Pooky Quesnel joined the cast recurringly in the first half of the season as Vaughan's ex-wife.[22]. A student released from a detention centre enters the school, resulting in an inspection and threats of closure. The Rochdale site was demolished shortly after filming ended in 2011 (this was amusingly referenced in the final episode of the series) and is now a housing estate. [23] Quesnel became part of the main cast in the second half of the series. All Credit to the BBC. It ended on 6 April 2011. Channel automatically available in the Republic of Ireland, Belgium, and the Netherlands. 5/20 Drama series. [24] Former teacher Kim Campbell returns from Rwanda, smuggling a baby girl. This article lists the characters and the actors who played them in the BBC One school-based drama series, Waterloo Road.The longest-running cast members were Philip Martin Brown (Grantly Budgen), Jason Done (Tom Clarkson), Chelsee Healey (Janeece Bryant), and Denise Welch (Steph Haydock), who appeared from series 1 until their exits in series 9 for Brown, 8 for Done and Healey, and 6 for Welch, … 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. In series 3, after witnessing Izzie Redpath's death he finds it increasingly difficult to cope with the pressures of running the school, and resigns with immediate effect after his financial mismanagement is uncovered. In a last-ditch attempt to stop Bolton from leaving school, Rachel takes the kids on a prison trip. Starting on 5 September the same year, the ninth series ran until 12 March 2014. Lucy Dixon as Danielle Harker, a articulate and confident student; Tachia Newall as Bolton Smilie, a funny student and talented boxer; Thomas Milner as Paul Langley, ... (Episode 19 to 20), a humanitarian worker visiting from Africa, who was Deputy Head of Waterloo Road in Series 1 and 2. Phone: 519-885-0220 x24238. All; ... Back up to: Waterloo Road. Meaghan Mcpherson-Gowe as Grace Campbell (Episodes 11 to 18), a baby whom Kim claimed was her daughter; Rachel … Series 1–7 have been repeated in the UK. 1/20 Drama series set in a failing secondary school. ... 140 Westmount Road North Waterloo, ON N2L 3G6. Series 1–10 have been aired in the UK. Full episodes (series 1 episode 1 to series 8 episode 30) were previously available to watch on YouTube but have now been replaced by highlights of Waterloo Road. 12/20 School-based drama. The new school term brings chaos for Jack. Characters from the previous series who have left the school include Mika, Brett (both of whom left for University having graduated) and Celine. Particularly affected is newly-qualified English teacher Helen Hopewell, who quits after bribing students for their good behaviour during an inspection. Waterloo Road ran for 200 episodes and exactly nine years. Guest stars in the seventh series included: Gemma Atkinson, Dominique Jackson, Alicya Eyo, Margi Clarke, Jodie Prenger, Lisa Riley, Tupele Dorgu, Tracy Ann Oberman, Kai Owen and Jane Asher. Grantly and Maggie Budgen run the schoolhouse together and later marry. [2] Subsequently, the show was renewed for a second series that was 12 episodes long. Starting on 7 January 2009, the 4th series consisted of 20 episodes and ended on 20 May. A contemporary drama series set in a challenging comprehensive school. On 19 November 2010, the BBC announced it had commissioned an online spin-off to the main show, Waterloo Road Reunited. The longest-running cast members were Philip Martin Brown (Grantly Budgen), Jason Done (Tom Clarkson) and Chelsee Healey (Janeece Bryant), who appeared from series 1 until their exits in series 9 for Brown and 8 for Done and Healey, respectively. Drama series set in a failing secondary school. Police investigate computer hacking and cyber-bullying at the school. In the story, the school remains open after a lengthy battle against a school merger. A dangerous man impersonates a supply teacher. The show is set in the English town of Rochdale from series one until the end of series seven, and the Scottish town of Greenock from the beginning of series eight until the end of the show in series ten. Dynasty Barry becomes a police officer and exposes her brother Barry Barry's latest scheme. Episode 20. The series follows the lives of the staff and pupils of the eponymous school, a troubled Scottish comprehensive school. [25] Chlo resumes a relationship with Donte and gives birth to his baby daughter. Waterloo Road is merged with local private school John Fosters, and the lack of unity causes rivalries and clashes. Lucy Dixon. Jack uses educational funds to entice parents to send their children to the school; forced to resign, he is replaced as headteacher by Rachel Mason, who is blackmailed over her former life as a prostitute. The original teaching characters consisted of Headteacher Jack Rimmer (Jason Merrells); Deputy Headteacher Andrew Treneman (Jamie Glover); Art teacher and Head of Pastoral Care Kim Campbell (Angela Griffin); Head of English Grantly Budgen (Philip Martin Brown); English teachers Lorna Dickey (Camilla Power) and Tom Clarkson (Jason Done); Head of French Steph Haydock (Denise Welch); and Head of Drama Izzie Redpath (Jill Halfpenny). Pupils join rival criminal gangs. 2/20 Steph's incompetence when dealing with a vulnerable child is unintentionally exposed. All episodes were made available on BBC iPlayer on 19 September 2019,[53] categorized under Drama & Soaps. George proposes Mandarin classes without knowing the language. Rachel's sister Melissa Ryan (Katy Carmichael) and nephew Phillip (Dean Smith) are also introduced. The LEA decides to close the school and Michael is contacted by Lorraine Donnagan – a businesswoman and former student – who sponsors the school's relocation to Scotland. Series 3 introduced several new characters, including new deputy head Eddie Lawson (Neil Morrissey) and, in the seventh episode, new headteacher Rachel Mason (Eva Pope). Marley, Eddie, Matt, Flick, Jasmine and Andrew also made their final appearances in episode 20. your own Pins on Pinterest. With Philip Martin Brown, Jason Done, Chelsee Healey, Denise Welch. Discover (and save!) [5] The sixth series ran from 1 September 2010 to 6 April the next year. Laurie Brett and Georgie Glen join the main cast as English teacher Christine Mulgrew and History teacher Audrey McFall respectively. Steph's devastated when her language lab funding falls through. Series 3 was commissioned, consisting of twenty episodes (which would become the normal length of the show's series), and premiered on the 11th of October 2007 and ending on 13 March 2008. 10/20 Drama series. Series 1 has aired in Russia on Networks Russia GMT+2, Russia GMT+3 and Russia GMT+4. Series 1 has aired in the Middle East. Careless smoking causes a gas explosion at the school. A pupil with Asperger syndrome is introduced, English teacher Jasmine Koreshi is accused of assaulting pupil Michaela White, and another pupil is deported. Mika refuses to take part in the musical with home-wrecking Brett and drops out, allowing Aleesha to take her place. Karen introduces separate-sex classrooms, and Adanna Lawal tries to reunite the school with a production of Cinderfella which doesn't go according to plan. Six Headteachers were featured over the series' run, beginning with Jason Merrells as Jack Rimmer. 3/20 The fund-raising efforts of the girls' football team lands them - and Jack - in hot water. The fourth series of Waterloo Road, ... Lucy Dixon as Danielle Harker (17 episodes) Lauren Thomas as Aleesha Dillon (17 episodes) Dean Smith as Philip Ryan (16 episodes) ... Waterloo Road's latest supply teacher, Jem Allen, is proving popular with staff and students alike but her upbeat attitude and glamorous lifestyle are enough to get right up Grantly's nose. Pregnant secretary Janeece Bryant proposes that John and Ruby Fry adopt her child, but renegs. Matt is thrown into a panic by Rachel's plans for the school musical. For series 6, former Silent Witness and Brookside actress Amanda Burton joined the cast as new headteacher, Karen Fisher. Maxine Barlow conquers her drug addition but her father is revealed to be behind a series of sex attacks on teenage girls. He briefly returns later in series 3 in an attempt to win Davina back, but she chooses to remain with Tom. Early in the series Aleesha and Danielle are shown to be quite shallow and judgemental towards those different to themselves especially fellow pupil Karla Bentham who has Asperger's Syndrome. Waterloo Road Series 7. Other staff arrivals include NQT English teacher Jasmine Koreshi (Shabana Bakhsh) and Head of Music and Drama Matt Wilding (Chris Geere). Long-serving characters Steph Haydock (Denise Welch), Kim Campbell (Angela Griffin), Rachel Mason (Eva Pope), Paul Langley (Thomas Milner), Karla Bentham (Jessica Baglow), Danielle Harker (Lucy Dixon), Aleesha Dillon (Lauren Thomas), Bolton Smilie (Tachia Newall) and Michaela White (Zaraah Abrahams), as well as Phillip Ryan (Dean Smith), Siobhan Mailey (Phoebe Dynevor) and Jo Lipsett (Sarah-Jane Potts) left at the end of Series 5. The student characters included Donte Charles (Adam Thomas), Chlo Grainger (Katie Griffiths), Janeece Bryant (Chelsee Healey), Yasmin Deardon (Rhea Bailey), Mika Grainger (Lauren Drummond) and Lewis Seddon (Craig Fitzpatrick). 1 Synopsis 2 Main cast 2.1 Staff 2.2 Students 2.3 Others Ex-headmaster Jack returns to town and asks Davina if she will join him in Dubai, where he has a well-paid job as head of an international school. The tenth series consisted of twenty … The effects of Chlo's error of judgement ripple throughout the whole school. Lucy Dixon is an actress, known for Waterloo Road (2006), Bump (2012) and Hollyoaks Later (2008). It consists of twenty episodes, divided into two parts of ten episodes each; it is the first series to be multi-part. As part of a BBC initiative to produce more shows out of England,[7] the show was commissioned for a further fifty episodes (to be aired over two series). 19/20 Steph's devastated when her language lab funding falls through. Step-siblings Justin Fitzgerald and Tiffany Westbrook begin a relationship which their parents suppress. Matt is thrown into a panic when his mother shows up out of the blue. A police investigation kicks off when Janeece makes a shock discovery. Filming of the 5th series began on 11 May 2009 and began airing on Wednesday 28 October (Sunday 25 for BBC One Scotland). Feb 16, 2014 - This Pin was discovered by Lucy Marsden. Grantly Budgen struggles with his wife Fleur's Alzheimer's disease and puts her in a nursing home; a mix-up causes him to teach from the wrong syllabus. Grantly suffers from kidney failure; Maggie pressures Tom to donate a kidney, but he fatally falls from the school roof while trying to help a former student. The school deals with the threat of closure by the governors owing to falling enrolment and poor pupil behaviour. Josh Stevenson struggles with his homosexuality. Created by Ann McManus, Maureen Chadwick. 13/20 Rachel is forced to compromise her integrity to stop her secrets being revealed. Christine crashes her car drink driving and resigns. Max's desperate attempts to control the school lead to an assault on a pupil and Max's arrest. Privileged troublemaker Gabriella Wark tries to seduce a teacher, sabotages Nikki Boston's relationship and injures Kacey. Read about our approach to external linking. Laura Aikman joined the cast as new deputy headteacher Lorna Hutchinson, as well as Broadchurch star Charlotte Beaumont appearing as new student Kenzie Calhoun. Modern Foreign Languages teacher, Jo Lipsett, is suspended for acting inappropriately towards pupil Ros McCain's declaration of love. Lorna is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Donte is the sole driver but Chlo, who is intoxicated, lea… Jack is called to account for past decisions. Davina is flattered when one of the parents develops a crush on her. Sue cannot control her pupils; she and Simon elope. Waterloo Road Series 5 Episode 3 of 20 Danielle and Aleesha stagger into school still drunk from the night before, and Paul's solution to their hangovers places Danielle in life-threatening danger. The last day of term turns into a terrifying ordeal for the staff and students. Rachel and Matt take four troublesome pupils,including loud-mouthed Bolton Smilie,on a salutary visit to a prison. New PE teacher Rob Cleaver begins a relationship with Jasmine, which ends when he is fired for giving aspiring boxer, Bolton Smilie, performance-enhancing drugs. [11][12] The final scenes of the show were recorded on 22 August 2014. 15/20 Matt is thrown into a panic when his mother shows up out of the blue. 20 / 20 The last day of term turns into a terrifying ordeal for the staff and students. A student protest of the mock exams leads to a panic attack. Her mother, Izzie Redpath, attends her colleagues, Tom Clarkson's and Lorna Dickey's wedding, and father Jimmy Grainger comes to care for her. The filming of the fifth and sixth series was back-to-back, from 2009 to 2010. 17/20 Mika defies Tom as she stages an environmental protest on the new building site. Drama series set in a secondary school. Cesca Montoya is arrested for an illicit relationship with pupil Jonah Kirby, though they marry while she is on bail. Series 6 saw the last appearances of Cesca Montoya (Karen David), Ruby Fry (Elizabeth Berrington), Jonah Kirby (Lucien Laviscount), Ruth Kirby (Anna Jobarteh), Marcus Kirby (Wil Johnson), Adanna Lawal (Sharlene Whyte) and Nate Gurney (Scott Haining). Pupils introduced in the third series include Aleesha Dillon (Lauren Thomas), Danielle Harker (Lucy Dixon), Karla Bentham (Jessica Baglow), Paul Langley (Thomas Milner), Bolton Smilie (Tachia Newall) and Michaela White (Zaraah Abrahams). Smilie brags about his father in jail and is happy to smuggle out some drugs for an … Lucy Dixon, Actress: Waterloo Road. Bullying escalates dangerously before two girls make peace. Jessica Baglow was born in 1989 in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. 8/20 Eddie is keen to prove Rachel wrong with his 'bad boys' trip. Elaine Symons also reprised her role as Rose Kelly in Episode 6. Series 8 shows the start of Greenock's Waterloo Road. Series 4 currently airing. This was announced on the official Waterloo Road and BBC iPlayer social media sites, including Facebook and Twitter, on 19 September 2019. When they are caught they are bot… With Rachel's support, the school rallies round a pupil facing deportation. Waterloo Road (TV Series 2006–2015) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Series 3 consists of research by Lucy Braun over several decades to list the families in her home village of Wernersdorf in 1943. Steph's decision to keep a pupil's secret has potentially serious consequences Matt. Steph's incompetence when dealing with a vulnerable child is unintentionally exposed. your own Pins on Pinterest. Danielle and Aleesha begin bullying Karla. [18] Also from episode 11, Scott Haining played Nate Gurney, a love interest for the newly homosexual Josh Stevenson,[19] Spandau Ballet member and former EastEnders actor Martin Kemp guest starred as Mr Burley, new character Ronan Burley's (Ben-Ryan Davies) [20] father,[21] and Karen David portrayed new Head of Spanish, Francesca "Cesca" Montoya. [15] Linzey Cocker played alongside Burton as on-screen daughter, Jess Fisher and Ceallach Spellman played her on-screen son, Harry Fisher, Coronation Street actor Lucien Laviscount was cast as rebellious teenager Jonah Kirby[16] and Chelsee Healey also reprised her role as Janeece Bryant, not as a pupil, but as the new school secretary. Waterloo Road cast: the series offers ‘sympathetic readings of unsympathetic characters’. Steph tells … Production was meant to move locations in 2009, with storylines in the fourth and fifth series designed to coincide with that move.