Series 7

Season 7 · 2011 · 30 episodes

A gang war breaks out at Waterloo Road, threatening to derail Michael's efforts to turn the school around, and Josh struggles with an escalating drug problem which is masking a more serious illness.

1Episode 1New staff members Eleanor Chaudry and Daniel Chalk adapt differently to life at Waterloo Road. Elsewhere, Aiden makes a memorable first impression on Jess and Vicki.
2Episode 2A shy and effeminate year 12 pupil is branded a 'perv' when he is caught poring over a lingerie magazine - but the truth is far more complicated than Chris imagines. Rose and Sambuca learn a hard truth.
3Episode 3Amy Porter has a stalker, drawing battle lines between Karen and Eleanor. Rose and Tom try to protect Sambuca from the truth about her life-threatening tumour. Ronan proposes to Vicki - but can she resist Aiden's advances?
4Episode 4New girl Evie Prior shows up at the school, but something about her story doesn't quite add up. Eleanor and Daniel have their appraisals as Karen sits in on their classes.
5Episode 5It's launch day for Karen's new community café and she's invited the Director of Education along. Rob's estranged wife, Naomi, wants to play happy families, and Vicki finally sees Aiden's true colours.
6Episode 6Sam enlists the help of Lauren and Finn on a quest to Blackpool. After a run of bad publicity, Karen is keen to promote a positive image of Waterloo Road, but when the Director of Education arrives unannounced, he makes no secret of his disapproval of Karen.
7Episode 7It is the day of the memorial service, and everyone struggles with their grief. Karen realises that her attempts to impress Richard Whitman are futile; his desire to close Waterloo Road has become a personal crusade.
8Episode 8Chris confiscates drugs from pupil Scout Allen, and is shocked to discover she is a drugs courier. A mock student election brings Vicki and Jess together - and the staff are shocked to learn that Waterloo Road could face closure.
9Episode 9Karen battles to save the school.
10Episode 10The school faces an independent inspection as both Karen's job and the school's future are on the line. The prospect of being taken into care causes Scout to run away - with Chris, the police and a drug dealer in pursuit.
11Episode 11New 'super head' Michael Byrne faces a baptism of fire when he discovers that pupils Phoenix and Harley Taylor have been concealing a dead body. Meanwhile, Grantly spearheads the staff's resistance to Michael's reforms, and Tom finds himself the underdog in his bid for deputy head.
12Episode 12Jez and Sian plan a dinner party so that they can try to get to know their colleagues better, but the unexpected arrival of Jez's estranged children throws everything up into the air. Vicki is inspired to retake her A-level sciences, but after Ronan throws a surprise house-warming party it highlights the differences between them.
13Episode 13Michael continues his mission to shake up the school by appointing his old student friend Linda Radleigh as Head of English. However, the newcomer soon has her hands full keeping an eye on Emily, who sneaks out of school to see her sister on the day she is released from prison.
14Episode 14Vicki suffers a black eye in an accident, prompting Sian to suspect Ronan of hitting his girlfriend. Jez enlists ex-pro Ken Watling to prepare for the school's first rugby match - only for the new coach to insist on dropping Zack from the team.
15Episode 15Scout is pleased after she is offered a position as a live-in carer. Matt organises a special orchestra project, but is not pleased after Michael insists that Tariq is included.
16Episode 16Bad boy Tariq Siddiqui's efforts to turn over a new leaf are short-lived when he discovers that his sister is secretly dating Finn Sharkey. Elsewhere, Michael desperately tries to cover his tracks over the Wayne Johnson incident, and Phoenix's secretive behaviour makes Scout question their relationship.
17Episode 17Tom is put under pressure by Linda's new teaching assistant, who his own secret agenda. Jez's romantic endeavours force Sian to question her affair with Michael, and Vicki's jealousy over Madi pushes her relationship with Ronan to the brink.
18Episode 18Michael's paranoia spirals when he discovers the identity of his secret tormentor, and new Year 12 pupil Freddie Jackson's life is endangered when Michael fails to read his admission file. A jealous Linda stirs trouble by letting slip that she knows of Sian and Michael's affair, and Emily's rebellious streak threatens to land Scout back in foster care.
19Episode 19Tariq comes to Chalky's aid when he burns his surprise dinner for Linda. Meanwhile, a radio host stirs up trouble for her teenage daughter.
20Episode 20The last day of term starts badly for Michael when he finds a threatening note on the dashboard of his car. Grantly informs a rattled Michael that Jez will be making a formal complaint to the governors about his affair with Sian. Elsewhere, Emily tries desperately to prevent Scout from moving away with her foster parents.
21Episode 21It is the first day back at school and Michael's recuperation is cut short when the school is infiltrated by a local gang. Tariq's efforts to turn over a new leaf are challenged by the arrival of new Year 13 pupil, Mason. Elsewhere, the net closes in on Linda when Chalky exposes her lies.
22Episode 22Lauren is convinced that her only route into a modelling career is by going under the surgeon's knife, and Trudi clashes with Michael over his anti-gang measures. Elsewhere, Josh's drug-smoking lands him in deep trouble with Tom, and Matt is shocked when Rosie goes into premature labour.
23Episode 23While Tom is overseeing the selection process for a new head of English, his relationship with Josh is plunged into crisis by Josh's spiralling drug problem. Elsewhere, Grantly is at a loss when he mislays a large sum of money meant for Fleur's nursing home fees, and it is touch and go for Matt's baby daughter, Martha.
24Episode 24Zack suspects that Jez is not his father and takes a DNA test.
25Episode 25Trudi confides in Tariq that she is pregnant. After Josh freaks out in Nicki's class, Tom tells his son about his suspected condition and suggests they see a psychiatrist.
26Episode 26Grantly returns to school following his wife's death.
27Episode 27Whilst researching for a project about the plague, a student becomes obsessed with a plague pit under the school.
28Episode 28On the day of her art exam, Shelby struggles to keep her alcohol problem under control, whilst Kyle is caught running an illegal vodka scam. Jez makes a life-changing decision, and the school comes under investigation from the LA.
29Episode 29Scout falls for Ukrainian pupil, Danilo.
30Episode 30It’s the last day of term and the school is preparing for prom.

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