It drifted to Scotland, and now it's drifting to a close. The Road has met its Waterloo in Greenock.
The BBC1 school soap was relocated from a comprehensive in Rochdale, to an independent in Greenock in April 2012, using the former Greenock Academy building; programme makers Shed Productions have leased the Madeira Street site until the end of March 2015.
The original commitment was for 50 hour-long episodes of Waterloo Road to be made in Greenock but that was increased to 70 hours. Filming is expected to resume at the site, for series 10A, around May/June, producing ten episodes for Autumn 2014, and ten for early 2015.
The first series, in 2006, averaged audiences of 4.6m; the most recent, ending in March, returned 4.7m. BBC1 Controller Charlotte Moore said "It's important to make room for new drama and we are committed to commissioning new drama series for 8pm. There are some really exciting ideas currently in development but nothing to confirm yet." What's the betting on it being Scottish - or Welsh ?
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