Ive just done another search and it turns out the old Rochdale school was demolished after all, and of cours so has the Greenock building, so I guess that would make a revival a bit harder unless the BBC was to invest in rebuilding the school which is next to impossible with their budgets nowadays. But BBC1 hit drama Waterloo Road is … Since Philip's departure following Grantly's death on the … It is now in its third series and features Jason Merells as Headteacher Jack Rimmer and Denise Welch as Steph. Hill Top Primary School closed its doors to pupils in 2005. The Local Authority of Waterloo Road is Rochdale. Get access to the new build homes from the UK's top developers. (3) Find new homes for sale with Help to Buy in Waterloo Road, Rochdale OL11. Laurie Brett - Christine Mulgrew Waterloo Road is a Shed Productions (part of the Shed Media Group) production for BBC One through BBC Scotland. 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Created by Ann McManus, Maureen Chadwick. Starting on 7 January 2009, the 4th series consisted of 20 … The school once had the highest teenage pregnancy rate of any school in the UK. The show's move will be explained on screen when an "explosive" storyline leads to a group of existing pupils and teachers setting up a new independent school in Scotland, which will also use the Waterloo Road name. Waterloo Road 's current set in Rochdale is likely to be demolished, a report has claimed. “It’s particularly galling when I’m trying to get lines repainted on Hartley Lane to make it safer for children going to and from primary school and I’m told there’s no money to do this, yet they’ve got money to waste painting markings outside a school that doesn’t exist anymore.”. Cllr Pat Colclough at the Ex Waterloo Road site. Here's the answer…, DIGITAL SPY, PART OF THE HEARST UK ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK. BBC One announced its decision to bring Waterloo Road to an end last April. At the end of Series … New houses have been built where the Rochdale set once was. Rachel Fleet (née Mason, born Amanda Fenshaw) was Waterloo Road’s third on-screen headteacher after Messrs Vaisey and Rimmer, and the first female head. “It is a waste of money and it is not acceptable. "It would not be appropriate to seek a use for the buildings in the longer term because the site is identified as part of the approved clearance programme for the implementation of the Kirkholt regeneration plan.". A tale of adultery and desertion. We earn a commission for products purchased through some links in this article. Rochdale's highways staff painted the 'keep clear' signs outside Hill Top County Primary - the home of the drama for six years - which was demolished last year. However, it's emerged that it was down to an error on the local authority's part. The news that the school would be demolished was confirmed just a few days later. “They need to get out from behind a desk and look at this site - the building was pulled down last year. The first series contained eight episodes and was first broadcast from 9 March to 27 April 2006. This series began on 18 January 2007 and finished on 26 April of the same year. Pick yours! This chapter will explore the extent to which the shooting location defines a television drama series. We have amazing new homes in Waterloo Road, Rochdale OL11. Waterloo Road in Rochdale is in the North West region of England. The programme contains a number of continual storylines interspersed with new ones. It has been away from our screens since 2015, and there have been calls for a reunion for the cast of the hit school drama Waterloo Road. Waterloo Road is a British television drama series set in a comprehensive school of the same name, broadcast on BBC One and later also on BBC Three. Production will then move to Greenock in Scotland for episodes which will air in September 2012.