Waterloo Road
Genre	Drama
Created by	Ann McManus & Maureen Chadwick
Starring	See List of characters in Waterloo Road
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of series	2 (3rd series broadcasting in October 2007)
No. of episodes	20 (as of 26 April 2007) (40 in the 3rd series in October 2007)
Production
Producer(s)	Shed Productions for the BBC
Running time	Approximately 60 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	BBC One
Picture format	576i (SDTV)
Original run	9 March 2006 – present
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Waterloo Road is a BBC television drama series set in Rochdale^[1], and is about a failing comprehensive school. The programme focuses on its teachers and students, and confronts issues of affairs, abortion, divorce and suicide, but is ultimately optimistic, showing that a few good teachers can change a school for the better. Television drama series is a genre that deals with generally non-epic situations in a serious, dramatic manner. ... Adult cast of Waterloo Road, Series One This article lists the characters and the actors who portray them from the BBC television series Waterloo Road. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... is the 116th day of the year (117th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Shed Productions is a British production company responsible for such prime-time dramas as Waterloo Road, Bad Girls and Footballers Wives. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, which is usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion. ... BBC One is the primary television channel of the BBC, and the first in the United Kingdom. ... 576i is the shorthand name for a video mode. ... ... is the 68th day of the year (69th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cathy Come Home, a 1966 entry into The Wednesday Play anthology series, voted the best drama and second highest programme overall in the British Film Institutes 2000 survey of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes of the 20th century. ... For other uses, see Rochdale (disambiguation). ... A Comprehensive school is a type of school providing secondary level education in England or Wales. ... “Instructor” redirects here. ...

It is produced by Shed Productions, the production company responsible for Bad Girls and Footballer's Wives. Those shows were made for a more adult audience, so it is apparent that this is very different to its predecessors. However, the show's producer, Claire Phillips, has said that she feels when the surface is scratched, and the pace, boldness and energy is recognised, it has Shed Productions written straight through the middle.^[2] Shed Productions is a British production company responsible for such prime-time dramas as Waterloo Road, Bad Girls and Footballers Wives. ... It has been suggested that Pat Kerrigan be merged into this article or section. ... Footballers Wives is a UK television drama surrounding the private lives of a group of professional footballers. ...

An eight part series was made and aired in 2006. It was then re-commissioned for a second series^[3], where the first seven episodes were airing on Sunday nights at 8pm in Scotland and Thursday nights at 8pm in the rest of the UK^[4]. // Panorama (1953-present). ...

Series 2 finished airing 26th April, A third series is set to start later this year. (Redirected from 26th April) April 26 is the 116th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (117th in leap years). ...

Episodes

Main article: List of Waterloo Road episodes

The following is a list of episodes for the British BBC television drama, Waterloo Road. ...

Cast

Main article: List of characters in Waterloo Road

Adult cast of Waterloo Road, Series One This article lists the characters and the actors who portray them from the BBC television series Waterloo Road. ...

Crew

Writers

Details of writers and directors for each episode can be found at List of Waterloo Road episodes The following is a list of episodes for the British BBC television drama, Waterloo Road. ...

Guides

Series One

Note: this section is not complete

The first episode of Waterloo Road was broadcast on 9 March 2006 and introduced a range of core characters including Jack Rimmer, Andrew Treneman and Kim Campbell, all three of which are central to the running of the school. Throught the 8-part run of series 1, the school faced closure from the governors due to the lack of pupils and bad publicity it had been receiving prior to Jack's appointment as the new headteacher. but manged to keep the school open. is the 68th day of the year (69th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Series Two

The twelve-part second series aired on 18 January 2007 and featured a number of new main characters; Brett Aspinall, played by Tom Payne, Roger Aspinall, played by Nick Sidi, and Davina Shackleton, played by Christine Tremarco. is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

On 4 January 2007, BBC One began advertising the second series as coming soon. It began airing on BBC One Scotland on 14 January 2007 and in the rest of the UK on 18 January 2007.^[5] is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... BBC One is the primary television channel of the BBC, and the first in the United Kingdom. ... BBC Scotland is home to Reporting Scotland, the daily news from Scotland, which shows on the BBC 1 network every day at 6. ... is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

The series featured the return of Lorna, following her attempted suicide at the end of series 1. This came as a shock to Tom and Izzie, who were expecting their first child together, until a fight between Izzie and Lorna caused Izzie to miscarry the baby. But in episode ten (of twelve, aired 8pm on 12 April 2007) Lorna realises Tom isn't the one for her, and that her MS and her career are making her life too stressful. She walks out of the school a part-way through one of her lessons and quits her job. However, she then re-unites Izzie and Tom having invited them both to a country cottage, before committing suicide rather than living on with MS. In the last episode of the second series, Izzie sees Jack being attacked and comes to try and help him, but then gets stabbed herself by the attacker. With only Jack there with her, and no one around, we are left hanging to whether Izzie survives the stabbing or not. ^[6] is the 102nd day of the year (103rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Multiple Sclerosis (abbreviated MS, also known as disseminated sclerosis or encephalomyelitis disseminata) is a chronic, inflammatory, demyelinating disease that affects the central nervous system (CNS). ...

A portion of the soundtrack featured in series two was provided by Cornish band, Thirteen Senses. Thirteen Senses are a band from Cornwall, UK. The group released the album The Invitation on 27 September 2004, along with several singles: Thru the Glass, Do No Wrong, Into the Fire and The Salt Wound Routine, of which the first three have reached the UK Top 40. ...

Series Three

A 20-part third series, is expected to air as early as October 2007. There are many new characters including Neil Morrissey playing a deputy head teacher.^[7] Neil Morrissey (born in Stafford, July 4, 1962) is a British actor. ...

Following the death of drama teacher Izzie Redpath (Jill Halfpenny), Waterloo Road is under the media spotlight as it opens its doors for a new term. Head teacher Jack Rimmer (Jason Merrells) is on a mission to embrace "inclusion" at the school. However, some pupils seem to be more "included" than others, much to the annoyance of new deputy head Eddie Lawson (Neil Morrissey). Izzie Redpath (previously Grainger) is a character in Waterloo Road (TV series) Izzie is a kind warm hearted drama teacher who has lots of charisma and a no rules approach, she hopes that her students will gain something from her lessons and most importantly enjoy them. ... Jill Halfpenny Jill Halfpenny (born 15 July 1975) is a British actress. ... Jack Rimmer is a character on Waterloo Road (TV series) Jack became in charge as the acting headteacher when the previous headteacher had a nervous breakdown. ... Jason Merrells received his big break when he starred in Casualty for three years (1994 to 1997) as Matt Hawley. ... Eddie aboard the Honda NSR500, 1989 Eddie Lawson (born March 11, 1958) was an American motorcycle racer with four Grand Prix World Championships to his name. ... Neil Morrissey (born in Stafford, July 4, 1962) is a British actor. ...

As well as a host of new pupils, there are also some fresh faces in the staff room. New drama teacher Matt Wilding (Chris Geere) plans to grab the headlines with the school's first musical, and work-shy Grantly Budgen (Philip Martin Brown) is delighted to have rookie Jasmine Koreshi (Shabana Bakhsh) to foist his dirty work upon. Grantly Budgen is a character in Waterloo Road (TV series). ... This article lists the characters and the actors who portray them from the BBC television series Waterloo Road. ...

Meanwhile, Tom Clarkson (Jason Done) has his hands full playing single dad to two teenage girls and when caring-but-inept Steph Haydock (Denise Welch) is promoted to head of pastoral care, it can only spell trouble... Tom Clarkson is a character on Waterloo Road (TV series) Tom gets through those boring school days laying on his back the classes like him because hes not a pushy teacher. ... Jason Done was born and raised in Salford, England. ... Stephanie Steph Haydock is a character in Waterloo Road (TV series) Steph is the head of french at waterloo road and is a hopeless teacher she lets the classes run wild and the kids have no respect for her. ... Denise Welch (born 22 May 1958 in Ebchester, County Durham) is an English actress best known for her role as Rovers Return barmaid and manageress Natalie Horrocks Barnes in the soap opera Coronation Street, which she played from 1997 to 2000. ...

Series Three will be begin on Thursday October 04 on BBC1 at 8pm, The series will take a break after its 12 episodes before returning in January 2008. BBC One (or BBC1 as it was formerly styled) is the oldest United Kingdom, and indeed, the world. ...

Good News

The first series achieved fairly good viewing figures for its timeslot; around five million. The last episode of the second series had 5.06 million people watching the highest for any waterloo road episode maybe this made the BBC make another series. Something which might have also helped this episode to gain these viewers as the adverts for this episode featured key points for the epiosde which people would have watched to see these events unfold.

Waterloo Road did achieve recognition, in winning the Best New Drama Series award at the TV Quick & TV Choice ceremony.^[8]

Recently, the show was also nominated in the 2006 Stonewall Awards: the show's creator, Ann McManus, for Hero of the Year and Waterloo Road for Broadcast of the Year.^[9] However, the program didn't win either of the awards. You may be looking for: Stonewall riots, a series of gay rights riots held around the Stonewall Inn. ...

Criticism

The programme was criticised by some headteachers, due to it damaging the reputation of schools. Some said it was working against Tony Blair's respect agenda.^[10] The Respect agenda was launched in September 2005 by Tony Blair, who described it as being about ‘putting the law abiding majority back in charge of their communities’. It aims to help central government, local agencies, local communities and citizens work together to build a society in which we can...

The show is also noted for containing moderate strong language and sexual references before the 9pm watershed.

DVD release

The Complete Series One of Waterloo Road was released in the UK on March 26, 2007. Series 2: Volume 1 is to be released on 24 September 2007 and is expected to be followed by Volume 2 at a later date. ^[11] March 26 is the 85th day of the year (86th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

The Complete Series One
	Set Details			Special Features
	8 Episodes 3-Disc Set 16:9 Aspect Ratio Subtitles: English English (Stereo)			This set contains no special fearures.
	Release Dates
	United Kingdom	United States
	26 March 2007

Series Two: Volume 1
	Set Details			Special Features
	6? Episodes  ?-Disc Set 16:9 Aspect Ratio Subtitles: English English (Stereo)			This set contains no special features known as yet.
	Release Dates
	United Kingdom	United States
	24 September 2007

Series Two: Volume 2
	Set Details			Special Features
	6? Episodes  ?-Disc Set 16:9 Aspect Ratio Subtitles: English English (Stereo)			This set contains no special features known as yet.
	Release Dates
	United Kingdom	United States
	UNKNOWN

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Footnotes

1. ^ "[...] the Rochdale branch of Aspinall Incorporated?" - Grantly, 2x03
2. ^ Producer's Notes - Claire Phillips. Official Waterloo Road Website.
3. ^ Waterloo Road re-commissioned (2006-04-03).
4. ^ BBC - Waterloo Road - home.
5. ^ Radio Times - TV Listings Grid - Thursday 18th January. Radio Times.
6. ^ Waterloo Road returns for a second term on BBC ONE in January 2007. BBC Press Office (2006-10-19).
7. ^ A Third Series for Autumn 2007. Shed Productions.
8. ^ Waterloo Road wins TV award. TV.com (2006-09-19).
9. ^ Stonewall Award nominees announced. Stonewall Media (2006-09-13).
10. ^ Heads upset by BBC school drama. BBC News (2006-03-17).
11. ^ Waterloo Road Series 2: Vol 1 DVD. Play.com (2007-05-22).

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External links

• Waterloo Road At Unreality Primetime TV
• Waterloo Road at TV.com
• Waterloo Road at the Internet Movie Database
• Official Shed Productions Site
• BBC Site
• Shed Insider