Waterloo Road (series 6)

Waterloo Road
Starring	Amanda Burton William Ash Karen David Jason Done Philip Martin Brown Elizabeth Berrington Chelsee Healey Wil Johnson Sharlene Whyte Ian Puleston-Davies
No. of episodes	20
Release
Original network	BBC One
Original release	1 September 2010 (2010-09-01) – 6 April 2011 (2011-04-06)
Series chronology

The sixth series of the British school drama series Waterloo Road was shown on BBC One, It was shown from 1 September 2010 to 6 April 2011.

The series

The show follows the lives of the teachers and the pupils at Waterloo Road, a failing comprehensive school.

The school has a lot of problems such as a missing student, adultery, bulimia nervosa, bullying, sexism, contraception, an affair between a teacher and a pupil, child pornography, homelessness, young carers, a dog attack, Alzheimer's disease, postpartum psychosis, sexual exploitation, homosexuality, xenophobia and infertility.

Cast and characters

Staff

• Amanda Burton as Karen Fisher; headteacher (18 episodes)
• William Ash as Christopher Mead; Deputy headteacher and Science teacher (18 episodes)
• Karen David as Francesca "Cesca" Montoya; Head of Spanish (20 episodes)
• Jason Done as Tom Clarkson; Head of English (20 episodes)
• Philip Martin Brown as Grantly Budgen; English teacher (19 episodes)
• Elizabeth Berrington as Ruby Fry; Head of Food Technology (18 episodes)
• Chelsee Healey as Janeece Bryant; School secretary (18 episodes)
• Wil Johnson as Marcus Kirby; Geography teacher (10 episodes)
• Sharlene Whyte as Adanna Lawal; Head of Pastoral Care (10 episodes)
• Ian Puleston-Davies as Charlie Fisher; Supply teacher and Karen's husband (9 episodes)

Pupils

• Ayesha Gwilt as Amy Porter (20 episodes)
• Darcy Isa as Lauren Andrews (20 episodes)
• Linzey Cocker as Jess Fisher (19 episodes)
• Ben-Ryan Davies as Ronan Burley (19 episodes)
• Lucien Laviscount as Jonah Kirby (19 episodes)
• Jack McMullen as Finn Sharkey (19 episodes)
• William Rush as Josh Stevenson (18 episodes)
• Rebecca Ryan as Vicki MacDonald (18 episodes)
• Ceallach Spellman as Harry Fisher (17 episodes)
• Reece Douglas as Denzil Kelly (14 episodes)
• Shannon Flynn as Emily James (14 episodes)
• Anna Jobarteh as Ruth Kirby (13 episodes)
• Tina O'Brien as Bex Fisher (11 episodes)
• Holly Kenny as Sambuca Kelly (10 episodes)
• George Sampson as Kyle Stack (10 episodes)
• Scott Haining as Nate Gurney (9 episodes)

Others

Recurring

• Ralph Ineson as John Fry; Ruby's husband (7 episodes)
• Ciarán Griffiths as Dylan Hodge; Bex's abusive ex-boyfriend (5 episodes)
• Lorraine Cheshire as Fleur Budgen; Grantly's wife (4 episodes)
• Susan Cookson as Maria Lucas; Charlie's mistress (3 episodes)
• Lizzie Roper as Jackie Stack; Kyle's mother (2 episodes)
• Luke Tittensor as Connor Lewis; Pupil (2 episodes)
• Denise Welch as Steph Haydock; Former French teacher (2 episodes)

Guest

• Qasim Akhtar as Wayne Bodley; Pupil (1 episode)
• Jodie Comer as Sarah Evans; Pupil (1 episode)
• Reece Dinsdale as Matthew Gurney; Nate's father (1 episode)
• Joe Duttine as John Adams; Chair of Governors (1 episode)
• Neil Fitzmaurice as Dave Dowling; Martin's father (1 episode)
• Kieran Hardcastle as Martin Dowling; Pupil (1 episode)
• Jo Hartley as Laura Taylor; Billie's mother (1 episode)
• Jennifer Hennessy as Claire Evans; Sarah's mother (1 episode)
• Kelli Hollis as Chantel; Vicki's roommate (1 episode)
• Radosław Kaim as Lukas Wisniewski; Caretaker (1 episode)
• Martin Kemp as Kevin Burley; Ronan's gangster father (1 episode)
• Will Mellor as Dan Hargrove; Manager of a modelling agency (1 episode)
• Emil Marwa as Han Nichols; Business entrepreneur (1 episode)
• Nadine Rose Mulkerrin as Billie Taylor; Pupil (1 episode)
• Wanda Opalinska as Susan; Manager of Fleur's care home (1 episode)
• Elaine Symons as Rose Kelly; Sambuca and Denzil's mother (1 episode)
• Kaye Wragg as Hannah Kirby; Marcus' ex-wife and Jonah and Ruth's mother (1 episode)

Episodes

See also: List of Waterloo Road episodes

Autumn Term
No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
81	"Episode 1"	Fraser MacDonald	Lisa Holdsworth	1 September 2010 (2010-09-01)
82	"Episode 2"	Fraser MacDonald	Louise Ironside	2 September 2010 (2010-09-02)
83	"Episode 3"	Roger Goldby	Liz Lake	8 September 2010 (2010-09-08)
84	"Episode 4"	Roger Goldby	Philip Dodds	15 September 2010 (2010-09-15)
85	"Episode 5"	Julie Edwards	Katie Douglas	22 September 2010 (2010-09-22)
86	"Episode 6"	Julie Edwards	Paul Logue	29 September 2010 (2010-09-29)
87	"Episode 7"	Joss Agnew	Ellen Taylor	6 October 2010 (2010-10-06)
88	"Episode 8"	Joss Agnew	Ryan Craig	13 October 2010 (2010-10-13)
89	"Episode 9"	Dermot Boyd	Neil Jones	20 October 2010 (2010-10-20)
90	"Episode 10"	Dermot Boyd	Nick Hoare	27 October 2010 (2010-10-27)
Spring Term
91	"Episode 11"	Jill Robertson	Ann McManus & Eileen Gallagher	2 February 2011 (2011-02-02)
92	"Episode 12"	Jill Robertson	Ann McManus & Eileen Gallagher	9 February 2011 (2011-02-09)
93	"Episode 13"	Fraser MacDonald	Carol Ann Docherty & Aileen Goss	16 February 2011 (2011-02-16)
94	"Episode 14"	Fraser MacDonald	Paul Logue	23 February 2011 (2011-02-23)
95	"Episode 15"	Robert Knights	Nick Hoare	2 March 2011 (2011-03-02)
96	"Episode 16"	Robert Knights	Ellen Taylor	9 March 2011 (2011-03-09)
97	"Episode 17"	Jon Sen	Ryan Craig	16 March 2011 (2011-03-16)
98	"Episode 18"	Jon Sen	Liz Lake	23 March 2011 (2011-03-23)
99	"Episode 19"	Julie Edwards	Georgia Pritchett	30 March 2011 (2011-03-30)
100	"Episode 20"	Julie Edwards	Philip Dodds	6 April 2011 (2011-04-06)

DVD release

Three different box sets of the sixth series was released. The first ten episodes of the series were released on 7 February 2011, and the back ten episodes were released on 20 June 2011. All twenty episodes were later released together on 16 January 2012. They were released with a "15" British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) certificate (meaning it is unsuitable for viewing by those under the age of 15 years).