Waterloo Road: Series 1

They struggle with tangled love lives, tough choices, and conflicting responsibilities and that's just the teachers. In this hit British series, students and staff at a troubled school must learn lessons that can't be taught from textbooks. Welcome to Waterloo Road, where every day is an education. With the school facing imminent shutdown, new headmaster Jack Rimmer (Jason Merrells, Lark Rise to Candleford) recruits an Oxbridge-educated deputy head (Jamie Glover, Emma) to help him save it. But will student tragedies and staff conflicts doom their efforts from the start? A talented ensemble cast delivers spot-on performances (Liverpool Daily Post, U.K.), mingling authenticity with conflict, danger, tension, and romance. From teen pregnancy to bullying, Waterloo Road confronts contemporary issues with sharp scripts, strong characters, and realistic dialogue, placing this bold serial drama at the top of its class.