Season 1

**Season 1** of **Waterloo Road** consists of 30 Episodes, with the first episode premiering on the 4th of October, 2020.

This season was filmed and set in Rochdale before it moved to Greenock.

## Main Cast

### Staff

* Mark Benton as Daniel Chalk
* Philip Martin Brown as Grantly Budgen
* Chelsee Healey as Janeece Bryant (Until Episode 22)
* Alex Walkinshaw as Jez Diamond (Until Episode 28)
* Sarah Hadland as Linda Radleigh (Episode 11 to 21)
* Daniela Denby-Ashe as Lorraine Donnegan
* Melanie Hill as Maggie Budgen (Episode 18 onwards)
* Chris Geere as Matt Wilding (Until Episode 30)
* Alec Newman as **Michael Byrne**
* Heather Peace as Nikki Boston (Episode 13 onwards)
* Robson Green as Rob Scotcher (Until Episode 10)
* Jaye Jacobs as Sian Diamond
* Victoria Bush as Sonya Donnegan (Episode 25 onwards)
* Jason Done as Tom Clarkson

### Students

* Oliver Lee as Aiden Scotcher (Until Episode 10)
* Cassidy Darlow as **Caitlyn Mulgrew** (Episode 15 onwards)
* Reece Douglas as Denzil Kelly (Until Episode 30)
* Shannon Flynn as Emily James (Until Episode 30)
* Jack McMullen as Finn Sharkey (Until Episode 30)
* Kane Tomlinson-Weaver as Harley Taylor
* Paige Meade as Jade Flemming (Episode 21 onwards)
* Katie McGlynn as Jodie Allen
* William Rush as Josh Stevenson
* George Sampson as Kyle Stack (Until Episode 30)
* Darcy Isa as Lauren Andrews (Until Episode 30)
* Georgia Henshaw as Madi Diamond (Episode 12 onwards)
* Shifaa Arfann as Naseem Siddiqui (Until Episode 30)
* Kaya Moore as Phoenix Taylor
* Hope Katana as Rhona Mansfield (Until Episode 30)
* Ben-Ryan Davies as Ronan Burley (Until Episode 25, Guest in Episode 30)
* Millie Katana as Shona Mansfield (Until Episode 30)
* Naveed Choudhry as Tariq Siddiqui
* Aryana Ramkhalawon as Trudi Siddiqui (Until Episode 30)
* Rebecca Ryan as Vicki MacDonald (Until Episode 30)
* Lee Abbate as Zack Diamond (Episode 12 to 29)

### Others

* Matt Greenwood as Martin Dunbar (Episode 2) - Student
* Jacqueline Leonard as Pamela Dunbar (Episode 2) - Parent
* Elaine Symons as Rose Kelly (Until Episode 30) - Parent & Staff
* Dominique Jackson as Alycia Cross/Evie Prior (Episode 4) - Student
* Debra Stephenson as Naomi Scotcher (Episode 4 to 10) - Parent
* Alicya Eyo as Sandi Mansfield (Episode 5) - Parent
* Margi Clarke as Bette Mansfield (Episode 5) - Grandparent
* Lisa Riley as Tina Allen (Episode 8 to 29) - Parent
* Tristan and Shaun Pires as Liam Allen (Episode 8 to 10) - Sibling
* Robert Haythorne as Wayne Johnson (Episode 11 to 20) - Ex Student
* Kriss Dosanjh as Mr Siddiqui (Episode 11) - Parent
* John Thomson as Nelson Smith (Episode 11 to 14) - Parent
* Kelly Price as Sarah Diamond (Episode 12) - Parent
* Louise Delamere as Marion James (Episode 13) - Parent
* Kai Owen as Ken Watling (Episode 14) - Staff
* Jo-Anne Knowles as Rosie Matthews (Episode 15 to 24) - Friend
* Andrew Knott as Greg Barrington (Episode 17) - Staff
* Niek Versteeg as Freddie Jackson (Episode 18) - Student
* Meriel Scholfield as Eileen Jackson (Episode 18) - Parent
* Abigail Hardingham as Andi O'Donnell (Episode 19) - Student
* Emily Joyce as Viv O'Donnell (Episode 19) - Staff/Parent
* Matthew Crompton as Simon Walker (Episode 20) - Foster Parent
* Maeve Larkin as Julie Walker (Episode 20) - Foster Parent
* Kaine Barr as Mason Price (Episode 21) - Student
* Samuel Holland as Grady (Episode 23) - Friend
* Matt Kennard as Craig O'Leary (Episode 24 to 27) - Staff/Friend
* Lorraine Cheshire as Fleur Budgen (Episode 25) - Sibling
* Keicha Greenidge as Mercedes Garvey (Episode 26) - Student
* Stefan Gumbs as Eugene Garvey (Episode 26 to 30) - Sibling/Friend
* Roxanne Pallett as Shelby Dixon (Episode 28) - Student
* James Gaddas as Alan Dixon (Episode 28 to 30) - Parent/Staff
* Mish Boyko as Danilo Babicz (Episode 29) - Student
* Greg Kolpakchi as Yevhen Babicz (Episode 29) - Friend