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Waterloo Road series 6

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network	BBC One
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episode_list	List of Waterloo Road episodes

Amanda Burton
William Ash
Karen David
Jason Done
Philip Martin Brown
Elizabeth Berrington
Chelsee Healey
Wil Johnson
Sharlene Whyte
Ian Puleston-Davies

The sixth series of the British television drama series Waterloo Road began broadcasting on 1 September 2010, and ended on 6 April 2011 on BBC One. The series follows the lives of the faculty and pupils of the eponymous school, a failing inner-city comprehensive school. It consists of twenty episodes, divided into two half series of ten episodes each. The sixth series achieved an average of 5.11 million viewers in the ratings.

Plot

The show follows the lives of the teachers and the pupils at the eponymous school of Waterloo Road, a failing inner-city comprehensive, tackling a wide range of issues often seen as taboo 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 "Chris" 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 (12 episodes)
Sharlene Whyte as Adanna Lawal; Head of Pastoral Care (10 episodes)
Ian Puleston-Davies as Charlie Fisher; Supply teacher of Maths and Karen's husband (9 episodes)

Pupils

Ayesha Gwilt as Amy Porter (20 episodes)
Darcy Isa as Lauren Andrews (20 episodes)
Ceallach Spellman as Harry Fisher (19 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)
Reece Douglas as Denzil Kelly (14 episodes)
Shannon Flynn as Emily "Em" 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 secret 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 and former canteen assistant (1 episode)
Kaye Wragg as Hannah Kirby; Marcus' ex-wife and Jonah and Ruth's mother (1 episode)

Episodes

Autumn Term	No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	UK viewers
(million)	Spring Term
EpisodeNumber = 81	Title = Episode 1	DirectedBy = Fraser MacDonald	WrittenBy = Lisa Holdsworth	2010	9	1	df=y}}	Viewers = 5.53	ShortSummary = There’s a big change for Waterloo Road as Karen Fisher arrives at the school as the new headteacher, replacing Rachel. Karen also makes the school a family business, as she brings in her two children, her rebellious 16-year-old daughter Jess, and her shy, kind at heart 15-year-old son Harry as students, Karen is determined to bring big changes (one of those being getting rid of the Cooler), making Waterloo Road a safe and vibrant place to learn. However, Karen's steely exterior masks a deeper fragility as she and her family wrestle with a recent tragedy. Karen's first challenge at the school arrives in the form of the Kirbys – sixth-former Jonah and 13-year-old genius Ruth – who have both been home-schooled by their father, Marcus. Marcus's ex-wife, Hannah, wants her children to experience mainstream schooling, but he has little faith in the state education system. While Jonah relishes the opportunity to make new friends and have new experiences, high-achiever Ruth feels she's got little to learn and soon takes matters into her own hands by running away. Meanwhile, Chris has slept with a girl, but when he arrives at the school he is horrified to learn that the girl was Jess.	LineColor = B6000F
EpisodeNumber = 91	Title = Episode 11	DirectedBy = Jill Robertson	WrittenBy = Ann McManus & Eileen Gallagher	2011	2	2	df=y}}	Viewers = 5.54	ShortSummary = The new term kicks off at Waterloo Road with new arrivals for both staff and students. In response to the boys' poor exam grades, Karen and Chris introduce a new single-sex teaching initiative, much to the disdain of staff and pupils. Especially unimpressed is the formidable new Head of Pastoral Care, Adanna Lawal, who rallies the rest of the staffroom into action against the segregation. New boy Kyle Stack (George Sampson) arrives at the school, complete with mother and Rottweiler, Manic. Kyle's first action at Waterloo Road is a violent clash with Finn Sharkey, leading him to the cooler. In there, he meets Bex and, whilst concerned at her distress, tries to comfort her, only to have her make allegations of sexual assault from him to Karen and Chris. In response to this, Kyle pushes the boundaries and demands Bex tell the truth. Meanwhile, Ruby asks Janeece to be her classroom assistant in response to her continuous failure to control the pupils behaviour.	LineColor = B6000F

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).

References

"Weekly top 30 programmes on TV sets (July 1998 – Sept 2018)". [[Broadcasters' Audience Research Board]].
"Waterloo Road: Series Six – Autumn". British Video Association.
"Waterloo Road: Series Six – Spring". British Video Association.
"Waterloo Road: The Complete Series Six". British Video Association.

Wikipedia Source

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