[2] The show is set in a failing comprehensive school of the same name and focuses on both the professional and personal lives of the students and staff.
[5] The revival series returned to Greater Manchester, with filming at the former St Ambrose Barlow Roman Catholic High School in Swinton.
[10] The show's move to Scotland established a commitment to making fifty episodes of the drama, which aired over series eight and nine.
[13] A short online spin-off series, Waterloo Road Reunited, was commissioned in 2010 and ran for six episodes the following year.
[15] On 6 December 2022, the BBC confirmed that the new series would premiere on 3 January 2023, replacing Holby City in the Tuesday 8pm timeslot, after the show's cancellation in June 2021.