Waterloo Road will return to BBC One and iPlayer this May for a new series of seven episodes.
Alongside some familiar faces, the school will welcome back Jamie Glover as the popular character of Andrew Treneman, last seen in the series in 2009. Ex-deputy head, English teacher, and former flame of Kim Campbell, will Andrew help Kim take control of the school upon his return, or will he stir things up?
Jamie Glover said:
“I am so excited to be returning to Waterloo Road. The school has been such an important part of my life and it’s wonderful to be able to rekindle the old flame. Not to mention the joy of getting to work with the incomparable Angela Griffin once more. I hope that people will enjoy seeing Andrew and Kim together in the school again. Older? Certainly, there’s the grey hair to prove it…! Wiser? Who knows?”
Back for another term are Angela Griffin (Kim Campbell), Adam Thomas (Donte Charles), Kym Marsh (Nicky Walters), Vincent Jerome (Lindon King), James Baxter (Joe Casey), Jo Coffey (Wendy Whitwell), Shauna Shim (Valerie Chambers), Neil Fitzmaurice (Neil Guthrie), Rachel Leskovac (Coral Walker), Katherine Pearce (Amy Spratt), Ryan Clayton (Mike Rutherford) and Sonia Ibrahim (Jamilah Omar).
New student Myles Massey played by Osian Morgan joins established pupils including Adam Abbou (Danny Lewis), Priyasasha Kumari (Samia Choudhry), Noah Valentine (Preston Walters), Adam Ali (Kai Sharif), Alicia Forde (Kelly-Jo Rafferty), Francesco Piacentini-Smith (Dean Weever), Liam Scholes (Noel McManus) and Lucy Eleanor Begg (Caz Williams).
In further casting news, Paul Bazely and Jenny Platt are set to play the parents of pupils, whilst Olwen May and James Quinn will also make an appearance at the school.
Angela Griffin said:
“It’s great to be back on BBC One and to be able to offer iPlayer fans some great new episodes. We have such a wonderful and talented cast, all of whom bring so much to Waterloo Road. This series holds a fair few surprises for Kim and everyone around her and I can’t wait for people to catch up with all the action inside and outside the school.”
The youth-aimed drama set in a secondary school depicts the issues of today’s young teens, including the costs of living crisis, teen homelessness, racism, sexism, and mental health.
The show originally ran on BBC One between 2006-2015, and was revived earlier this year after it proved a popular addition to BBC iPlayer during the first lockdown.
Lindsay Salt, Director of BBC Drama said:
“We are thrilled that Waterloo Road is returning following its successful run earlier this year. To have Jamie Glover reprise his role as Andrew Treneman alongside our fantastic returning and new cast members is a real treat and we can’t wait to share more stories from the school.”
Waterloo Road is a Rope Ladder Fiction and Wall to Wall North co-production for BBC One and iPlayer.
