With one episode to go, I think this series has been a VAST improvement on the last. Only really one 'pupil of the week' has crept in (the girl with the creepy father from last week) and all others introduced have had more episodes to come. Though the pregnant girl seems to be a crap actress with not much else going on.

I've enjoyed Christine's storyline with her alcohol problem, but aside from that, the series hasn't been brilliant. I feel the writers are running out of ideas - the majority of series 6+ doesn't have a patch on even the less exciting episodes of series 1-5. I wouldn't mind if the programme finished after this series (which is 50 episodes long! :P).

Again, I loved Christine's scenes! Especially the part where she went to that meeting and finally admitted she was an alcoholic (it was a very simple line, but very effective I think). The actress, Laurie Brett, has been better in Waterloo Road these past 10 episodes than the whole of the time she was in Eastenders!

 

Waterloo Road should be back Spring 2013.

Dear Ofsted,

 

I think you should be concerned about Waterloo Road school. The last day of term has regularly been marked by a fire or an explosion. The school's recent move from Rochdale to Glasgow does not seem to have made any difference. Last term again ended with a fire and one girl is in hospital with serious burn injuries. Please note that your enquiries cannot start with the headteacher as he has been arrested. Again. However, an urgent inspection is clearly required.

With exception of the one in series 3, all the fires have been crap.

Next Thursday at 8pm! :w00t:

Looks like there could be some interesting storylines involving the Barry family. Loved Grantly's "now that's what I call punishment" one-liner! :lol:

 

I've just realised that Daniela Denby-Ashe (who plays Lorraine Donnagan) also played the suppy teacher in Series 4 Episode 16!

 

Now there's no source to back this up, but Wikipedia says that

Bolton Smilie is returning on Episode 16!

I've recently got into Waterloo Road, I think it's brilliant. A lot of people say the show is a shadow of its former self, which surely means the first few series were fantastic?

I've recently got into Waterloo Road, I think it's brilliant. A lot of people say the show is a shadow of its former self, which surely means the first few series were fantastic?

The first 5 series really were fantastic, I've been watching series 6 and 7 recently and they were actually quite good too. Series 8 has been quite a good drama, but it's not really Waterloo Road any more.

Series rank time...

 

Series 3>>>>>>Series 2>Series 1>>>>Series 4>>>>>>>>>Series 5>>>>>>>>>>>>Series 8 (so far)>>Series 6>>>>>>>>Series 7

The chemistry between the characters in Series 5 was the best!

I'm seriously gonna have to buy the DVD's... they aren't available in one big boxset are they?

No, the best you can get is each individual series as one boxset.

 

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Wow, you know they are struggling for storylines when its the case of the lost lesson plans! :rolleyes: I also don't get why the episodes recently are so quiet, everyone just seems to whisper and there are too big gaps in between dialogue.

At least the kid with the massive hair is gone. His only facial expression was blank. That Miss Boston is an utterly terrible character too. No teacher would still have a job if the manhandled kids the way she does. A friend at my last school got in trouble for pulling a boy off another boy in a fight by his jumper. So her grabbing hold of them really makes light of something serious like that.

Saying "at school, I control you" or whatever she said is a bit out of character for a teacher to say. Especially with that sly look she had on her face.

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Wow, you know they are struggling for storylines when its the case of the lost lesson plans! :rolleyes:

That was rather desparate. Don't teachers do their lesson plans on a laptop? Couldn't she just print another copy? :huh:

I actually love Nicki, as a student, I know that she's the type of teacher I'd actually really like to have. Someone who's firm, but fair and approachable at the same time.

But in real life she'd be sacked for her tactics. Though she isn't the only teacher on Waterloo Road to have ever manhandled a student. I usually take everything on this show with a pinch of salt but given what I've seen in the workplace, this inaccuracy really bothers me.