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Christine Mulgrew (Laurie Brett, series 8−10) is an English teacher, who is appointed as Headteacher of Waterloo Road towards the end of series 8. Christine is an alcoholic, regularly dependent on her teenage son Connor to take care of her.
Christine is stunned when her ex-husband Joe arrives at Waterloo Road, and hides his presence from Connor. However, when Connor discovers just who Joe is and Christine's relationship with Michael hits the rocks, she looks for solace in the form of a bottle of vodka.
The show follows the lives of the teachers and the pupils at the eponymous school of Waterloo Road, a failing inner-city comprehensive, tackling a wide range of issues often seen as taboo such as the difficulties faced by split families, cybercrime, adultery, illiteracy, domestic violence, nervous breakdown, anger management issues, drug overdose, test anxiety, assault, poverty, starvation ...
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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.
A sober Christine deals with the repercussions of her drink-driving offence. Kacey is selected for the Commonwealth Games but Gabriella soon puts an end to her happiness. Nikki's future at Waterloo Road is suddenly thrown into uncertainty. Connor returns to support a vulnerable Christine amid the fallout of her drink-driving incident.
Laurie Brett (born 28 March 1969) [1] is a Scottish actress, best known for her roles as Jane Beale in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders and Christine Mulgrew in the BBC One drama series Waterloo Road.
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.