EastEnders legend signs up for Waterloo Road – amid rumours she’ll make shock return for 40th anniversary --[Reported by Umva mag]

AN EASTENDERS legend is joining Waterloo Road for the next series – leaving rumours to swirl about her return for the soap’s 40th anniversary. Actress Lindsey Coulson – who plays Carol Jackson in the BBC soap – has begun filming for the next series of the school-set drama. GettyEastEnders legend Lindsey Coulson has joined Waterloo Road[/caption] BBCLindsey plays Carol Jackson in the BBC soap[/caption] HandoutFans are desperate for Lindsey to return as Carol[/caption] The Sun can exclusively reveal she will be playing the new headteacher in the show with Jason Manford departing the show as Mr Savage after just one series. A source said: “Lindsey’s thrilled to be joining the show. “She’s playing the new head teacher and it’s a great role for her. The show is really going from strength to strength. “She’s a real powerhouse actress and is having a great time.” The news come as fan hopes about Lindsey making a return to EastEnders ahead of the 40th anniversary. Viewers last saw her character Carol in October 2015 riding away on Jim Branning’s old motorbike for a new life away from Walford. The BBC soap will celebrate its 40th anniversary in February with bosses promising a host of high profile returns in the run up. The likes of Tracy-Ann Oberman and Laurie Brett have already resumed theirs roles of Chrissie Watts and Jane Beale for short stints. Meanwhile Patsy Palmer, Michael French and Louisa Lytton are all set to return as Bianca Jackson, David Wicks and Ruby Allen. Could Lindsey be joining them to save her Sonia from prison? Sonia is currently inside awaiting trial for murdering Debbie Colwell with viewers knowing that it was Reiss who killed his comatose wife and not Sonia. Bianca returns soon and attempts to prove Sonia’s innocence and she will be joined by her dad David Wicks. Could Carol be far behind? 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, While Lindsey is filming Waterloo Road until March which could rule her out, both shows are on the BBC so the door may still be open for a surprise stint. The BBC has been contacted for comment.

Sep 20, 2024 - 17:36

EastEnders legend signs up for Waterloo Road – amid rumours she’ll make shock return for 40th anniversary --[Reported by Umva mag]

AN EASTENDERS legend is joining Waterloo Road for the next series – leaving rumours to swirl about her return for the soap’s 40th anniversary.

Actress Lindsey Coulson – who plays Carol Jackson in the BBC soap – has begun filming for the next series of the school-set drama.

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EastEnders legend Lindsey Coulson has joined Waterloo Road[/caption]

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Lindsey plays Carol Jackson in the BBC soap[/caption]

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Fans are desperate for Lindsey to return as Carol[/caption]

The Sun can exclusively reveal she will be playing the new headteacher in the show with Jason Manford departing the show as Mr Savage after just one series.

A source said: “Lindsey’s thrilled to be joining the show.

“She’s playing the new head teacher and it’s a great role for her. The show is really going from strength to strength.

“She’s a real powerhouse actress and is having a great time.”

The news come as fan hopes about Lindsey making a return to EastEnders ahead of the 40th anniversary.

Viewers last saw her character Carol in October 2015 riding away on Jim Branning’s old motorbike for a new life away from Walford.

The BBC soap will celebrate its 40th anniversary in February with bosses promising a host of high profile returns in the run up.

The likes of Tracy-Ann Oberman and Laurie Brett have already resumed theirs roles of Chrissie Watts and Jane Beale for short stints.

Meanwhile Patsy Palmer, Michael French and Louisa Lytton are all set to return as Bianca Jackson, David Wicks and Ruby Allen.

Could Lindsey be joining them to save her Sonia from prison?

Sonia is currently inside awaiting trial for murdering Debbie Colwell with viewers knowing that it was Reiss who killed his comatose wife and not Sonia.

Bianca returns soon and attempts to prove Sonia’s innocence and she will be joined by her dad David Wicks.

Could Carol be far behind?

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,

While Lindsey is filming Waterloo Road until March which could rule her out, both shows are on the BBC so the door may still be open for a surprise stint.

The BBC has been contacted for comment.

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