Waterloo Road (series 1)

Waterloo Road
Starring
No. of episodes8
Release
Original networkBBC One
Original release9 March (2006-03-09) –
27 April 2006 (2006-04-27)
Series chronology
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List of Waterloo Road episodes

The first series of the British school drama series Waterloo Road was shown on BBC One, It was shown from 9 March 2006 to 27 April 2006. It has 8 half-hour episodes. It was created by Ann McManus and Maureen Chadwick.

It is the first series to be filmed at the old Hill Top Community Primary School building[1][2] in Rochdale, England.[3][4][5]

The series

The show follows the lives of the teachers and the pupils at Waterloo Road, a failing comprehensive school.

The school has a lot of problems such as drink driving, underage driving, bullying, homosexuality, marital problems, exclusion, Huntington's disease, teenage pregnancy, abortion, bereavement, sexual harassment, mental illness and suicide.

Cast

Episodes

See also: List of Waterloo Road episodes
No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1 "Episode 1" Barnaby SouthcombeAnn McManus & Maureen Chadwick9 March 2006 (2006-03-09)
2 "Episode 2" Barnaby SouthcombeAnn McManus & Maureen Chadwick16 March 2006 (2006-03-16)
3 "Episode 3" Julie EdwardsAnn McManus & Maureen Chadwick23 March 2006 (2006-03-23)
4 "Episode 4" Julie EdwardsAnn McManus & Maureen Chadwick30 March 2006 (2006-03-30)
5 "Episode 5" Ian BevittSteve Griffiths6 April 2006 (2006-04-06)
6 "Episode 6" Ian BevittHarry Wootliff13 April 2006 (2006-04-13)
7 "Episode 7" Jim LoachShaun Duggan20 April 2006 (2006-04-20)
8 "Episode 8" Jim LoachAnn McManus & Maureen Chadwick27 April 2006 (2006-04-27)


DVD release

The first series of Waterloo Road was released on DVD in the UK on 26 March 2007.[6]

Notes

  1. ↑ Drummond was uncredited in episode six, thought she did appear.

References

  1. ↑ "'Waterloo Road' school for cheap housing". Digital Spy. 20 February 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  2. ↑ Coyle, Simon (1 November 2011). "Bulldozers to move in on home of TV's Waterloo Road". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "Waterloo Road relocates to Greenock". BBC News. 27 October 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "Waterloo Road set for Greenock". Greenock Telegraph. 5 January 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  5. ↑ "Waterloo Road opens its doors". Greenock Telegraph. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  6. ↑ "Waterloo Road: The Complete Series One". British Video Association. Archived from the original on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.