# Waterloo Road series 15

The fifteenth series of the British television drama series Waterloo Road commenced airing on 11 February 2025.
The show follows the lives of staff and pupils of the eponymous secondary academy in Greater Manchester while tackling a range of social issues.

## Production

Series 15 was announced along with series 13 and 14 by the BBC in August 2023. In January 2025, further details around the series was revealed, with 8 episodes commissioned for the fifteenth series, it also confirmed that Series 15 would premiere on 11 February 2025, with the full series being released on BBC iPlayer prior to transmission.

### Casting

The majority of series regulars from the fourteenth series reprised their roles for this series, these included James Baxter, Jo Coffey, Saira Choudhry, Neil Fitzmaurice, Rachel Leskovac, Kym Marsh, Katherine Pearce, Shauna Shim, and Adam Thomas, portraying Joe Casey, Wendy Whitwell, Nisha Chandra, Neil Guthrie, Coral Walker, Nicky Walters, Amy Spratt, Valerie Chambers, and Donte Charles.
Additionally, Kerry Howard, Hollie-Jay Bowes, and Ryan Clayton reprised their roles from the fourteenth series as recurring characters Serena-Michelle Davies, Debs Rafferty, and Mike Rutherford.
Lindsey Coulson joined the cast as Dame Stella Drake, the new Headteacher of Waterloo Road, replacing Steve Savage (Jason Manford) following his arrest. The return of Jason Merrells as Jack Rimmer, a former headteacher of Waterloo Road, was announced via a BBC press release in December 2024.
In January 2025, it was confirmed that Lauren Patel would join the cast as Jas Sharma, a new teacher at Waterloo Road, as well as being the daughter of established character, Nisha Chandra (Saira Choudhry), alongside new pupils Agnes Eccleston (Niamh Blackshaw), and Cat Guthrie (Lucy Chambers).

### Scheduling

The fifteenth series debuted on 11 February 2025 at 9pm on BBC One, a difference from previous series of the revival, and will air weekly. The series was released fully as a boxset at 6am on the day of broadcast of the first episode.

## Cast and characters
### Main cast

* Lindsey Coulson as Dame Stella Drake; Headteacher of Waterloo Road, replacing Steve Savage
* James Baxter as Joe Casey; Deputy Head and languages teacher
* Saira Choudhry as Nisha Chandra; Maths teacher
* Jo Coffey as Wendy Whitwell; PA to Headteacher
* Neil Fitzmaurice as Neil Guthrie; History teacher
* Rachel Leskovac as Coral Walker; Deputy Head and English teacher
* Kym Marsh as Nicky Walters; Dinner lady
* Katherine Pearce as Amy Spratt; Early career English and drama teacher
* Shauna Shim as Valerie Chambers; Music teacher
* Adam Thomas as Donte Charles; Trainee teacher

### Pupils

* Summer Violet Bird as Tonya Walters
* Thapelo Ray as Dwayne Jackson
* Chiamaka Ulebor as Shola Aku
* Hattie Dynevor as Libby Guthrie
* Zak Sutcliffe as Schumacher "Schuey" Weever
* Tillie Amartey as Stacey "Stace" Neville
* Liam Scholes as Noel McManus
* Maisie Robinson as Portia Weever
* Aabay Noor Ali as Mollie 'Mog' Richardson
* Sonya Nisa as Aleena Qureshi
* Miya Ocego as Lois Taylor-Brown
* Danny Murphy as Luca Smith
* Matthew Khan as Jared Jones
* Lucy Chambers as Cat Guthrie
* Niamh Blackshaw as Agnes Eccleston
* Cory McClane as Ashton Stone

### Recurring

* Kerry Howard as Serena Michelle Davies; chief executive officer of Lowry Community Academies Trust
* Hollie-Jay Bowes as Debs Rafferty; School cleaner and Nicky's sister
* Ryan Clayton as Mike Rutherford; Waterloo Road's assigned police officer and Joe's husband
* Tom Wells as Marc Todd; Maths teacher
* Lauren Patel as Jas Sharma; Early career English teacher

### Guest

* Olly Rhodes as Billy Savage; Former Waterloo Road pupil
* Jason Merrells as Jack Rimmer; Counsellor and former headteacher of Waterloo Road
* Zeriozha Annika as Celine Stone; Former Waterloo Road pupil, and current pupil Ashton's mother
* Louise Willoughby as Miss Sendall; Primary School Teacher of Tommy Charles.

## Episodes

| No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | UK viewers (millions) |
| 231 | Episode 1 | Jesse Quinones | Kellie Smith | 11 February 2025 (2025-02-11) | N/A |
| 232 | Episode 2 | Jesse Quinones | Kat Rose-Martin | 18 February 2025 (2025-02-18) | N/A |
| 233 | Episode 3 | Khurrum M Sultan | Caroline Mitchell | 25 February 2025 (2025-02-25) | TBD |
| 234 | Episode 4 | Khurrum M Sultan | Jayshree Patel | 4 March 2025 (2025-03-4) | TBD |
| 235 | Episode 5 | Amy Coop | Julia Kent | 11 March 2025 (2025-03-11) | TBD |
| 236 | Episode 6 | Amy Coop | Natalie Mitchell | 18 March 2025 (2025-03-18) | TBD |
| 237 | Episode 7 | Thomas Hescott | Baby Isako | 25 March 2025 (2025-03-25) | TBD |
| 238 | Episode 8 | Thomas Hescott | Davey Jones | 1 April 2025 (2025-04-01) | TBD |