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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.
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 ...
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 ]
The tenth series of the British television drama series Waterloo Road began airing on 15 October 2014 on BBC One, before moving to BBC Three in January 2015 for the final 10 episodes. [1] The show ended its run on 9 March 2015. The series follows the lives of the staff and pupils of the eponymous school, a troubled Scottish comprehensive school ...
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.
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]
The carrot being the promise of a free bus to Waterloo Road on the first day of the new term, and the stick highlighting that truancy is a criminal offence with a potential £2000 fine. Tonya is spotted shoplifting at the local off-licence, but an intervention by new pupil Schuey, results in them getting away.