

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?


Oct 15, 2014 - 1h 0m
It's a fresh new term and dynamic headteacher Vaughan Fitzgerald and his family arrive at Waterloo Road and attempt to fit into their new lives. Darren's world falls apart after a shocking incident at home and George learns never to cross a member of the Barry family.

Oct 22, 2014 - 1h 0m
Vaughan is anxious about the launch of Waterloo Road's big community initiative.

Oct 29, 2014 - 1h 0m
Darren can't understand why Rhiannon is taking the virtual-baby project so seriously.

Nov 5, 2014 - 1h 0m
Gabriella returns to school to find some students determined to make her life difficult.

Nov 12, 2014 - 1h 0m
Will the pressure of mock exams prove to be too much for Lenny?

Nov 19, 2014 - 1h 0m
Simon and Sue's dinner party goes badly wrong after Hector speaks out of turn.

Nov 26, 2014 - 1h 0m
The police descend on Waterloo Road as the hack on Wiredata Systems is traced to it.

Dec 3, 2014 - 1h 0m
Allie convinces Vaughan to send Justin to a boarding school.

Dec 10, 2014 - 1h 0m
Sue finds herself in hot water when Hector threatens to tell Simon about their affair.

Dec 17, 2014 - 1h 0m
Vaughan goes to the police after Justin punches Allie, and Darren arranges a surprise.

Jan 5, 2015 - 1h 0m
It's a new term and the council wants to merge Waterloo Road with Havelock High.

Jan 12, 2015 - 1h 0m
Vaughan hopes the new bike bank scheme will show the school off to the community.

Jan 19, 2015 - 1h 0m
Vaughan's newly-qualified teachers Marco and Guy start work, but it's not long before Guy recognises Carrie Norton and the school comes down heavily on their relationship.

Jan 26, 2015 - 1h 0m
A trip to the coast does not go to plan after Kenzie lets slip about Bonnie two-timing Scott and Justin. More secrets are then revealed and one of the group runs off putting themself in serious danger.

Feb 2, 2015 - 1h 0m
Waterloo Road struggles to live up to rival Havelock High when the PTA comes to visit. Leo’s attachment to his computer game raises serious concern over his state of mind and Sonya frets over her impending test results.

Feb 9, 2015 - 1h 0m
Dale’s dreams of pro-cycling are thrown into disarray as the pressure of mock exams take over. Abdul is shocked by the revelation of a deep family secret and Kenzie’s relationship with her mother falls apart.

Feb 16, 2015 - 1h 0m
Dale struggles to come to terms with his failure to make the cycling team.

Feb 23, 2015 - 1h 0m
Dale's erratic behaviour reaches new heights and it's up to Lenny and Maggie to pick up the pieces. Abdul meets his mum, but it's not as he expected. The school gets a heads-up about a surprise inspection, but will the preparation be enough to save it?

Mar 2, 2015 - 1h 0m
Vaughan is torn between campaigning to stop the merger and Justin's exclusion. Things take an unexpected turn when Kenzie gets involved, while Lorna reveals a buried secret when someone from her past turns up. Sonya discovers something about Guy that sets her own lie onto a different course.

Mar 9, 2015 - 1h 0m
Waterloo Road pulls every last punch in a desperate bid to halt the merger with Havelock High.