Waterloo Road

Waterloo road is a BBC drama set in Rochdale Greater Manchester. It is centred on the lives of the pupils and teachers at Waterloo road comprehensive school. It has just currently finished its fourth series and is aired on Wednesday night at 8pm and is on for an hour. Here are my thoughts on the show. If I'm honest I don't religiously watch it as of late it has coincided with a few football matches on the television, but when I can I will settle down with my wife and watch it. Waterloo road has featured loads of issues and some done well, these include: Drugs Alcoholism Teenage pregnancy Gun ...  Read the complete review

==================== Waterloo Road ==================== Waterloo Road is a BBC1 drama based around the day to day running of the secondary school of the same name. It also focuses on the lives on the pupils, the staff and their families and tackles a wide range of story lines, some very relevant in today's society. Created by Ann McManus and Maureen Chadwick, Waterloo Road has been successfully aired since 2006 and so far there have been 4 series. Each episode runs for 60 minutes, at the moment it is on BBC1 on a Wednesday evening at 8PM. ======================== My Opinion of The Show ======================== I have watched ...  Read the complete review

This show is based in a school in Manchester, with lots of troubled students, with many problems. The show is good because it covers so many issues that face young people. There has been gun crime, teenage pregnancy, university worries and loads more. It follows the lives of the teachers as well as the students and show there relationships. I think the actors/actresses in it are really good. I'm especially liking the storyline with Tom and Rose at the moment, I think its been written so well. It really is such a great show I would definately recommend watching it. I think the only downside with this show is that it goes on for too long. In the beginning it ...  Read the complete review

~ WATERLOO ROAD ~ * What is Waterloo Road? Waterloo Road is a BBC television programme based around a difficult school in Manchester. The school consists of pupils with troubled pasts and disabilities. The series evolves around the staff, pupils and parents and brings up many issues involving bad behaved children, suicidal pupils, teachers having affairs and parents being violent and abusive. In every episode there is a different plot focusing on one or two actors more than the others but it generally focuses on all the main characters included. Each episode is played for an hour without any breaks and there have been four seasons shown so far ...  Read the complete review

Waterloo Road is the title of a BBC television programme that is based on a school of the same name. The programme is now in its fourth series and can be seen on BBC 1 at 8pm on Wednesdays. The programme lasts for one hour, and it is one of the best hours on television in my opinion. The programme follows the lives of the staff and students of the Manchester based secondary school. Through the four series, the programme has explored various issues that schools face. In this current series, they have looked at guns in schools. Although we know this to be more of a problem in countries outside of the UK, these stories make headlines and I think it good that ...  Read the complete review