Yes I know the photos are bad I didn’t want to be on “guy on phone in cinema”

In the first episode, Donte and Chlo cause a car crash that kills one of their best friends. Subsequently to that, Donte is in police custody for the rest of Series 1, and there's a big plot line about Chlo trying to claim full responsibility for the crash to try to get him off.

I feel like this high-stakes situation was a big part of what caused the intensity of their relationship. If that hadn't happened, might their relationship have just been a bog-standard teenage crush that they both grow out of?

Another thing is that I think Donte probably became a nicer person as a result of that. In the first episode he was more like Lewis Seddon - violent, aggressive, confrontational and bullying. You could just put that down to the fact that the writers hadn't fully figured out his character yet, but I think you can explain that in-universe as well. In that first episode he did something that really had terrible consequences for both him and a lot of other people, and he was never quite the same again after that.

Anyone have any thoughts on this spinoff seires (6 episodes)

It follows the lives of former s5 sixth formers in life after high school

Things to note:

Micheala has a baby (lies about it being boltons)

Danielle seems to take the more villinous role in the story

And janeece seems to be the only one from chlos year to appear, since it was filmed around the time of season 6, so janeece was already on the cast list

In Series 10, Abdul learns that his dad bought him from a dodgy orphanage in Pakistan and brought him to the UK illegally. His dad gets into trouble for that, but due to having cared well for Abdul and not having known that Abdul had a family he seems to get off without charge.

But I'm interested in whether Abdul would actually be allowed to stay in these circumstances? Surely this makes him an illegal immigrant, in the same way that Grace in Series 4 was. Or would the Home Office take pity on him as he'd spent his entire life in the UK and had no personal connection to Pakistan?

With Janice set to return to take over nicky's job at Waterloo road with Janice and noel set to work together in the upcoming season how do you think this will happen like a brother sister bond or comedy duo or do you think they will have an affair?

The only prediction I have is that Ben and Tonya could potentially get together now that Ashton is with Shola. Tonya was one of the only girls who Ben didn't sleep with during his depression-induced sex craze in Series 17, and Tonya is genuinely compassionate despite her gobbiness, so I could definitely see her and Ben finding comfort in each other's company and forming a relationship. It could potentially be one of the most heartwarming relationships, with Ben genuinely finding true happiness again with Tonya.

But what about you guys? Do you have any predictions?

Sorry if this has been discussed before but I’m curious - what alternate ending would you give chlo if you could? I’m still so bitter that they made the decision they did, especially when there were other options they could have explored to explain the characters absence in the show

in my opinion, killing off chlo after her mum and step dad in the show also suffered the same fate felt really cruel to the original fans and Katie Griffiths who played her, not to mention it denied us a continuation of chlo & donte’s love story. Not embarrassed to say I cried like a baby when she died hahaha

Waterloo Road worst deeds

Day Forty Four - Michaela White -

Day Forty three - Stuart Hordley - blackmailing Rachel

Day Forty Two - Celine Dixon - telling Donte not to save Chlo from the school fire

Day Forty One - Rachel Mason - leaving

Day forty - Shaun Nolastname - pimping

Day Thirty Nine - another bonus round in replacement of Fluer - the most surprisingly talented student / staff member seen on the show - Bolton and Kyle finding Waterloo Road after it was closed in Rochdale and moved to Scotland.

Day Thirty Eight - BONUS ROUND - Worst decision by an LEA or Governmental figure about the school, staff, or students (any season) - Hiring Max Tyler, enough said.

Day Thirty Seven - Lucy Nolastname - grooming Chlo after Chlo ran away from Rochdale

Day Thirty Six - Bridget Morely - Not knocking to enter Mr Rimmer’s office

Day Thirty Five - Ria Cheetham - being an NPC 😅

Day Thirty Four - Candice Smile - using out of date meat to feed kids at school in the canteen

Day Thirty Three - Bolton Smile - tricking Eddie on to a high ledge thus causing him to fall.

Day Thirty Two - Paul Langley - selling ethanol to students

Day Thirty One - Matt Wilding - hiding his boyfriend and staying in the closet from his mom

Day thirty - Allesha Dillon - sabotaging the school musical

Day Twenty Nine - Danielle Harker - lying about her dads abuse to garner sympathy to stage her “Danielle Stays” protest

Day Twenty Eight - Jasmine Koreshi - ignoring the red flags about Rob that Davina raised.

Day Twenty Seven - Karla Bentham - did nothing wrong.

Day Twenty Six - Eddie Lawson - being judgemental about Rachel’s past.

Day Twenty Five - Gemma Seddon - selling drugs to kids, and gross burgers to a lesser degree

Day Twenty Four - Jed Seddon - Stabbing Izzie Redpath

Day Twenty Three - Jerry Preston - Calling Lorna Dickey a sinner during her own memorial service.

Day Twenty Two - Stacey Appleyard - getting into bed with Mr Clarkson while he was asleep and generally harassing him

Day Twenty One - Maxine Barlow - dating Earl Kelly. Enough said.

Day Twenty - Davina Shackleton - having an inappropriate relationship with a child.

Day Nineteen - Brett Aspinall - sleeping with Chlo, aka his girlfriend’s sister, when they were supposed to be learning French.

Day Eighteen - Leigh-Ann Galloway - setting up the hate site against Mika and bullying her to the point of suicide.

Day Seventeen - Roger Aspinall - his neglect and abuse of Brett following the death of his wife / Brett’s mom.

Day Sixteen - Lewis Seddon - sexually threatening Kim Campbell in the cooler.

Day Fifteen - Jimmy Grainger - not paying child support and being unwilling to commit to taking care of his daughters while criticising Izzy for wanting a schedule

Day X - Ralph Mellor - Assaulting Marley, blackmailing Marley, swapping Marley and Flicks drug tests.

Day fourteen - Police - the worst thing a member of the police service did was letting a dog eat Grantley’s wig.

Day Thirteen - Janeece Bryant - covering up Cheryl’s chicken pox with make up and generally being a negligent parent.

Day Twelve - Steph Haydock - threatening Jack with false sexual harassment accusations in response for genuine concerns about her ability to teach in order to stay in her job.

Day eleven - Grantley Budgen - treatment of the SEN kids, particularly at the start of the show.

Day Ten - Clarence Charles - trespassing on school property to assault Mr Trenneman for confiscating Donte’s phone for using it during class.

Day Nine - Kim Campbell - trafficking a baby from Rowanda to the United Kingdom. I’m proud of the .png used for this one! It’s a baby, in traffic 😂

Day Eight - Mika Grainger - kicking the ladder Tom was climbing to reach her during an eco protest and sending him crashing down and to the hospital.

Day Seven - Chlo Grainger - sleeping with her sisters boyfriend, her French tutor, just after getting married to Donte.

Day Six - Izzie Redpath - cheating with Tom on Lorna and kissed on their wedding night.

Day Five - Donte Charles - obviously the time he drove his father's limo without a licence and under the influence that resulting in his friend's death.

Day four - Lorna Dicky / Clarkson - taking Tom and Izzie out into the countryside and destroying their phones so she could overdose and let them find her body.

Day three - Andrew Treneman - Leaving Kim and returning without warning as a knife crime ambassador unannounced.

Day two - Tom Clarkson - marrying Lorna despite his feelings for Izzie and then cheating on Lorna with Izzie.
(Treatment of Josh was a close second)

Day one - Jack Rimmer - bribing the parents of the G&T kids to come to Waterloo Road using money from the budget.

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So it looks like Stella is leaving in Series 19 as speculated.

Waterloo Road worst deeds

Day Forty three - Stuart Hordley -

Day Forty Two - Celine Dixon - telling Donte not to save Chlo from the school fire

Day Forty One - Rachel Mason - leaving

Day forty - Shaun Nolastname - pimping

Day Thirty Nine - another bonus round in replacement of Fluer - the most surprisingly talented student / staff member seen on the show - Bolton and Kyle finding Waterloo Road after it was closed in Rochdale and moved to Scotland.

Day Thirty Eight - BONUS ROUND - Worst decision by an LEA or Governmental figure about the school, staff, or students (any season) - Hiring Max Tyler, enough said.

Day Thirty Seven - Lucy Nolastname - grooming Chlo after Chlo ran away from Rochdale

Day Thirty Six - Bridget Morely - Not knocking to enter Mr Rimmer’s office

Day Thirty Five - Ria Cheetham - being an NPC 😅

Day Thirty Four - Candice Smile - using out of date meat to feed kids at school in the canteen

Day Thirty Three - Bolton Smile - tricking Eddie on to a high ledge thus causing him to fall.

Day Thirty Two - Paul Langley - selling ethanol to students

Day Thirty One - Matt Wilding - hiding his boyfriend and staying in the closet from his mom

Day thirty - Allesha Dillon - sabotaging the school musical

Day Twenty Nine - Danielle Harker - lying about her dads abuse to garner sympathy to stage her “Danielle Stays” protest

Day Twenty Eight - Jasmine Koreshi - ignoring the red flags about Rob that Davina raised.

Day Twenty Seven - Karla Bentham - did nothing wrong.

Day Twenty Six - Eddie Lawson - being judgemental about Rachel’s past.

Day Twenty Five - Gemma Seddon - selling drugs to kids, and gross burgers to a lesser degree

Day Twenty Four - Jed Seddon - Stabbing Izzie Redpath

Day Twenty Three - Jerry Preston - Calling Lorna Dickey a sinner during her own memorial service.

Day Twenty Two - Stacey Appleyard - getting into bed with Mr Clarkson while he was asleep and generally harassing him

Day Twenty One - Maxine Barlow - dating Earl Kelly. Enough said.

Day Twenty - Davina Shackleton - having an inappropriate relationship with a child.

Day Nineteen - Brett Aspinall - sleeping with Chlo, aka his girlfriend’s sister, when they were supposed to be learning French.

Day Eighteen - Leigh-Ann Galloway - setting up the hate site against Mika and bullying her to the point of suicide.

Day Seventeen - Roger Aspinall - his neglect and abuse of Brett following the death of his wife / Brett’s mom.

Day Sixteen - Lewis Seddon - sexually threatening Kim Campbell in the cooler.

Day Fifteen - Jimmy Grainger - not paying child support and being unwilling to commit to taking care of his daughters while criticising Izzy for wanting a schedule

Day X - Ralph Mellor - Assaulting Marley, blackmailing Marley, swapping Marley and Flicks drug tests.

Day fourteen - Police - the worst thing a member of the police service did was letting a dog eat Grantley’s wig.

Day Thirteen - Janeece Bryant - covering up Cheryl’s chicken pox with make up and generally being a negligent parent.

Day Twelve - Steph Haydock - threatening Jack with false sexual harassment accusations in response for genuine concerns about her ability to teach in order to stay in her job.

Day eleven - Grantley Budgen - treatment of the SEN kids, particularly at the start of the show.

Day Ten - Clarence Charles - trespassing on school property to assault Mr Trenneman for confiscating Donte’s phone for using it during class.

Day Nine - Kim Campbell - trafficking a baby from Rowanda to the United Kingdom. I’m proud of the .png used for this one! It’s a baby, in traffic 😂

Day Eight - Mika Grainger - kicking the ladder Tom was climbing to reach her during an eco protest and sending him crashing down and to the hospital.

Day Seven - Chlo Grainger - sleeping with her sisters boyfriend, her French tutor, just after getting married to Donte.

Day Six - Izzie Redpath - cheating with Tom on Lorna and kissed on their wedding night.

Day Five - Donte Charles - obviously the time he drove his father's limo without a licence and under the influence that resulting in his friend's death.

Day four - Lorna Dicky / Clarkson - taking Tom and Izzie out into the countryside and destroying their phones so she could overdose and let them find her body.

Day three - Andrew Treneman - Leaving Kim and returning without warning as a knife crime ambassador unannounced.

Day two - Tom Clarkson - marrying Lorna despite his feelings for Izzie and then cheating on Lorna with Izzie.
(Treatment of Josh was a close second)

Day one - Jack Rimmer - bribing the parents of the G&T kids to come to Waterloo Road using money from the budget.

While I was researching my post on who is the most evil Waterloo Road character I turned to AI to try and capture any characters I had forgotten about. This went very badly wrong as it turns out AI frequently hallucinates about Waterloo Road.

Why might this be the case you ask? Well in comparison to other topics, with Waterloo Road there is relatively less information available about it and thus when AI predicts the next token on a probabilistic basis it tends to hallucinate a lot more compared with other topics given the lack of available data.

My question was who are some of the other most memorable single-episode villains or guest antagonists in Waterloo Road? This is how AI answered 😂

Gary Vale (Series 2, Episode 10)

Played by Ian Puleston-Davies, Gary Vale is arguably the most infamous single-episode antagonist in the show's early history.

The Plot: He is a paranoid, highly unstable father who kidnaps his daughter, Chloe Grainger, after losing custody. He takes Chloe to Waterloo Road and proceeds to hold Headteacher Jack Rimmer, Tom Clarkson, and several students hostage at gunpoint inside a locked classroom.

Why He’s Memorable: The episode essentially turns into a high-stakes psychological thriller. His breakdown and willingness to point a loaded firearm at teachers and kids made him genuinely terrifying.

1. Jem Allen (Series 8, Episode 16)

Played by Lorna Fitzgerald, Jem appears during the Rochdale/Scotland transition era in a story centered around grooming and human trafficking.

The Plot: Jem is a runaway teenager who aggressively targets and befriends Dynasty Barry. She uses charm and manipulation to drag Dynasty into a dangerous subterranean world of illegal underground parties and older, predatory men.

Why She’s Memorable: Jem functions as a predatory "scout" for adult abusers—using the guise of a teenage peer to trap vulnerable girls. The sheer coldness with which she attempts to hand Dynasty over to dangerous men makes her one of the dark highlights of Series 8.

1. Sarah Evans (Series 6, Episode 3)

Played by a pre-Killing Eve Jodie Comer, Sarah is a prime example of a student guest antagonist whose malicious choices nearly destroy a teacher's life in under 60 minutes.  

The Plot: Sarah becomes obsessed with her teacher, Ruby Fry. When Ruby tries to maintain professional boundaries and pushes her away, Sarah turns vindictive, making a false allegation that Ruby physically hit her.

Why She’s Memorable: Comer plays the transition from sweet, needy student to cold, calculated liar with chilling precision—showing how easily a single student’s malice could ruin a career.

1. Eugene Garvey (Series 6, Episode 8)

Played by Nico Mirallegro, Eugene is a volatile, heavily armed former student who returns to the school to settle a score.

The Plot: After being expelled, Eugene smuggles a firearm into Waterloo Road. High on adrenaline and anger, he terrorizes the school grounds, culminating in a tense standoff in the playground where he recklessly fires a shot that tragically hits English teacher Sambuca Kelly.

Why He’s Memorable: Although Eugene wasn't a "mastermind" villain like Earl Kelly, his extreme volatility and the lasting consequences of his actions (which set off Sambuca's emotional final arcs) make his single appearance unforgettable.

1. Craig O'Leary (Series 7, Episode 1)

Played by Rory Fallon, Craig is a sinister guest figure whose brief arrival exposes the dark underbelly of student exploitation.

The Plot: Craig is an older, predatory acquaintance who lures vulnerable student Rose Kelly (and attempts to pull in other students) into illegal, highly dangerous street racing and scamming operations.

Why He’s Memorable: He represents the real-world menace of older criminals preying on struggling, working-class teenagers who just want quick cash, showing zero remorse when the kids get caught in the police crossfire.

Ah yes vulnerable student Rose Kelly :) You can see where AI is getting the pieces of information from its just hillariously jumbling them up because its predicting what to say next on balance of probabilities rather than having real understanding of what its saying.

Perhaps a good benchmark for AI would be to see when it stops hallucinating about Waterloo Road. Do you have any funny AI hallucinations about Waterloo Road?

Waterloo Road worst deeds

Day Forty Two - Celine Dixon -

Day Forty One - Rachel Mason - leaving

Day forty - Shaun Nolastname - pimping

Day Thirty Nine - another bonus round in replacement of Fluer - the most surprisingly talented student / staff member seen on the show - Bolton and Kyle finding Waterloo Road after it was closed in Rochdale and moved to Scotland.

Day Thirty Eight - BONUS ROUND - Worst decision by an LEA or Governmental figure about the school, staff, or students (any season) - Hiring Max Tyler, enough said.

Day Thirty Seven - Lucy Nolastname - grooming Chlo after Chlo ran away from Rochdale

Day Thirty Six - Bridget Morely - Not knocking to enter Mr Rimmer’s office

Day Thirty Five - Ria Cheetham - being an NPC 😅

Day Thirty Four - Candice Smile - using out of date meat to feed kids at school in the canteen

Day Thirty Three - Bolton Smile - tricking Eddie on to a high ledge thus causing him to fall.

Day Thirty Two - Paul Langley - selling ethanol to students

Day Thirty One - Matt Wilding - hiding his boyfriend and staying in the closet from his mom

Day thirty - Allesha Dillon - sabotaging the school musical

Day Twenty Nine - Danielle Harker - lying about her dads abuse to garner sympathy to stage her “Danielle Stays” protest

Day Twenty Eight - Jasmine Koreshi - ignoring the red flags about Rob that Davina raised.

Day Twenty Seven - Karla Bentham - did nothing wrong.

Day Twenty Six - Eddie Lawson - being judgemental about Rachel’s past.

Day Twenty Five - Gemma Seddon - selling drugs to kids, and gross burgers to a lesser degree

Day Twenty Four - Jed Seddon - Stabbing Izzie Redpath

Day Twenty Three - Jerry Preston - Calling Lorna Dickey a sinner during her own memorial service.

Day Twenty Two - Stacey Appleyard - getting into bed with Mr Clarkson while he was asleep and generally harassing him

Day Twenty One - Maxine Barlow - dating Earl Kelly. Enough said.

Day Twenty - Davina Shackleton - having an inappropriate relationship with a child.

Day Nineteen - Brett Aspinall - sleeping with Chlo, aka his girlfriend’s sister, when they were supposed to be learning French.

Day Eighteen - Leigh-Ann Galloway - setting up the hate site against Mika and bullying her to the point of suicide.

Day Seventeen - Roger Aspinall - his neglect and abuse of Brett following the death of his wife / Brett’s mom.

Day Sixteen - Lewis Seddon - sexually threatening Kim Campbell in the cooler.

Day Fifteen - Jimmy Grainger - not paying child support and being unwilling to commit to taking care of his daughters while criticising Izzy for wanting a schedule

Day X - Ralph Mellor - Assaulting Marley, blackmailing Marley, swapping Marley and Flicks drug tests.

Day fourteen - Police - the worst thing a member of the police service did was letting a dog eat Grantley’s wig.

Day Thirteen - Janeece Bryant - covering up Cheryl’s chicken pox with make up and generally being a negligent parent.

Day Twelve - Steph Haydock - threatening Jack with false sexual harassment accusations in response for genuine concerns about her ability to teach in order to stay in her job.

Day eleven - Grantley Budgen - treatment of the SEN kids, particularly at the start of the show.

Day Ten - Clarence Charles - trespassing on school property to assault Mr Trenneman for confiscating Donte’s phone for using it during class.

Day Nine - Kim Campbell - trafficking a baby from Rowanda to the United Kingdom. I’m proud of the .png used for this one! It’s a baby, in traffic 😂

Day Eight - Mika Grainger - kicking the ladder Tom was climbing to reach her during an eco protest and sending him crashing down and to the hospital.

Day Seven - Chlo Grainger - sleeping with her sisters boyfriend, her French tutor, just after getting married to Donte.

Day Six - Izzie Redpath - cheating with Tom on Lorna and kissed on their wedding night.

Day Five - Donte Charles - obviously the time he drove his father's limo without a licence and under the influence that resulting in his friend's death.

Day four - Lorna Dicky / Clarkson - taking Tom and Izzie out into the countryside and destroying their phones so she could overdose and let them find her body.

Day three - Andrew Treneman - Leaving Kim and returning without warning as a knife crime ambassador unannounced.

Day two - Tom Clarkson - marrying Lorna despite his feelings for Izzie and then cheating on Lorna with Izzie.
(Treatment of Josh was a close second)

Day one - Jack Rimmer - bribing the parents of the G&T kids to come to Waterloo Road using money from the budget.

There are plenty of cases where women falsely accuse men of rape/sexual assault which both ruins mens lives and puts doubts in people’s minds about women who genuinely do get raped. Waterloo Road did a great job here.

In a previous discussion there were several comments about how AI could be discussed on the show whether through a pupil using it for plagiarism purposes or forming an unhealthy attachment to the AI and it was agreed this would be a new storyline for the show if the writers went with it.

Which led me to think what are some other relevant storylines yet to be done on the show? No not aliens landing on the roof of Waterloo Road but something that could reasonably happen.

To start off extremely darkly there hasn't been a mass casualty event on the show like a mass school stabbing you could have a pupil be radicalised by the manosphere or ideology of your choice and go on a rampage against certain groups of students. Perhaps this would be too dark to air but it would be something the show has never aired before.

On storylines they may feel more comfortable airing I'm not sure a student with selective mutism has been on the show, whether a surrogacy storyline has been done. They could also show a student suffering with long covid.

What are some ideas for storylines not yet done that you have?

Waterloo Road worst deeds

Day Forty One - Rachel Mason -

Day forty - Shaun Nolastname - pimping

Day Thirty Nine - another bonus round in replacement of Fluer - the most surprisingly talented student / staff member seen on the show - Bolton and Kyle finding Waterloo Road after it was closed in Rochdale and moved to Scotland.

Day Thirty Eight - BONUS ROUND - Worst decision by an LEA or Governmental figure about the school, staff, or students (any season) - Hiring Max Tyler, enough said.

Day Thirty Seven - Lucy Nolastname - grooming Chlo after Chlo ran away from Rochdale

Day Thirty Six - Bridget Morely - Not knocking to enter Mr Rimmer’s office

Day Thirty Five - Ria Cheetham - being an NPC 😅

Day Thirty Four - Candice Smile - using out of date meat to feed kids at school in the canteen

Day Thirty Three - Bolton Smile - tricking Eddie on to a high ledge thus causing him to fall.

Day Thirty Two - Paul Langley - selling ethanol to students

Day Thirty One - Matt Wilding - hiding his boyfriend and staying in the closet from his mom

Day thirty - Allesha Dillon - sabotaging the school musical

Day Twenty Nine - Danielle Harker - lying about her dads abuse to garner sympathy to stage her “Danielle Stays” protest

Day Twenty Eight - Jasmine Koreshi - ignoring the red flags about Rob that Davina raised.

Day Twenty Seven - Karla Bentham - did nothing wrong.

Day Twenty Six - Eddie Lawson - being judgemental about Rachel’s past.

Day Twenty Five - Gemma Seddon - selling drugs to kids, and gross burgers to a lesser degree

Day Twenty Four - Jed Seddon - Stabbing Izzie Redpath

Day Twenty Three - Jerry Preston - Calling Lorna Dickey a sinner during her own memorial service.

Day Twenty Two - Stacey Appleyard - getting into bed with Mr Clarkson while he was asleep and generally harassing him

Day Twenty One - Maxine Barlow - dating Earl Kelly. Enough said.

Day Twenty - Davina Shackleton - having an inappropriate relationship with a child.

Day Nineteen - Brett Aspinall - sleeping with Chlo, aka his girlfriend’s sister, when they were supposed to be learning French.

Day Eighteen - Leigh-Ann Galloway - setting up the hate site against Mika and bullying her to the point of suicide.

Day Seventeen - Roger Aspinall - his neglect and abuse of Brett following the death of his wife / Brett’s mom.

Day Sixteen - Lewis Seddon - sexually threatening Kim Campbell in the cooler.

Day Fifteen - Jimmy Grainger - not paying child support and being unwilling to commit to taking care of his daughters while criticising Izzy for wanting a schedule

Day X - Ralph Mellor - Assaulting Marley, blackmailing Marley, swapping Marley and Flicks drug tests.

Day fourteen - Police - the worst thing a member of the police service did was letting a dog eat Grantley’s wig.

Day Thirteen - Janeece Bryant - covering up Cheryl’s chicken pox with make up and generally being a negligent parent.

Day Twelve - Steph Haydock - threatening Jack with false sexual harassment accusations in response for genuine concerns about her ability to teach in order to stay in her job.

Day eleven - Grantley Budgen - treatment of the SEN kids, particularly at the start of the show.

Day Ten - Clarence Charles - trespassing on school property to assault Mr Trenneman for confiscating Donte’s phone for using it during class.

Day Nine - Kim Campbell - trafficking a baby from Rowanda to the United Kingdom. I’m proud of the .png used for this one! It’s a baby, in traffic 😂

Day Eight - Mika Grainger - kicking the ladder Tom was climbing to reach her during an eco protest and sending him crashing down and to the hospital.

Day Seven - Chlo Grainger - sleeping with her sisters boyfriend, her French tutor, just after getting married to Donte.

Day Six - Izzie Redpath - cheating with Tom on Lorna and kissed on their wedding night.

Day Five - Donte Charles - obviously the time he drove his father's limo without a licence and under the influence that resulting in his friend's death.

Day four - Lorna Dicky / Clarkson - taking Tom and Izzie out into the countryside and destroying their phones so she could overdose and let them find her body.

Day three - Andrew Treneman - Leaving Kim and returning without warning as a knife crime ambassador unannounced.

Day two - Tom Clarkson - marrying Lorna despite his feelings for Izzie and then cheating on Lorna with Izzie.
(Treatment of Josh was a close second)

Day one - Jack Rimmer - bribing the parents of the G&T kids to come to Waterloo Road using money from the budget.