School drama Waterloo Road set to return to our screens

Fans of Waterloo Road will be delighted to know that the school-based drama is to return to screens.

The latest installment of the show, which first ran from 2006 to 2015, will be filmed and set in Greater Manchester.

It was hugely popular and depicted life at a secondary school in Greater Manchester and the experiences of teachers, students and parents.

The show won a number of awards for its story lines

The series will provide a training ground for new and diverse writers, which is of significant importance to both the BBC and Cameron Roach.

Roach is renowned for his passion for long-running drama series and the power they have to develop and encourage emerging talent.

Piers Wenger, Director of BBC Drama, said: “Waterloo Road is the perfect lens through which to explore post-Covid Britain, from the perspective of those who have arguably been affected most: young people in education.

“We are thrilled to be returning to this brilliant format - its thrills and spills, unmissable characters and high drama - at a time when audiences across Britain need it most - and to be collaborating with the brilliant Cameron Roach and Wall To Wall on its return.”