Waterloo Road (TV 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 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.

The revival series started airing on 3 January 2023.

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.

Setting
From series one to series seven, the show was set at the old Hill Top Community Primary School building in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England.

From series eight to series ten, the show was set at the old Greenock Academy building in Greenock, Scotland.

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.

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

Characters

Series overview
Episodes

Awards and nominations
 YearAward Category Nominee(s) Result 2006 TV Quick and TV Choice Awards  Best New DramaWaterloo Road  2007 TV Quick and TV Choice Awards  Best Loved DramaWaterloo Road TV Quick and TV Choice Awards Best Actress Jill Halfpenny (Izzie Redpath)  2008Digital Spy Soap Awards Best Serial DramaWaterloo Road  TV Quick and TV Choice Awards Best Loved Drama Waterloo Road  TV Quick and TV Choice Awards Best Actress Denise Welch (Steph Haydock)  2009 TV Quick and TV Choice Awards  Best Actor Neil Morrissey (Eddie Lawson)  TV Quick and TV Choice Awards Best Family Drama Waterloo Road  TV Quick and TV Choice Awards Best Actress Denise Welch (Steph Haydock)  2010 TV Quick and TV Choice Awards  Best Family Drama Waterloo Road  TV Quick and TV Choice Awards Best Actress Denise Welch (Steph Haydock)  Royal Television Society North West Awards Best Script Writer Ann McManus  Inside Soap Awards Best DramaWaterloo Road  2011 TV Quick and TV Choice Awards  Best Family Drama Waterloo Road  TV Quick and TV Choice Awards  Best Actress Amanda Burton (Karen Fisher)  Inside Soap AwardsBest Drama Waterloo Road  16th National Television Awards  Most Popular Drama Waterloo Road  British Academy Television Awards  Continuing Drama Waterloo Road  Broadcast Awards Best Soap or Continuing Drama Waterloo Road  2012TV Quick and TV Choice AwardsBest Actress Jaye Jacobs (Sian Diamond)  TV Quick and TV Choice AwardsBest Family Drama Waterloo Road  Inside Soap AwardsBest Drama Waterloo Road  17th National Television Awards  Most Popular Female Drama Performance Jaye Jacobs (Sian Diamond)  17th National Television Awards Most Popular Drama SeriesWaterloo Road  2013TV Quick and TV Choice AwardsBest Drama SeriesWaterloo Road  Inside Soap AwardsBest Drama Waterloo Road  2014TV Quick and TV Choice AwardsBest Drama SeriesWaterloo Road  TV Quick and TV Choice AwardsBest ActressLaurie Brett (Christine Mulgrew)  British Academy Scotland Awards Best Actress – Television Laurie Brett (Christine Mulgrew)  Inside Soap AwardsBest Drama Waterloo Road  2015Inside Soap AwardsBest Drama Waterloo Road  2024Royal Television Society Awards'''
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|Inside Soap'' AwardsBest Drama Star James Baxter (Joe Casey)   

International broadcasts
 Country Network(s) Notes   BBC Entertainment  Series 1–3 have been aired in Hong Kong, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and India. Series 4 has aired. BBC Entertainment Series 1 has been aired in a number of European countries.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.   BBC Entertainment  Series 1 has aired in the Middle East. Series 2 has aired.Israel  BBC Entertainment, IETV New Zealand  TV ONE  Series 1–3 have aired in New Zealand.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.United States  BBC America  Series 1 has been aired in the USA.South Africa  BBC Entertainment Spain  Canal 3XL and TV3  Series 1–9 have been aired only in Catalonia.

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 AllMika's Video Diary Series 3 20 2 March 2009 (Autumn Term)11 May 2009 (Spring Term)24 May 2010 (Complete) 6 Autumn Term scrap BookPupil ReportsTeacher EvaluationSpring Term scrap Book Series 4 20 21 September 2009 (Autumn Term)26 April 2010 (Spring Term)18 October 2010 (Complete) 6 Autumn Term scrapbookSpring Term scrapbookSchool Photos Series 5 20 14 June 2010 (Autumn Term)27 September 2010 (Spring Term)23 May 2011 (Complete) 6 Deleted ScenesBloopersCast/Crew InterviewsWaterloo Road Cribs Series 6 20 7 February 2011 (Autumn Term)20 June 2011 (Spring Term) 16 January 2012 (Complete) 6 Staff/Student PhotosOuttakesSocial Networking SnapsBloopers Waterloo RoadReunited 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) 9 Social Networking Snaps Series 8 30 4 February 2013 (Autumn Term) 3 June 2013 (Spring Term) 7 October 2013 (Summer Term)  15 September 2014 (Complete) 9 Behind the ScenesIn the Gym with Kaya & KirstieIn the Lab with Jaye and JasonHome from Home with Grantly Budgen The Legends OfWaterloo Road 6 16 September 2013 2 6 select episodes from series 3 – 8 Series 11 7 10 April 2023 2  Series 12 7 11 September 2023 2  Series 13 811 March 20242

References

Other websites

Official website – web archive

Waterloo Road at Shed Media (web archive)


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