Waterloo Road, series 1

The first series of the British television series Waterloo Road originally aired on BBC One in the United Kingdom between 9 March and 27 April 2006. The series follows the staff and pupils of the fictional Waterloo Road comprehensive school in Greater Manchester. Eight hour-long episodes were commissioned. Produced by Shed Productions, the series was created by Ann McManus and Maureen Chadwick, and executively produced by Brian Park. McManus was asked to devise a contemporary drama that ordinary British people would relate to and chose to centre it around teachers in a failing comprehensive school, having had such experience herself. A drama focusing on teachers was uncommon at the time as they were normally portrayed through the eyes of children, but McManus wanted to portray teachers as humans instead.