The seventh series of the British television drama series Waterloo Road began broadcasting on 4 May 2011, and ended on 25 April 2012 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 thirty episodes, shown in three blocks of ten episodes each. The seventh series achieved an average of 5.30 million viewers in the ratings. It is the last series to be set in Rochdale, England.
Plot
The show follows the lives of the teachers and the pupils at the eponymous school of Waterloo Road, a failing inner-city comprehensive.
Cast and characters
Staff
Amanda Burton as Karen Fisher; Headteacher (10 episodes) William Ash as Christopher Mead; Deputy Headteacher and Science teacher (10 episodes) Jason Done as Tom Clarkson; Deputy Headteacher and English teacher (30 episodes) Philip Martin Brown as Grantly Budgen; Acting Head of English (30 episodes) Mark Benton as Daniel "Chalky" Chalk; Mathematics teacher (29 episodes) Chelsee Healey as Janeece Bryant; School secretary (27 episodes) Alec Newman as Michael Byrne; Headteacher (20 episodes) Chris Geere as Matt Wilding; Head of Music and Drama (20 episodes) Jaye Jacobs as Sian Diamond; Deputy Headteacher and Head of Science (20 episodes) Alex Walkinshaw as Jez Diamond; Head of Physical Education (18 episodes) Robson Green as Rob Scotcher; Site manager (10 episodes) Melanie Hill as Maggie Croft; Senior Canteen Assistant (10 episodes) Poppy Jhakra as Eleanor Chaudry; English teacher (10 episodes) Sarah Hadland as Linda Radleigh; Head of English (9 episodes) Heather Peace as Nikki Boston; Head of English and Media Studies (8 episodes) Elaine Symons as Rose Kelly; Canteen Assistant (6 episodes) Daniela Denby-Ashe as Lorraine Donnegan; School benefactor (3 episodes)
Pupils
Reece Douglas as Denzil Kelly (29 episodes) Millie Katana as Shona Mansfield (29 episodes) Darcy Isa as Lauren Andrews (28 episodes) Hope Katana as Rhona Mansfield (28 episodes) Jack McMullen as Finn Sharkey (28 episodes) Sophie Kennedy Clark as Isabella Law (27 episodes) William Rush as Josh Stevenson (25 episodes) Shannon Flynn as Emily James (24 episodes) Katie McGlynn as Jodie "Scout" Allen (24 episodes) Ben-Ryan Davies as Ronan Burley (21 episodes) Kaya Moore as Phoenix Taylor (20 episodes) Aryana Ramkhalawon as Trudi Siddiqui (20 episodes) Rebecca Ryan as Vicki MacDonald (20 episodes) Naveed Choudhry as Tariq Siddiqui (19 episodes) Lee Abbate as Zack Diamond (19 episodes) Georgia Henshaw as Madi Diamond (19 episodes) George Sampson as Kyle Stack (18 episodes) Kane Tomlinson-Weaver as Harley Taylor (18 episodes) Linzey Cocker as Jess Fisher (10 episodes) Oliver Lee as Aiden Scotcher (10 episodes) Shifaa Arfann as Naseem Siddiqui (9 episodes) Ayesha Gwilt as Amy Porter (9 episodes) Ceallach Spellman as Harry Fisher (8 episodes) Holly Kenny as Sambuca Kelly (6 episodes)
Others
Recurring
Nicholas Gleaves as Richard Whitman; Director of Education (6 episodes) Robert Haythorne as Wayne Johnson; Michael's attacker (6 episodes) Matt Kennard as Craig O'Leary; Janeece's fiancé and con artist (6 episodes) Stefan Gumbs as Eugene Garvey; Gang leader (5 episodes) Jo-Anne Knowles as Rosie Matthews; Matt's pregnant best friend (5 episodes) Lisa Riley as Tina Allen; Scout's mother (4 episodes) Debra Stephenson as Naomi Scotcher; Rob's ex-wife and Aiden's mother (4 episodes) James Gaddas as Alan Dixon; Director of Education (3 episodes) John Thomson as Nelson Smith; Phoenix and Harley's father (3 episodes) Ian Aspinall as Dr. Kanda; Sambuca's oncologist (2 episodes) Andrew McNair as Darren; Scout's drug dealer (2 episodes) Jonathan Wrather as Dr. Alex Stoneham; Neonatal consultant caring for Matt and Rosie's baby (2 episodes)