Waterloo Road stuns viewers as it airs shock death in tragic bullying plot
WATERLOO Road fans have been left stunned as the show aired a tragic death during its bullying storyline.
Viewers of the hit BBC school drama tuned in on Wednesday night for their latest fix.
Billy Savage – the son of headmaster Steve Savage (Jason Manford) – had been bullied relentlessly by Schuey for weeks.
However, things took a dark turn when Billy decided to take revenge after being encouraged by his dad to ‘stand up for himself’ when he wouldn’t say who was bullying him.
The character, played by Olly Rhodes, had spotted Schuey and his pal Boz stealing another pupil’s bike and pretended he didn’t see who the thieves were.
He later told Schuey because he covered up for him, he should be left alone – but the bully ended up roping him into the nasty scheme.
After getting advice from Boz, Billy hitched a plan to catch Schuey on the towpath when he collects his bike in the evening.
He stole wire and tape from a maintenance cupboard and set up his trap just before a hooded figure arrived for the bike.
As the mystery person was sent flying from their bike, Billy quickly checked on them.
However, the lifeless body turned out to be Boz – as Schuey went to see his sister Portia at her foster family’s home.
By the time Billy called his dad for help it was too late and Boz had died from his injuries.
Steve initially planned to call the police but after realising the premeditated plan and the fact Billy’s fingerprints were all over the scene, he ordered him into the car.
In harrowing Waterloo Road scenes the headteacher then disposed of Boz’s body in the canal before taking his son home.
Waterloo Road airs on BBC One and iPlayer.
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,