Almost eight years after it was axed, Waterloo Road is returning for its revival series - and there's not long to wait now. The BBC 's popular school based drama ran from 2006 to 2015 before being taken off air, much to many fans' disappointment.
In September 2021, BBC bosses announced that the drama, which is filmed and set in Greater Manchester, would be making its much anticipated return with a revised series featuring some original cast members and famous faces joining the show for the first time.
The reboot of the award-winning series will be back on screen on Tuesday, January 3 at 8pm to 9pm on BBC One with episodes airing on TV each week and the full series available to watch on BBC iPlayer.
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Series 11 will see Waterloo Road’s teachers, pupils and parents navigate through topical issues from teen homelessness to the cost of living, being LGBTQ+, racism, sexism, mental health and everything else facing young teens today.
As ever, there are friendships, fallouts and romances along the way as well as some shock twists and turns with riots, scandals and fractured families facing Waterloo Road's staff and pupils.
Here are the full cast you can expect to see appearing on screen this series, including some old and new faces:
Angela Griffin as Kim Campbell
Angela Griffin, 46, joined the cast of Waterloo Road as Kim Campbell for its first series back in 2006, and despite being absent from series three, she played the school's head of pastoral care up until 2010.
The Leeds actress is a familiar face on TV having starred in Coronation Street for six years as well as appearing in Emmerdale, Holby City and hosting her own daytime show on Sky1.
Angela is now set to reprise her role as Kim more than 10 years after she last played her, but this time she's been promoted to the school's new headteacher.
Adam Thomas as Donte Charles
Adam Thomas joined the cast of the first ever series of Waterloo Road at just 17. The actor from Salford was cast as troublesome pupil Donte Charles, whose rollercoaster relationship with Chlo Grainger, played by Katie Griffiths, became a crux of the show.
The actor, who went on to play Adam Barton in Emmerdale for almost 10 years after leaving Waterloo Road, will return to his role as Donte in the new series alongside his on-screen wife Chlo.
This time around Donte is now a husband and father-of-two, and he will have his family joining him with his son real-life Teddy and his niece Scarlett, daughter of his brother Coronation Street's Ryan Thomas, playing his on-screen children.
Katie Griffiths as Chlo Charles
Alongside Adam, Katie Griffiths was one of the original stars of Waterloo Road having appeared in the first four series as Chlo Grainger and is set to reprise her role as Donte's wife and a mum-of-two in the new series.
The teen pupil was part of some of the show's most memorable moments which saw her and Donte get married at just 16 and her give birth to their daughter Izzie in the school toilets.
Katie made her last appearance on Waterloo Road in 2009 when she went off to university and moved into a house with Donte to bring up their child.
Since leaving the show Katie has appeared in multiple episodes of Casualty and Doctors and the mini-series Hatfields & McCoys.
Kym Marsh as Nicky Walters
Kym Marsh is set to make her debut on Waterloo Road as Nicky Walters, a school canteen worker and mum to two pupils.
The Manchester actress, who has recently starred in Strictly Come Dancing, is best known for her long standing role as Michelle Connor on ITV's Coronation Street, which she played from 2006 to 2019.
Before Corrie, Kym was a singer in British pop group Hear'Say who were created through the ITV reality TV show Popstars in February 2001.
Kym also co-hosts the BBC One morning lifestyle programme Morning Live.
Rachel Leskovac as Coral Walker
Rachel Leskovac is taking on the role of Coral Walker, head of English, in her first time appearing in Waterloo Road.
The actress is well known for her roles as Natasha Blakeman in Coronation Street, Joanne Cardsley in Hollyoaks and Kelly Yorke in Holby City.
Vincent Jerome as Lindon King
Vincent Jerome is joining the cast of Waterloo Road as one of Kim Campbell's deputy headteachers, Lindon King.
The actor has appeared in Wonder Woman 1984 and Transformers: The Last Knight.
James Baxter as Joe Casey
Joe Casey, played by James Baxter, is the second deputy head at Waterloo Road under Kim Campbell's leadership.
James is best known for playing Jake Doland in Emmerdale as well as appearing in Alma's Not Normal, Still Open All Hours, and Holby City.
Jo Coffey as Wendy Whitwell
Jo Coffey is making her debut in Waterloo Road as headteacher Kim Campbell's personal assistant, Wendy Whitwell.
During her acting career Jo has appeared in EastEnders, Netflix’s The Lark and films Artemis Fowl and All Is True.
Sonia Ibrahim as Jamilah Omar
Sonia Ibrahim is joining the BBC programme as Jamilah Omar, Waterloo Road's social worker.
The actress appeared in Coronation Street as Mel Maguire from December 2016 to October 2017.
Neil Fitzmaurice as Neil Guthrie
Neil Fitzmaurice will play history teacher Neil Guthrie in the Waterloo Road reboot. He made a brief appearance on the programme back in 2011 playing Dave Dowling, a parent with xenophobic and racist views.
The actor is best known for his comedy roles in the Peep Show, Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights and Benidorm.
Ryan Clayton as Mike Rutherford
Mike, played by Ryan Clayton, is a local police officer with a close relationship to Waterloo Road.
He previously played evil rapist Josh Tucker in Coronation Street.
Shauna Shim as Valerie Chambers
Shauna Shim is joining Waterloo Road as music teacher Valerie Chambers.
The actress is known for her role as Miss Drill in The Worst Witch, Biff and Chip, and Dogville.
Katherine Pearce as Amy Spratt
Katherine Pearce is Waterloo Road's new early careers teacher Amy Spratt.
She has previously appeared in the drama Three Girls, films My Cousin Rachel and England Is Mine.
The class of 2023 pupils joining Waterloo Road include Adam Ali as Kai Sharif, Adam Abbou as Danny Lewis, Priyasasha Kumari as Samia Choudhry, Noah Valentine as Preston Walters, Kelly-Jo Rafferty as Alicia Forde, Francesco Piacentini-Smith as Dean Weever, Corrie actor Liam Scholes as Noel McManus and Lucy Eleanor Begg as Caz Williams.
Junior casting includes Scarlett Thomas as Izzy Charles, Teddy Thomas as Tommy Charles, Summer Violet Bird as Tonya Walters, Ava Flannery as Verity King, Thapelo Ray as Dwanye Jackson, Inathi Rozani as Zayne Jackson, Chiamaka (Chichi) Ulebor as Shola Aku and Sahil Ismailkhil as Norrulah Ashimi.
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