BBCWaterloo Road has given the first sneak peek at Jason Manford as headmaster Steve Savage[/caption]
BBCHe will star alongside returning cast members Adam Thomas and Kym Marsh[/caption]
BBCAngela Griffin returned to the long-running series to direct[/caption]
BBCThe BBC promised there will be plenty of drama[/caption]
But Jason, 43, is also known for his various acting credits as he has starred in huge West End productions.
The comedian has appeared in the likes of The Producers, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and The Wizard of Oz.
Now, he’s set to take on his biggest role yet as Steve Savage in the BBC reboot.
He’s set to follow in the footsteps of Kim Campbell (Angela Griffin), Jack Rimmer (Jason Merrells), and Rachel Mason (Eva Pope) who were the previous head teachers of the fictional school.
He will take the reins as the headmaster of Waterloo Road school when the show returns on Tuesday, September 10.
All of the new episodes will first be available BBC iPlayer from 6am that morning, and the premiere episode will be aired later on BBC One at 9pm.
A post from the show’s official account on X – formerly known as Twitter – gave fans of the long-running show a small sneak peek.
A photo showed Jason in character, dressed in a smart suit, as he is surrounded by a group of rowdy pupils.
The post read: “#WaterlooRoad will return to your screens on Tuesday 10th September. The new series will see the arrival of @JasonManford as our brand new headteacher, Steve Savage,” along with a shocked face emoji.
His character was also described as “a charismatic charmer who impresses everyone he meets and isn’t afraid to get his hands dirty to achieve the results he wants,” in a description that was provided by the BBC.
However, the series promises to have plenty of drama as both the teachers and the students have to find their feet with the change of the guard.
But a sequence of unfortunate events will turn life upside down for many characters, and the BBC promises there will be “tragic repercussions for everyone.”
Other new additions include Saira Choudhry who will join the cast as Maths teacher Nisha Chandra.
Waterloo road main cast - past and present
Who was part of the main cast of Waterloo Road series 13?
Parents and Staff
Angela Griffin – Headteacher Kim Campbell
James Baxter – Deputy Head Joe Casey
Vincent Jerome – Deputy Head Lindon King
Ryan Clayton – School security Sergeant Mike Rutherford
Jo Coffey as PA to headteacher, Wendy Whitwell
Neil Fitzmaurice – History teacher Neil Guthrie
Rachel Leskovac – Head of English Coral Walker
Kym Marsh – School Canteen worker Nicky Walters
Katherine Pearce – Junior teacher Amy Spratt
Shauna Shim – Music teacher Valerie Chambers
Adam Thomas – School caretaker Donte Charles
Jamie Glover – Former deputy head Andrew Treneman
Pupils
Noah Valentine – Preston Walters
Priyasasha Kumari – Samia Choudhry
Adam Ali – Kai Sharif
Alicia Forde – Kelly Jo Rafferty
Francesco Piacentini-Smith – Dean Weever
Liam Scholes – Noel McManus
Lucy Eleanor Begg – Caz Williams
Summer Violet Bird – Tonya Walters
Scarlett Thomas – Izzy Charles
Thapelo Ray – Dwayne Jackson
Inathi Rozani – Zayne Jackson
Chiamaka Ulebor – Shola Aku
Hattie Dynevor – Libby Guthrie
Zak Sutcliffe – Schumacher “Schuey” Weever
Tillie Amartey – Stacey “Stace” Neville
Maisie Robinson – Portia Weever
Aabay Noor Ali – Mollie ‘Mog’ Richardson
Zanele Nyoni – Jess Clarke
Teddy Wallwork – Declan Harding
Returning
Lauren Drummond – Mika Grainger
Who were some of the past notable characters from across the years?
Previous Heads
Jack Rimmer – Jason Merrells
Rachel Mason – Eva Pope
Karen Fisher – Amanda Burton
Michael Byrne – Alec Newman
Christine Mulgrew – Laurie Brett
Vaughan Fitzgerald – Neil Pearson
Notable Teachers
Drama teacher Izzy Redpath – Jill Halfpenny
English teacher Tom Clarkson – Jason Done
English teacher Lorna Dickey – Camilla Power
English teacher Grantley Budgen – Philip Martin Brown
French teacher Steph Haydock – Denise Welch
Deputy Head Eddie Lawson – Neil Morrissey
Deputy Head Chistopher Mead – William Ash
Executive Head Max Tyler – Tom Chambers
Drama and Music teacher Matt Wilding – Chris Geere
English teacher Jasmine Koreshi – Shabana Bakhsh
Special needs assistant Davina Shackleton – Christine Tremarco
Home Economics teacher – Ruby Fry Elizabeth Berrington
Head of Foreign Languages Jo Lipsett – Sarah-Jane Potts
Foreign Languages teacher Francesca “Cesca” Montoya – Karen David
Geography teacher Marcus Kirby – Wil Johnson
Head of Pastoral Care Adanna Lawal – Sharlene Whyte,
Olly Rhodes will play the son of Jason’s character, Billy Savage, who promises to be full of intelligence and charm.
Nathan Wood joins as Boz Osbourne, Matthew Khan will play Jared Jones, and Danny Murphy plays a new deaf pupil named Luca Smith
Sonya Nisa and Miya Ocego complete the new members of the cast as Aleena Quereshi and Lois Taylor-Brown respectively.
Angella Griffin is not listed among the returning adult cast alongside the likes of Adam Thomas and Kym Marsh.
However, the actress did return to the long-running school drama to direct at least one of the episodes.
BBCThe new headmaster is described as a ‘charismatic charmer who impresses everyone’[/caption]
Wall To Wall/Rope Ladder Fiction/Kate Bones/Matt BurlemBoth staff and pupils will have to deal with a changing of the guard[/caption]
BBCHowever, the school will suffer at the hands of a series of unfortunate incidents[/caption]
BBCSeries 14 promises to have tragic repercussions for everyone at the school[/caption]
BBCReturning pupils include Liam Scholes and Noah Valentine as Noel McManus and Preston Walters respectively[/caption]
Waterloo Road returns to screens on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Tuesday 10th September.
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