Waterloo Road (series 2)

Waterloo Road
Starring
No. of episodes12
Release
Original networkBBC One
Original release18 January (2007-01-18) โ€“
26 April 2007 (2007-04-26)
Series chronology

The second series of the British school drama series Waterloo Road was shown on BBC One, It was shown from 18 January 2007 to 26 April 2007.[1] It has 12 half-hour episodes. It was created by Ann McManus and Maureen Chadwick.

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 bullying, alcoholism, multiple sclerosis, losing a baby, an affair between a teacher and a pupil, online abuse, overactive bladder syndrome, suicide, knife crime and drug abuse.

Cast

Staff

  • Jason Merrells as Jack Rimmer; headteacher (12 episodes)
  • Jamie Glover as Andrew Treneman; deputy headteacher and English teacher (12 episodes)
  • Angela Griffin as Kim Campbell; head of pastoral care and art teacher (12 episodes)
  • Jason Done as Tom Clarkson; English teacher (12 episodes)
  • Jill Halfpenny as Izzie Redpath; head of drama and English teacher (12 episodes)
  • Denise Welch as Steph Haydock; head of French (12 episodes)
  • Christine Tremarco as Davina Shackleton; school secretary (12 episodes)
  • Philip Martin Brown as Grantly Budgen; head of English (11 episodes)
  • Camilla Power as Lorna Dickey; English teacher (10 episodes)
  • Nick Sidi as Roger Aspinall; investor (7 episodes)

Pupils

  • Adam Thomas as Donte Charles (12 episodes)
  • Katie Griffiths as Chlo Grainger (12 episodes)
  • Lauren Drummond as Mika Grainger (12 episodes)
  • Tom Payne as Brett Aspinall (12 episodes)
  • Chelsee Healey as Janeece Bryant (9 episodes)
  • Ellie Paskell as Maxine Barlow (8 episodes)
  • Craig Fitzpatrick as Lewis Seddon; ex-pupil (7 episodes)
  • Zeriozha Burtt-Skeete as Celine Dixon (4 episodes)
  • Holly Grainger as Stacey Appleyard (4 episodes)
  • Holly Matthews as Leigh-Ann Galloway (3 episodes)

Others

Recurring

  • Mikey North as Helmsley; Lewis's friend (4 episodes)
  • Robert Angell as Nigel Hinchcliffe; Chair of Governors (2 episodes)
  • Paul Birchard as Jerry Preston; Investor (2 episodes)
  • Kathryn Hunt as Gemma Seddon; Drug dealer and Lewis's aunt (2 episodes)
  • Michael Keogh as Jed Seddon; Drug dealer and Lewis's cousin (2 episodes)
  • Gary Whitaker as Kevin Hurst; Canteen Assistant (2 episodes)

Guest

  • Robert Beck as Terry Appleyard; Stacey's father (1 episode)
  • Stuart Graham as Russell Millen; Supply teacher and ex-police officer (1 episode)
  • Michelle Holmes as Lyndsay Woodham; Headteacher candidate for Waterloo Road (1 episode)
  • Jack O'Connell as Dale Baxter; Pupil (1 episode)
  • Daisy Wignall as Holly Tattersall; Pupil (1 episode)

Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date
9 "Episode 1" Barnaby SouthcombeAnn McManus & Maureen Chadwick18 January 2007 (2007-01-18)
10 "Episode 2" Barnaby SouthcombeAnn McManus & Maureen Chadwick25 January 2007 (2007-01-25)
11 "Episode 3" Jim LoachHarriet Warner1 February 2007 (2007-02-01)
12 "Episode 4" Jim LoachAnn McManus & Maureen Chadwick8 February 2007 (2007-02-08)
13 "Episode 5" Farren BlackburnHarriet Warner15 February 2007 (2007-02-15)
14 "Episode 6" Farren BlackburnPhil Ford22 February 2007 (2007-02-22)
15 "Episode 7" Mike CockerAnn McManus & Maureen Chadwick1 March 2007 (2007-03-01)
16 "Episode 8" Mike CockerHarriet Warner29 March 2007 (2007-03-29)
17 "Episode 9" David Innes EdwardsAnn McManus & Anne Marie O'Connor5 April 2007 (2007-04-05)
18 "Episode 10" David Innes EdwardsHarriet Warner12 April 2007 (2007-04-12)
19 "Episode 11" Lance KneeshawHarriet Warner19 April 2007 (2007-04-19)
20 "Episode 12" Lance KneeshawPhil Ford26 April 2007 (2007-04-26)


DVD release

The second series of Waterloo Road was released on DVD in the UK on 10 March 2008. It has episodes such as: Miss Haydock Reveals All, and Mika's Video Diary. It was released with a "12" British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) certificate (meaning people under the age of 12 years shouldn't watch it).[2]

References

  1. โ†‘ "Waterloo Road re-commissioned". Shed Productions. 3 April 2006. Archived from the original on 30 May 2006.
  2. โ†‘ "Waterloo Road: The Complete Series Two". British Video Association. Retrieved 2 November 2012.