Waterloo Road series 4
| Waterloo Road series 4 | |
|---|---|
| Series 4 | |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Original release | 7 January – 20 May 2009 |
| Series chronology | |
The fourth series of the British television drama series Waterloo Road began broadcasting on 7 January 2009, and ending on 20 May 2009 on BBC One. The series follows the lives of the faculty and pupils of the Eponymous school, a failing inner-city comprehensive school. It consists of twenty episodes. The fourth series achieved an average of 4.76 million viewers in the ratings.[N 1]
Cast and characters
- Philip Martin Brown as Grantly Budgen
- Jason Done as Tom Clarkson
- Angela Griffin as Kim Campbell (episode 11 onwards)
- Steve Money as Clarance Charles (episode 2, episode 7)
- Adam Thomas as Donte Charles (until episode 20)
- Katie Griffiths as Chlo Grainger (until episode 20)
- Denise Welch as Steph Haydock
- Chelsee Healey as Janeece Bryant (until episode 20)
- Christine Tremarco as Davina Shackleton (until episode 15)
- Ellie Paskell as Maxine Barlow (until episode 8)
- Jessica Baglow as Karla Bentham
- Lauren Thomas as Aleesha Dillon
- Lucy Dixon as Danielle Harker
- Shabana Bakhsh as Jasmine Koreshi (until episode 20)
- Neil Morrissey as Eddie Lawson (until episode 20)
- Tachia Newall as Bolton Smilie
- Kay Purcell as Candice Smilie
- Chris Geere as Matt Wilding (until episode 20)
- Thomas Milner as Paul Langley
- Lorraine Cheshire as Fleur Budgen
- Eva Pope as Rachel Mason
- Zaraah Abrahams as Michaela White
- Elyes Gabel as Rob Cleaver (episode 1 to 10)
- Reece Douglas as Denzil Kelly (episode 1, 9 onwards)
- Reece Noi as Earl Kelly (episode 1 to 8)
- Luke Bailey as Marley Kelly (episode 1 to 20)
- Elaine Symons as Rose Kelly (episode 1 onwards)
- Holly Kenny as Sambuca Kelly (episode 1 onwards)
- Sadie Pickering as Flick Mellor (episode 1 to 20)
- Katy Carmichael as Melissa Ryan (episode 1 to 10, and 20)
- Dean Smith as Philip Ryan (episode 2 onwards)
- Darcy Isa as Lauren Andrews (episode 6 onwards)
Guest/Recurring Characters
- Tim Healy as Dave Miller (episode 2 to 6)
- Jamie Glover as Andrew Treneman (episode 19 and 20)
Episodes
| Autumn Term | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (million)[1] | ||
| 41 | "Episode 1" | Minkie Spiro | Lisa Holdsworth | 7 January 2009[N 2] | 4.69 | ||
| 42 | "Episode 2" | Minkie Spiro | David McManus | 14 January 2009 | 4.85 | ||
| 43 | "Episode 3" | James Erskine | David McManus | 21 January 2009 | N/A[N 3] | ||
| 44 | "Episode 4" | James Erskine | Phillip Dodds | 28 January 2009[N 4] | N/A[N 3] | ||
| 45 | "Episode 5" | Dominic Keavey | Ann McManus & Avril Russell | 4 February 2009 | N/A[N 3] | ||
| 46 | "Episode 6" | Dominic Keavey | Louise Ironside | 11 February 2009 | 4.85 | ||
| 47 | "Episode 7" | Matthew Evans | Karen McLachlan & Phillip Dodds | 18 February 2009 | N/A[N 3] | ||
| 48 | "Episode 8" | Matthew Evans | Nick Hoare | 25 February 2009 | 4.85 | ||
| 49 | "Episode 9" | Jonathan Fox Bassett | Michael Jenner | 4 March 2009 | 4.81 | ||
| 50 | "Episode 10" | Jonathan Fox Bassett | David McManus | 11 March 2009 | 4.44 | ||
| Spring Term | |||||||
| 51 | "Episode 11" | Tim Hopewell | Lisa Holdsworth | 18 March 2009 | 4.92 | ||
| 52 | "Episode 12" | Tim Hopewell | Nazrin Choudhry | 25 March 2009 | 4.95 | ||
| 53 | "Episode 13" | Jon Sen | Marc Pye | 1 April 2009 | 4.86 | ||
| 54 | "Episode 14" | Jon Sen | Phillip Dodds | 8 April 2009 | 4.51 | ||
| 55 | "Episode 15" | James Erskine | David McManus | 15 April 2009 | 4.60 | ||
| 56 | "Episode 16" | James Erskine | Nick Hoare | 22 April 2009 | 4.93 | ||
| 57 | "Episode 17" | Julie Edwards | Louise Ironside | 29 April 2009 | 4.62 | ||
| 58 | "Episode 18" | Julie Edwards | Michael Jenner | 6 May 2009 | 4.76 | ||
| 59 | "Episode 19" | Keith Boak | David McManus | 13 May 2009 | 4.54 | ||
| 60 | "Episode 20" | Keith Boak | Lisa Holdsworth | 20 May 2009 | 4.94 | ||
DVD release
Three different box sets of the fourth series was released. The first ten episodes of the series were released on 21 September 2009,[2] and the back ten episodes were released on 26 April 2010.[3] All twenty episodes were later released together on 18 October 2010. They were released with a "12" British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) certificate (meaning it is unsuitable for viewing by those under the age of 12 years).[4]
Notes
- ^ The number is based on available ratings data posted on the Broadcasters' Audience Research Board website
- ^ Series 4 Episode 1 was shown in Scotland 30 mins before the rest of the UK. (7:30pm in Scotland & 8pm in the rest of the UK)
- ^ a b c d The episode did not appear in the top 30 viewings on the BARB website
- ^ Series 4 Episode 4 was shown in Scotland on the Sunday after the rest of the UK at 7pm due to live coverage of the Co-operative Insurance Cup semi-final between Celtic and Dundee United on 28 January 2009.
References
- ^ "Weekly Top 30 Programmes (See relevant weeks)". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ^ "Waterloo Road: Series Four - Autumn Term". British Video Association. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ^ "Waterloo Road: Series Four - Spring Term". British Video Association. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ^ "Waterloo Road: The Complete Series Four". British Video Association. Retrieved 2 November 2012.