The following is a list of characters who appear in the eighth series of the BBC school drama Waterloo Road, in order of appearance. The Eighth Series consists of Thirty Episodes, first broadcast from 23 August 2012 to 4 July 2013. New Main Cast Members from Episode One include Head of English (later Head Teacher) Christine Mulgrew and History Teacher Audrey McFall, with Maggie Croft (later Budgen) and Lorraine Donnegan also promoted to the Main Cast. New Pupil Characters from Episode One include Christine's son Connor Mulgrew, Imogen Stewart, Jade Fleming, Lula Tsibi, Rhiannon Salt and Angus Hancock. Head of rival school Havelock High Gerald Findlay also appears in the first five episodes. Episode four sees the first of several appearances of Imogen's mother Sally Stewart; Michael Byrne's father Billy debuts in the same episode, and appears until his death in Episode Ten. Pupil Liberty Gordon first appears in Episode Five, and Kevin Skelton (later Chalk) also joins the supporting cast in Episode Eight. Lorraine's sister Sonya Donnegan joins the main cast as School Secretary from Episode Nine. Episode Eleven sees the Barry family, consisting of mother Carol and her children Barry, Dynasty and Kacey all join the supporting cast, with pupil Jack MacAllister also debuting in the same episode. Towards the end of the series, supporting characters of Maintenance Assistant Ndale Kayuni, Dynasty's former boyfriend Steve-O Malone and Acting Head of Science Esther Fairclough all appear. Angus Deayton and Richard Mylan join the cast as Head of Modern Languages George Windsor and Deputy Head Simon Lowsley in episodes Twenty-Seven and Twenty-Nine respectively. Recurring Character Robert Bain, Head of Greenock Education makes his first appearance in episode Twenty-Seven, and wife of George Windsor, Princess first appears in episode Twenty-Nine.
Series 8 was the last to feature original characters Tom Clarkson and Janeece Bryant having appeared in 148 and 115 episodes respectively
Jade Fleming
| Jade Fleming |
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| Waterloo Road character |
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| Portrayed by |
Paigey Cakey |
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| Duration |
2012–13 |
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| First appearance |
Series 8, Episode 1 |
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| Last appearance |
Series 8, Episode 20 |
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| Classification |
Regular character |
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| Profile |
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| Occupation |
Pupil |
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Christine Mulgrew
| Christine Mulgrew |
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| Waterloo Road character |
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| Portrayed by |
Laurie Brett |
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| Duration |
2012–15 |
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| First appearance |
Series 8, Episode 1 |
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| Last appearance |
Series 10, Episode 20 |
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| Classification |
Regular character |
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| Occupation |
Head of English
Headteacher
Former Head Teacher |
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Christine Mulgrew arrived at Waterloo Road with her son, Connor. She was appointed as the schools new Head of English, moving from her previous school where she had a bad past. She began a relationship later on with Michael Byrne. She was later on dumped and was appointed as the schools new Acting Head. New Deputy Head Simon Lowsley, was after the New Head Teacher Job. He realised Christine was the best person for the job, and Christine was given the Permanent Head Teacher Job. Christine at the end of series 9 struggled with her addiction of alcohol and quit as Head whilst drunk. After following events she was given a second chance from Robert Bain,
and became Head of English again, In Series 10 Vaughan Fitzgerald became the New Head Teacher. In Series 10 Lorna arrived as the schools new Deputy Head, Christine and Lorna aren't eye to eye.
Connor Mulgrew
| Connor Mulgrew |
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| Waterloo Road character |
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| Portrayed by |
Shane O'Mera |
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| Duration |
2012–14 |
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| First appearance |
Series 8, Episode 1 |
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| Last appearance |
Series 9, Episode 20 |
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| Classification |
Regular character |
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| Profile |
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| Occupation |
Pupil
Chef |
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Audrey McFall
| Audrey McFall |
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| Waterloo Road character |
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| Portrayed by |
Georgie Glen |
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| Duration |
2012–15 |
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| First appearance |
Series 8, Episode 1 |
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| Last appearance |
Series 10, Episode 20 |
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| Classification |
Regular character |
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| Profile |
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| Occupation |
History Teacher |
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Lula Tsibi
| Lula Tsibi |
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| Waterloo Road character |
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| Portrayed by |
Marlene Madenge |
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| Duration |
2012–14 |
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| First appearance |
Series 8, Episode 1 |
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| Last appearance |
Series 9, Episode 19 |
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| Classification |
Regular character |
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| Profile |
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| Occupation |
Pupil |
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Rhiannon Salt
| Rhiannon Salt |
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| Waterloo Road character |
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| Portrayed by |
Rebecca Craven |
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| Duration |
2012–15 |
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| First appearance |
Series 8, Episode 1 |
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| Last appearance |
Series 10, Episode 20 |
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| Classification |
Regular character |
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| Profile |
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| Occupation |
Pupil |
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Rhiannon Salt, played by Rebecca Craven, made her first appearance in the first episode of Series 8, airing on 23 August 2012. From her first appearance, she made herself present as the new "bad girl" of Waterloo Road, specifically for bullying Jodie "Scout" Allen. Then, in the next episode, Rhiannon shared a catfight with Lula Tsibi while they are both in the cooler. Lula triumphs and Rhiannon loses the fight. Rhiannon's bullying eventually got too much for Scout, and they had a fight in the middle of the corridor, with Audrey McFall having to split the pair up. Rhiannon later revealed that she has a brother named Lee, who she doesn't see as she was put into care. Audrey then encourages Rhiannon to go on a power-walking session with the other teachers and Scout on lunchtime, and Scout is stunned when she finds blood on Rhiannon's t-shirt. When the girls get back to the changing rooms, Rhiannon reveals that she self-harms herself, expressing how good it feels when she cuts herself. She threatens to kill Scout if she tells anybody about it, and she later stops hurting herself. The two enemies make peace after this, and Rhiannon stops bullying Scout.
Rhiannon later made friends with Dynasty Barry, and she helps her after she is raped by her boyfriend, Steve-O Malone. In the final episode of Series 8, her old friend Kyle Stack arrived at Waterloo Road. Kyle had been serving time in prison for shooting fellow pupil Josh Stevenson, English teacher Tom Clarkson's son. That night, when there is a charity event on at the school, Kyle contemplates suicide by jumping off the roof of the school. Tom manages to get him down, but he ends up falling instead. Tom subsequently dies from his injuries. Rhiannon is devastated, and Kyle leaves straight after.
In Series 9, Rhiannon begins dating newcomer Darren Hughes. Soon, he asks Rhiannon for saucy photographs. Rhiannon confidently take photos of herself exposing her cleavage on her mobile phone, and sends them to Darren, but the photographs soon go viral. Rhiannon is utterly humiliated and ashamed, and is comforted by Audrey. She subsequently ends her relationship with Darren over the situation. This short storyline highlighted the issues of sexting and cyber-bullying.
Angus "Gus" Hancock
| Gus Hancock |
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| Waterloo Road character |
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| Portrayed by |
Benjamin Gur |
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| Duration |
2012 |
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| First appearance |
Series 8, Episode 1 |
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| Last appearance |
Series 8, Episode 8 |
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| Classification |
Guest character |
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| Profile |
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| Occupation |
Pupil |
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Imogen Stewart
| Imogen Stewart |
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| Waterloo Road character |
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| Portrayed by |
Kirstie Steele |
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| Duration |
2012–14 |
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| First appearance |
Series 8, Episode 1 |
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| Last appearance |
Series 9, Episode 20 |
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| Classification |
Regular character |
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| Profile |
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| Occupation |
Student |
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Gerald Findlay
| Gerald Findlay |
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| Waterloo Road character |
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| Portrayed by |
Alex Norton |
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| Duration |
2012 |
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| First appearance |
Series 8, Episode 1 |
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| Last appearance |
Series 8, Episode 5 |
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| Classification |
Recurring character |
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| Profile |
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| Occupation |
Head of Havelock High |
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Billy Byrne
| Billy Byrne |
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| Waterloo Road character |
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| Portrayed by |
Ron Donachie |
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| Duration |
2012 |
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| First appearance |
Series 8, Episode 4 |
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| Last appearance |
Series 8, Episode 10 |
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| Classification |
Guest character |
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Kevin Chalk
| Kevin Chalk |
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| Waterloo Road character |
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| Portrayed by |
Tommy Lawrence Knight |
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| Duration |
2012–15 |
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| First appearance |
Series 8, Episode 8 |
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| Last appearance |
Series 10, Episode 12 |
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| Classification |
Regular character |
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| Occupation |
Student |
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Series 8
Kevin Skelton arrives at Waterloo Road in Series 8 Episode 8, he immediately gets off to a bad start when Michael Byrne gets angry when Kevin tries to make a joke out of the schools arsonist. Later that day he meets Daniel Chalk at the council where it is revealed he is in foster care, he lied to his classmates that he lives with his parents so they don't know. In episode 9 Kevin sets fire to Audrey McFall's grandfather's war diary to impress Connor Mulgrew. This backfires when Michael accuses Kevin who denies it and then admits to Chalky it was him, Audrey decides Kevin deserves another chance and he is not excluded. In episode 10 Kevin asks Daniel if he would consider fostering him, he agrees.
Kevin moves in with Chalky in episode 12, he tells Chalky he doesn’t want anyone to know, but within five minutes the whole school knows. In the later episodes Kevin is very distant from Chalky and constantly challenges him, refusing to turn up for lessons and making remarks about Chalky's weight. In episode 15, when Chalky and Kevin are awaiting a visit from the social worker, Kevin steals Chalky's laptop to build a robot, when Chalky acts suspicious Kevin begins to think there is something dodgy on it. He finds a change of name form and pictures of young people. Kevin accuses Chalky of being a pervert and tells him he's leaving, after speaking to Tom Clarkson it is revealed Chalky's real name is Gareth Dynsdale. Kevin finds letters from a lawyer on Chalky's computer, he goes to see this lawyer who tells him that Chalky was abused in a care home along with other residents. Realising his mistake, Kevin builds the robot for Austin Healey's visit and saves Chalky's job. Kevin agrees to move back with Chalky and the pair bond over the situation once Kevin persuades Chalky to give evidence against the Care Worker who abused him; Kevin also decides to change his name to 'Chalk'
In episode 19, Kevin and Chalky invent a mobile phone game 'Chalk and Cheese' which has the whole school hooked. Lorraine Donnegan immediately takes to it and asks Kevin to look over a contract to help her sell it. When it comes to the actual pitch (on the same day that Kevin changes his name from 'Skelton' to 'Chalk') it turns out Lorraine does not want Chalky to be part of the process, only Kevin. Chalky agrees but Kevin refuses, not without Chalky. Kevin and Chalky argue about this until Kevin persuades Chalky and calls him his dad. Kevin and Chalky both meet Julian Styles, Lorraine's partner on cyber-entertainment and Chalky is offered a job at his head office in London, Kevin accepts on Chalky's behalf. He later admits that he would have rather stayed at Waterloo Road and Chalky decides not to take the job. Kevin then attends Connor and Imogens wedding as Connor's best man and afterwards tells Chalky to take the job and leave, saying he could stay in the school house until he is 18.
The Summer Term sees Kevin living in the school house and pursuing a spark between himself and Dynasty Barry, in episode 21 Christine describes them as 'an old married couple', in episode Dynasty is annoyed when Connor and Imogen tell her that Kevin goes tongue-tied when any fit girls appear, commenting that he never shuts up around her. In episode 23, Dynasty takes on Kevin in the Chess Tournament, however her ex-boyfriend Stevo Malone turns up and she prepares to leave to Liverpool. After learning he stole school computers, Dynasty leaves Stevo before playing the sexiest game of chess with Kevin. At the end of the episode the two kiss and afterwards Stevo threatens Kevin, warning him to stay away. During episode 24, Kevin hides away from Stevo, and tells Barry that he and Stevo have broken up, leaving Dynasty and Kevin to meet in secret at Chalkys flat where they sleep together. The next morning Stevo breaks into their flat, Dynasty goes to school while Kevin stays at the flat to get the locks changed. After Barry tells Dynasty that Stevo plans to put Kevin n hospital, Dynasty dumps Kevin leaving them both heartbroken, later that day Stevo rapes Dynasty. In Episode 26, Dynasty reluctantly told Kevin what Stevo did, not admitting it as rape. Kevin then goes on a warpath dragging Connor with him to Stevo, he plans to shoot him at the docks using a gun that Barry Barry gets for him. When Kevin arrives at the docks, the gun is not there Barry betrayed Kevin and Connor to Stevo who attempts to shoot Kevin however the gun is not loaded, Barry set Stevo up after he raped Dynasty. Stevo, Kevin and Connor are arrested, Kevin and Dynasty later get back together and Dynasty agrees to move in with Kevin. But, Barry refuses to let his sister live with Kevin and tries to persuade him that Dynasty needs to stay in the family home, this turns into Barry punching the lights out of Kevin until Dynasty, Connor and Imogen come to his aid.
In the next episode, Carol Barry tries to split Dynasty and Kevin up by requesting that they are put into different classes, Michael tells her that their relationship is nothing to do with the school. Carol eventually gets herself and Dynasty on the Julian Noble Show, with the headline "my daughter's boyfriend has poisoned her mind against me". Here, Kevin comes face to face with his mother, Daisy, for the first time in seven years, it is revealed Kevin was put into care when he was ten years old. His dad walked out on him when he was six and his step dad threw him out of the house when he was ten. Daisy blamed Kevin for her miscarriage, but Kevin protests that he didn't know she was pregnant and he didn't even have a bead. Christine Mulgrew (the newly appointed head) stops the show and Carol slaps Daisy uttering "some mothers don't deserve to have kids" Carol and Barry finally accept Dynasty's new boyfriend and Kevin becomes one of the Barrys. He co-hosts the End of Term Charity Auction with Connor Mulgrew, offering six hours of help with maths homework, and winning the auction of Dynasty Barry's one-hour massage with an aromatherapy oil. Kevin is present when Tom Clarkson falls off the roof and tragically dies.
Series 9
Kevin starts Series 9 with a hidden talent for conversational mandarin and amazes everyone including languages teacher George Windsor. In episode 3, Kevin kisses Princess Windsor, George's wife, and after a confrontation with George about his missing pills Kevin falls over in the hall and insinuates that George pushed him. Kevin later acknowledges that Mr Windsor did not push him and apologises. In episode 4, Princess prepares to leave George however George locks her bag in his cupboard and cuts up her credit cards. Kevin breaks into George's cupboard and steals the bag back for Princess and asks to leave with her, they agree to meet at the train station after school. After taking Kevin's money, Princess leaves alone in a taxi promising she will repay him, Kevin realises he doesn't love Dynasty anymore and breaks up with her. Later in the series, fed up with his single life, Kevin starts Operation Dynasty in Living History Week, where he sets up a romantic picnic in the forest to woo Dynasty back, Dynasty agrees to give their relationship one more go and they kiss. In the spring term, Dynasty starts a feud with Gabriella Wark which concerns Kevin over Dynasty's wellbeing. He pleads with her to tell him what's wrong in episode 12, finding out she got rejected from a university and lecturing Dynasty when she sets a lynch mob after Gabriella. In episode 16, Kevin prepares to go to Edinburgh for his university interview, Daniel Chalk returns to take him although; Kevin decides he wants to go by himself. After a row with Dynasty, Kevin has a stroke, caused by a blood clot in the brain. It is revealed that Kevin isn't going to live unless he has a risky operation. Maggie has to make the choice on the spot, which causes tremors between her and Chalky. Nonetheless Kevin pulls through and gains consciousness, much to the relief of Dynasty, Carol, Maggie, Chalky and the whole school. Even so, Kevin loses the ability of speech and movement, however he slowly progresses. In episode 19, Dynasty persuades him to visit the school in his wheelchair, but Kevin is angered when Gabriella embarrasses him, revealing to everyone that Kevin can't go to the toilet. He is annoyed in episode 20, when Connor returns revealing he's moving back to Greenock to look after his mother.
Series 10
Series 10 is a quieter one for Kevin, he returns on the first day back (on crutches) and is greeted by Vaughan Fitzgerald, his new Head Teacher and Rhiannon Salt. Later in the canteen, Kevin drops his lunch; he refuses help from both another pupil and Hector Reid, until Mr Reid finally helps him, telling Kevin he won't be able to do some things yet. His long-term Dynasty Barry leaves for Police College in episode 2. Kevin is not seen again until Episode 5, when he gets Lenny Brown's predicted grades by hacking the school network. Leo Fitzgerald realises what Kevin did and persuades him to show him. In episode 6, Kevin sets himself a target of hacking multinational company Wire Data. He gets in, after which Leo tests himself to hack the system, however he does not cover his tracks and the hack is investigated by the police. When the schools computers are confiscated the next day, Kevin is bitter that no one thinks he is capable of the hack and falls out with Leo, calling his dad prejudice. When Leo admits to the hack, Kevin tells the owner of Wire Data it was him and proves it. The owner decides to prosecute, to Vaughan and Kevin's dismay. However Kevin had already set an artificial worm on the system as an insurance if he was to admit to the hack, he eventually persuades the owner not to prosecute, and signs a contract to confirm this on the agreement that Kevin helps wire data to find the faults within their firewall, possibly giving Kevin a career starter. In episode 10, Kevin is shocked to win the award for Most Inspiring Pupil, however he sits alone for the most of the school dance revealing to Maggie Budgen that Dynasty would have really liked it Maggie persuades him to dance with Dynasty's sister Kacey.
During the spring term, Kevin is seen to take his PGD classes at Havelock High. In episode 12 of Series 10, Kevin begins a feud with new pupil Scott Fairchild, after he stole and broke Dale Jackson's bike. After learning that Waterloo Road will be getting a new PGD Teacher, Kevin begs Vaughan to transfer him to Havelock completely, Vaughan refuses. Later on, Kevin arranges to have a fight with Scott, however this does not happen instead they have a bike chase in which Kevin topples over his bike and is knocked out. He later wakes up and is rushed to A & E. Vaughan is later persuaded by his ex-wife Olga Fitzgerald to let Kevin transfer, and he leaves Waterloo Road.
Kevin is a very private person, only confiding in Chalky or Maggie his 'parents', he has always felt an outside and cares deeply about what people think of him. Throughout his time on Waterloo Road, Kevin's key theme is growing up. In Series 8 he tries to grow up and become a man to protect Dynasty and stand up to Stevo Malone, in Series 9 Kevin feels grown up and kisses Princess because he thinks this is the adult way to settle things, however by Series 10 Kevin has grown up, but not the way he wanted to, he has had to grow up to come to terms with his stroke, something that changed him completely.
Sonya Donnegan
| Sonya Donnegan |
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| Waterloo Road character |
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| Portrayed by |
Victoria Bush |
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| Duration |
2012–15 |
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| First appearance |
Series 8, Episode 9 |
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| Last appearance |
Series 10, Episode 20 |
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| Classification |
Regular character |
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| Profile |
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| Occupation |
School Secretary |
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Sonya Donnegan, played by former Bad Girls actress Victoria Bush, was introduced as a replacement for school secretary Janeece Bryant, who left in Episode 6. Sonya is a loveable and bubbly secretary, who tries to make a good impression on the other staff members. It later transpires that Sonya is Lorraine Donnegan's younger sister, who is the school's investor. Headteacher Michael Byrne is weary of Sonya to begin with, but later softens towards her.
In the later part of Series 8, Sonya begins an affair with school handyman, Ndale Kayuni, despite the fact that he is engaged to her friend and History teacher, Audrey McFall. They have sex on numerous occasions, but Sonya later feels extremely guilty for betraying Audrey. On the day of Ndale and Audrey's wedding, Sonya discovers that Ndale is an illegal immigrant and has him arrested, and subsequently reveals her affair with Ndale to Audrey. Audrey is crushed, but later forgives Sonya.
Sonya later has the day from hell when she goes to visit her mother, Maureen, who is suffering from Alzheimer's disease, at a care home. Maureen believes that Sonya is Lorraine, which devastates Sonya. She takes her frustrations out on Lorraine, after witnessing her passionately kissing fellow staff member Nikki Boston and rumbling her as lesbian. Lorraine later goes to visit Maureen, who believes that she is a complete stranger and that she only has one daughter, Sonya (who she believes is called Lorraine). Sonya later begins a beauty class and she uses Rhiannon Salt as a test subject, but she has a bad reaction to the injectable tanning products that Sonya has brought in.
Barry Barry
| Barry Barry |
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| Waterloo Road character |
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| Portrayed by |
Carl Au |
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| Duration |
2013–14 |
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| First appearance |
Series 8, Episode 11 |
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| Last appearance |
Series 9, Episode 18 |
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| Classification |
Regular character |
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| Profile |
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| Occupation |
Pupil |
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Carol Barry
| Carol Barry |
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| Waterloo Road character |
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| Portrayed by |
Zöe Lucker |
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| Duration |
2013–14 |
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| First appearance |
Series 8, Episode 11 |
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| Last appearance |
Series 10, Episode 3 |
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| Classification |
Recurring character (series 8)
Regular character (series 9) |
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| Profile |
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| Occupation |
Canteen Assistant |
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Dynasty Barry
| Dynasty Barry |
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| Waterloo Road character |
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| Portrayed by |
Abby Mavers |
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| Duration |
2013–14 |
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| First appearance |
Series 8, Episode 11 |
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| Last appearance |
Series 10, Episode 2 |
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| Classification |
Regular character |
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| Profile |
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| Occupation |
Police Officer |
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Dynasty Barry, played by Abby Mavers, was introduced as part of a new family to hit Waterloo Road. The family consisted of a fierce matriarch, Carol, a sleazy criminal Barry, who has replaced his father as he is in prison, glamorous yet intelligent Dynasty, and football-addicted tomboy, Kacey. In Dynasty's first storyline, Carol is forcing her to become a pole dancer. Dynasty shocks her classmates with the announcement that she is having a boob job, although Carol is not going to be paying for her surgery. As the episode progresses, Dynasty realizes that pole dancing is not the career path she wants to go down, which infuriates Carol.
Dynasty later becomes friends with Imogen Stewart, and this lasts throughout the series. She became unimpressed when Imogen's husband, Connor Mulgrew, admits to starting the fire that left Imogen's face riddled with scars. As a result of finding this out, Dynasty plots with sister Kacey and classmate Lula Tsibi to get revenge on arsonist Connor. They gang up on him after school, but Imogen manages to stop them from hurting him. Dynasty is supportive when she discovers that Kacey wants to become a boy, while Barry and Carol are less supportive.
Dynasty is delighted in the third part of Series 8, when her boyfriend, Steve-O Malone is released from prison. The family are fearful of Steve-O, particularly Barry and Kacey, whom he later attacks. However, Dynasty notices a spark between her and intelligent student Kevin Chalk, but Barry punches Kevin, worrying about how Steve-O will react if he finds out. He eventually does, and like Barry, beats Kevin up. Steve-O keeps a worrying presence in Greenock, and Dynasty later leaves him for Kevin. The couple are later horrified when Steve-O breaks into their flat and threatens them both. Dynasty then dumps Kevin so that Steve-O won't hurt him. Dynasty takes Steve-O back to Kevin's flat because Steve-O won't leave her alone. Steve-O then rapes Dynasty. Dynasty is distraught and days later after telling Kevin confides in Imogen, who tells English teacher Christine Mulgrew. After being raped herself a long time ago, Christine understands how Dynasty is feeling. Kevin is devastated when he finds out what Steve-O has done to his ex-girlfriend, and he concocts a plan with Connor and Barry to get revenge on him. Kevin, Steve-O and Connor all arrange to meet up at an abandoned warehouse where they are armed with a gun. Dynasty called the police, and before Kevin and Connor arrive, Barry betrayes Kevin and Connor but then they release he actually betrayed Steve-O for raping his sister. Steve-O is later arrested and charged with rape, and Dynasty and Kevin become a proper couple.
Trouble isn't over for Dynasty and Kevin yet, though. Carol and Barry are very unaccepting of their relationship, and they call to go on a Jeremy Kyle Show-like television programme, entitled Noble Thoughts. Kevin is stunned to see his mother, Daisy, at the show, and the audience are horrified when they learn that Daisy threw Kevin out of the house when he was just 10 years old. Once the show is over Carol is furious and slaps Daisy for her previous actions. Realising the difficult past that Kevin has had to put up with, Carol, Barry and Kacey welcome Kevin into the Barry clan.
In Series 9, deciding she does not want to follow her family's criminal history, Dynasty applies for a job with the police, but is worried that her father and brother's brushes with the law will jeopardise this. Dynasty is later accepted for the job, much to her and Kevin's delight.
Kacey Barry
| Kacey Barry |
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| Waterloo Road character |
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| Portrayed by |
Brogan Ellis |
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| Duration |
2013–14 |
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| First appearance |
Series 8, Episode 11 |
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| Last appearance |
Series 10, Episode 10 |
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| Classification |
Regular character |
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| Profile |
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| Occupation |
Pupil |
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Ndale Kayuni
| Ndale Kayuni |
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| Waterloo Road character |
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| Portrayed by |
Richie Campbell |
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| Duration |
2013 |
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| First appearance |
Series 8, Episode 21 |
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| Last appearance |
Series 8, Episode 27 |
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| Classification |
Recurring character |
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Steve-O Malone
| Steve-O Malone |
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| Waterloo Road character |
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| Portrayed by |
Jody Latham |
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| Duration |
2013 |
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| First appearance |
Series 8, Episode 23 |
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| Last appearance |
Series 8, Episode 26 |
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| Classification |
Guest character |
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| Profile |
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| Occupation |
Criminal
Gangster |
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Steve-O Malone, played by ex-Shameless and EastEnders star Jody Latham, is the criminal boyfriend of Dynasty Barry and friend of her brother, Barry Barry. The Barry family are weary of Steve-O, and he soon makes enemies with Connor Mulgrew. Connor buys a car from Steve-O, but after giving him the keys, Steve-O randomly slaps him across the face. As they are about to drive home, Connor and his wife Imogen Stewart are horrified when they witness Steve-O setting their car on fire, and the three watch as it explodes with flames. Steve-O then runs off, leaving Connor and Imogen devastated. He then notices chemistry between Dynasty and Kevin Chalk, and beats him up, warning him that he will put him in hospital if he touches Dynasty. Steve-O and Dynasty then have several arguments, and the relationship eventually ends, and she begins dating Kevin. While Steve-O and Barry are talking, he is stunned to see Dynasty's younger sister Kacey arrive, and teases her about how much she looks like a boy. He then forcefully pulls Kacey's trousers down and Kacey believes that Steve-O is going to rape her, as a helpless Barry looks on. Steve-O later hears that Dynasty and Kevin are now in a relationship, and breaks into their flat and threatens them both. While Kevin goes out, Steve-O loses his temper with Dynasty and rapes her. This leaves her devastated, and Kevin is furious to find out that Steve-O has raped his girlfriend. Kevin then concocts a plan with Connor and Barry on how to get revenge of Steve-O for sexually assaulting Dynasty. Kevin arranges for Steve-O to meet him and Connor at an abandoned warehouse, where they are armed with a gun. Steve-O arrives, and Barry emerges from the darkness, and expresses his hatred towards Steve-O for raping his sister. The police then arrive, and Steve-O is arrested and charged with rape, much to Kevin and Dynasty's delight.
Esther Fairclough
| Esther Fairclough |
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| Waterloo Road character |
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| Portrayed by |
Daniela Nardini |
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| Duration |
2013 |
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| First appearance |
Series 8, Episode 1 |
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| Last appearance |
Series 8, Episode 28 |
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| Classification |
Guest character |
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| Profile |
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| Occupation |
Acting Head of Science |
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George Windsor
| George Windsor |
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| Waterloo Road character |
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| Portrayed by |
Angus Deayton |
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| Duration |
2013–15 |
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| First appearance |
Series 8, Episode 27 |
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| Last appearance |
Series 10, Episode 20 |
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| Classification |
Regular character |
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| Profile |
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| Occupation |
Head of Modern Languages
Deputy Headteacher |
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Robert Bain
| Robert Bain |
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| Waterloo Road character |
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| Portrayed by |
Shaun Prendergast |
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| Duration |
2013, 2014 |
|---|
| First appearance |
Series 8, Episode 27 |
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| Last appearance |
Series 9, Episode 20 |
|---|
| Classification |
Recurring character |
|---|
| Profile |
|---|
| Occupation |
Head of Education |
|---|
|
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Princess Windsor
| Princess Windsor |
|---|
| Waterloo Road character |
|---|
| Portrayed by |
Elizabeth Tan |
|---|
| Duration |
2013 |
|---|
| First appearance |
Series 8, Episode 1 |
|---|
| Last appearance |
Series 9, Episode 5 |
|---|
| Classification |
Guest character |
|---|
| Profile |
|---|
| Occupation |
Mandarin Teaching Assistant |
|---|
|
|
Simon Lowsley
| Simon Lowsley |
|---|
| Waterloo Road character |
|---|
| Portrayed by |
Richard Mylan |
|---|
| Duration |
2013–15 |
|---|
| First appearance |
Series 8, Episode 29 |
|---|
| Last appearance |
Series 10, Episode 9 |
|---|
| Classification |
Regular character |
|---|
| Profile |
|---|
| Occupation |
Deputy Head
English Teacher |
|---|
|
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References