The BBC has shared the first-look trailer for the next series of Waterloo Road, following its announcement that the drama will return to BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Tuesday 16 May.

The further seven episodes, which will air weekly on BBC One and be available in full on BBC iPlayer, promise new faces, fresh dramas, and lots of fun and laughter along the way. All in a day’s work for the students and teachers of Waterloo Road.

Following the news that fan favourite and former deputy head, Andrew Treneman (Jamie Glover) is returning to the show, audiences will be kept guessing whether Kim’s old flame is back with good intentions or not. Meanwhile, new boy Myles (Osian Morgan), who has been let go by a football Academy and is struggling to come to terms with a life back in mainstream education, makes it clear that he’s not there to make friends, and immediately sets about making a lasting impact on the school. Elsewhere, love is in the air this term as new couples get together and hidden feelings come to the surface.

The students and staff embark on another term of romances and friendships, all whilst navigating issues including mental health, racism, the cost-of-living crisis and being LGBTQ+.

The popular drama series returned in January after an eight-year hiatus following a revival in audiences on BBC iPlayer during the first lockdown. The series remains especially popular with younger viewers, and is the BBC’s second biggest drama title with 16-34 year olds of the year so far, behind only Happy Valley.

Waterloo Road is a Rope Ladder Fiction and Wall to Wall North co-production for BBC One and iPlayer. The executive producers are Cameron Roach for Rope Ladder Fiction, Leanne Klein for Wall to Wall and Gaynor Holmes and Jo McClellan for the BBC. The new series – Waterloo Road’s twelfth in total, and the second since Waterloo Road returned to the BBC at the start of this year - was filmed in Greater Manchester.