Tuesday 6 January, 9:00pm - 10:00pmon BBC One London HD

Waterloo Road

Name: 9:00pm - Series 17 Episode 1
Start: 2026-01-06T21:00:00Z
End: 2026-01-06T22:00:00Z
Location: BBC One London

Series 17 Episode 1

Chaos reigns when Darius welcomes excluded students to the school, and he has to firefight to keep his second chances scheme alive. Agnes has a surprising connection with one of the newcomers that leaves her fearing her happy life is about to be destroyed. Meanwhile, Portia strives to build her beauty empire but is left sidelined when the spotlight falls elsewhere, while Donte clashes with Izzy over her attitude.

Category: Drama / Romance
Original air date: 06/01/2026

Cast and crew

Lloyd Eyre-MorganDirector
Lindsey CoulsonStella Drake
James BaxterJoe Casey
Jo CoffeyWendy Whitwell
Neil FitzmauriceNeil Guthrie
Saira JacksonNisha Chandra
Christopher JeffersMitch Swift
Jon RichardsonDarius Donovan
Shauna ShimValerie Chambers
Adam ThomasDonte Charles
Stacey HarcourtCara
Tillie AmarteyStacey 'Stace' Neville
Hattie DynevorLibby Guthrie
Miya OcegoLois Taylor-Brown
Sonya NisaAleena Qureshi
Chiamaka UleborShola Aku
Olivia Booth-FordLeoni Tennant
Freddy SmithFreddie Hollister
Niamh BlackshawAgnes Eccleston
Zak SutcliffeSchumacher 'Schuey' Weever
Maisey RobinsonPortia Weever
Summer BirdTonya Walters
Lucy ChambersCat Guthrie
Scarlett ThomasIzzy Charles
Teddy WallworkDeclan Brown
Alfie CorbettForest Sumi
Myra-Sofia IftikharAisha Azzi
Liam ScholesNoel McManus
Fintan BuckardBen Drake
Danny MurphyLuca Smith
Cory McClaneAshton Stone
Tom RyderPolice Officer
Andrew ReadmanJimmy Donovan

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Upcoming broadcasts

Tuesday 6 January, 9:00pmon BBC One London
Series 17 Episode 1