Greater Manchester-based school drama Waterloo Road is set to return for two more seasons, the BBC has confirmed. The double order means that new episodes of Waterloo Road will premiere on BBC iPlayer and BBC One until at least 2026.
Filming has just begun on the new series in our region, which are in addition to the two upcoming eight-part series of Waterloo Road that have already filmed and will air on BBC iPlayer and BBC One this September and early next year.
The upcoming series premiering next month will feature Salford actor and comedian Jason Manford as Steve Savage, who becomes the new headteacher of the school.
Other newcomers include Saira Choudhry (No Offence, Life) as Nisha Chandra, Waterloo Road's newest maths teacher, alongside a host of new students: Olly Rhodes (The Last Kingdom) as Billy Savage, Nathan Wood as Boz Osbourne, Sonya Nisa (Damsel) as Aleena Qureshi, Miya Ocego (Wreck) as Lois Taylor-Brown, Danny Murphy (The Parts You Lose) as Luca Smith and Matthew Khan (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder) as Jared Jones.
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