First episode of Series 15.
Synopsis[]
New head and ex-Ofsted director, Dame Stella Drake, ushers in her era at Waterloo Road when she discovers the state the school is in. She commits to restoring law and order – but can she bring it back from the brink?
Donte faces his first hurdle as a trainee teacher when he locks horns with unruly new boy Ashton and juggles a secret liaison with one of the staff.
Meanwhile, Jared attempts to win the favour of history teacher Neil to keep him sweet on his new relationship with his girlfriend, Neil's daughter Libby.
Cast[]
Staff[]
- Lindsey Coulson as Stella Drake (First appearance)
- James Baxter as Joe Casey
- Saira Choudhry as Nisha Chandra
- Jo Coffey as Wendy Whitwell
- Neil Fitzmaurice as Neil Guthrie
- Rachel Leskovac as Coral Walker
- Kym Marsh as Nicky Walters
- Katherine Pearce as Amy Spratt
- Shauna Shim as Valerie Chambers
- Adam Thomas as Donte Charles
- Hollie-Jay Bowes as Debs Rafferty
Students[]
- Chiamaka Ulebor as Shola Aku
- Maisey Robinson as Portia Weever
- Cory McClane as Ashton Stone (First appearance)
- Tillie Amartey as Stace Neville
- Sonya Nisa as Aleena Qureshi
- Miya Ocego as Lois Taylor-Brown
- Liam Scholes as Noel McManus
- Niamh Blackshaw as Agnes Eccleston (First appearance)
- Summer Bird as Tonya Walters
- Thapelo Ray as Dwayne Jackson
- Hattie Dynevor as Libby Guthrie
- Matthew Khan as Jared Jones
- Alfie Corbett as Forest Sumi (Final appearance)
Others[]
- Kerry Howard as Serena-Michelle Davies
- Zeriozha Annika as Celine Stone (First appearance since S3E20)
- Natalie Grady as Mrs Sumi (Final appearance)
- Dave Simon as an angry parent (One-off appearance)
