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Waterloo Road
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. It was recommissioned in 2021, and resumed starting 9 January 2023. At the failing comprehensive school, and later academy of the same name, the professional and personal lives of the students and staff are examined. Affairs, scandals, blackmail and many, many headteachers. Who said education was easy?
- Status
- Returning Series
- Type
- Scripted
- Last aired
- 2026-01-27
- Language
- English
BBC One
- scotland
- northern england
- high school
- teacher
- high school teacher
- manchester
Seasons
Series 1
8 episodes · 2006
Drama series set in a failing secondary school.
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Series 2
12 episodes · 2007
Drama series set in a failing secondary school.
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Series 3
20 episodes · 2007
Drama series set in a failing secondary school.
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Series 4
20 episodes · 2009
Drama series set in a failing secondary school.
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Series 5
20 episodes · 2009
War breaks out in the playground after the closure of a local private school leads to an influx of middle-class pupils at Waterloo Road.
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Series 6
20 episodes · 2010
New head teacher Karen Fisher sets out to revolutionise Waterloo Road but her steely exterior masks a dark personal tragedy which threatens to derail her leadership.
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Series 7
30 episodes · 2011
A gang war breaks out at Waterloo Road, threatening to derail Michael's efforts to turn the school around, and Josh struggles with an escalating drug problem which is masking a more serious illness.
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Series 8
30 episodes · 2012
Waterloo Road benefactor Lorraine wants a return on her investment but super head Michael insists that you can't make money from education. Will Lorraine listen, or is the school heading for disaster?
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Series 9
20 episodes · 2013
Christine settles in as head of Waterloo Road but quickly finds new deputy Simon is after her job. As well as unruly students and her drink problem, old friend George is not all he seems.
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Series 10
20 episodes · 2014
New head Vaughan Fitzgerald arrives with his partner Allie and her two children. When his two teenage sons from a previous marriage arrive unexpectedly to live with them, it all gets very complicated.
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Series 11
7 episodes · 2023
Riots, scandals, fractured families and familiar faces - Waterloo Road is back with a new term and a whole new attitude. Who said education was easy?
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Series 12
7 episodes · 2023
Affairs, scandals, blackmail and many, many headteachers. Who said education was easy?
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Series 13
8 episodes · 2024
With a swathe of long-term refusers descending on Waterloo Road, the balance of peace and harmony rests on thin ice.
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Series 14
8 episodes · 2024
Waterloo Road sees a changing of the guard with new head Steve Savage.
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Series 15
8 episodes · 2025
New head, Dame Stella Drake, ushers in a new era at Waterloo Road.
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Series 16
8 episodes · 2025
Headteacher Stella is forced to navigate a fresh set of challenges.
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Series 17
8 episodes · 2026
Deputy Darius holds the keys to the kingdom. How far will he go to hold on to that power?
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Top billed cast
Where to watch
All optionsAvailability for United Kingdom. Provided by JustWatch through the TMDB API.
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Air dates
- First aired
- 2006-03-09
- Latest episode
- 2026-01-27
- Status
- Returning Series
- Next release
- In production
- Series 19 Mar 2006
- Series 218 Jan 2007
- Series 311 Oct 2007
- Series 47 Jan 2009
- Series 528 Oct 2009
- Series 61 Sept 2010
- Series 74 May 2011
- Series 823 Aug 2012
- Series 95 Sept 2013
- Series 1015 Oct 2014
- Series 113 Jan 2023
- Series 1216 May 2023
- Series 132 Jan 2024
- Series 1410 Sept 2024
- Series 1511 Feb 2025
- Series 1623 Sept 2025
- Series 176 Jan 2026
Frequently asked questions
- Where can I watch Waterloo Road?
- Available on Sky Go, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video in India — see the Where to watch section above.
- How many seasons does Waterloo Road have?
- 17 seasons · 254 episodes · Returning Series.
- What is the rating of Waterloo Road?
- 7.1/10 from 37 TMDB votes.
