Waterloo Road (TV series)

Waterloo Road
GenreSchool drama
Created byAnn McManus
Maureen Chadwick
StarringFull cast
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series14
No. of episodes230 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersVarious
Production locationsGreater Manchester, England (series 1–7, 11–)
Greenock, Scotland (series 8–10)
Running time56–87 minutes
Production companiesShed Productions (series 1–10)
BBC Scotland (series 8–10)[1]
Wall to Wall (series 11–)
Rope Ladder Fiction (series 11–)[2]
Original release
NetworkBBC One (2006–2014, 2023–present)
BBC Three (2015)
BBC iPlayer (2023–present)
Release9 March 2006 (2006-03-09) –
9 March 2015 (2015-03-09)
Release3 January 2023 (2023-01-03) –
present
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The setting for the first seven series was the former Hill Top Community Primary School in Kirkholt, Rochdale.
From series 8 to 10 the series setting was the former Greenock Academy, Madeira Street, Greenock.

Waterloo Road is a British television drama series set in a comprehensive school of the same name, broadcast on BBC One and later on BBC Three.

Waterloo Road ran for 200 episodes and exactly nine years. In September 2019, the series was made available on BBC iPlayer. In September 2021, the BBC recommissioned the show for an eleventh series, with production returning to the Greater Manchester area.[3][4]

The revival series started airing on 3 January 2023.[5]

  1. "Information". Official Waterloo Road Website. Archived from the original on 24 January 2008.
  2. "Waterloo Road returns to the BBC". BBC. 23 September 2021.
  3. "Waterloo Road: High school drama to be revived after six years". BBC News. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  4. Lewis, Isobel (23 September 2021). "BBC revives Waterloo Road six years after cancellation". The Independent. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  5. "Waterloo Road: Why BBC school drama is back after eight-year break". BBC News. 3 January 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2024.

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