Future Proof is the fifth episode of Series 8.
Synopsis[]
The local paper publishes a damning report on Havelock and Findlay's slovenly attitude on the day the school is competing in a quiz and road race with Waterloo Road. Havelock's star athlete, Liberty Gordon, sold the story, and asks ex-Havelock teacher Audrey to get her into Waterloo Road. At the quiz, Waterloo Road thrashes Havelock, and, though Liberty wins the race, she is seen to be taking drugs - actually her unwell mother's painkillers, as Liberty believes she has inherited her mother's rheumatoid arthritis. Findlay is discredited, as he was aware of the drugs, and, after a confrontation with Audrey in which he loses it, he agrees Liberty should change schools. Janeece continues to exploit Daniel as a childminder for her baby Cheryl, dumping her on him in class. Connor believes he has got through to Christine when she agrees to see a doctor after falling down the stairs drunk. Sian promises Billy, who is terminally ill, that she will reconcile him with Michael, and Scout is the victim of a nasty hoax by fellow pupil Rhiannon.
Main cast[]
Staff[]
- Georgie Glen as Audrey McFall
- Alec Newman as Michael Byrne
- Daniela Denby-Ashe as Lorraine Donnegan
- Mark Benton as Daniel Chalk
- Chelsee Healey as Janeece Bryant
- Jason Done as Tom Clarkson
- Laurie Brett as Christine Mulgrew
- Philip Martin Brown as Grantly Budgen
- Jaye Jacobs as Sian Diamond
Students[]
- Adiza Shardow as Liberty Gordon (First appearance)
- Shane O'Meara as Connor Mulgrew
- Kirstie Steele as Imogen Stewart
- Naveed Choudhry as Tariq Siddiqui
- Rebecca Craven as Rhiannon Salt
- Katie McGlynn as Scout Allen
- Kaya Moore as Phoenix Taylor
- Georgia Henshaw as Madi Diamond
- Benjamin Gur as Angus 'Gus' Hancock
- Marlene Madenge as Lula Tsibi
- Paige Meade as Jade Fleming
- Kane Tomlinson-Weaver as Harley Taylor
Others[]
- Alex Norton as Gerard Findlay (Final appearance)
- Clare Grogan as Sandra Gordon (One-off appearance)
- Leyla Ogulyaymis as Cheryl Bryant
- Ron Donachie as Billy Byrne