Waterloo Road (series 12)

The twelfth series of the British school drama series Waterloo Road was shown on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, It was shown from 16 May 2023 to 27 June 2023.

 The series 
The show follows the lives of the teachers and the pupils at Waterloo Road.

It has stories such as cost-of-living crisis, teen homelessness, racism, bulimia, being LGBTQ+, mental health, behavioral problems, young carers, gay fostering and adoption, elitism, knife crime, ADHD and the prioritisation of academic subjects over the arts in schools.

 Cast and characters 

 Main cast 
 Angela Griffin as Kim Campbell; Headteacher 
 James Baxter as Joe Casey; Deputy Head and languages teacher
 Ryan Clayton as Sergeant Mike Rutherford; School security officer
 Jo Coffey as Wendy Whitwell; PA to Headteacher 
 Neil Fitzmaurice as Neil Guthrie; History teacher
 Vincent Jerome as Lindon King; Deputy Head and science teacher
 Rachel Leskovac as Coral Walker; Head of English
 Kym Marsh as Nicky Walters; School canteen worker
 Katherine Pearce as Amy Spratt; Early career english and drama teacher
 Shauna Shim as Valerie Chambers; Music teacher
 Adam Thomas as Donte Charles; School caretaker
 Jamie Glover as Andrew Treneman; Headteacher of St Mary's school and a former colleague of Kim's
Clayton and Glover are credited only when appearing.

 Pupils 

 Adam Abbou as Danny Lewis
 Noah Valentine as Preston Walters
 Alicia Forde as Kelly Jo Rafferty
 Adam Ali as Kai Sharif
 Priyasasha Kumari as Samia Choudhry
 Francesco Piacentini-Smith as Dean Weever
 Liam Scholes as Noel McManus
 Lucy Eleanor Begg as Caz Williams
 Summer Violet Bird as Tonya Walters
 Scarlett Thomas as Izzy Charles
 Ava Flannery as Verity King
 Thapelo Ray as Dwayne Jackson
 Inathi Rozani as Zayne Jackson
 Chiamaka Ulebor as Shola Aku
 Sahil Ismailkhil as Norullah Sayid
 Randi Agyare as Millie Adebayo
 Osian Morgan as Myles Massey

 Recurring 
 Sonia Ibrahim as Jamilah Omar; School social worker
 Paul Bazely as Ramesh Chowdhury
 Jenny Platt as Rose Massey
 Jason Milligan as Vinny McCullen
 Hollie-Jay Bowes as Debs Rafferty
 Jack Ashton as Lenny Sampson
 Sia Kiwa as Lisa Jackson

 Guest 
 Olwen May as Mrs Doubleday (episode 5)
 James Quinn as Mr Cribbins (episode 5)

 Episodes 

 References 

Category:2023 British television seasons
Category:Waterloo Road (TV series) seasons