List of Waterloo Road characters (series 5)
The following is a list of characters who first appear in the fifth series of the BBC school drama Waterloo Road, in order of first appearance. The fifth series consists of twenty episodes, first broadcast from 25 October 2009 to 15 July 2010. The series sees Waterloo Road merge with a local private school, and all new characters in the series' first episode arrive as a result of this merger. They include new main cast members in the form of executive head Max Tyler, deputy head Christopher Mead, head of food technology Ruby Fry, head of modern foreign languages Jo Lipsett and English teacher Helen Hopewell. New pupil characters include Lindsay James, her sister Emily, Ros McCain, Amy Porter, Siobhan Mailey, Luke Pendle and Tom Clarkson's son Josh Stevenson. Ruby's husband John makes his first appearance in episode five, as does pupil Vicky MacDonald, who returns to the cast in a regular capacity in series six. Pupil Finn Sharkey joins the school in episode eleven, and healthy schools co-ordinator Adam Fleet appears from episode thirteen to the end of the series.
Christopher Mead
| Christopher Mead |
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| Waterloo Road character |
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| Portrayed by |
William Ash |
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| Duration |
2009–11 |
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| First appearance |
Series 5, Episode 1 |
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| Last appearance |
Series 7, Episode 10 |
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| Classification |
Main cast |
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| Profile |
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| Occupation |
Deputy headteacher
Science teacher |
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Lindsay James
| Lindsay James |
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| Waterloo Road character |
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| Portrayed by |
Jenna Coleman |
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| Duration |
2009 |
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| First appearance |
Series 5, Episode 1 |
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| Last appearance |
Series 5, Episode 9 |
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| Classification |
Supporting cast |
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| Profile |
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| Aliases |
Lindsey James |
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| Occupation |
Pupil |
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Emily James
| Emily James |
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| Waterloo Road character |
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| Portrayed by |
Shannon Flynn |
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| Duration |
2009–12 |
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| First appearance |
Series 5, Episode 1 |
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| Last appearance |
Series 7, Episode 30 |
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| Classification |
Supporting cast |
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| Profile |
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| Occupation |
Pupil |
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Ruby Fry
| Ruby Fry |
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| Waterloo Road character |
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| Portrayed by |
Elizabeth Berrington |
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| Duration |
2009–11 |
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| First appearance |
Series 5, Episode 1 |
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| Last appearance |
Series 6, Episode 20 |
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| Classification |
Main cast |
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| Profile |
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| Occupation |
Food technology teacher |
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Jo Lipsett
| Jo Lipsett |
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| Waterloo Road character |
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| Portrayed by |
Sarah-Jane Potts |
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| Duration |
2009–10 |
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| First appearance |
Series 5, Episode 1 |
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| Last appearance |
Series 5, Episode 20 |
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| Classification |
Main cast |
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| Profile |
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| Occupation |
Head of Modern Foreign Languages |
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Helen Hopewell
| Helen Hopewell |
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| Waterloo Road character |
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| Portrayed by |
Vinette Robinson |
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| Duration |
2009 |
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| First appearance |
Series 5, Episode 1 |
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| Last appearance |
Series 5, Episode 8 |
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| Classification |
Main cast |
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| Profile |
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| Occupation |
English teacher |
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Amy Porter
| Amy Porter |
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| Waterloo Road character |
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| Portrayed by |
Ayesha Gwilt |
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| Duration |
2009–11 |
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| First appearance |
Series 5, Episode 1 |
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| Last appearance |
Series 7, Episode 10 |
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| Classification |
Supporting cast |
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| Profile |
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| Occupation |
Pupil |
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Siobhan Mailey
| Siobhan Mailey |
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| Waterloo Road character |
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| Portrayed by |
Phoebe Dynevor |
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| Duration |
2009–10 |
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| First appearance |
Series 5, Episode 1 |
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| Last appearance |
Series 5, Episode 20 |
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| Classification |
Supporting cast |
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| Profile |
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| Occupation |
Pupil |
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Josh Stevenson
| Josh Stevenson |
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| Waterloo Road character |
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| Portrayed by |
William Rush |
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| Duration |
2009–12, 2013 |
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| First appearance |
Series 5, Episode 1 |
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| Last appearance |
Series 8, Episode 7 (regular)
Series 8, Episode 24 (guest) |
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| Classification |
Supporting cast |
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| Profile |
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| Occupation |
Pupil |
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|
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Ros McCain
| Ros McCain |
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| Waterloo Road character |
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| Portrayed by |
Sophie McShera |
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| Duration |
2009–10 |
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| First appearance |
Series 5, Episode 1 |
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| Last appearance |
Series 5, Episode 20 |
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| Classification |
Supporting cast |
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| Profile |
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| Occupation |
Pupil |
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Luke Pendle
| Luke Pendle |
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| Waterloo Road character |
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| Portrayed by |
Richie Jeeves |
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| Duration |
2009 |
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| First appearance |
Series 5, Episode 1 |
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| Last appearance |
Series 5, Episode 10 |
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| Classification |
Supporting cast |
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| Profile |
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| Occupation |
Pupil |
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Max Tyler
| Max Tyler |
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| Waterloo Road character |
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| Portrayed by |
Tom Chambers |
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| Duration |
2009 |
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| First appearance |
Series 5, Episode 1 |
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| Last appearance |
Series 5, Episode 10 |
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| Classification |
Main cast |
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| Profile |
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| Occupation |
Executive headteacher |
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Max Tyler is the main antagonist of the first half of series five.
Vicky MacDonald
| Vicki MacDonald |
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| Waterloo Road character |
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| Portrayed by |
Rebecca Ryan |
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| Duration |
2009, 2010–12 |
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| First appearance |
Series 5, Episode 5 (guest)
Series 6, Episode 1 (regular) |
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| Last appearance |
Series 7, Episode 20 |
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| Classification |
Guest cast (series 5)
Supporting cast (series 6–7) |
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| Profile |
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| Occupation |
Pupil |
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John Fry
| John Fry |
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| Waterloo Road character |
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| Portrayed by |
Ralph Ineson |
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| Duration |
2009–10 |
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| First appearance |
Series 5, Episode 5 |
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| Last appearance |
Series 6, Episode 10 |
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| Classification |
Supporting cast |
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|
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Finn Sharkey
| Finn Sharkey |
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| Waterloo Road character |
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| Portrayed by |
Jack McMullen |
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| Duration |
2010–12 |
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| First appearance |
Series 5, Episode 11 |
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| Last appearance |
Series 7, Episode 30 |
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| Classification |
Supporting cast |
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| Profile |
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| Occupation |
Pupil |
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Adam Fleet
| Adam Fleet |
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| Waterloo Road character |
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| Portrayed by |
Steven Waddington |
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| Duration |
2010 |
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| First appearance |
Series 5, Episode 13 |
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| Last appearance |
Series 5, Episode 20 |
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| Classification |
Supporting cast |
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| Profile |
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| Occupation |
Healthy Schools co-ordinator |
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