Thanks Liam! :heart:

 

New character, Lenny Brown:

 

 

New pupil, Lisa Brown:

 

9.01 is titled Beyond the Call of Duty

 

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With the school still in mourning for Tom Clarkson at the start of the new term, Audrey is out of her depth when she suspects new pupils, Lenny and Lisa, are being neglected; newly qualified teacher, Sue Spark, feels the pressure on her first day; and deputy head, Simon, harbours a secret from his colleagues.

 

Enrolled into Waterloo Road by their older brother and guardian, Larry, scruffy twins, Lenny and Lisa Brown make quite an impression on their first day – for all the wrong reasons.

 

Visibly dishevelled, Lenny and Lisa’s appearance worries Audrey who barely recognises the bright, happy children she once taught at Havelock High.

 

When Christine dismisses Audrey’s concerns about the Brown twins, she takes matters into her own hands, visiting their home. Once there, a horrified Audrey discovers Larry is growing and dealing drugs.

 

Less-than-impressed, Larry lashes out at Audrey who quickly escapes to Waterloo Road – but before she can report the incident, Larry arrives to remove the twins.

 

Later, at the school’s football match, Audrey’s private concerns become public – with far-reaching consequences for the Browns. And, unbeknown to Audrey, her actions make her the target of a hate campaign by Lisa.

 

Elsewhere, the school mourns the passing of Tom – especially a troubled Kacey Barry who struggles to cope without her teacher and mentor, much to the concern of Nikki.

 

There’s a new face in school as recently qualified science teacher, Sue, finds the reality of teaching harder than she thought; and new deputy head, Simon, harbours a secret which could affect his career and unsettle the Waterloo Road staffroom.

Edited August 22, 201311 yr by Calum Sandé

How amazing Audrey cam find the time to wander over to a students house in the middle of the school day.....

How amazing Audrey cam find the time to wander over to a students house in the middle of the school day.....

We already know that Waterloo Road experiences time very differently from everywhere else.

We already know that Waterloo Road experiences time very differently from everywhere else.

Exactly, this is the place where lessons end just as the teacher begins teaching!

I eagerly await the new series as I still enjoy it and haven't missed an episode yet.

Trailer:

 

Looks FANTASTIC! :w00t:

 

Can't wait to see more of Dynasty! :wub:

Trailer:

 

Looks FANTASTIC! :w00t:

Speak for yourself! :P Looking through the comments, most seem to be unhappy with the way the show has changed, especially since moving to Scotland, which is exactly how the majority of us feel.

Are they all English commenters? :kink:

 

 

 

 

I really hope this series we see Kevin and Dynasty getting engaged and married. They're the best thing about the show right now. :wub:

 

Well it appears I now have a reason to get back into this show. *.*

Calum it's odd enough to have one married couple in school, let alone two :lol: Although, this is Waterloo Road, it's not meant to be realistic I guess, lol.

Calum it's odd enough to have one married couple in school, let alone two :lol: Although, this is Waterloo Road, it's not meant to be realistic I guess, lol.

It's basically just the same thing as Chlo and Donte all over again, though, and it's obvious that's where they're going with it, so it'll be great to see. But yeah, I can see it's maybe a bit too soon after Imogen and Connor. :P

Audrey looks really creepy there :lol:

 

6 days to go! :w00t: Kevin and Dynasty just look so PERFECT together. :wub:

Sorry for the double post :kink:, but new photoshoots for Series 9:

 

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That's now the updated banner on the website, glad they've changed it. Was getting sick fed up of seeing Michael and Lorraine still on it.

 

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There are also three new pupils called Darren, Archie and Shaznay (who I get the impression they are going to try and make the new Michaela or Aleesha).

There are also three new pupils called Darren, Archie and Shaznay (who I get the impression they are going to try and make the new Michaela or Aleesha).

Michaela is irreplaceable. :smoke:

What an amazing first episode for the series! :wub: The whole episode had a really sad feel because of all of the memorials to Tom, and the flashbacks at the beginning with Christine arriving at the school were really well done, glad they've tackled this storyline in the way they have, and it's been executed perfectly.

The way they had Casey dealing with Tom's death was really good too, Brogan's probably one of the stars of the show now, under Laurie, Abby and Tommy for me now, and I really liked the scene where she made her own memorial for Tom, and when she was boxing with Nikki (even if that is just a rehash of the Bolton-starts-boxing storyline :kink:). Can't wait to see more of the developing friendship between Casey and Nikki, looks like it could be good; seeing as they didn't exactly get along before.

 

Lisa is fantastic, though. Absolutely love her, and think she could grow to be one of my favourite characters on the show. Loved her in River City, so hopefully with the diversity of this role and how different it is to who she was on River City, it'll be great to get to know another of her characters. Some of the lines she came away with, just amazing! The ending though... She's a bit too rebellious. Hopefully there's not too much trouble in store for Audrey throughout the rest of the series. :( Was nice of them to introduce a first proper what-happens-next? moment at the end of the episode, though, even if it was really obvious what was about to happen.

 

Sue's really irritating, despite me wanting to like her from the trailer, and the promo clip(s) we had seen. And the fact that she is the councillor's daughter is a great plot, but at the same time makes me hate her even more, and makes me hate Simon a hell of a lot more than I already did. :lol: Hopefully Simon doesn't get the job as Head, because Christine really needs to stay; glad she's getting to stay for all ten of these episodes though, and she really shone through tonight, amazing. Probably the second best they've had, just under Rachel. On Christine, too, don't really want her to have a drinking relapse. It would probably make for amazing viewing seeing her go off the rails while in the role as Head, but I'd rather she stayed as Head for as long as she can. :kink:

 

Was a shame we didn't get to see more of Dynasty and Kevin tonight, though. They really are my favourite characters at the moment, but Dynasty on the football pitch when she ran to try and attack Lisa, OMFG. AMAZING moment. :lol: Can't wait for next week's episode, looks great, and glad that they're starting to seem like more of a continuing episode as opposed to a different thing every week.

Some of the scenes were really not needed, like the amount of football scenes.

 

But other than that, it was a good episode.

 

And I loved that final scene with Simon and the new Science teacher!!

Edited September 5, 201311 yr by Tommy G

9.2 is titled Sue Spark's Bad Day

 

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