Waterloo Road series 9
| Waterloo Road | |
|---|---|
| Season 9 | |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One BBC HD |
| Original release | 5 September 2013 – 12 March 2014 |
| Series chronology | |
The ninth series of the British television drama series Waterloo Road began airing on 5 September 2013 on BBC One and ended on 12 March 2014. The series follows the lives of the staff and pupils of the eponymous school, a troubled Scottish comprehensive school.[1] It consists of twenty episodes. This series also marks the departure of Grantly Budgen, the last of the original cast members.
Cast and characters
- Philip Martin Brown as Grantly Budgen; English Teacher (until episode 6)
- Mark Benton as Daniel 'Chalky' Chalk; Ex-Teacher and Foster Parent (episode 16 only)
- Kane Tomlinson-Weaver as Harley Taylor; Pupil
- Naveed Choudhry as Tariq Siddiqui; Ex-Pupil (episode 7)
- Melanie Hill as Maggie Budgen; Home Economics Teacher, Housemistress
- Heather Peace as Nikki Boston; English Teacher (until episode 20)
- Rebecca Craven as Rhiannon Salt; Pupil
- Laurie Brett as Christine Mulgrew; Head Teacher
- Shane O'Meara as Connor Mulgrew; Pupil, Ex-Pupil (episode 1-13, 20)
- Georgie Glen as Audrey McFall; History Teacher
- Kirstie Steele as Imogen Stewart; Pupil (until episode 20)
- Marlene Madenge as Lula Tsibi; Pupil (until episode 19)
- Jenny Ryan as Sally Stewart; Parent and Governor (episode 10 only)
- Tommy Lawrence Knight as Kevin Chalk; Pupil
- Victoria Bush as Sonya Donnegan, Personal Assistant to Christine
- Zöe Lucker as Carol Barry; Canteen Assistant and Parent (episode 7 onward)
- Carl Au as Barry Barry; Pupil, Ex-Pupil (until 10; episode 14 to episode 18)
- Abby Mavers as Dynasty Barry; Pupil
- Brogan Ellis as Kacey Barry; Pupil (until episode 10, episode 19 onwards)
- Shaun Prendergast as Robert Bain; Head of Education (episode 1, episode 8 to 10, episode 19 to 20)
- Angus Deayton as George Windsor; Modern Foreign Languages Teacher and Deputy Head
- Richard Mylan as Simon Lowsley; Deputy Head and English Teacher
- Elizabeth Tan as Princess Windsor; Wife, Mandarin Teaching Assistant (episode 2 to 4)
- Joe Slater as Lenny Brown; Pupil
- Caitlin Gillespie as Lisa Brown; Pupil
- Vanessa Hehir as Sue Lowsley (previously Spark); Science Teacher
- Mark Beswick as Darren Hughes; Pupil
- Je'Taime Morgan Hanley as Shaznay Montrose; Pupil
- Christopher Chung as Archie Wong; Pupil (until episode 19)
- Leon Ockenden as Hector Reid; Head of Physical Education (episode 11 onward)
- Naomi Battrick as Gabriella Wark; Pupil (episode 11 to 20)
- Kristin Atherton as Vix Spark; Partner (episode 10 to 20)
Episodes
| Autumn Term | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (million)[2] | |||
| 161 | "Beyond the Call of Duty" | Patrick Harkins[3] | Liz Lake[3] | 5 September 2013 | N/A[N 1] | |||
| 162 | "Sue Spark's Bad Day" | Patrick Harkins[4] | Jaden Clark[4] | 12 September 2013 | N/A[N 1] | |||
| 163 | "The Madness of King Windsor" | Roberto Bangura[5] | Paul Mousley[5] | 19 September 2013 | N/A[N 1] | |||
| 164 | "Text Rated" | Roberto Bangura[6] | Karen Laws[6] | 26 September 2013 | N/A[N 1] | |||
| 165 | "Crossing the Line" | David Innes Edwards[7] | Paul Farrel[7] | 3 October 2013 | N/A[N 1] | |||
| 166 | "Grantly's Perfect Poetry" | David Innes Edwards[8] | David McManus[9] | 10 October 2013 | N/A[N 1] | |||
| 167 | "Lies Mothers Tell" | Craig Pickles | Kelly Jones | 17 October 2013 | N/A[N 1] | |||
| 168 | "Don't Mention the War" | Craig Pickles | Keith Brumpton | 24 October 2013 | N/A[N 1] | |||
| 169 | "Father Figure" | Jamie Annett | Viv Adam | 31 October 2013 | N/A[N 1] | |||
| 170 | "Happy Ever After" | Jamie Annett | Chris Murray | 7 November 2013 | N/A[N 1] | |||
| Spring Term | ||||||||
| 171 | "Bad Girl" | Audrey Cooke | Wendy Granditer | 8 January 2014 | N/A[N 1] | |||
| 172 | "Sugar Daddy" | Audrey Cooke | Lauren Klee | 15 January 2014 | N/A[N 1] | |||
| 173 | "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" | Fiona Walton | Matthew Barry | 22 January 2014 | N/A[N 1] | |||
| 174 | "Suspicious Minds" | Fiona Walton | Cat Jones | 29 January 2014 | N/A[N 1] | |||
| 175 | "Out of Bounds" | Richard Platt | Ann Marie Di Mambro | 5 February 2014 | N/A[N 1] | |||
| 176 | "A Bolt from the Blue" | Richard Platt | David McManus | 12 February 2014 | N/A[N 1] | |||
| 177 | "Nowhere to Run" | Alex Kalymnios | Ann McManus & Diane Burrows | 19 February 2014 | N/A[N 1] | |||
| 178 | "Dynasty's Choice" | Alex Kalymnios | Karen Laws | 26 February 2014 | N/A[N 1] | |||
| 179 | "End of the Road" | Patrick Harkins | Cat Jones | 5 March 2014 | N/A[N 1] | |||
| 180 | "New Highs, New Lows" | Patrick Harkins | Alexander Lamb | 12 March 2014 | N/A[N 1] | |||
Notes
References
- ^ "'Waterloo Road': Series nine launch date confirmed". Digital Spy. 19 August 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ^ "Weekly Top 30 Programmes (See relevant weeks)". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ^ a b "BBC One – Waterloo Road, Series 9, Episode 1". BBC. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ a b "BBC One – Waterloo Road, Series 9, Episode 2". BBC. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ a b "BBC One – Waterloo Road, Series 9, Episode 3". BBC. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ a b "BBC One – Waterloo Road, Series 9, Episode 4". BBC. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ a b "BBC One – Waterloo Road, Series 9, Episode 5". BBC. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ "BBC One – Waterloo Road, Series 9, Episode 6". BBC. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ "BBC One – Waterloo Road, Series 9, Episode 6". BBC. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2014.