List of characters in Waterloo Road
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This article lists the characters and the actors who portray them from the BBC television series Waterloo Road.
Within this listing, adults are ordered according to seniority of role; young people are listed alphabetically.
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[edit] Current cast
The following characters appear in the programme as of 13 March 2008
Note that departing or returning characters are not listed here, and can be found in the relevant section further in this article. Joining characters are featured. Obviously, there are many more students and staff at the school, only those that feature regularly in storylines are listed here.
| Character | Artist(s) | Role(s) | Duration | |
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[edit] Adults |
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| Rachel Mason | Eva Pope | Headmistress (November 2007 - July 2008) | 3x07– | |
| 2007– | ||||
| Like Hordley it is unsure whether Rachel will make it out of the building alive or whether she dies. She was knocked out when the roof collapsed | ||||
| Eddie Lawson | Neil Morrissey | Deputy Head (September 2007 - present), Acting Head (November 2007, July 2008) | 3x01- | |
| 2007- | ||||
| Tom Clarkson | Jason Done | Head of Pastoral Care (February 2008 - July 2008) Acting Head of English (July 2008 -) | 1x01– | |
| 2006– | ||||
| He was appointed to replace Steph as Head of Pastoral Care however since Kim Campbell will return it is likely he will not keep his job as Head of Pastoral Care. | ||||
| Grantly Budgen | Phillip Martin Brown | Former Head of English - Suspended pending investigation | 1x01– | |
| 2006– | ||||
| Grantly was suspended following his attempt to cover up the mass cheating. It is unknown whether he can cling onto his job. | ||||
| Steph Haydock | Denise Welch | Finance Director (SMT February 2008 - July 2008); Head of French (prev. Head of Pastoral Care (SMT) September 2007 - February 2008) | 1x01– | |
| 2006– | ||||
| Matt Wilding | Chris Geere | Drama and Music teacher | 3x01– | |
| 2007– | ||||
| Jasmine Koreshi | Shabana Bakhsh | Newly Qualified Teacher in English | 3x01– | |
| 2007– | ||||
| Davina Shackleton | Christine Tremarco | Learning Support Assistant (prev. PA to the Headmaster) | 2x01– | |
| 2007– | ||||
| Davina was last seen being put into an ambulance, unconsious. It is unknown whether or not she will survive. | ||||
| Stuart Hordley | Silas Carson | Contractor | 3x11– | |
| 2008– | ||||
| Hordley was last seen buried under rubble, unconsious. It is unknown whether or not he will survive. | ||||
[edit] Youth |
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| Maxine Barlow | Student | Ellie Paskell | 2x04– | 2007– |
| Karla Bentham | Student | Jessica Baglow | 3x01– | 2007– |
| Janeece Bryant | Student | Chelsee Healey | 1x02– | 2006– |
| Chlo Charles | Student | Katie Griffiths | 1x01– | 2006– |
| Donte Charles | Student | Adam Thomas | 1x01– | 2006– |
| Celine Dixon | Student | Zeriozha Burt-Skeete | 2x02–2x05, 3x07- | 2007; 2007- |
| Mika Grainger | Student | Lauren Drummond | 1x01– | 2006– |
| Danielle Harker | Student | Lucy Dixon | 3x01– | 2007– |
| Paul Langley | Student | Thomas Milner | 3x02– | 2007– |
| Bolton Smilie | Student | Tachia Newall | 3x01– | 2007– |
| Michaela White | Student | Zaraah Abrahams | 3x11– | 2008– |
[edit] Impending cast changes
[edit] Returning
| Character | Artist(s) | Role(s) | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Campbell | Angela Griffin | Former Head of Pastoral Care (SMT); Art teacher | 1x01–2x12, 4x??–
2006–2007, 2008- |
[edit] Original cast
The following characters starred in the first episode, which aired on 9 March 2006.
| Character | Artist(s) | Role(s) | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
[edit] Adults |
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| Brian Vaisey | Jeff Merchant | Headmaster (SMT) | 1x01 |
| 2006 | |||
| Mr Vaisey appeared in the first scene, having a breakdown, leading to his being sectioned, and Jack's acting headship. | |||
| Jack Rimmer | Jason Merrells | Headmaster (SMT; also Acting; Deputy; History teacher) | 1x01–3x06; 3x19 |
| 2006–2007; 2008 | |||
| Jack resigned following him misusing money the LEA had given him. He returned one last time to try and win back Davina, but failed and left alone. Jack lives in Dubai now. | |||
| Andrew Treneman | Jamie Glover | Deputy Headmaster (SMT; also Acting); English teacher | 1x01–2x12 |
| 2006–2007 | |||
| Andrew and Kim departed for Rwanda at the end of series two | |||
| Kim Campbell | Angela Griffin | Head of Pastoral Care (SMT); Art teacher | 1x01–2x12, 4x?? |
| 2006–2007, 2008- | |||
| Andrew and Kim departed for Rwanda at the end of series two, however, Kim will return for series four. | |||
| Grantly Budgen | Phillip Martin Brown | Head of English | 1x01– |
| 2006– | |||
| Steph Haydock | Denise Welch | Head of French (later Head of Pastoral Care (SMT); Finance Director) | 1x01– |
| 2006– | |||
| Lorna Dickey (also Clarkson) |
Camilla Power | English teacher | 1x01–2x10 |
| 2006–2007 | |||
| Lorna struggled emotionally after her diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, a heart-warming card from her students was too much, and she left the classroom, later returning to claim that she was resigning from Waterloo Road. She then invited Tom and Izzie to stay at a country cottage for the weekend, where she slipped away upstairs claiming that she was having a bath. After a time, a tipsy Izzie grew suspicious of such a long bath, she raced upstairs to find Lorna on her bed, nearly unconscious from an overdose of sleeping pills. Tom tried to phone for an ambulance, but Lorna had cut the phone line and left his mobile phone in the champagne bucket. Lorna passed away, leaving a letter to explain everything to a distraught Tom and Izzie. | |||
| Tom Clarkson | Jason Done | English teacher (later Head of Pastoral Care (SMT; prev. Acting)) | 1x01– |
| 2006– | |||
| Izzie Redpath | Jill Halfpenny | Drama and English teacher | 1x01–2x12 |
| 2006–2007 | |||
| After walking out of school after a late after-school club, Izzie saw Jack and Jed Seddon fighting in the car park. When Jed pulled out a knife, Izzie rushed over there, and Seddon accidentally stabbed her. Jed fled immediately, leaving Jack holding a bleeding Izzie in his arms. Izzie is was fatally injured, leaving Tom to play single dad to her daughters. | |||
| Estelle Cooper | Judith Barker | PA to the Headmaster | 1x01–1x08 |
| 2006 | |||
| Clarence Charles | Steve Money | Father of Donte Charles | 1x01–1x08, 3x01 |
| 2006, 2007 | |||
| Jimmy Grainger | David Crellin | Father of Mika and Chlo Grainger | 1x01–1x04 |
| 2006 | |||
[edit] Youth |
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| Donte Charles | Adam Thomas | Student | 1x01– |
| 2006– | |||
| Chlo Grainger (now Charles) |
Katie Griffiths | Student | 1x01– |
| 2006– | |||
| Mika Grainger | Lauren Drummond | Student | 1x01– |
| 2006– | |||
[edit] Former cast
The following characters formerly appeared on the show. Note that departed original cast are listed above
| Character | Artist(s) | Role(s) | Duration |
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| Roger Aspinall | Nick Sidi | Chair of the Governors (prev. Sponsor) | 2x01–2x12 |
| 2007 | |||
| Roger left Waterloo Road after Jack decided to pull the plug on the new Academy after discovering Jerry and Roger's plans. | |||
| Jerry Preston | Paul Birchard | Sponsor | 2x11–2x12 |
| 2007 | |||
| Was chucked out after his extreme religious views influenced pupils, even to the point of some burning books from the library, proclaiming them "devilish." Preston later took the chance at Lorna's memorial service to say that she gave up because her faith was weak, Mr Treneman disagreed strongly and debated with Preston in front of all the students and teachers. Preston also demanded the sacking of Davina because of her brief encounter with Brett. Jack went along with it for a while, but eventually reinstated Davina and told Roger and Preston where to go. | |||
| Lyndsey Woodham | Michelle Holmes | Headmistress (prev. Headship candidate) | 2x09 |
| 2007 | |||
| Competed against Jack for the headship role and won the boards vote, but resigned from the position when an angry pupil, who was being picked on for wetting his pants (he really had over-active bladder syndrome) rushed into the hallway to attack Mr Rimmer and pushed Ms Woodham out of the way. Woodham resigned within minutes of her appointment as headmistress – she knew she could talk the talk, but also that she couldn't walk the walk. | |||
| Russell Millen | Stuart Graham | Student teacher (prev. PC) | 2x07 |
| 2007 | |||
| Left when he acted violently towards a pupil, under the influence of alcohol, he was caught by Andrew, who gave him a chance to resign and avoid getting into any more trouble | |||
[edit] Youth |
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| Stacey Appleyard | Holly Grainger | Student | 2x05-2x10 |
| 2007 | |||
| Brett Aspinall | Tom Payne | Student | 2x01–3x20 |
| 2007–2008 | |||
| It was revealed on Shed Insider that Brett will not be back for Series 4 | |||
| Sameen Azizi | Fiona Wade | Student | 3x17-3x18 |
| 2008 | |||
| Dale Baxter | Jack O'Connell | Student | 2x09 |
| 2007 | |||
| Rory Brears | Josh Hanlow | Former student | 1x07–1x08 |
| 2006 | |||
| Aleesha Dillon | Lauren Thomas | Student | 3x01–3x20 |
| 2007–2008 | |||
| Leigh-Ann Galloway | Holly Matthews | Former student (excluded 2x03) | 2x01–2x03 |
| 2007 | |||
| Zoe Ramsden | Claire Cooper | Former student | 1x03 |
| 2006 | |||
| Lewis Seddon | Craig Fitzpatrick | Dinnerlord (prev. student (excluded 1x08)) | 1x03–3x10 |
| 2006–2007 | |||
| Shed Insider have revealed Lewis will not be back for Series 4 | |||
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