Waterloo Road is a British school-based television drama series that was originally broadcast in the United Kingdom between 9 March 2006 and 9 March 2015, and later on revived from 2023 onwards.
Transmissions
See also: Waterloo Road (TV series) § ProductionThe show is set in a failing comprehensive school of the same name and focuses on both the professional and personal lives of the students and staff. The show was initially filmed on a former primary school site in Kirkholt, Rochdale, before moving production to a former secondary school site in Greenock, Scotland for series eight to ten. The revival series returned to Greater Manchester, with filming at the former St Ambrose Barlow Roman Catholic High School in Swinton.
Original show
The show ran for ten series with 200 hour-long episodes in its initial run. The first series contained eight episodes, which was increased to twelve for the second series. The third series saw an increase to twenty episodes, which continued until series seven when the show increased its output to thirty episodes.
The show's move to Scotland established a commitment to making fifty episodes of the drama, which aired over series eight and nine. A further twenty episodes were then commissioned as part of the show's tenth series.
The majority of the drama was first broadcast on BBC One in a primetime 8pm timeslot, originally on a Thursday night before later moving to a Wednesday night. However, the final ten episodes of the show were premiered on BBC Three in an 8.30 pm timeslot, with a repeat airing later that evening, at 10.35 pm, on BBC One. The decision was made to allow new programming to air in the timeslot.
Waterloo Road was cancelled in 2014 after BBC executives decided it had reached "the end of its lifecycle". The show's initial run ended at the conclusion of its tenth series in March 2015.
Waterloo Road Reunited
A short online spin-off series, Waterloo Road Reunited, was commissioned in 2010 and ran for six episodes the following year. It focuses on the lives of six school leavers who previously appeared in the main show.
Return
Main article: Waterloo Road series 11In September 2021, a new series was announced as part of the BBC's intentions to represent all areas of Britain in its programming.
On 6 December 2022, the BBC confirmed that the new series would premiere on 3 January 2023, replacing Holby City in the Tuesday 8pm timeslot, after the show's cancellation in June 2021. It was confirmed that the first seven episodes from the series would release on BBC iPlayer as a boxset on the same day.
Series overview
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | Average viewership (in millions) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | ||||
| 1 | 8 | 9 March 2006 (2006-03-09) | 27 April 2006 (2006-04-27) | 4.55 | |
| 2 | 12 | 18 January 2007 (2007-01-18) | 26 April 2007 (2007-04-26) | 4.00 | |
| 3 | 20 | 11 October 2007 (2007-10-11) | 13 March 2008 (2008-03-13) | 5.00 | |
| 4 | 20 | 7 January 2009 (2009-01-07) | 20 May 2009 (2009-05-20) | 3.81 | |
| 5 | 20 | 28 October 2009 (2009-10-28) | 15 July 2010 (2010-07-15) | 4.28 | |
| 6 | 20 | 1 September 2010 (2010-09-01) | 6 April 2011 (2011-04-06) | 5.13 | |
| 7 | 30 | 4 May 2011 (2011-05-04) | 25 April 2012 (2012-04-25) | 5.30 | |
| 8 | 30 | 23 August 2012 (2012-08-23) | 4 July 2013 (2013-07-04) | 1.57 | |
| 9 | 20 | 5 September 2013 (2013-09-05) | 12 March 2014 (2014-03-12) | Unknown | |
| 10 | 20 | 15 October 2014 (2014-10-15) | 9 March 2015 (2015-03-09) | 0.36 | |
| 11 | 7 | 3 January 2023 (2023-01-03) | 14 February 2023 (2023-02-14) | TBA | |
| 12 | 7 | 16 May 2023 (2023-05-16) | 27 June 2023 (2023-06-27) | TBA | |
| 13 | 8 | 2 January 2024 (2024-01-02) | 26 February 2024 (2024-02-26) | TBA | |
| 14 | 8 | 10 September 2024 (2024-09-10) | 29 October 2024 (2024-10-29) | TBA | |
Episodes
Series 1 (2006)
Main article: Waterloo Road series 1| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode 1" | Barnaby Southcombe | Ann McManus & Maureen Chadwick | 9 March 2006 (2006-03-09) | 5.03 |
| 2 | "Episode 2" | Barnaby Southcombe | Ann McManus & Maureen Chadwick | 16 March 2006 (2006-03-16) | 4.56 |
| 3 | "Episode 3" | Julie Edwards | Ann McManus & Maureen Chadwick | 23 March 2006 (2006-03-23) | 4.47 |
| 4 | "Episode 4" | Julie Edwards | Ann McManus & Maureen Chadwick | 30 March 2006 (2006-03-30) | 4.59 |
| 5 | "Episode 5" | Ian Bevitt | Steve Griffiths | 6 April 2006 (2006-04-06) | 4.86 |
| 6 | "Episode 6" | Ian Bevitt | Harry Wootliff | 13 April 2006 (2006-04-13) | 4.07 |
| 7 | "Episode 7" | Jim Loach | Shaun Duggan | 20 April 2006 (2006-04-20) | 4.33 |
| 8 | "Episode 8" | Jim Loach | Ann McManus & Maureen Chadwick | 27 April 2006 (2006-04-27) | 4.47 |
Series 2 (2007)
Main article: Waterloo Road series 2| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | "Episode 1" | Barnaby Southcombe | Ann McManus & Maureen Chadwick | 18 January 2007 (2007-01-18) | 4.93 |
| 10 | "Episode 2" | Barnaby Southcombe | Ann McManus & Maureen Chadwick | 25 January 2007 (2007-01-25) | N/A (<4.66) |
| 11 | "Episode 3" | Jim Loach | Harriet Warner | 1 February 2007 (2007-02-01) | N/A (<4.38) |
| 12 | "Episode 4" | Jim Loach | Ann McManus & Maureen Chadwick | 8 February 2007 (2007-02-08) | 4.77 |
| 13 | "Episode 5" | Farren Blackburn | Harriet Warner | 15 February 2007 (2007-02-15) | 4.45 |
| 14 | "Episode 6" | Farren Blackburn | Phil Ford | 22 February 2007 (2007-02-22) | 4.64 |
| 15 | "Episode 7" | Mike Cocker | Ann McManus & Maureen Chadwick | 1 March 2007 (2007-03-01) | 4.64 |
| 16 | "Episode 8" | Mike Cocker | Harriet Warner | 29 March 2007 (2007-03-29) | 4.76 |
| 17 | "Episode 9" | David Innes Edwards | Ann McManus & Anne Marie O'Connor | 5 April 2007 (2007-04-05) | 4.85 |
| 18 | "Episode 10" | David Innes Edwards | Harriet Warner | 12 April 2007 (2007-04-12) | 5.09 |
| 19 | "Episode 11" | Lance Kneeshaw | Harriet Warner | 19 April 2007 (2007-04-19) | 4.77 |
| 20 | "Episode 12" | Lance Kneeshaw | Phil Ford | 26 April 2007 (2007-04-26) | 5.06 |
Series 3 (2007–2008)
Main article: Waterloo Road series 3| Autumn Term | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (million) | ||
| 21 | "Episode 1" | Marc Jobst | Harriet Warner | 11 October 2007 (2007-10-11) | 5.00 | ||
| 22 | "Episode 2" | Marc Jobst | Lisa Holdsworth | 18 October 2007 (2007-10-18) | 4.70 | ||
| 23 | "Episode 3" | Dermot Boyd | David McManus & Annie Bruce & James Simpson | 25 October 2007 (2007-10-25) | 4.39 | ||
| 24 | "Episode 4" | Dermot Boyd | Matthew Evans | 1 November 2007 (2007-11-01) | 5.11 | ||
| 25 | "Episode 5" | Luke Watson | Fleur Costello | 8 November 2007 (2007-11-08) | 5.08 | ||
| 26 | "Episode 6" | Luke Watson | David McManus | 15 November 2007 (2007-11-15) | 4.89 | ||
| 27 | "Episode 7" | Martin Hutchings | David McManus | 22 November 2007 (2007-11-22) | 5.04 | ||
| 28 | "Episode 8" | Marc Jobst | Lisa Holdsworth | 29 November 2007 (2007-11-29) | 4.61 | ||
| 29 | "Episode 9" | Laurence Moody | Ann McManus & Sharon Oakes | 6 December 2007 (2007-12-06) | 4.84 | ||
| 30 | "Episode 10" | Laurence Moody | Liz Lake | 13 December 2007 (2007-12-13) | 4.87 | ||
| Spring Term | |||||||
| 31 | "Episode 11" | Jenny Ash | Lisa Holdsworth | 10 January 2008 (2008-01-10) | 5.46 | ||
| 32 | "Episode 12" | Jenny Ash | Danny McCahon | 17 January 2008 (2008-01-17) | 4.95 | ||
| 33 | "Episode 13" | Mike Adams | Nick Hoare | 24 January 2008 (2008-01-24) | 4.85 | ||
| 34 | "Episode 14" | Mike Adams | Doug Watson | 31 January 2008 (2008-01-31) | 4.93 | ||
| 35 | "Episode 15" | Julie Edwards | Michael Jenner | 7 February 2008 (2008-02-07) | 5.08 | ||
| 36 | "Episode 16" | Julie Edwards | David McManus | 14 February 2008 (2008-02-14) | 5.46 | ||
| 37 | "Episode 17" | Laurence Moody | Gert Thomas | 21 February 2008 (2008-02-21) | 4.85 | ||
| 38 | "Episode 18" | Laurence Moody | Fleur Costello | 28 February 2008 (2008-02-28) | 5.14 | ||
| 39 | "Episode 19" | Richard Standeven | Danny McCahon | 6 March 2008 (2008-03-06) | 5.24 | ||
| 40 | "Episode 20" | Richard Standeven | Lisa Holdsworth | 13 March 2008 (2008-03-13) | 5.47 | ||
Series 4 (2009)
Main article: Waterloo Road series 4| Autumn Term | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (million) | ||
| 41 | "Episode 1" | Minkie Spiro | Lisa Holdsworth | 7 January 2009 (2009-01-07) | 4.69 | ||
| 42 | "Episode 2" | Minkie Spiro | David McManus | 14 January 2009 (2009-01-14) | 4.85 | ||
| 43 | "Episode 3" | James Erskine | David McManus | 21 January 2009 (2009-01-21) | N/A (<4.65) | ||
| 44 | "Episode 4" | James Erskine | Phillip Dodds | 28 January 2009 (2009-01-28) | N/A (<4.78) | ||
| 45 | "Episode 5" | Dominic Keavey | Ann McManus & Avril Russell | 4 February 2009 (2009-02-04) | N/A (<5.16) | ||
| 46 | "Episode 6" | Dominic Keavey | Louise Ironside | 11 February 2009 (2009-02-11) | 4.85 | ||
| 47 | "Episode 7" | Matthew Evans | Karen McLachlan & Phillip Dodds | 18 February 2009 (2009-02-18) | N/A (<4.58) | ||
| 48 | "Episode 8" | Matthew Evans | Nick Hoare | 25 February 2009 (2009-02-25) | 4.85 | ||
| 49 | "Episode 9" | Jonathan Fox Bassett | Michael Jenner | 4 March 2009 (2009-03-04) | 4.81 | ||
| 50 | "Episode 10" | Jonathan Fox Bassett | David McManus | 11 March 2009 (2009-03-11) | 4.44 | ||
| Spring Term | |||||||
| 51 | "Episode 11" | Tim Hopewell | Lisa Holdsworth | 18 March 2009 (2009-03-18) | 4.92 | ||
| 52 | "Episode 12" | Tim Hopewell | Nazrin Choudhry | 25 March 2009 (2009-03-25) | 4.95 | ||
| 53 | "Episode 13" | Jon Sen | Marc Pye | 1 April 2009 (2009-04-01) | 4.86 | ||
| 54 | "Episode 14" | Jon Sen | Phillip Dodds | 8 April 2009 (2009-04-08) | 4.51 | ||
| 55 | "Episode 15" | James Erskine | David McManus | 15 April 2009 (2009-04-15) | 4.60 | ||
| 56 | "Episode 16" | James Erskine | Nick Hoare | 22 April 2009 (2009-04-22) | 4.93 | ||
| 57 | "Episode 17" | Julie Edwards | Louise Ironside | 29 April 2009 (2009-04-29) | 4.62 | ||
| 58 | "Episode 18" | Julie Edwards | Michael Jenner | 6 May 2009 (2009-05-06) | 4.76 | ||
| 59 | "Episode 19" | Keith Boak | David McManus | 13 May 2009 (2009-05-13) | 4.54 | ||
| 60 | "Episode 20" | Keith Boak | Lisa Holdsworth | 20 May 2009 (2009-05-20) | 4.94 | ||
Series 5 (2009–2010)
Main article: Waterloo Road series 5| Autumn Term | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (million) | ||
| 61 | "Episode 1" | Matthew Evans | Ann McManus | 28 October 2009 (2009-10-28) | 5.06 | ||
| 62 | "Episode 2" | Matthew Evans | Maureen Chadwick | 4 November 2009 (2009-11-04) | 5.97 | ||
| 63 | "Episode 3" | Tim Hopewell | Nick Hoare | 11 November 2009 (2009-11-11) | 5.78 | ||
| 64 | "Episode 4" | Tim Hopewell | David McManus | 18 November 2009 (2009-11-18) | 5.10 | ||
| 65 | "Episode 5" | Fraser MacDonald | Phillip Dodds | 25 November 2009 (2009-11-25) | 5.40 | ||
| 66 | "Episode 6" | Fraser MacDonald | Louise Ironside | 2 December 2009 (2009-12-02) | 4.54 | ||
| 67 | "Episode 7" | Jill Robertson | Liz Lake | 9 December 2009 (2009-12-09) | 5.21 | ||
| 68 | "Episode 8" | Jill Robertson | Katie Douglas | 16 December 2009 (2009-12-16) | N/A (<4.66) | ||
| 69 | "Episode 9" | Jonathan Fox Bassett | Linton Chiswick | 23 December 2009 (2009-12-23) | N/A (<5.57) | ||
| 70 | "Episode 10" | Jonathan Fox Bassett | Paul Logue | 30 December 2009 (2009-12-30) | 5.30 | ||
| Spring Term | |||||||
| 71 | "Episode 11" | Matthew Evans | Maureen Chadwick | 7 April 2010 (2010-04-07) | 5.13 | ||
| 72 | "Episode 12" | Matthew Evans | David McManus | 14 April 2010 (2010-04-14) | 4.90 | ||
| 73 | "Episode 13" | Tim Hopewell | Sasha Hails | 21 April 2010 (2010-04-21) | 5.13 | ||
| 74 | "Episode 14" | Tim Hopewell | Lisa Holdsworth | 28 April 2010 (2010-04-28) | 5.33 | ||
| 75 | "Episode 15" | Joss Agnew | Phillip Dodds | 5 May 2010 (2010-05-05) | 5.31 | ||
| 76 | "Episode 16" | Joss Agnew | Emma Taylor | 26 May 2010 (2010-05-26) | 4.49 | ||
| 77 | "Episode 17" | Jon Sen | Katie Douglas | 2 June 2010 (2010-06-02) | 3.55 | ||
| 78 | "Episode 18" | Jon Sen | Liz Lake | 9 June 2010 (2010-06-09) | N/A (<4.02) | ||
| 79 | "Episode 19" | Matthew Evans | Alison Greenaway | 14 July 2010 (2010-07-14) | 4.84 | ||
| 80 | "Episode 20" | Matthew Evans | Nick Hoare | 15 July 2010 (2010-07-15) | 4.47 | ||
Series 6 (2010–2011)
Main article: Waterloo Road series 6| Autumn Term | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (million) | ||
| 81 | "Episode 1" | Fraser MacDonald | Lisa Holdsworth | 1 September 2010 (2010-09-01) | 5.53 | ||
| 82 | "Episode 2" | Fraser MacDonald | Louise Ironside | 2 September 2010 (2010-09-02) | 4.42 | ||
| 83 | "Episode 3" | Roger Goldby | Liz Lake | 8 September 2010 (2010-09-08) | 4.66 | ||
| 84 | "Episode 4" | Roger Goldby | Philip Dodds | 15 September 2010 (2010-09-15) | 5.16 | ||
| 85 | "Episode 5" | Julie Edwards | Katie Douglas | 22 September 2010 (2010-09-22) | 4.82 | ||
| 86 | "Episode 6" | Julie Edwards | Paul Logue | 29 September 2010 (2010-09-29) | 4.98 | ||
| 87 | "Episode 7" | Joss Agnew | Ellen Taylor | 6 October 2010 (2010-10-06) | 4.87 | ||
| 88 | "Episode 8" | Joss Agnew | Ryan Craig | 13 October 2010 (2010-10-13) | 4.89 | ||
| 89 | "Episode 9" | Dermot Boyd | Neil Jones | 20 October 2010 (2010-10-20) | 5.11 | ||
| 90 | "Episode 10" | Dermot Boyd | Nick Hoare | 27 October 2010 (2010-10-27) | 4.48 | ||
| Spring Term | |||||||
| 91 | "Episode 11" | Jill Robertson | Ann McManus & Eileen Gallagher | 2 February 2011 (2011-02-02) | 5.54 | ||
| 92 | "Episode 12" | Jill Robertson | Ann McManus & Eileen Gallagher | 9 February 2011 (2011-02-09) | 5.44 | ||
| 93 | "Episode 13" | Fraser MacDonald | Carol Ann Docherty & Aileen Goss | 16 February 2011 (2011-02-16) | 5.29 | ||
| 94 | "Episode 14" | Fraser MacDonald | Paul Logue | 23 February 2011 (2011-02-23) | 5.16 | ||
| 95 | "Episode 15" | Robert Knights | Nick Hoare | 2 March 2011 (2011-03-02) | 5.53 | ||
| 96 | "Episode 16" | Robert Knights | Ellen Taylor | 9 March 2011 (2011-03-09) | 5.54 | ||
| 97 | "Episode 17" | Jon Sen | Ryan Craig | 16 March 2011 (2011-03-16) | 5.67 | ||
| 98 | "Episode 18" | Jon Sen | Liz Lake | 23 March 2011 (2011-03-23) | 5.27 | ||
| 99 | "Episode 19" | Julie Edwards | Georgia Pritchett | 30 March 2011 (2011-03-30) | 5.21 | ||
| 100 | "Episode 20" | Julie Edwards | Philip Dodds | 6 April 2011 (2011-04-06) | 5.02 | ||
Series 7 (2011–2012)
Main article: Waterloo Road series 7| Autumn Term | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (million) | ||
| 101 | "Episode 1" | Andrew Gunn | Philip Dodds | 4 May 2011 (2011-05-04) | 5.67 | ||
| 102 | "Episode 2" | Andrew Gunn | Liz Lake | 11 May 2011 (2011-05-11) | 6.01 | ||
| 103 | "Episode 3" | Jill Robertson | Katie Douglas | 18 May 2011 (2011-05-18) | 5.87 | ||
| 104 | "Episode 4" | Jill Robertson | Chris Murray | 25 May 2011 (2011-05-25) | 6.12 | ||
| 105 | "Episode 5" | Julie Edwards | Carol Ann Docherty & Aileen Goss | 1 June 2011 (2011-06-01) | 4.59 | ||
| 106 | "Episode 6" | Julie Edwards | Liz Lake | 8 June 2011 (2011-06-08) | 6.20 | ||
| 107 | "Episode 7" | Joss Agnew | Julie Dixon | 15 June 2011 (2011-06-15) | 5.96 | ||
| 108 | "Episode 8" | Joss Agnew | Davey Jones | 22 June 2011 (2011-06-22) | 5.88 | ||
| 109 | "Episode 9" | Brian Kelly | David McManus | 29 June 2011 (2011-06-29) | 5.92 | ||
| 110 | "Episode 10" | Brian Kelly | Nick Hoare | 6 July 2011 (2011-07-06) | 6.04 | ||
| Spring Term | |||||||
| 111 | "Episode 11" | Andrew Gunn | Davey Jones | 14 September 2011 (2011-09-14) | 5.35 | ||
| 112 | "Episode 12" | Andrew Gunn | Ann McManus & Eileen Gallagher | 21 September 2011 (2011-09-21) | 4.24 | ||
| 113 | "Episode 13" | Julie Edwards | Jake Riddell | 28 September 2011 (2011-09-28) | 5.02 | ||
| 114 | "Episode 14" | Julie Edwards | David McManus | 5 October 2011 (2011-10-05) | 4.50 | ||
| 115 | "Episode 15" | Reza Moardi | Jess Williams | 12 October 2011 (2011-10-12) | 4.60 | ||
| 116 | "Episode 16" | Reza Moardi | Ben Ockrent | 19 October 2011 (2011-10-19) | 5.31 | ||
| 117 | "Episode 17" | Alex Kalymnios | Chris Murray | 26 October 2011 (2011-10-26) | 4.49 | ||
| 118 | "Episode 18" | Alex Kalymnios | Philip Gawthorne | 2 November 2011 (2011-11-02) | 5.56 | ||
| 119 | "Episode 19" | Fraser MacDonald | Muirinn Lane Kelly | 9 November 2011 (2011-11-09) | 5.41 | ||
| 120 | "Episode 20" | Fraser MacDonald | Nick Hoare | 16 November 2011 (2011-11-16) | 4.88 | ||
| Summer Term | |||||||
| 121 | "Episode 21" | Jonathan Fox Bassett | Jake Riddell | 22 February 2012 (2012-02-22) | 5.50 | ||
| 122 | "Episode 22" | Jonathan Fox Bassett | Davey Jones | 29 February 2012 (2012-02-29) | 4.77 | ||
| 123 | "Episode 23" | Daikin Marsh | Simon J Ashford | 7 March 2012 (2012-03-07) | 5.18 | ||
| 124 | "Episode 24" | Daikin Marsh | Sally Tatchell | 14 March 2012 (2012-03-14) | 4.92 | ||
| 125 | "Episode 25" | Steve Hughes | Matthew Evans | 21 March 2012 (2012-03-21) | 5.21 | ||
| 126 | "Episode 26" | Steve Hughes | Alanna Hallum | 28 March 2012 (2012-03-28) | 4.97 | ||
| 127 | "Episode 27" | Paul Murphy | Chris Murray | 4 April 2012 (2012-04-04) | 5.08 | ||
| 128 | "Episode 28" | Paul Murphy | Chris Bucknall | 11 April 2012 (2012-04-11) | 5.03 | ||
| 129 | "Episode 29" | Dermot Boyd | Davey Jones | 18 April 2012 (2012-04-18) | 5.25 | ||
| 130 | "Episode 30" | Dermot Boyd | Jake Riddell | 25 April 2012 (2012-04-25) | 5.46 | ||
Series 8 (2012–2013)
Main article: Waterloo Road series 8| Autumn Term | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (million) | ||
| 131 | "New Beginnings" | Paul Murphy | Ann McManus & Eileen Gallagher | 23 August 2012 (2012-08-23) | 4.44 | ||
| 132 | "Spirit Child" | Paul Murphy | Paul Logue and Joe Turner | 30 August 2012 (2012-08-30) | 4.05 | ||
| 133 | "Troubled Waters" | Diakin Marsh | Jake Riddell | 6 September 2012 (2012-09-06) | 4.47 | ||
| 134 | "Read My Lips" | Diakin Marsh | Jake Riddell | 13 September 2012 (2012-09-13) | 4.35 | ||
| 135 | "Future Proof" | Paul Cotter | Sally Tatchell | 20 September 2012 (2012-09-20) | 4.16 | ||
| 136 | "We Need to Talk about Cheryl" | Paul Cotter | Gabbie Asher | 27 September 2012 (2012-09-27) | 4.31 | ||
| 137 | "A Woman Scorned" | Fraser MacDonald | Chris Murray | 4 October 2012 (2012-10-04) | N/A (<4.31) | ||
| 138 | "The Price of Love" | Fraser MacDonald | David McManus | 11 October 2012 (2012-10-11) | N/A (<4.23) | ||
| 139 | "Skin Deep" | Roberto Bangura | Chris Bucknall | 18 October 2012 (2012-10-18) | 4.26 | ||
| 140 | "Paradise Lost" | Roberto Bangura | Liz Lake | 25 October 2012 (2012-10-25) | N/A (<4.30) | ||
| Spring Term | |||||||
| 141 | "Bad Boy" | Steve Brett | Viv Adam | 3 January 2013 (2013-01-03) | N/A (<4.84) | ||
| 142 | "Whole Lotto Trouble" | Steve Brett | Paul Mousley | 10 January 2013 (2013-01-10) | N/A (<4.65) | ||
| 143 | "A Woman's Worth" | Fiona Walton | Graham Mitchell | 17 January 2013 (2013-01-17) | N/A (<5.10) | ||
| 144 | "Sins of the Father" | Fiona Walton | Paul Farrell | 24 January 2013 (2013-01-24) | N/A (<4.89) | ||
| 145 | "Mr Chalk's Waterloo" | Nigel Douglas | Chris Murray | 31 January 2013 (2013-01-31) | N/A (<4.69) | ||
| 146 | "Sanctuary" | Nigel Douglas | Davey Jones | 7 February 2013 (2013-02-07) | N/A (<4.78) | ||
| 147 | "Baby Be Mine" | Jamie Annett | Philip Dodds | 14 February 2013 (2013-02-14) | N/A (<4.69) | ||
| 148 | "Man of The Match" | Jamie Annett | Katie Douglas | 21 February 2013 (2013-02-21) | 4.38 | ||
| 149 | "Spartacus" | David Holroyd | David McManus | 28 February 2013 (2013-02-28) | N/A (<4.21) | ||
| 150 | "Paradise Found" | David Holroyd | Liz Lake | 7 March 2013 (2013-03-07) | 4.75 | ||
| Summer Term | |||||||
| 151 | "Nowhere To Run" | Daniel Wilson | Viv Adams | 2 May 2013 (2013-05-02) | 4.16 | ||
| 152 | "Princess of Spices" | Daniel Wilson | Keith Brumpton | 9 May 2013 (2013-05-09) | N/A (<3.80) | ||
| 153 | "Grandmaster" | Craig Pickles | Kim Millar | 16 May 2013 (2013-05-16) | N/A (<3.87) | ||
| 154 | "Tan-Tastic" | Craig Pickles | Liz Lake | 23 May 2013 (2013-05-23) | N/A (<3.75) | ||
| 155 | "Love Hurts" | Patrick Harkins | David McManus | 29 May 2013 (2013-05-29) | 3.64 | ||
| 156 | "Revenge" | Patrick Harkins | Paul Mousley | 6 June 2013 (2013-06-06) | N/A (<3.11) | ||
| 157 | "Sugar Mummy" | Roberto Bangura | Paul Logue | 13 June 2013 (2013-06-13) | N/A (<3.59) | ||
| 158 | "Journey's End" | Roberto Bangura | Stephen McAteer | 20 June 2013 (2013-06-20) | N/A (<3.78) | ||
| 159 | "Dirty Laundry" | Roberto Bangura | Liz Lake | 26 June 2013 (2013-06-26) | N/A (<3.50) | ||
| 160 | "Hero" | Dermot Boyd | Paul Farrell | 4 July 2013 (2013-07-04) | N/A (<3.91) | ||
Series 9 (2013–2014)
Main article: Waterloo Road series 9| Autumn Term | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (million) | |||
| 161 | "Beyond the Call of Duty" | Patrick Harkins | Liz Lake | 5 September 2013 (2013-09-05) | N/A (<4.01) | |||
| 162 | "Sue Spark's Bad Day" | Patrick Harkins | Jaden Clark | 12 September 2013 (2013-09-12) | N/A (<3.76) | |||
| 163 | "The Madness of King Windsor" | Roberto Bangura | Paul Mousley | 19 September 2013 (2013-09-19) | N/A (<3.61) | |||
| 164 | "Text Rated" | Roberto Bangura | Karen Laws | 26 September 2013 (2013-09-26) | N/A (<3.86) | |||
| 165 | "Crossing the Line" | David Innes Edwards | Paul Farrel | 3 October 2013 (2013-10-03) | N/A (<3.84) | |||
| 166 | "Grantly's Perfect Poetry" | David Innes Edwards | David McManus | 10 October 2013 (2013-10-10) | N/A (<3.78) | |||
| 167 | "Lies Mothers Tell" | Craig Pickles | Kelly Jones | 17 October 2013 (2013-10-17) | N/A (<3.97) | |||
| 168 | "Don't Mention the War" | Craig Pickles | Keith Brumpton | 24 October 2013 (2013-10-24) | N/A (<4.07) | |||
| 169 | "Father Figure" | Jamie Annett | Viv Adam | 31 October 2013 (2013-10-31) | N/A (<3.94) | |||
| 170 | "Happy Ever After" | Jamie Annett | Chris Murray | 7 November 2013 (2013-11-07) | N/A (<3.94) | |||
| Spring Term | ||||||||
| 171 | "Bad Girl" | Audrey Cooke | Wendy Granditer | 8 January 2014 (2014-01-08) | N/A (<4.60) | |||
| 172 | "Sugar Daddy" | Audrey Cooke | Lauren Klee | 15 January 2014 (2014-01-15) | N/A (<4.40) | |||
| 173 | "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" | Fiona Walton | Matthew Barry | 22 January 2014 (2014-01-22) | N/A (<4.29) | |||
| 174 | "Suspicious Minds" | Fiona Walton | Cat Jones | 29 January 2014 (2014-01-29) | N/A (<4.48) | |||
| 175 | "Out of Bounds" | Richard Platt | Ann Marie Di Mambro | 5 February 2014 (2014-02-05) | N/A (<4.60) | |||
| 176 | "A Bolt from the Blue" | Richard Platt | David McManus | 12 February 2014 (2014-02-12) | N/A (<4.72) | |||
| 177 | "Nowhere to Run" | Alex Kalymnios | Ann McManus & Diane Burrows | 19 February 2014 (2014-02-19) | N/A (<4.55) | |||
| 178 | "Dynasty's Choice" | Alex Kalymnios | Karen Laws | 26 February 2014 (2014-02-26) | N/A (<4.71) | |||
| 179 | "End of the Road" | Patrick Harkins | Cat Jones | 5 March 2014 (2014-03-05) | N/A (<4.52) | |||
| 180 | "New Highs, New Lows" | Patrick Harkins | Alexander Lamb | 12 March 2014 (2014-03-12) | N/A (<4.40) | |||
Series 10 (2014–2015)
Main article: Waterloo Road series 10| Autumn Term | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (million) | ||||
| 181 | "Episode 1" | Roberto Bangura | Ann McManus & Eileen Gallagher | 15 October 2014 (2014-10-15) | N/A (<4.03) | ||||
| 182 | "Episode 2" | Roberto Bangura | Ann McManus & Dare Aiyegbayo | 22 October 2014 (2014-10-22) | N/A (<4.23) | ||||
| 183 | "Episode 3" | Simon Massey | Diane Burrows | 29 October 2014 (2014-10-29) | N/A (<3.90) | ||||
| 184 | "Episode 4" | Simon Massey | Ann McManus & Diane Burrows | 5 November 2014 (2014-11-05) | N/A (<3.90) | ||||
| 185 | "Episode 5" | David Innes Edwards | David McManus | 12 November 2014 (2014-11-12) | N/A (<3.98) | ||||
| 186 | "Episode 6" | David Innes Edwards | Karen Laws | 19 November 2014 (2014-11-19) | N/A (<4.06) | ||||
| 187 | "Episode 7" | Sarah Walker | Ann McManus & Eileen Gallagher | 26 November 2014 (2014-11-26) | N/A (<3.91) | ||||
| 188 | "Episode 8" | Sarah Walker | Lauren Klee | 3 December 2014 (2014-12-03) | N/A (<3.74) | ||||
| 189 | "Episode 9" | Jamie Annett | Kelly Jones | 10 December 2014 (2014-12-10) | N/A (<4.11) | ||||
| 190 | "Episode 10" | Jamie Annett | Wendy Granditer | 17 December 2014 (2014-12-17) | N/A (<4.00) | ||||
| Spring Term | |||||||||
| 191 | "Episode 11" | Brian Grant | Chris Murray | 5 January 2015 (2015-01-05) | 0.89 | ||||
| 192 | "Episode 12" | Brian Grant | Di Burrows | 12 January 2015 (2015-01-12) | 0.76 | ||||
| 193 | "Episode 13" | Morag Fullarton | Katie Douglas | 19 January 2015 (2015-01-19) | 0.69 | ||||
| 194 | "Episode 14" | Morag Fullarton | Karen Laws | 26 January 2015 (2015-01-26) | 0.60 | ||||
| 195 | "Episode 15" | Patrick Harkins | Paul Farrell | 2 February 2015 (2015-02-02) | 0.69 | ||||
| 196 | "Episode 16" | Patrick Harkins | Chris Bucknall | 9 February 2015 (2015-02-09) | 0.74 | ||||
| 197 | "Episode 17" | Lee Haven Jones | Sally Tatchell | 16 February 2015 (2015-02-16) | 0.62 | ||||
| 198 | "Episode 18" | Lee Haven Jones | David Bowker | 23 February 2015 (2015-02-23) | 0.70 | ||||
| 199 | "Episode 19" | Steve Hughes | Chris Murray | 2 March 2015 (2015-03-02) | 0.77 | ||||
| 200 | "Episode 20" | Steve Hughes | Chris Murray | 9 March 2015 (2015-03-09) | 0.71 | ||||
Series 11 (2023)
Main article: Waterloo Road series 11| No. overall | No. in series | Episode | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | 1 | Episode 1 | Jesse Quinones | Liz Lake | 3 January 2023 (2023-01-03) | N/A (<3.34) |
| 202 | 2 | Episode 2 | Jesse Quinones | Neil Jones | 10 January 2023 (2023-01-10) | N/A (<2.95) |
| 203 | 3 | Episode 3 | Paulette Randall | Lisa Holdsworth | 18 January 2023 (2023-01-18) | N/A (<2.96) |
| 204 | 4 | Episode 4 | Paulette Randall | Kellie Smith | 24 January 2023 (2023-01-24) | N/A (<2.95) |
| 205 | 5 | Episode 5 | Amanda Mealing | Paul Mousley | 31 January 2023 (2023-01-31) | N/A (<2.90) |
| 206 | 6 | Episode 6 | Makalla McPherson | Kat Rose-Martin | 7 February 2023 (2023-02-07) | N/A (<2.94) |
| 207 | 7 | Episode 7 | Makalla McPherson | Neil Jones | 14 February 2023 (2023-02-14) | N/A (<2.89) |
Series 12 (2023)
Main article: Waterloo Road series 12| No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 208 | "Episode 1" | Jesse Quinones | Neil Jones | 16 May 2023 (2023-05-16) | N/A (<2.39) |
| 209 | "Episode 2" | Amanda Mealing | Jayshree Patel | 23 May 2023 (2023-05-23) | N/A (<2.32) |
| 210 | "Episode 3" | Jesse Quinones | Davey Jones | 30 May 2023 (2023-05-30) | N/A (<2.48) |
| 211 | "Episode 4" | Piotr Szkopiak | Kat Rose-Martin | 6 June 2023 (2023-06-06) | N/A (<2.38) |
| 212 | "Episode 5" | Piotr Szkopiak | Kellie Smith | 13 June 2023 (2023-06-13) | N/A (<2.25) |
| 213 | "Episode 6" | Mustapha Kseibati & Piotr Szkopiak | Neil Jones | 20 June 2023 (2023-06-20) | N/A (<2.30) |
| 214 | "Episode 7" | Mustapha Kseibati | Paul Mousley | 27 June 2023 (2023-06-27) | N/A (<2.37) |
Series 13 (2024)
Main article: Waterloo Road series 13| No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 215 | "Episode 1" | Vicky Thomas | Davey Jones | 2 January 2024 (2024-01-02) | N/A |
| 216 | "Episode 2" | Vicky Thomas | Jayshree Patel | 9 January 2024 (2024-01-09) | N/A |
| 217 | "Episode 3" | Angela Griffin | Natalie Mitchell | 23 January 2024 (2024-01-23) | N/A |
| 218 | "Episode 4" | Angela Griffin | Jayshree Patel & Jessica Barnes | 30 January 2024 (2024-01-30) | N/A |
| 219 | "Episode 5" | Mickey Jones | Gareth McLean | 7 February 2024 (2024-02-07) | N/A |
| 220 | "Episode 6" | Mickey Jones | Julia Kent | 13 February 2024 (2024-02-13) | N/A |
| 221 | "Episode 7" | Paulette Randall | Rebekah Harrison | 20 February 2024 (2024-02-20) | N/A |
| 222 | "Episode 8" | Paulette Randall | Neil Jones | 26 February 2024 (2024-02-26) | N/A |
Series 14 (2024)
Main article: Waterloo Road series 14| No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 223 | Episode 1 | Robin Sheppard | Kellie Smith | 10 September 2024 (2024-09-10) | N/A |
| 224 | Episode 2 | Robin Sheppard | Neil Jones | 17 September 2024 (2024-09-17) | N/A |
| 225 | Episode 3 | Piotr Szkopiak | Jayshree Patel | 24 September 2024 (2024-09-24) | N/A |
| 226 | Episode 4 | Piotr Szkopiak | Natalie Mitchell | 1 October 2024 (2024-10-01) | N/A |
| 227 | Episode 5 | John Maidens | Charlie Swinbourne | 8 October 2024 (2024-10-08) | N/A |
| 228 | Episode 6 | John Maidens | Paul Mousley | 15 October 2024 (2024-10-15) | N/A |
| 229 | Episode 7 | Angela Griffin | Andrea Dewsbery & Liz Lewin | 22 October 2024 (2024-10-22) | N/A |
| 230 | Episode 8 | Angela Griffin | Katie Douglas | 29 October 2024 (2024-10-29) | N/A |
Specials
Waterloo Road Reunited
Main article: Waterloo Road Reunited| # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Reunion" | Stewart Svaasand | Laura Klimke | 2 March 2011 (2011-03-02) |
| 2 | "The Gig" | Stewart Svaasand | Chris Willshaw | 9 March 2011 (2011-03-09) |
| 3 | "Stags and Hens" | Stewart Svaasand | Lissa Tognini | 16 March 2011 (2011-03-16) |
| 4 | "The Wedding" | Stewart Svaasand | Stuart Hill | 23 March 2011 (2011-03-23) |
| 5 | "A Quiet Night In" | Stewart Svaasand | Stuart Hill | 30 March 2011 (2011-03-30) |
| 6 | "Bon Voyage" | Stewart Svaasand | Chris Willshaw | 6 April 2011 (2011-04-06) |
Footnotes
- Two ratings are unknown due to them being outside of the top 30 ratings for their respective week.
- Four ratings are unknown due to them being outside of the top 30 ratings for their respective week.
- Three ratings are unknown due to them being outside of the top 30 ratings for their respective week.
- Nineteen ratings are unknown due to them being outside of the top 30 ratings for their respective week.
- All ratings are unknown due to them being outside of the top 30 ratings for their respective week.
- Ten ratings are unknown due to them being outside of the top 30 ratings for their respective week.
- ^ Not reported in the weekly top 30 programmes for BBC One.
- ^ Not reported in the weekly top 50 programmes.
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