WATERLOO ROAD - SERIES 1 SYNOPSIS

Waterloo Road Comprehensive is on the scrap head but newly promoted Head Jack Rimmer is determined to turn the school around, painful step by painful step

ORIGINAL CHANNEL: BBC One

NUMBER OF EPISODES: 8

RUNNING TIME: 60 mins

ORIGINAL RUN: 9th March 2006 - 27th April 2006

PRODUCTION COMPANIES: Shed Productions & BBC Scotland

MAIN STORYLINE: Waterloo Road fighting to stay open

Character Arrivals in this series

Grantley Budgen
Kim Campbell
Tom Clarkson
Steph Haydock
Janeece Bryant
Chlo Grainger
Donte Charles
Lorna Dickey
Mika Grainger
Izzie Redpath
Jack Rimmer
Lewis Seddon
Andrew Treneman
Estelle Cooper
Clarence Charles
Adam Deardon
Jimmy Grainger
Yasmin Deardon
Zoe Ramsden
Ahmed Patel
Zak Walker
Heather Davenport
Nigel Hinchcliffe
Fleur Budgen

Character Departures in this series

Estelle Cooper
Adam Deardon
Jimmy Grainger
Yasmin Deardon
Zoe Ramsden
Ahmed Patel
Zak Walker
Heather Davenport

Notable Storylines in this series

School facing closure due to lack of pupils and bad publicity
Brian Vasey breakdown
Death of Adam Deardon & Donte's prosecution
Lewis Seddon's innapropriate sexual behaviour towards Kim Campbell & homophobic bullying of Rory Brears
Break up of Tom & Lorna
LEA's decision to keep Waterloo Road open
Lorna taking a step to the edge of the canal in the finale