Waterloo Road - Season 8 - Eps 3: Troubled Waters
Tariq is struggling to accept his disability, which gives cause for concern. When encouraged to join in a fight against pupils of rival school, Havelock High, Tariq rejects the offer, claiming that life is too short. He is further unsettled when he finds out that his friends will attend his kayaking trials, so tries to get Phoenix and Gus to arrange a fight against the rival pupils. It is then a race against time for Tom and Michael when Tariq's true intentions are revealed. Also, rival headmaster, Gerard Findlay is determined to discredit Michael by posting an old article about Michael's past all over the school, but is caught by Grantly.
About Waterloo Road

Title: Waterloo Road
First Air Date: 2006-03-09
Last Air Date: 2025-03-25
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 7.2/10 (from 26 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 16
Total Episodes: 238
Network: BBC One
Genres: Drama
Production Companies: Shed Productions, Wall to Wall, Rope Ladder Fiction, BBC
Synopsis
Waterloo Road is a UK television drama series the first broadcast was in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 9 March 2006. Originally set in a troubled comprehensive school in Rochdale, England, the location of the show was moved to the former Greenock Academy in Greenock, Scotland in 2012. The series focuses on the lives of the school's teachers and students, and confronts social issues such as extramarital affairs, abortion, divorce, child abuse, and suicide. Waterloo Road is produced by Shed Productions, the company responsible for Bad Girls and Footballers' Wives.
Cast

Adam Thomas
Donte Charles

Neil Fitzmaurice
Neil Guthrie

Shauna Shim
Valerie Chambers

Rachel Leskovac
Coral Walker

Katherine Pearce
Amy Spratt

Jo Coffey
Wendy Whitwell

Kym Marsh
Nicky Walters

Liam Scholes
Noel McManus

Summer Violet Bird
Tonya Walters

Thapelo Ray
Dwayne Jackson