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*Waterloo Road*
Waterloo Road
Starring	Jason Manford; James Baxter; Saira Choudhry; Jo Coffey; Neil Fitzmaurice; Rachel Leskovac; Kym Marsh; Katherine Pearce; Shauna Shim; Adam Thomas;
No. of episodes	8
Release
Original network	BBC One; BBC iPlayer
Original release	10 September –; 29 October 2024
Series chronology
	← Previous; Series 13
	List of Waterloo Road episodes

The fourteenth series of the British academy drama series Waterloo Road was shown on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, It was shown from 10 September 2024 to 29 October 2024.

It is the first series to be set at the old Manchester College campus in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England.^[1]

The series

The show follows the lives of the teachers and the pupils at Waterloo Road.

It has stories such as the school changing into an academy, trolling, the cost-of-living crisis, gender politics, bullying, being a child in care, bereavement, menstruation, County lines drug trafficking, the arts vs academic performance, being deaf, and manslaughter.

Cast and characters

Main cast

Jason Manford as Steve Savage; the new Headteacher of Waterloo Road, replacing Kim Campbell
James Baxter as Joe Casey; Deputy Head and languages teacher
Saira Choudhry as Nisha Chandra; Head of Maths
Jo Coffey as Wendy Whitwell; PA to Headteacher
Neil Fitzmaurice as Neil Guthrie; History teacher
Rachel Leskovac as Coral Walker; Deputy Head and English teacher
Kym Marsh as Nicky Walters; School canteen worker
Katherine Pearce as Amy Spratt; Early career English and drama teacher
Shauna Shim as Valerie Chambers; Music teacher
Adam Thomas as Donte Charles; Site manager and supply PE teacher

Pupils

Noah Valentine as Preston Walters
Alicia Forde as Kelly Jo Rafferty
Liam Scholes as Noel McManus
Lucy Eleanor Begg as Caz Williams
Summer Violet Bird as Tonya Walters
Thapelo Ray as Dwayne Jackson
Chiamaka Ulebor as Shola Aku
Hattie Dynevor as Libby Guthrie
Zak Sutcliffe as Schumacher "Schuey" Weever
Tillie Amartey as Stacey "Stace" Neville
Maisie Robinson as Portia Weever
Aabay Noor Ali as Mollie 'Mog' Richardson
Olly Rhodes as Billy Savage
Nathan Wood as Boz Osbourne
Sonya Nisa as Aleena Qureshi
Miya Ocego as Lois Taylor-Brown
Danny Murphy as Luca Smith
Matthew Khan as Jared Jones

Recurring

Hollie-Jay Bowes as Debs Rafferty; school cleaner and Kelly Jo's mum
Tom Wells as Marc Todd; Maths teacher
Kerry Howard as Serena Michelle Davies; chief executive officer of Lowry Community Academies Trust
Ryan Clayton as Mike Rutherford, Joe's husband and liaison Police officer with Waterloo Road

Guest

Francesco Piacentini-Smith as Dean Weever, a troublemaking pupil (episode 1)
Marie Critchley as Barbara Rafferty, Nicky and Debs' mother (episode 1)
Krissi Bohn, as Melanie Parkinson, a local MP to visits Waterloo Road (episode 6)
Angela Griffin as Kim Campbell (episode 8)
Jamie Glover as Andrew Treneman (episode 8)
Priyasasha Kumari as Samia Choudhry, Kelly Jo's best friend and a former Waterloo Road pupil (episode 8)
Adam Ali as Kai Sharif, Preston's boyfriend and a former Waterloo Road pupil (episode 8)

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
223	Episode 1^[2]	Robin Sheppard	Kellie Smith	10 September 2024 (2024-09-10)
224	Episode 2^[3]	Robin Sheppard	Neil Jones	17 September 2024 (2024-09-17)
225	Episode 3^[4]	Piotr Szkopiak	Jayshree Patel	24 September 2024 (2024-09-24)
226	Episode 4^[5]	Piotr Szkopiak	Natalie Mitchell	1 October 2024 (2024-10-01)
227	Episode 5^[6]	John Maidens	Charlie Swinbourne	8 October 2024 (2024-10-08)
228	Episode 6^[7]	John Maidens	Paul Mousley	15 October 2024 (2024-10-15)
229	Episode 7^[8]	Angela Griffin	Andrea Dewsbery & Liz Lewin	22 October 2024 (2024-10-22)
230	Episode 8^[9]	Angela Griffin	Katie Douglas	29 October 2024 (2024-10-29)

References

↑ Bourne, Dianne (10 September 2024). "BBC Waterloo Road filming locations as new school unveiled". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
↑ "Episode 1". BBC. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
↑ "Episode 2". BBC. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
↑ "Episode 3". BBC. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
↑ "Episode 4". BBC. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
↑ "Episode 5". BBC. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
↑ "Episode 6". BBC. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
↑ "Episode 7". BBC. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
↑ "Episode 8". BBC. Retrieved 16 September 2024.