Waterloo Road series 14

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Waterloo Road
Series 14
Starring
No. of episodes8
Release
Original network BBC One
BBC iPlayer
Original release10 September 2024 (2024-09-10) –
present
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The fourteenth series of the British television drama series Waterloo Road commenced airing on 10 September 2024. [1]

Contents

The show follows the lives of staff and pupils of the eponymous secondary academy in Greater Manchester while tackling a range of social issues.

Production

It was announced along with series 13 and 15 by the BBC in August 2023. It was confirmed in the press release that it would comprise eight episodes and that filming would commence that same year. [2]

In August 2024, it was confirmed that Series 14 would premiere on 10 September 2024. [1]

Casting

The majority of series regulars from the thirteenth series reprised their roles for this series, these included James Baxter, Jo Coffey, Neil Fitzmaurice, Rachel Leskovac, Kym Marsh, Katherine Pearce, Shauna Shim, and Adam Thomas, portraying Joe Casey, Wendy Whitwell, Neil Guthrie, Coral Walker, Nicky Walters, Amy Spratt, Valerie Chambers, and Donte Charles, respectively. [1]

New pupils introduced in the fourteenth series included Billy Savage (Olly Rhodes), Boz Osbourne (Nathan Wood), Aleena Qureshi (Sonya Nisa), Lois Taylor-Brown (Miya Ocego), Luca Smith (Danny Murphy), and Jared Jones (Matthew Khan). [1]

Additionally, Kerry Howard, Tom Wells, Hollie-Jay Bowes and Marie Critchley reprised their roles from the thirteenth series as recurring characters Serena Michelle Davies, Marc Todd, Debs Rafferty, and Barbara Rafferty, respectively.

Jason Manford joined the cast as Steve Savage, the new Headteacher of Waterloo Road, replacing Kim Campbell (Angela Griffin) following her departure from the school, Saira Choudhry also joined the cast as Nisha Chandra, the new Head of Maths. [3] [4]

Scheduling

The series debuted on 10 September 2024 at 9pm on BBC One, all episodes of the series were made available as a boxset on BBC iPlayer earlier that day.

Cast and characters

Main cast

Pupils

Recurring

Episodes

No. in
series		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions)
223Episode 1 [5] Robin SheppardKellie Smith10 September 2024 (2024-09-10)TBD
Waterloo Road, now fully integrated into Lowry Community Academies Trust, has been relocated to a new site, and Joe has become Acting Head under the mentorship of Steve Savage, the Headteacher of another school in the Trust. His first day in charge gets off to a difficult start when the staff realise they do not have a staff room. Joe then attempts to help Amy financially through additional payments, but cannot follow through when the rest of the staff hear of his plan and soon faces a rebellion. Nicky sees Steve on school grounds and recognises him, as they were in a relationship as teenagers. She later learns that her mother has died, and Steve comforts her. Schuey and Portia have been sent to different foster placements, but plan to move to Blackpool and live in their uncle’s caravan. Tonya convinces Portia not to go ahead with the plan. Libby is being trolled by text message and suspects Dean, who has returned to the school with a troubling new attitude. Libby finds an unlikely confidante in Kelly Jo, who tricks Dean into confessing. Outsmarted, he loses control and takes a swing at Neil who restrains him on the floor. Joe is compelled to suspend Neil, who suspects Joe is acting out of retaliation. Dean's friends turn against him and he is permanently excluded. Lead by Coral, the rest of the staff make it clear that they have no confidence in Joe’s leadership and when he finds himself stuck in an elevator, the staff use this as an excuse to shut the school on the grounds of safety. Joe realises he cannot continue as Headteacher. Steve tracks down the staff in the local pub and listens to their concerns, before revealing to Joe that the Trust have approached him to step in as Headteacher.
224Episode 2 [6] Robin SheppardNeil Jones17 September 2024 (2024-09-17)TBD
225Episode 3 [7] Piotr SzkopiakJayshree Patel24 September 2024 (2024-09-24)TBD
226Episode 4 [8] Piotr SzkopiakNatalie MitchellTBATBD
227Episode 5 [9] John MaidensCharlie SwinbourneTBATBD
228Episode 6 [10] John MaidensPaul MousleyTBATBD
229Episode 7 [11] Angela Griffin Andrea Dewsbery & Liz LewinTBATBD
230Episode 8 [12] Angela Griffin Katie Douglas & Nasreen AhmedTBATBD

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "BBC recommissions hit drama Waterloo Road for two more series". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "BBC recommissions Waterloo Road for further new series". www.bbc.co.uk. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  3. ↑ "Jason Manford to join cast of BBC's Waterloo Road as new Headteacher Mr Savage". www.bbc.co.uk. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  4. ↑ Rimmer, Monica (27 February 2024). "Waterloo Road: Jason Manford joins cast of BBC series". BBC News. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "Episode 1". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "Episode 2". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  7. ↑ "Episode 3". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  8. ↑ "Episode 4". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  9. ↑ "Episode 5". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  10. ↑ "Episode 6". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  11. ↑ "Episode 7". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  12. ↑ "Episode 8". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
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