Series 8 of Waterloo Road consisted of 30 Episodes, which began broadcasting on 23 August 2012.
This series was the first to be filmed at the new setting of Greenock in Scotland, after the move from Rochdale in England.
Main cast
Staff
- Philip Martin Brown as Grantly Budgen
- Jason Done as Tom Clarkson
- Chelsee Healey as Janeece Bryant (until Episode 6)
- Mark Benton as Daniel Chalk (until Episode 20)
- Alec Newman as Michael Byrne (until Episode 28)
- Jaye Jacobs as Sian Diamond (until Episode 19)
- Melanie Hill as Maggie Budgen
- Daniela Denby-Ashe as Lorraine Donnegan (until Episode 28)
- Alex Norton as Gerard Findlay (Episode 1 - 5)
- Georgie Glen as Audrey McFall
- Laurie Brett as Christine Mulgrew
- Victoria Bush as Sonya Donnegan (Episode 9 onwards)
- Heather Peace as Nikki Boston (Episode 11 onwards)
- Josie Walker as Theresa Doherty (Episode 21 only)
- Richie Campbell as Ndale Kayuni (Episode 21 - 27)
- Daniela Nardini as Esther Fairclough (Episode 25 - 28)
- Angus Deayton as George Windsor (Episode 27 onwards)
- Richard Mylan as Simon Lowsley (Episode 29 onwards)
Students
- William Rush as Josh Stevenson (until Episode 7, guest Episode 24)
- Katie McGlynn as Scout Allen
- Naveed Choudhry as Tariq Siddiqui (until Episode 10)
- Kane Tomlinson-Weaver as Harley Taylor
- Kaya Moore as Phoenix Taylor (until Episode 12)
- Georgia Henshaw as Madi Diamond (Episode 2 - 8)
- Paige Meade as Jade Fleming (Episode 1 - 20)
- Max Fowler as Drew Kelly (Episode 1 only)
- Benjamin Gur as Angus 'Gus' Hancock (Episode 1 - 8)
- Shane O'Meara as Connor Mulgrew
- Rebecca Craven as Rhiannon Salt
- Kirstie Steele as Imogen Stewart
- Marlene Madenge as Lula Tsibi
- Adiza Shardow as Liberty Gordon (Episode 5 - 30)
- Tommy Knight as Kevin Chalk (Episode 8 onwards)
- Mhairi Anderson as Morag Murray (Episode 8 only)
- Daniel Kerr as Ewan Murray (Episode 8 only)
- Carl Au as Barry Barry (Episode 11 onward)
- Abby Mavers as Dynasty Barry (Episode 11 onward)
- Brogan Ellis as Kacey Barry (Episode 11 onward)
- Taylor Rhys as Jack MacAlister (Episode 11 - 30)
- Alisa Anderson as Zoe Foster (Episode 18 - 19)
- Sam Lucas Smith as Fergal Doherty (Episode 21 only)
- George Sampson as Kyle Stack (Episode 30 only)
Others
- Anna Maria Nabirye as Cecile Tsibi (Episode 2 only)
- Cornell S John as Lionel Tsibi (Episode 2 only)
- Jenny Ryan as Sally Stewart (Episodes 4, 13 and 29 only)
- Leyla Ogulyaymis as Cheryl Bryant (Episode 5 -6)
- James Daffern as Ray Keats (Episode 7 only)
- Bill Fellows as Trevor Croft (Episode 7 only)
- Niall Greig Fulton as Kai Murray (Episode 8 only)
- Ron Donachie as Billy Byrne (Episode 4 - 10)
- Zöe Lucker as Carol Barry (Episode 11 - 13, Episode 19, Episode 28 - 29)
- Pollyanna McIntosh as Olivia MacAlister (Episode 11 only)
- John Thomson as Nelson Taylor (Episode 12 only)
- Derek Riddell as Joe Mulgrew (Episode 14 only)
- Austin Healey as himself (Episode 15 only)
- Tachia Newall as Bolton Smilie (Episode 16 only)
- Lisa Riley as Tina Allen (Episode 19 - 20)
- Vishal Thakur as Naz Haq (Episode 22 only)
- Raji James as Usman Haq (Episode 22 only)
- Jody Latham as Steve-O Malone (Episode 23 - 26)
- Jan Goodman as Maureen Donnegan (Episode 24 only)
- Shaun Prendergast as Robert Bain (Episode 27 - 28)
- Patrick Baladi as Julian Noble (Episode 29 only)
- Nicola Duffett as Daisy Skelton (Episode 29 only)
- Elizabeth Tan as Princess Windsor (Episode 29 only)
Episode List
| Spring Term | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |||
| 131 | New Beginnings | Paul Murphy | Ann McManus & Eileen Gallagher | 23 August 2012 | |||
| 132 | Spirit Child | Paul Murphy | Paul Logue | 30 August 2012 | |||
| 133 | Troubled Waters | Diakin Marsh | Jake Riddell | 6 September 2012 | |||
| 134 | Read My Lips | Diakin Marsh | Jake Riddell | 13 September 2012 | |||
| 135 | Future Proof | Paul Cotter | Sally Tatchell | 20 September 2012 | |||
| 136 | We Need to Talk About Cheryl | Paul Cotter | Gabbie Asher | 27 September 2012 | |||
| 137 | A Woman Scorned | Fraser MacDonald | Chris Murray | 4 October 2012 | |||
| 138 | The Price of Love | Fraser MacDonald | David McManus | 11 October 2012 | |||
| 139 | Skin Deep | Roberto Bangura | Chris Bucknall | 18 October 2012 | |||
| 140 | Paradise Lost | Roberto Bungura | Liz Lake | 25 October 2012 | |||
| Spring Term | |||||||
| 141 | Bad Boy | Steve Brett | Viv Adam | 3 January 2013 | |||
| 142 | Whole Lotto Trouble | Steve Brett | Paul Mousley | 10 January 2013 | |||
| 143 | A Woman's Worth | Fiona Walton | Graham Mitchell | 17 January 2013 | |||
| 144 | Sins of the Father | Fiona Walton | Paul Farrell | 24 January 2013 | |||
| 145 | Mr Chalk's Waterloo | Nigel Douglas | Chris Murray | 31 January 2013 | |||
| 146 | Sanctuary | Nigel Douglas | Davey Jones | 7 February 2013 | |||
| 147 | Baby Be Mine | Jamie Annett | Philip Dodds | 14 February 2013 | |||
| 148 | Man of the Match | Jamie Annett | Katie Douglas | 21 February 2013 | |||
| 149 | Spartacus | David Holroyd | David McManus | 28 February 2013 | |||
| 150 | Paradise Found | David Holroyd | Liz Lake | 7 March 2013 | |||
| Summer Term | |||||||
| 151 | Nowhere To Run | Daniel Wilson | Viv Adams | 2 May 2013 | |||
| 152 | Princess of Spices | Daniel Wilson | Keith Brumpton | 9 May 2013 | |||
| 153 | Grandmaster | Craig Pickles | Kim Millar | 16 May 2013 | |||
| 154 | Tan-Tastic | Craig Pickles | Liz Lake | 23 May 2013 | |||
| 155 | Love Hurts | Patrick Harkins | David McManus | 29 May 2013 | |||
| 156 | Revenge | Patrick Harkins | Paul Mousley | 6 June 2013 | |||
| 157 | Sugar Mummy | Roberto Bangura | Paul Logue | 13 June 2013 | |||
| 158 | Journey's End | Roberto Bangura | Stephen McAteer | 20 June 2013 | |||
| 159 | Dirty Laundry | Dermot Boyd | Liz Lake | 26 June 2013 | |||
| 160 | Hero | Dermot Boyd | Paul Farrell | 4 July 2013 | |||
Gallery
Series 8 Teachers
Tom, Lorraine, Michael and Christine from Series 8
Series 8 Students
Series 8 Male Students
Series 8 Female Students
Series 8 Smaller Group of Students
