Waterloo Road

Bloody hell.

She used to be on, what's that, Waterloo Road, I think.

Oh really?

I think she was on that, yeah.

I think it's definitely improving.

I mean, even Waterloo Road did a storyline about a girl with endometriosis.

It was just amazing.

And I think seeing that, even though I don't have endo, it's like, oh, well, you're actually... you're showing the things that the issues that young girls face when they're going to the doctors you're showing how it impacts their school work and there was a line she said something it was something about um like I know my school works rubbish but like basically I'm ill and I'm in pain all the time and I think even if you don't have endo that that line probably will have resonated with a lot of young people that have a chronic illness and are really really trying at school Yeah, I just think it's so important that we get more media

it.

I mean, we've had Waterloo Road and I think that the actual characters have been really picked for their, how can I put it? I think there was just a naturalness.

There was a naturalness.

It felt like, it felt really, really believable.

Thank you to Kerry, to Kat Val, and finally, thank you to Emily.

All of your continued support is greatly appreciated, and if you listening now would love to join that list of shout-outs, all you have to do is go to patreon.com slash waterloo road pod.

And now without any further ado, we will move on with the latest Mailbag episode.

Obviously, since we recorded this and since we last put out a podcast, the BBC has announced that Waterloo Road will not be returning until January of next year, which leaves us with quite the void of content to fill.

We have some ideas.

We will be doing more of our Rewind series.

We will be doing more of these Mailbag episodes and lots of other fun stuff.

along that time we will be with you every two weeks as we have been recently right up until they finally finally show us series 18 in the meantime here's another mailbag episode Hello and welcome to another episode of Everything From Nothing, the Waterloo Road podcast.

While today, she is better known for being a panellist on the British gossip talk show, Loose Women, and as an author, writing multiple books.

Matty himself over the years would also make cameos as a teen in shows his mother was working on, appearing in the odd episode of Coronation Street, Waterloo Road and Biker Grove.

Matty would often tag along with his parents, watching them perform and act in both plays and TV shows as he was exposed to the inner workings of sets and learnt about the wonder and beauty of stepping into a role together.

to play someone else, almost like playing pretend.

But at the very least,

Taylor Swift is therefore aware of Waterloo Road.

Love Waterloo Road.

He probably asked him, Taylor, do you want to be a loose woman? No, don't worry about it, it's fine.

Over dinner.

No, it's fine.

Sausage and mash dinner, Taylor.

I have quite a specific Waterloo Road, not theory, but just a system that I filter my life by, that there's a transitional point in your life where you stop being able to play one of the kids, and then you have to play a teacher, and that's when you know that you're a grown-up.

So that will be back.

Waterloo Road renewed up to season 20.

Season 18 lands in January 2027.

So that will be back for season 18.

It's Billy Monger.

She's been in some of the biggest shows on TV, from Coronation Street to Waterloo Road, and now she's a big cheese behind the scenes.

It's...

It's director.

Personally, I think so.

When I've been directed by people who've been actors, I've really enjoyed that experience.

And as an actor who's become a director, with my Waterloo Road cast and with my Blue Lights cast, I think that they enjoy where I come from.

So,