The Best Episodes of Waterloo Road
Every episode of Waterloo Road ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Waterloo Road!
Waterloo Road is a UK television drama series the first broadcast was in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 9 March 2006. Originally set in a troubled comprehensive school in Rochdale, England, the location of the show was moved to the former Greenock Academy in Greenock, Scotland in 2012. The series focuses on the lives of the school's teachers and students, and confronts social issues such as extramarital affairs, abortion, divorce, child abuse, and suicide. Waterloo Road is produced by Shed Productions, the company responsible for Bad Girls and Footballers' Wives.
Top Episode Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Waterloo Road" is "Episode 25", rated 9/10 from 36 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by Matt Evans. "Episode 25" aired on 3/21/2012 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Episode 6".
9.0/10 36 votes#1 - Episode 25
Season 7 Episode 25 - Aired 3/21/2012
Trudi confides in Tariq that she is pregnant by Finn but they agree to keep it quiet and she arranges for an abortion. After Josh freaks out in Nicki's class Tom tells his son about his suspected condition and suggests they see a psychiatrist. Grantly's wife Fleur deteriorates and he walks out of school,leaving a letter of resignation,to take her away from her care home to the cottage where they spent their honeymoon. Tom follows and persuades him to return Fleur to the home,where she dies,having recognized Grantly. Back at school Michael refuses to accept the ...
Director: N/A
Writer: Matt Evans
8.9/10 43 votes#2 - Episode 6
Season 7 Episode 6 - Aired 6/8/2011
Sam is keen to find the father she's never known before she dies, and secretly enlists the help of Lauren and Finn on a quest to Blackpool, as the popular school drama continues. But when she most needs someone to rely on, will Sam be disappointed? After a run of bad publicity, Karen is keen to promote a positive image of Waterloo Road and hires PR woman Linda Wickes to put a positive spin on things. Will Karen recognise her school after Linda's given it a makeover? And when Richard Whitman, the Director of Education, arrives unannounced, he makes no secret of his disapproval of both the PR launch and Karen's professionalism. Meanwhile, Aiden and Vicki are left out in the cold and Ronan and Jess aren't in the mood to forgive. A fight between Aiden and Ronan is the final straw for Rob, as the rift between father and son deepens
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8.8/10 19 votes#3 - Episode 3
Season 13 Episode 3 - Aired 1/16/2024
Shola’s new obsession sends shockwaves through the school, with devastating consequences for Joe and Mike.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.6/10 31 votes#4 - Episode 7
Season 12 Episode 7 - Aired 6/27/2023
It’s the debut of Radio Waterloo Road, and as Danny uses the launch to rehabilitate himself, Myles has other ideas in mind – with explosive ramifications for the entire school.
Director: N/A
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8.5/10 22 votes#5 - Grantly’s Perfect Poetry
Season 9 Episode 6 - Aired 10/10/2013
Grantly returns to teaching at the school and soon finds the place as chaotic as ever. Kacey prepares for her first boxing match. Barry sees it as an opportunity to make some money. Sue starts to take tranquilisers to help get her through the day.
Director: N/A
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8.4/10 28 votes#6 - Episode 27
Season 7 Episode 27 - Aired 4/4/2012
Jez moves out. Josh returns to school but takes himself off his medication. Whilst researching for his project about plague victim John Ingleby he becomes obsessed with a plague pit under the school. At a seance Emily tricks him into believing that Ingleby is trying to contact him,which has a disastrous effect on him during an exam. Finn and Trudi reconcile but only after she has had an abortion,leaving him distressed that he never told her of the pregnancy and,to avenge himself on Tariq and Kyle,he joins Eugene Garvey's gang. Janeece is stood up by Craig on her ...
Director: Paul Murphy
Writer: N/A
8.4/10 32 votes#7 - Hero
Season 8 Episode 30 - Aired 7/4/2013
Everybody is pleased to have Grantly back now that he is over his illness. Tom gets ready to donate his kidney to his life-long friend. After Kyle Stack shows up at the school though, the day ends in disaster as Tom attempts to help him.
Director: N/A
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8.4/10 18 votes#8 - Episode 2
Season 13 Episode 2 - Aired 1/9/2024
Preston has a disastrous first day back at school, and Amy’s mentoring scheme gets off to a rocky start. As Amy battles to keep the peace, no-one can escape Preston’s line of fire.
Director: N/A
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8.4/10 20 votes#9 - Episode 4
Season 13 Episode 4 - Aired 1/23/2024
It’s a big day for Kelly Jo as she presents her work to the whole school as well as trying to work out who she is and where she is going. Libby proves to be a thorn in her side.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.4/10 17 votes#10 - Episode 7
Season 13 Episode 7 - Aired 2/20/2024
Tonya is forced to take drastic action after a scandalous discovery, and Preston takes the law into his own hands.
Director: N/A
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8.3/10 29 votes#11 - Episode 20
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 5/20/2009
Waterloo Road is in the final of North West Schools Choir of the Year competition, but things take a bad turn when it becomes apparent that Flick stole the lyrics for the song. Rachel decides to save the reputation of the school and withdraws them from the competition. Matt’s gutted and can’t bear for all their hard work and effort to go to waste. Can he and Steph pull out the stops and re-write another song in time to still take part? Back at the school, a loved-up Eddie is totally gob smacked to find Melissa waiting for him. He’s in for a further shock when she reveals that she’s pregnant.
Director: N/A
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8.3/10 23 votes#12 - Episode 17
Season 6 Episode 17 - Aired 3/16/2011
Finn and Ronan organize a rave at an abandoned mill,where they closer to Sambucca and Vicki. However interlopers,headed by gang-leader Gav,gate-crash and it is down to the newly-reinstated Tom,whom Kyle has phoned in the hopes that he will spoil the rave for Finn,to save the day. Jonah gets drunk and almost discloses his affair with Cesca,to her horror,whilst Bex goes off with Hodge to spare Jess. However Jess has alerted her mother,who follows with Chris and Hodge is ultimately arrested.
Director: N/A
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8.3/10 41 votes#13 - Episode 7
Season 11 Episode 7 - Aired 2/14/2023
The past catches up with Danny at the end of term show. Meanwhile, Kim is left feeling hurt and betrayed by an unexpected person.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/10 18 votes#14 - Episode 5
Season 13 Episode 5 - Aired 2/7/2024
Amy comes head-to-head with Schuey, but her actions cause uproar. Meanwhile, Kelly Jo has some earth-shattering news for Dean.
Director: N/A
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8.3/10 17 votes#15 - Episode 6
Season 13 Episode 6 - Aired 2/13/2024
Kelly Jo makes a momentous decision, and whilst most of the teachers are away on an inset day, Libby leads the pack as the teens run riot in school.
Director: N/A
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8.2/10 39 votes#16 - Episode 20
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 3/13/2008
t's the last day of term; Stuart Hordley discards a cigarette butt carelessly at the school causing a widespread fire. Who will live and who will die?
Director: N/A
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8.2/10 23 votes#17 - Episode 17
Season 7 Episode 17 - Aired 10/26/2011
Tom is put under pressure by Linda's new teaching assistant, Greg, only to discover that Greg has his own secret agenda. Jez's romantic endeavours force Sian to question her affair with Michael, and Vicki's jealousy over Madi pushes her relationship with Ronan to the brink. Elsewhere, Michael is convinced that he has a stalker when his office is broken into.
Director: N/A
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8.2/10 30 votes#18 - Episode 30
Season 7 Episode 30 - Aired 4/25/2012
On the last day of term when the school is preparing for the prom Michael arrives to find that Alan Dixon has already sent letters to the staff announcing Waterloo Road's closure. However he tells them he has agreed to run Lorraine's school and invites them to come with him,most of them agreeing despite it being in Scotland. He gives a motivational speech to the pupils telling them they represent the spirit of the school and will take anybody who wants with him as Maggie,previously a care worker,will be superintending a lodgings house. Josh returns to school,improved ...
Director: N/A
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8.2/10 25 votes#19 - Sanctuary
Season 8 Episode 16 - Aired 2/7/2013
Former pupil Bolton Smilie causes a stir when he turns up in his army uniform to see Tom, but will Tom discover his real motivation for coming back before it is too late? Meanwhile, the Barrys' treatment of Connor leads Imogen to realise she still has feelings for him.
Director: Nigel Douglas
Writer: N/A
8.1/10 46 votes#20 - Episode 12
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 4/26/2007
Jed Seddon's burger van is still peddling junk food and drugs to the students and the situation gets worse when pupil Siobhan is rushed to hospital after an overdose. Chlo's sixteenth birthday celebrations turn sour thanks to Lewis who bring drugs to the party and things get even worse when Chlo and Donte announce their engagement which cause Izzie to issue them with an ultimatum. Later Andrew gets annoyed when Jerry uses Lorna's memorial service to preach to the students, and challenges Jerry's beliefs in front of the packed hall.
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8.1/10 47 votes#21 - Episode 1
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 1/7/2009
Another term at Waterloo Road begins, and Rachel's ready to start again after her accident in the fire. But soon she's in the deep end when a group of new pupils start causing havoc.
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8.1/10 27 votes#22 - Episode 9
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 12/23/2009
Drama. Lindsay nervously takes the stand during her mother's trial, and Jo is nominated for an Outstanding Teacher Award.
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8.1/10 25 votes#23 - Episode 10
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 12/30/2009
The governors arrive, keen to gauge the merger's impact, but Rachel does not realise that Max is planning to do what he can to get them to fire her. The children excitedly prepare for the Waterloo Road Has Talent contest, while Grantly is disappointed to discover no one has planned to celebrate his 25th anniversary as a teacher. Classroom drama, starring Tom Chambers and Eva Pope
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/10 26 votes#24 - Episode 11
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 4/7/2010
Rachel's determined to put last term behind her but an incident with a young pupil makes her realise it's not enough to just educate the kids; the school needs to attend to their emotional health too. Rachel finds herself in danger when one of the students is abducted by their estranged father.
Director: N/A
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8.1/10 23 votes#25 - Episode 10
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 10/27/2010
Grantly's home life unravels when he finally puts Fleur in a home, but he has to take drastic measures when he learns the economic cost of care. His situation at school also reaches breaking point as Ruth discovers that he has been teaching the wrong syllabus to his A-level class. Elsewhere, a mysterious figure appears in the school and begins to spy on Karen. Drama, starring Philip Martin Brown and Anna Jobarteh
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