2) Re-read this Waterloo Road Wikipedia entry and write down the number of seasons and episodes broadcast and the channels they have appeared on.

Waterloo road has 10 seasons with 200 episodes and it has been going of for 9 years set in Rochdale, England. It was played on BBC One and BBC Three. In the 10th season, the show was based in Greenock, Scotland.

3) How does Waterloo Road meet the key conventions of TV Drama: ensemble cast? Stock characters? Story arcs? Episodic narratives? Enigma and tension? Realism?

This programme meet’s the key conventions of TV Drama . There is a range of characters in Waterloo road.  The programme focuses on the lives’ of school children, parent’s & their teacher’s. It follow’s character’s as they go on with their day to day life within a school setting.  The programme has episodic narrative, episode’s follow on each time to create a story arc. Majority of the time we see enigma, tension & a sense of realism portrayed. Waterloo road has followed the key conventions of a school setting accurately. It also has a range of cliff-hangers that could potentially make viewers anticipate the next episodes. 

4) Write down three storylines (or narratives) from Waterloo Road - note which season the storyline appeared in. They can be from the first episode above or from the clips below:

Lenny's Dilemma Series 10 In this episode we see Lenny has concerns over a teacher with a student. Lenny seeks advice from his peers.  They all confuse one another, with their opinions. Justin is in a dilemma as he doesn’t know what to do. I personally enjoyed  the episode as it has a load of tension and dramatic scenery.

Justin Snaps Series 10: This episode show’s a teacher confront Justin over text message’s she has found on her phone. Justin wants to get back with the teacher’s daughter but she does not approve as she is aware her daughter was abused by Justin. We see the end of the shot Justin lunge’s at the teacher. This provides the audience with suspense & tension as we see Justin’s temper escalate.

5) Why might audiences have enjoyed Waterloo Road?

People may enjoy Waterloo road because of the amount of cliffhangers and interesting story lines there are in 10 seasons. It is even more interesting on how big characters end up with a terminal illness in the show and the setting changes to Scotland can make a wider audience not just in England but around the UK.

Doctor Who

1) Re-watch these extracts from the classic Doctor Who episode 'Blink' when the Doctor was played by David Tennant during series' 2-4:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=cwdbLu_x0gY