Viv O'Donnell, a local radio DJ superstar, hosts her live radio show at the school. Everybody is excited about having a masterclass in radio journalism from her except her daughter Andi who shies away from her mum's limelight. Sian and Michael end up getting up late, having spent the night together in a hotel. Jez steals Sian's car keys to check her GPS, only to find out that she has lied about where she has been. After confronting Sian, she ends up admitting the truth about the affair she has been having. Trudi gets a hard time from Finn after it is accidentally revealed that her dad has marriage plans for her with a family friend.
Season 7 Episode 19 of Waterloo Road resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.
Waterloo Road Comprehensive is on the scrap heap. It can be found very near the bottom of every league table there is. Its despondent teachers have given up trying to make a difference as they struggle to cope with their own personal problems as well as their nightmare day jobs. When the current Headmaster has a nervous breakdown, Jack Rimmer is reluctantly thrown into the hot seat. He recruits optimistic, educational zealot Andrew Treneman who wants to give up his comfortable private school job to bring the benefits of his elite educational experience to Waterloo Road.
Together with feisty Guidance Head Kim Campbell the three teachers - all committed in their very different ways - set to turn round Waterloo Road, painful step by painful step. Meanwhile English teacher Tom Clarkson's life is in a mess. He's about to be married to live-in girlfriend and fellow teacher Lorna Dickey and can't face telling her he is no longer in love. But much worse, he has fallen for Lorna's closest friend - drama teacher Izzie Redpath.
Man-eating French teacher Steph Haydock is delighted Jack Rimmer has been promoted - she's always fancied him but now he's headmaster, his powerful, manly charms are impossible to resist.