Waterloo Road UNDEAD

[Iguana]

Yas, I always loved this shit.

BBC News - Waterloo Road: High school drama to be revived after six years

Waterloo Road: High school drama to be revived after six years

The BBC series will return after six years away and will be filmed in Greater Manchester.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Iguana]

 

[Iguana]

@Star

 

[ButterTart]

Will it still be set in Scotland and will Grantly Budgen be in it?

 

[Iguana]

Didn't he DIE?

 

[GNL]

Will it still be set in Scotland and will Grantly Budgen be in it?

They will be flying the school and all its students to BBC Cardiff.

 

[Iguana]

Yes he did. In series 9, of liver failure. Sorry @ButterTart

 

[ButterTart]

Didn't he DIE?

I’ve no idea, I just really liked his name

 

[Iguana]

I’ve no idea, I just really liked his name

It is a cracking name, to be fair.

He also had the final line of the whole show (pre-new series), despite being dead.

 

[ButterTart]

It is a cracking name, to be fair.

He also had the final line of the whole show (pre-new series), despite being dead.

Zombie Budgen? And I thought it jumped the shark when they moved to Scotland.

 

[GNL]

I hope the boy I went to school with who was in this returns as a 30 year old teenager so I have a claim to fame again.

 

[Rita]

WHY? Did it not end with pretty dire ratings?

 

[Star]

But it won't be the same without Mr Budgen Although I suppose it gives all the current Holby City staff somewhere to go when they get made redundant.

 

[Iguana]

WHY? Did it not end with pretty dire ratings?

It's had a big revival because of the boxsets on iPlayer, and apparently big with youth and, as BBC News puts it, "diverse audiences" - so the BBC like it

 

[lolly]

It had NINE SERIES?

 

[Iguana]

It had NINE SERIES?

TEN!

 

[lolly]

It's had a big revival because of the boxsets on iPlayer, and apparently big with youth and, as BBC News puts it, "diverse audiences" - so the BBC like it

Sounds like it should be headed to BBC 3

 

[Kratz]

Goodness me, why? At least make it Hotel Babylon.

 

[lolly]

Goodness me, why? At least make it Hotel Babylon.

Ahem

 

[Iguana]

It will deal with school during Covid.

Wait weren't schools CLOSED?

 

[Kratz]

Ahem

Yes please!

 

[lolly]

I think I watched the first two or three series. No idea it went on so long after.

I preferred Ackley Bridge anyway, although I've also given up on that now.

 

[rhythmbandit]

Wait, so they axe Holby City only to revive another series which has been off air 7 years? Logical.

 

[Star]

It will deal with school during Covid.

Wait weren't schools CLOSED?

I reckon all the kids parents would be key workers. They seem the sort

 

[Star]

I think I watched the first two or three series. No idea it went on so long after.

I preferred Ackley Bridge anyway, although I've also given up on that now.

Oh now I did like Ackley Bridge too

 

[lolly]

I've seen speculation that Holby was a victim of the new EastEnders set having gone way over budget. Like THAT was money well spent...

 

[Star]

One thing I loved about Ackley Bridge was how they took Sunita Sarker from being a high flying designer wearing Clinical Lead Consultant at Holby's a&e department and made her into a fuddy mother with a fresh accent.

 

[Rita]

I think I watched the first two or three series. No idea it went on so long after.

I preferred Ackley Bridge anyway, although I've also given up on that now.

Nasreen and Missy made it.

 

[Inner Smile]

Might give it a go, I loved this show for a while. Think I drifted off from it around when Amanda Burton left

 

[Madison]

Couldn’t they have just relocated the city of Holby to the North West? Put it where Warrington is. Bosh - two northern dramas.

 

[AlgoAlex]

Couldn’t they have just relocated the city of Holby to the North West? Put it where Warrington is. Bosh - two northern dramas.

Why would you wish Warrington on anyone?!

 

[Madison]

Why would you wish Warrington on anyone?!

I’m replacing Warrington. Wiping it from the Earth. Except for IKEA - that can stay.

 

[Inner Smile]

Back in January if anyone's interested

 

[Iguana]

All 7 new episodes are on iPlayer.

I'm on episode 2 and really enjoying it so far! It is quite STRESSFUL but has the substance that I enjoyed the first time round.

 

[Iguana]

Kim makes a surpisingly good head!

 

[COB]

I've never watched it, but I did see this clip floating about

 

[lolly]

The old episodes have been doing well on iPlayer as well - in the TV ratings thread.

 

[AlgoAlex]

All 7 new episodes are on iPlayer.

I'm on episode 2 and really enjoying it so far! It is quite STRESSFUL but has the substance that I enjoyed the first time round.

Episode 2 I think was a big step up mainly due to Janeece
The LIDL Worsley cracked me up !

 

[Diddy]

Kim makes a surpisingly good head!

She’s never had any complaints!

 

[AlgoAlex]

Oh and it is rather fun watching out for how many things that the teachers do that would result in an instant Special measures from Ofsted