The seventh series of the British school drama series Waterloo Road was shown on BBC One, It was shown from 4 May 2011 to 25 April 2012.
It is the last series to be set at the old Hill Top Community Primary School building[1][2] in Rochdale, England.[3][4][5]
In 2011, the Hill Top Community Primary School building was demolished and replaced with houses.[6]
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.
Cast and characters
Staff
- Amanda Burton as Karen Fisher; headteacher (10 episodes)
- William Ash as Christopher Mead; Deputy headteacher and Science teacher (10 episodes)
- Jason Done as Tom Clarkson; Deputy Headteacher and English teacher (30 episodes)
- Philip Martin Brown as Grantly Budgen; Acting Head of English (30 episodes)
- Mark Benton as Daniel "Chalky" Chalk; Mathematics teacher (29 episodes)
- Chelsee Healey as Janeece Bryant; School secretary (27 episodes)
- Alec Newman as Michael Byrne; headteacher (20 episodes)
- Chris Geere as Matt Wilding; Head of Music and Drama (20 episodes)
- Jaye Jacobs as Sian Diamond; Deputy Headteacher and Head of Science (20 episodes)
- Alex Walkinshaw as Jez Diamond; Head of Physical Education (18 episodes)
- Robson Green as Rob Scotcher; Site manager (10 episodes)
- Melanie Hill as Maggie Croft; Senior Canteen Assistant (10 episodes)
- Poppy Jhakra as Eleanor Chaudry; English teacher (10 episodes)
- Sarah Hadland as Linda Radleigh; Head of English (9 episodes)
- Heather Peace as Nikki Boston; Head of English and Media Studies (8 episodes)
- Elaine Symons as Rose Kelly; Canteen Assistant (6 episodes)
- Daniela Denby-Ashe as Lorraine Donnegan; School benefactor (3 episodes)
Pupils
- Reece Douglas as Denzil Kelly (29 episodes)
- Millie Katana as Shona Mansfield (29 episodes)
- Darcy Isa as Lauren Andrews (28 episodes)
- Hope Katana as Rhona Mansfield (28 episodes)
- Jack McMullen as Finn Sharkey (28 episodes)
- William Rush as Josh Stevenson (25 episodes)
- Shannon Flynn as Emily James (24 episodes)
- Katie McGlynn as Jodie "Scout" Allen (24 episodes)
- Ben-Ryan Davies as Ronan Burley (21 episodes)
- Kaya Moore as Phoenix Taylor (20 episodes)
- Aryana Ramkhalawon as Trudi Siddiqui (20 episodes)
- Rebecca Ryan as Vicki MacDonald (20 episodes)
- Naveed Choudhry as Tariq Siddiqui (19 episodes)
- Lee Abbate as Zack Diamond (19 episodes)
- Georgia Henshaw as Madi Diamond (19 episodes)
- George Sampson as Kyle Stack (18 episodes)
- Kane Tomlinson-Weaver as Harley Taylor (18 episodes)
- Linzey Cocker as Jess Fisher (10 episodes)
- Oliver Lee as Aiden Scotcher (10 episodes)
- Shifaa Arfann as Naseem Siddiqui (9 episodes)
- Ayesha Gwilt as Amy Porter (9 episodes)
- Ceallach Spellman as Harry Fisher (8 episodes)
- Holly Kenny as Sambuca Kelly (6 episodes)
Others
Recurring
- Nicholas Gleaves as Richard Whitman; Director of Education (6 episodes)
- Robert Haythorne as Wayne Johnson; Michael's attacker (6 episodes)
- Matt Kennard as Craig O'Leary; Janeece's fiancé and con artist (6 episodes)
- Stefan Gumbs as Eugene Garvey; Gang leader (5 episodes)
- Jo-Anne Knowles as Rosie Matthews; Matt's pregnant best friend (5 episodes)
- Lisa Riley as Tina Allen; Scout's mother (4 episodes)
- Debra Stephenson as Naomi Scotcher; Rob's ex-wife and Aiden's mother (4 episodes)
- James Gaddas as Alan Dixon; Director of Education (3 episodes)
- John Thomson as Nelson Smith; Phoenix and Harley's father (3 episodes)
- Ian Aspinall as Dr. Kanda; Sambuca's oncologist (2 episodes)
- Andrew McNair as Darren; Scout's drug dealer (2 episodes)
- Jonathan Wrather as Dr. Alex Stoneham; Neonatal consultant caring for Matt and Rosie's baby (2 episodes)
Guest
- Kirstie Armstrong as Ali Redback; Pupil (1 episode)
- Jane Asher as Margaret Harker; Investor (1 episode)
- Gemma Atkinson as Mandy; Businesswoman (1 episode)
- Kaine Barr as Mason Price; Pupil (1 episode)
- Mish Boyko as Danilo Babicz; Pupil (1 episode)
- Kaya Brady as Mia Willington; Woman who hires Scout as a live-in carer (1 episode)
- Daniel Brocklebank as Karl Johnson; Chair of Governors (1 episode)
- Lorraine Cheshire as Fleur Budgen; Grantly's wife (1 episode)
- Margi Clarke as Bette Mansfield; Rhona and Shona's grandmother (1 episode)
- Matthew Crompton as Simon Walker; Scout's foster father (1 episode)
- Amelia Curtis as Vanessa Cooper; Head of English candidate (1 episode)
- Louise Delamere as Marion James; Emily's mother (1 episode)
- Tupele Dorgu as Keely James; Garden centre manager (1 episode)
- Kriss Dosanjh as Mr. Siddiqui; Tariq, Trudi and Naseem's father (1 episode)
- Alicya Eyo as Sandi Mansfield; Rhona and Shona's mother (1 episode)
- Keicha Greenidge as Mercedes Garvey; Pupil and Eugene's sister (1 episode)
- Matt Greenwood as Martin Dunbar; Pupil (1 episode)
- Abigail Hardingham as Andi O'Donnell; Pupil (1 episode)
- Dominique Jackson as Evie Prior; Pupil (1 episode)
- Emily Joyce as Viv O'Donnell; Radio presenter and Andi's mother (1 episode)
- Andrew Knott as Greg Barrington; Journalist undercover as a teaching assistant (1 episode)
- Greg Kolpakchi as Yevhen Babicz; Danilo's brother (1 episode)
- Maeve Larkin as Julie Walker; Scout's foster mother (1 episode)
- Jacqueline Leonard as Pamela Dunbar; Martin's mother (1 episode)
- Tracy-Ann Oberman as Alison Drew; School inspector (1 episode)
- Kai Owen as Ken Watling; Professional rugby player (1 episode)
- Roxanne Pallett as Shelby Dixon; Pupil (1 episode)
- Paul Popplewell as Callum Pearson; Ali's abusive stepfather (1 episode)
- Jodie Prenger as Linda Wickes; Photographer (1 episode)
- Kelly Price as Sarah Diamond; Jez's ex-wife and Madi and Zack's mother (1 episode)
- Samantha Power as Sarah Pearson; Ali's mother (1 episode)
- Meriel Scholfield as Eileen Jackson; Freddie's mother (1 episode)
- Joseph Slack as Stuart Foley; Pupil (1 episode)
- Niek Versteeg as Freddie Jackson; Pupil (1 episode)
Episodes
DVD release
Four box sets of the seventh series have been released. Episodes 1-10 (Autumn Term) of the series were released on 17 October 2011,.[source?] Episodes 11-20 (Spring Term) were released on 26 March 2012.[7] Episodes 21-30 (Summer Term) were released on 10 September 2012. All episodes in one boxset were released on 8 April 2013. They were released with a "12" British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) certificate (meaning it is unsuitable for viewing by those under the age of 12 years).[source?]
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