Waterloo Road (TV series)

Waterloo Road
Genre	School drama
Created by	Ann McManus Maureen Chadwick
Starring	Full cast
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	14
No. of episodes	230 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Various
Production locations	Greater Manchester, England (series 1–7, 11–) Greenock, Scotland (series 8–10)
Running time	56–87 minutes
Production companies	Shed Productions (series 1–10) BBC Scotland (series 8–10)[1] Wall to Wall (series 11–) Rope Ladder Fiction (series 11–)[2]
Original release
Network	BBC One (2006–2014, 2023–present) BBC Three (2015) BBC iPlayer (2023–present)
Release	9 March 2006 (2006-03-09) – 9 March 2015 (2015-03-09)
Release	3 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 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 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

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

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

See the main article: List of Waterloo Road characters

Series overview

Episodes

Further information: List of Waterloo Road episodes

Series	Episodes		Originally aired (UK)		Average viewership (in millions)
			First aired	Last aired
1	8		9 March 2006 (2006-03-09)	27 April 2006 (2006-04-27)	4.6
2	12		18 January 2007 (2007-01-18)[a]	26 April 2007 (2007-04-26)	4.3
3	20		11 October 2007 (2007-10-11)	13 March 2008 (2008-03-13)	5.0
4	20		7 January 2009 (2009-01-07)	20 May 2009 (2009-05-20)	4.7
5	20		28 October 2009 (2009-10-28)	15 July 2010 (2010-07-15)	4.8
6	20		1 September 2010 (2010-09-01)	6 April 2011 (2011-04-06)	4.9
WRR	6		2 March 2011 (2011-03-02)	6 April 2011 (2011-04-06)	N/A
7	30		4 May 2011 (2011-05-04)	25 April 2012 (2012-04-25)	5.1
8	30		23 August 2012 (2012-08-23)	4 July 2013 (2013-07-04)	4.4
9	20		5 September 2013 (2013-09-05)	12 March 2014 (2014-03-12)	4.1
10	20		15 October 2014 (2014-10-15)	9 March 2015 (2015-03-09)	3.6[b]
11	7		3 January 2023 (2023-01-03)	14 February 2023 (2023-02-14)	N/A
12	7		16 May 2023 (2023-05-16)	27 June 2023 (2023-06-27)	N/A
13	8		2 January 2024 (2024-01-02)	26 February 2024 (2024-02-26)	N/A
14	8		10 September 2024	29 October 2024	N/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

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

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

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	—

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Other websites

• Official website – web archive
• Waterloo Road (TV series) at BBC Programmes
• Waterloo Road at Shed Media (web archive)
• Waterloo Road at epguides.com
• Waterloo Road on IMDb