Waterloo Road series 1

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.

Waterloo Road series 1
Starring	Jason Merrells Jamie Glover Angela Griffin Jason Done Jill Halfpenny Denise Welch Philip Martin Brown Camilla Power
No. of episodes	8
Release
Original network	BBC One
Original release	9 March (2006-03-09) – 27 April 2006 (2006-04-27)
chronology

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

Staff

• Jason Merrells as Jack Rimmer; Headteacher (8 episodes)
• Jamie Glover as Andrew Treneman; Deputy Headteacher and English teacher (8 episodes)
• Angela Griffin as Kim Campbell; Head of Pastoral Care and Art teacher (8 episodes)
• Jason Done as Tom Clarkson; English teacher (8 episodes)
• Camilla Power as Lorna Dickey; English teacher (8 episodes)
• Jill Halfpenny as Izzie Redpath; Head of Drama and English teacher (8 episodes)
• Denise Welch as Steph Haydock; Head of French (8 episodes)
• Philip Martin Brown as Grantly Budgen; Head of English (8 episodes)
• Judith Barker as Estelle Cooper; School secretary (8 episodes)

Pupils

• Adam Thomas as Donte Charles (8 episodes)
• Katie Griffiths as Chlo Grainger (8 episodes)
• Lauren Drummond as Mika Grainger (7 episodes)
• Chelsee Healey as Janeece Bryant (7 episodes)
• Craig Fitzpatrick as Lewis Seddon (6 episodes)
• Rhea Bailey as Yasmin Deardon (4 episodes)
• Daisy Wignall as Holly Tattersall (4 episodes)

Others

Recurring

• Steve Money as Clarence Charles; Donte's father (6 episodes)
• David Crellin as Jimmy Grainger; Izzie's ex-husband and Chlo and Mika's father (4 episodes)
• Anna Wilson-Jones as Heather Davenport; LEA inspector (3 episodes)
• Josh Hanlon as Rory Brears; Pupil (2 episodes)
• Shane Zaza as Ahmed Patel; Pupil (2 episodes)

Guest

• Robert Angell as Nigel Hinchcliffe; Chair of Governors (1 episode)
• Sherry Baines as Brenda Brears; Rory's mother (1 episode)
• Claire Cooper as Zoe Ramsden; Pupil (1 episode)
• Scott Kay as Zak Walker; Pupil (1 episode)
• Kris Mochrie as Craig Harris; Father of Zoe's baby (1 episode)
• Jordan Murphy as Hadleigh Flynn; Pupil (1 episode)
• Jeff Merchant as Brian Vaisey; Former Headteacher
• Marc Silcock as Anthony Sugden; Pupil (1 episode)

Episodes

See also: List of Waterloo Road episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Episode 1"	Barnaby Southcombe	Ann McManus & Maureen Chadwick	9 March 2006 (2006-03-09)
2	"Episode 2"	Barnaby Southcombe	Ann McManus & Maureen Chadwick	16 March 2006 (2006-03-16)
3	"Episode 3"	Julie Edwards	Ann McManus & Maureen Chadwick	23 March 2006 (2006-03-23)
4	"Episode 4"	Julie Edwards	Ann McManus & Maureen Chadwick	30 March 2006 (2006-03-30)
5	"Episode 5"	Ian Bevitt	Steve Griffiths	6 April 2006 (2006-04-06)
6	"Episode 6"	Ian Bevitt	Harry Wootliff	13 April 2006 (2006-04-13)
7	"Episode 7"	Jim Loach	Shaun Duggan	20 April 2006 (2006-04-20)
8	"Episode 8"	Jim Loach	Ann McManus & Maureen Chadwick	27 April 2006 (2006-04-27)

DVD release

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