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Waterloo Road
2006·17 Seasons·254 Episodes·★ 7.1
Waterloo Road is a British television drama series set in a comprehensive school of the same name, first broadcast on BBC One on 9 March 2006, and concluding its original run on 9 March 2015. It was recommissioned in 2021, and resumed starting 9 January 2023. At the failing comprehensive school, and later academy of the same name, the professional and personal lives of the students and staff are examined. Affairs, scandals, blackmail and many, many headteachers. Who said education was easy?
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A character-led series where relationships, personal stakes, and the gradual build of a story are central to the experience.
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Best suited to viewers who prefer character investment over a purely episodic watch.
Commitment
Long-form commitment · 17 seasons
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Seasons
Series 1
8 episodes
2006
Series 2
12 episodes
2007
Series 3
20 episodes
2007
Series 4
20 episodes
2009
Series 5
20 episodes
2009
Series 6
20 episodes
2010
Series 7
30 episodes
2011
Series 8
30 episodes
2012
Series 9
20 episodes
2013
Series 10
20 episodes
2014
Series 11
7 episodes
2023
Series 12
7 episodes
2023
Series 13
8 episodes
2024
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Series 14
8 episodes
2024
Series 15
8 episodes
2025
Series 16
8 episodes
2025
Series 17
8 episodes
2026
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