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Jack Rimmer (Jason Merrells, series 1−3; guest series 15) is the headteacher of Waterloo Road from the start of the series, who initially assumes the position in an acting capacity after his predecessor's public breakdown. His efforts to turn the school around face various challenges, and his confrontational style causes consternation.
Waterloo Road is a British television drama series set in a comprehensive school of the same name, first broadcast on BBC One on 9 March 2006, and concluding its original run on 9 March 2015. In September 2021, the show was recommissioned for an eleventh series , with production returning to the Greater Manchester area.
Wenger felt that schoolchildren were most-affected by the pandemic and Waterloo Road was "the perfect lens" to explore this. [12] Roach explained that the issues in schools created "incredible and emotionally powerful themes" for the show. [12] Scriptwriter Liz Lake opined that Waterloo Road is "a campaigning show with social realism in its DNA ...
The 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. [3] The show was initially filmed on a former primary school site in Kirkholt, Rochdale, [4] before moving production to a former secondary school site in Greenock, Scotland for series eight to ten. [5]
Stories from the show's previous series were continued into this series as part of the characters' ongoing development. The fallout from Danny Lewis (Adam Addou) bringing a knife into school and stabbing local gangster Vinny McCullen (Jason Milligan) in self-defense is a major focus, impacting several characters including music teacher Valerie Chambers (Shauna Shim), Danny's guardian who hid ...
Waterloo Road star Adam Abbou has spoken out about his character Danny Lewis' tragic death in tonight's series finale (June 27).
Waterloo Road, now fully integrated into Lowry Community Academies Trust, has been relocated to a new site, and Joe has become Acting Head under the mentorship of Steve Savage, the Headteacher of another school in the Trust. His first day in charge gets off to a difficult start when the staff realise they do not have a staff room.
Lindsey Coulson joined the cast as Dame Stella Drake, the new Headteacher of Waterloo Road, replacing Steve Savage (Jason Manford) following his arrest. [3] In November 2024, the British press reported that Denise Welch would be reprising her role as French teacher Steph Haydock . [ 4 ]