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Jon Richardson - "I would say that joining Waterloo Road is a dream come true, but in truth most of my dreams about school revolve around not having done my homework or put on my uniform" Photo: Waterloo Road/BBC

Jon Richardson joins BBC One's Waterloo Road

Comedian Jon Richardson is the newest star of BBC One's school drama Waterloo Road and will make his debut later this year.

Television • 02 Apr

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Stacey Solomon's back to sort out more people's cluttered lives, school drama Waterloo Road returns for a 15th season, there's the self-explanatory Botched: The Brazilian Butt Lift Nightmare, and more from the Fear Clinic . . .

Television • 11 Feb

Jason Merrells - "Jack Rimmer was probably my favourite long-running character I've played on television, and going back for this new incarnation to tell this story of who Jack has become over the intervening years has been an absolute pleasure" Photo: BB

Waterloo Road welcomes back original star

Original Waterloo Road star Jason Merrells will return to his old role in the rebooted series.

Television • 12 Dec 24

Lindsey Coulson - "I'm really enjoying peeling back the layers of who Stella is and seeing how the teachers and students react to her no-nonsense approach"

EastEnders star is new Waterloo Road headteacher

The BBC has announced that EastEnders' Lindsey Coulson is to play new headteacher Dame Stella Drake in the hit drama Waterloo Road.

Television • 30 Oct 24

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Waterloo Road returns for a 14th run, Ireland meet Greece in the Nations League, there's The Prison Confessions of Gypsy-Rose Blanchard, and live coverage of Trump v Harris: US Presidential Debate . . .

Television • 10 Sep 24

Jason Manford as Waterloo Road's Steve Savage - "Growing up, I always wanted to be a teacher and now becoming a headteacher, I know I would have been terrible!"

Jason Manford joins cast of Waterloo Road

Actor and comedian Jason Manford has joined the cast of BBC One's school drama Waterloo Road and will make his debut in the new series later this year.

Television • 27 Feb 24

"Life's never dull for the staff and pupils at Waterloo Road, and there's a lot more drama to come!"

Waterloo Road given green light for further seasons

The BBC has ordered another two seasons of the hit school drama Waterloo Road.

Television • 21 Aug 23

Scarlett Thomas (front row, second left, beside clapperboard) will play Izzy Charles

Corrie stars' daughter joins Waterloo Road

Scarlett Thomas, the daughter of Coronation Street stars Tina O'Brien and Ryan Thomas, has joined the reboot of BBC One's school drama Waterloo Road.

Television • 22 Feb 22

Kym Marsh - "It's such a joy to get the opportunity to film in Manchester again and I can't wait to get going!"

Kym Marsh's Waterloo Road character revealed

Kym Marsh has joined the reboot of BBC One's school drama Waterloo Road, playing Nicky Walters, "a mother to two pupils and school canteen worker".

Television • 12 Feb 22

(L-R) Angela Griffin, Katie Griffiths and Adam Thomas will begin filming next month

Waterloo Road stars return for reboot

Waterloo Road actors Angela Griffin, Katie Griffiths and Adam Thomas are set to reprise their roles as the drama series returns to BBC One.

Television • 24 Jan 22

BBC reboots school drama Waterloo Road

The BBC has confirmed that school-based drama Waterloo Road will be back on television after a six-year absence to "explore post-Covid Britain".

Television • 23 Sep 21

Chelsea Fox returning to EastEnders - with a new face

EastEnders character Chelsea Fox will return to Walford after a decade away from the soap, with a new actress taking on the role.

EastEnders • 15 Oct 20

Morrissey: Striking Out's Vincent is 'own worst enemy'

Season two of Striking Out continues on Sundays on RTÉ One. Here, Neil Morrissey talks to John Byrne about returning to Dublin to play the role of Senior Counsel Vincent Pike.

Striking Out • 12 Jan 18