Waterloo roads new set will be based in greenock, it has been confirmed. Waterloo road is a british television drama series set in a comprehensive school of the same. Waterloo road is a british television drama series set in a comprehensive school of the same name, broadcast on bbc one and later on bbc three. He was strolling beneath a balcony that could have been used for romeo and juliet, and was about to be, and he was twirling a rose and humming a tune beneath his breath. Set contemporaneously, waterloo road expertly taps into the tensions.
Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. According to the british film institute database, it is the third in an unofficial trilogy by gilliat, preceded by millions like us 1943 and two thousand women 1944. Her mother didnt work and the benefits she received were not enough to cover the debts. Waterloo road series 2 episode 1 part 1 by lp1988waterlooroad. Waterloo road 816 it didnt occur to anyone to wonder why bolton smiley, whod gone to school in rochdale, would pitch up at a school hed never seen before in scotland to look up his old teachers of which there were only two, and one of those didnt like him. Waterloo road s current set in rochdale is likely to be demolished, a report has claimed the bbc drama is currently based in the towns former hill top school but will soon move to a new home in.
Waterloo road series 4 autumn term new pal 3dvd set ebay. Waterloo road series 2 episode 12 part 5 by lp1988waterlooroad. Night and the city, pool of london, the boy and the bridge, london belongs to me, no trees in the street, run for your money, the happy family, st martins lane, and underground. The series utilises an ensemble cast, led by the staff members of the eponymous school. Waterloo road makes accidental comeback as council paints. Waterloo road complete series 7 9dvd box set waterloo road complete series seven nonusa format, pal, reg. Contemporary drama series set in a challenging comprehensive school. Scout provided for the family in any way she could, stealing food, doing a. Unconventional and arrogant, hector sets his sights on nikki but later begins an affair with sue.
Stars shocked as waterloo road moves to scotland the show, which is now filming its seventh series at the former hill top primary school in kirkholt, will move across the. Powered by create your own unique website with customizable templates. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. Weve got all the best bits from every tv show in top hd quality just for. Waterloo road was recommissioned by shed productions alongside bbc scotland for a third series consisting of 20 sixtyminute episodes. See more ideas about waterloo road, road pictures and ways to fundraise. It also has a high turnover rate of characters, with. Waterloo roads current set in rochdale is likely to be demolished, a report has claimed the bbc drama is currently based in the towns former hill top school but will soon move to a new home in. Scouts father left some years ago and has no contact. Set in a failing comprehensive school, waterloo road kicks off its series with a brilliant cast and poignant, tense, relatable and exciting storylines which make you laugh and cry. Crews have been in port glasgow, greenock and gourock as series eight of the awardwinning drama continues to be filmed on location away from the shows.
Aug 07, 2017 waterloo road is available to watch on the bfi website here. The waterloo road project was set up to show you the best of waterloo road free online. Vaughan fitzgerald neil pearson, series 10 is the head teacher of waterloo road. Thats right, back in 2006, it was a time when a vest top paired with an oversized waist belt was the height of fashion. Waterloo, a 1962 avalon hill board wargame of the battle. If you didnt catch it at the time, it was a school drama which was basically 100% accurate with its realistic depiction of our early noughties school experience. Now the new series is going to be filmed in glasgow. Many years ago, the popular tv show waterloo road appeared on our tvs. The battle of waterloo, a film made by british and colonial films and described as the first british epic film.
Waterloo road is a 1945 british film directed by sidney gilliat and starring john mills, stewart. Waterloo roads new bbc location revealed as drama moves to. Set contemporaneously, waterloo road expertly taps into the tensions between those called up for military duty and those who remained behind in civilian life. Please feel free to take a look and follow us on twitter.
Waterloo road is a 1945 british film directed by sidney gilliat and starring john mills, stewart granger, and alistair sim. This 1949 british film told a very plausible story about a triangle between a woman, her soldier husband, and her new lover. See more ideas about waterloo road, drama series and road quotes. The set includes all twelve episodes on a fourdisc set. Stars shocked as waterloo road moves to scotland manchester. The other films i have written about under the forgotten london film. What waterloo road taught us about longrunning dramas. Waterloo road is filmed in rochdale near manchester in an old run down school. The set includes special features, miss haydock reveals all, and mikas video diary. Demolition work has begun at the set of waterloo road this week the longrunning school drama was filmed at the former greenock academy site in scotland for nearly three years, but the building. With philip martin brown, jason done, chelsee healey, denise welch. Set in the mean streets around waterloo station in 1941, gilliats second feature is, like millions like us, a populist drama commendably unpatronising in its view of the way the war left folks. Jim colter john mills has joined the services, leaving his wife tillie joy shelton with his mother beatrice varley and sister. Watch every episode of every series of waterloo road.
As the title suggests, this film was set largely in the area around waterloo mainline station, as soldier jim colter john mills. Beginning in a time of relative security the film goes into a flashback to the beginning of the war. The second series of waterloo road was released on dvd in the uk on 10 march 2008, published by 2entertain. Waterloo road dvd exclusive waterloo road series free. Minus the arson, multiple teen pregnancies and whole moving the entire school to scotland thing of course. Experience the emotion, the fights, the passion right here with new videos every week. With john mills, stewart granger, alastair sim, joy shelton. Waterloo road has always been a favourite of mine, due to the issues, complexities and experiences it presents about growing up. The new series of bbc drama waterloo road will film at greenock in inverclyde near glasgow. Tom, who was 24 at the time of playing a 17yearold on waterloo road, plays jesus in the postapocalyptic horror series and has been a regular on the show since 2016. The move will see a number of current teachers and pupils setting up a new school in scotland, which will adopt the waterloo road name.
A contemporary drama series set in a challenging comprehensive school. Directed by 48 writing credits 66 cast 666 produced by 42 music by 2 cinematography by 17 film editing by 35 casting by 2 production design by 5 art direction by 10 costume design by 4 makeup department 21 production management 9 second unit director or assistant director. See where waterloo road is filmed with locations for the bbc drama, including the school and streets featured in the programme, by clicking on the links and map pins on this page. The show also launched the career of strictly come dancing favourite chelsee healey. The bbc school drama, which has been filmed in rochdale since it. John mills and joy shelton in waterloo road 1945 stewart granger and joy shelton in. If you have any information regarding this film, any of the stills, or even better, some now shots please contact us. Tillie is lonely, meets ted purvis stewart granger, and falls for him. Jan 14, 2019 tom, who was 24 at the time of playing a 17yearold on waterloo road, plays jesus in the postapocalyptic horror series and has been a regular on the show since 2016. The other films i have written about under the forgotten london film series are. Waterloo road was made towards the end of the war, victory seemed assured, the blitz was over, and now the beginning of the war could be viewed in a slightly different way. However, waterloo road was one of our favourite tv shows. Jodi allen, better known as scout, lived with her mother and three year old brother liam in a squalid flat on a rundown estate before moving up to scotland with her school.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl. Waterloo road is an awardwinning british television drama series, first broadcast in the united kingdom on bbc one on 9 march 2006. Former hill top primary school, hilltop drive, rochdale, ol11 2eh. Films directed by sidney gilliat films set in london gainsborough pictures films world war ii films films with screenplays by frank launder. I met nino rota once in a moonlit garden some 40 miles from rome.
The battle of waterloo, a film made by british and colonial films and described as the first british epic film waterloo, a german film directed by karl grune. The series was set in rochdale, england, with filming based in the same location and starting in 2007. The following is a list of episodes for the bbc drama series waterloo road, which aired from 9 march 2006 to 9 march 2015. The first episode of waterloo road was broadcast on 9 march 2006, having been filmed the previous autumn in 2005.
Make offer waterloo road series 3 spring term dvd, 2009, 3disc set waterloo road complete series 8 dvd eighth season 8th autumn spring summer new. Franco zeffirelli was strolling alongside, nodding with excitement and saying, yes. Jason done talks about why he left waterloo road, his fond memories and more waterloo road reunion duration. This article lists the characters and the actors who portray them from the awardwinning bbc television series waterloo road. Waterloo road was filmed at hill top primary school on hill top drive in rochdale for a whole 6 years where the set grew as waterloo road. It stars john mills as a soldier who comes home to south east london on leave to find his wife, played by joy shelton, apparently enamoured of local spiv, ted purvis. Set in a troubled comprehensive school in rochdale, greater manchester, the series focuses on the lives of the schools teacher and students, and confronts social issues, including affairs, abortion, divorce and. Waterloo road if youre already a fan of waterloo road, or youre keen to find out why the show is so popular, youll love acorn medias collection of waterloo road boxsets. Waterloo, a film on the battle starring rod steiger and christopher plummer. Jul 30, 2014 it was the setting for seven series of waterloo road between 2006 and 2012. The show was set in the english town of rochdale from series one until the end of series seven, and the scottish town of greenock from the beginning of series eight until the end of the show in series ten. On waterloo road, mcmanus and chadwick have played this game very well by introducing wellknown tv faces amanda burton, neil morrissey, mark benton. Tillie is lonely, meets ted purvis stewart granger, and falls for.
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