mark Beswick as Darren Hughes (19 episodes)
- Rebecca Craven as Rhiannon Salt (19 episodes)
- Je'Taime Morgan Hanley as Shaznay Montrose (19 episodes)
- Charlotte Beaumont as Kenzie Calhoun (10 episodes)
- Leo Flanagan as Floyd Westbrook (10 episodes)
- Holly Jack as Bonnie Kincaid (10 episodes)
- Tommy Lawrence Knight as Kevin Chalk (10 episodes)
- Tahirah Sharif as Carrie Norton (10 episodes)
- Andrew Still as Scott Fairchild (10 episodes)
- Kane Tomlinson-Weaver as Harley Taylor (10 episodes)
- Armin Karim as Abdul Bukhari (9 episodes)
- Sammy Oliver as Tiffany Westbrook (9 episodes)
- Finlay MacMillan as Dale Jackson (9 episodes)
- Naomi Battrick as Gabriella Wark (7 episodes)
- Brogan Ellis as Kacey Barry (7 episodes)
Others
changeRecurring
change- Ian Aspinall as Hassan Bukhari; Abdul's adoptive father (7 episodes)
- Robin Laing as Ronnie Fairchild; Scott's father (5 episodes)
- Judith Barker as Grace Drummond; An elderly woman who befriends Darren and Rhiannon (4 episodes)
- Nadine Marshall as Steph Norton; Guy and Carrie's mother (4 episodes)
- Gareth David-Lloyd as Rob Hutchinson; Lorna's abusive husband (3 episodes)
- Nicola Grier as Selina Wilson; Director of the Waterloo Road and Havelock High merger (3 episodes)
- Emma Cunniffe as Ailsa Calhoun; Kenzie's mother (2 episodes)
- David Michaels as Colin Bond; Headteacher of Havelock High (2 episodes)
- Andy Rush as Danny Spencer; Dale's cycling coach (2 episodes)
Guest
change- Nigel Betts as Ray Stewart; Local shopkeeper (1 episode)
- Claire Cage as Sophie Mitchell; Abdul's social worker (1 episode)
- Robert Cavanah as Jackson Whittaker; Owner of Wiredata (1 episode)
- Nathalie Cox as DI Murray; Detective Inspector investigating the cyberattack on Wiredata (1 episode)
- Ayesha Dharker as Yasmeen Khan; Abdul's biological mother (1 episode)
- Keeley Forsyth as Sammy Hughes; Darren's mother (1 episode)
- Peter F. Gardiner as Mr. Dunbar; Headteacher of Havelock High (1 episode)
- Terence Harvey as Ted Black; Grace's former lover (1 episode)
- Connie Hyde as Amelia Wark; Gabriella's mother (1 episode)
- Nimmy March as Miriam Hurlock; Head of the PTA (1 episode)
- Abby Mavers as Dynasty Barry; Ex-pupil (1 episode)
- Bobby Rainsbury as Mandy Ruskin; Mental health patient who befriends Leo (1 episode)
- Hugh Ross as Mr. Carmichael; Elderly member of the community (1 episode)
- Maarten Stevenson as Mickey McArthur; Pupil at Havelock High (1 episode)
Episodes
change| Autumn Term | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
| 181 | "Episode 1" | Roberto Bangura | Ann McManus & Eileen Gallagher | 15 October 2014 |
| 182 | "Episode 2" | Roberto Bangura | Ann McManus & Dare Aiyegbayo | 22 October 2014 |
| 183 | "Episode 3" | Simon Massey | Diane Burrows | 29 October 2014 |
| 184 | "Episode 4" | Simon Massey | Ann McManus & Diane Burrows | 5 November 2014 |
| 185 | "Episode 5" | David Innes Edwards | David McManus | 12 November 2014 |
| 186 | "Episode 6" | David Innes Edwards | Karen Laws | 19 November 2014 |
| 187 | "Episode 7" | Sarah Walker | Ann McManus & Eileen Gallagher | 26 November 2014 |
| 188 | "Episode 8" | Sarah Walker | Lauren Klee | 3 December 2014 |
| 189 | "Episode 9" | Jamie Annett | Kelly Jones | 10 December 2014 |
| 190 | "Episode 10" | Jamie Annett | Wendy Granditer | 17 December 2014 |
| Spring Term | ||||
| 191 | "Episode 11" | Brian Grant | Chris Murray | 5 January 2015 |
| 192 | "Episode 12" | Brian Grant | Di Burrows | 12 January 2015 |
| 193 | "Episode 13" | Morag Fullarton | Katie Douglas | 19 January 2015 |
| 194 | "Episode 14" | Morag Fullarton | Karen Laws | 26 January 2015 |
| 195 | "Episode 15" | Patrick Harkins | Paul Farrell | 2 February 2015 |
| 196 | "Episode 16" | Patrick Harkins | Chris Bucknall | 9 February 2015 |
| 197 | "Episode 17" | Lee Haven Jones | Sally Tatchell | 16 February 2015 |
| 198 | "Episode 18" | Lee Haven Jones | David Bowker | 23 February 2015 |
| 199 | "Episode 19" | Steve Hughes | Chris Murray | 2 March 2015 |
| 200 | "Episode 20" | Steve Hughes | Chris Murray | 9 March 2015 |
References
change- ↑ "Waterloo Road to lose primetime BBC One slot". Digital Spy. 11 December 2014. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ↑ "Waterloo Road to close doors in 2015". BBC News. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ↑ "School's out for Waterloo Road: BBC confirm drama set in Greenock is to be axed". Daily Record. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ↑ "Bulldozers flatten Waterloo Road school". Greenock Telegraph. 11 February 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ↑ "Waterloo Road school to be knocked down". Digital Spy. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ↑ "First look inside show home at £10m development in Greenock's west end". Greenock Telegraph. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ↑ "First look of new homes at former Greenock Academy". Scottish Construction Now. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
