Waterloo Road series 7
| Waterloo Road | |
|---|---|
| Season 7 | |
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| No. of episodes | 30 |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Original release | 4 May 2011 – 25 April 2012 |
| Series chronology | |
The seventh series of the British television drama series Waterloo Road began broadcasting on 4 May 2011, and ended on 25 April 2012 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 thirty episodes, shown in three blocks of ten episodes each. The seventh series achieved an average of 5.30 million viewers in the ratings.[N 1] It is the last series to be set in Rochdale, England.
Cast and characters
- Grantly Budgen - English Teacher : played by Phillip Martin Brown
- Tom Clarkson - Head of English & Deputy Head : played by Jason Done
- Janeece Bryant - School Secretary : played by Chelsee Healey
- Matt Wilding - Music Teacher : played by Chris Geere (episodes 11-30)
- Denzil Kelly - Pupil : played by Reece Douglas (until episode 30)
- Elaine Symons as Rose Kelly; Canteen Assistant (episode 2 to 7)
- Holly Kenny as Sambuca Kelly; Pupil (until episode 6)
- Darcy Isa as Lauren Andrews; Pupil (until episode 30)
- Shannon Flynn as Emily James; Pupil (until episode 30)
- William Ash as Christopher Mead ; Science Teacher and Deputy Head (until episode 10)
- Ayesha Gwilt as Amy Porter; Pupil (until episode 10)
- William Rush as Josh Stevenson; Pupil
- Rebecca Ryan as Vicki MacDonald; Pupil (until episode 20)
- Jack McMullen as Finn Sharkey; Pupil (until episode 30)
- Ben-Ryan Davies as Ronan Burley; Pupil (until episode 20, episode 30)
- Ceallach Spellman as Harry Fisher; Pupil (until episode 10)
- Linzey Cocker as Jess Fisher; Pupil (until episode 10)
- Amanda Burton as Karen Fisher; Head Teacher (until episode 10)
- George Sampson as Kyle Stack; Pupil (until episode 10, episode 21 to 30)
- Mark Benton as Daniel Chalk; Maths Teacher (episode 1 onwards)
- Poppy Jhakra as Eleanor Chaudry; English Teacher (episode 1 to 10)
- Hope Katana as Rhona Mansfield; Pupil (episode 1 to 30)
- Millie Katana as Shona Mansfield; Pupil (episode 1 to 30)
- Oliver Lee as Aiden Scotcher; Pupil (episode 1 to 10)
- Robson Green as Rob Scotcher; Site Manager and Parent (episode 1 to 10)
- Debra Stephenson as Naomi Scotcher; Wife and parent (episode 4 to 7)
- Nicholas Gleaves as Richard Whitman; Director of Education (episode 5 to 10)
- Katie McGlynn as Jodie 'Scout' Allen; Pupil (episode 7 onwards)
- Lisa Riley as Tina Allen; Parent (episode 8 to episode 10, episode 29)
- Alec Newman as Michael Byrne; Head Teacher (episode 11 onwards)
- Alex Walkinshaw as Jez Diamond; Head of Physical Education (episode 11 to 28)
- Jaye Jacobs as Sian Diamond; Science Teacher, Deputy Head (episode 11 onwards)
- Rob Haythorne as Wayne Johnson; Michael's Attacker (episode 11 to 20)
- Naveed Choudhry as Tariq Siddiqui; Pupil (episode 11 onwards)
- Aryana Ramkhalawon as Trudi Siddiqui; Pupil (episode 11 to 30)
- John Thomson as Nelson Smith; Parent (episode 11 to 14)
- Kaya Moore as Phoenix Taylor; Pupil (episode 11 onwards)
- Kane Tomlinson-Weaver as Harley Taylor; Pupil (episode 11 onwards)
- Georgia Henshaw as Madi Diamond; Pupil (episode 12 to 30)
- Lee Abbate as Zack Diamond; Pupil (episode 12 to 30)
- Sarah Hadland as Linda Radleigh; Head of English (episode 13 to 21)
- Shifaa Arfann as Naseem Siddiqui; Pupil (episode 21 to 30)
- Melanie Hill as Maggie Croft; Senior Canteen Assistant (episode 21 onwards)
- Heather Peace as Nikki Boston; Acting Head of English (episode 23 to 30)
- Stefan Gumbs as Eugene Garvey; Ex-pupil, Gang Member (episode 26 to 30)
- Daniela Denby-Ashe as Lorraine Donnegan; School Benefactor (episode 28 onwards)
Episodes
| Autumn Term | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (million)[1] | ||
| 101 | "Episode 1" | Andrew Gunn | Philip Dodds | 4 May 2011 | 5.67 | ||
| 102 | "Episode 2" | Andrew Gunn | Liz Lake | 11 May 2011 | 6.01 | ||
| 103 | "Episode 3" | Jill Robertson | Katie Douglas | 18 May 2011 | 5.87 | ||
| 104 | "Episode 4" | Jill Robertson | Chris Murray | 25 May 2011 | 6.12 | ||
| 105 | "Episode 5" | Julie Edwards | Carol Ann Docherty & Aileen Goss | 1 June 2011 | 4.59 | ||
| 106 | "Episode 6" | Julie Edwards | Liz Lake | 8 June 2011 | 6.20 | ||
| 107 | "Episode 7" | Joss Agnew | Julie Dixon | 15 June 2011 | 5.96 | ||
| 108 | "Episode 8" | Joss Agnew | Davey Jones | 22 June 2011 | 5.88 | ||
| 109 | "Episode 9" | Brian Kelly | David McManus | 29 June 2011 | 5.92 | ||
| 110 | "Episode 10" | Brian Kelly | Nick Hoare | 6 July 2011 | 6.04 | ||
| Spring Term | |||||||
| 111 | "Episode 11" | Andrew Gunn | Davey Jones | 14 September 2011 | 5.35 | ||
| 112 | "Episode 12" | Andrew Gunn | Ann McManus & Eileen Gallagher | 21 September 2011 | 4.24 | ||
| 113 | "Episode 13" | Julie Edwards | Jake Riddell | 28 September 2011 | 5.02 | ||
| 114 | "Episode 14" | Julie Edwards | David McManus | 5 October 2011 | 4.50 | ||
| 115 | "Episode 15" | Reza Moardi | Jess Williams | 12 October 2011 | 4.60 | ||
| 116 | "Episode 16" | Reza Moardi | Ben Ockrent | 19 October 2011 | 5.31 | ||
| 117 | "Episode 17" | Alex Kalymnios | Chris Murray | 26 October 2011 | 4.49 | ||
| 118 | "Episode 18" | Alex Kalymnios | Philip Gawthorne | 2 November 2011 | 5.56 | ||
| 119 | "Episode 19" | Fraser MacDonald | Muirinn Lane Kelly | 9 November 2011 | 5.41 | ||
| 120 | "Episode 20" | Fraser MacDonald | Nick Hoare | 16 November 2011 | 4.88 | ||
| Summer Term | |||||||
| 121 | "Episode 21" | Jonathan Fox Bassett | Jake Riddell | 22 February 2012 | 5.50 | ||
| 122 | "Episode 22" | Jonathan Fox Bassett | Davey Jones | 29 February 2012 | 4.77 | ||
| 123 | "Episode 23" | Daikin Marsh | Simon J Ashford | 7 March 2012 | 5.18 | ||
| 124 | "Episode 24" | Daikin Marsh | Sally Tatchell | 14 March 2012 | 4.92 | ||
| 125 | "Episode 25" | Steve Hughes | Matthew Evans | 21 March 2012 | 5.21 | ||
| 126 | "Episode 26" | Steve Hughes | Alanna Hallum | 28 March 2012 | 4.97 | ||
| 127 | "Episode 27" | Paul Murphy | Chris Murray | 4 April 2012 | 5.08 | ||
| 128 | "Episode 28" | Paul Murphy | Chris Bucknall | 11 April 2012 | 5.03 | ||
| 129 | "Episode 29" | Dermot Boyd | Davey Jones | 18 April 2012 | 5.25 | ||
| 130 | "Episode 30" | Dermot Boyd | Jake Riddell | 25 April 2012 | 5.46 | ||
DVD release
Four box sets of the seventh series have been released. Episodes 1-10 (Autumn Term) of the series were released on 17 October 2011,.[citation needed] Episodes 11-20 (Spring Term) were released on 26 March 2012.[2] Episodes 21-30 (Summer Term) were released on 10 September 2012. All episodes in one boxset were released on 8 April 2013 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).[citation needed]
Notes
- ^ The number is based on available ratings data posted on the Broadcasters' Audience Research Board website
References
- ^ "Weekly Top 30 Programmes (See relevant weeks)". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ^ "Waterloo Road: Series Seven – Spring". British Video Association. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
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