List of Waterloo Road characters (series 6)

The following is a list of characters who first appear in the sixth series of the BBC school drama Waterloo Road, in order of first appearance. The sixth series consists of twenty episodes, first broadcast from 1 September 2010 to 6 April 2011. The series opens with the introduction of new head teacher Karen Fisher; other additions to the main cast include Karen's husband Charlie, head of Spanish Francesca Montoya and geography teacher Marcus Kirby, as well as returning character Janeece Bryant. The Fishers' children Bex Fisher, Jess and Harry, Marcus' children Jonah and Ruth, and Ronan Burley all join the supporting cast as pupils from episode one, alongside Vicky MacDonald who returns to the series in a regular role. Episode eleven sees head of pastoral care Adanna Lawal join the main cast, and pupils Kyle Stack and Nate Gurney make their first appearances in the same episode.

Karen Fisher

Karen Fisher is Waterloo Road's most least stayed Head-teacher, she brings with her a cheating husband Charlie Fisher a rebellious/renegade daughter Jess Fisher and bulimic son Harry Fisher, she is also later joined by her missing daughter Bex Fisher . Karen's top priority is encouraging well-rounded and socialized pupils, and to achieve this she wants to create a safe and positive school environment where kids can leave their trouble behind and concentrate on their schooling, but alongside this Karen's not afraid to discipline pupils who step out of line and her tough love policy means that exclusion is back on the table. She will do everything in her power to help a child, but won't tolerate her pupils using their personal lives as an excuse to disruptive behavior. Staff and pupils are divided over Karen's policy, and Waterloo Road will teach Karen a thing or two about patience and tolerance before the term is out. Karen is determined to rule by example and keep her work and home life separate, but hides a tragic past which she and her family are struggling to come to terms with, and this will test her ethos over the course of the series.

Her son Harry (Year 11) and daughter Jess (Year 12) frequently make this difficult. Karen was consumed by guilt - her eldest daughter Bex has been missing for over a year and Karen's obsession with tracking Bex down meant that she failed to notice that Jess was veering off the rails or that Harry developing bulimia. Even after Bex returned home (bringing her sordid past with her) Karen's total maternal focus was still on her eldest daughter - it wasn't until Bex finally re-settled back at Waterloo Road that Karen was able to relax a little. But with Bex now off studying at University, Karen is able to focus more attention on her two youngest children and their family will grow even closer as a result. As Karen's chaotic home life divides her loyalties, we'll see her place the needs of her family above those of her own career. Karen is making great changes to Waterloo Road.

Series 6

This saw Karen split from her husband Charlie, as Harry found out that he was having an affair with another woman. Karen also found out that her daughter Jess was veering off the rails. Karen and Jess had a feisty relationship they don't really talk much but when Karen wants to speak to Jess, Jess just keeps this deep dark secret inside of her. So when Karen found out about her son developing bulimia she tried to put a stop to it and left Jess in the dark, but when Karen found out about her daughter veering off the rails, she didn't do much because she didn't know what to do as Jess didn't talk to her mum about stuff like that as Jess thinks she will judge her and that when she is out she is her own person, but her mum wants to know more and disagrees with her straight away. Will there relationship get better or worse?

Series 7

This saw a new start for Karen and the Fisher Family. As her ex-husband was away with another woman and her eldest daughter Bex was away studying at University, it was just the three of them Karen, Jess and Harry. They seemed a happy family. In this series we see the Scotcher's arrive, Karen caught the eye of Rob Scotcher and her daughter caught the eye of Rob's son Aiden Scotcher, but were these Scotcher's bad news. Karen and Rob started dating; this didn't see the approval of her daughter Jess as she thought it would embarrass her as he was a site manager and her mum was the Head. Karen found out that Aiden had got her daughter Jess and Jess's best mate Vicki pregnant, she didn't want to be with Rob anymore after this because Aiden was bad news. It was Karen and her family's last day at Waterloo Road, this was only because Eleanor Chaudry had been giving information to the LEA which meant Karen was going to lose her job, Jess told Eleanor that if they were going to do something to save Karen's job and save Waterloo Road they needed to do it now, so Jess Fisher and Eleanor got a protest together, Jess did this because she thought her mum was great at being a head-teacher and she thought Karen was the best thing that could've happened to Waterloo Road, unfortunately this didn't work and Karen still left Waterloo Road. She left with Jess and Harry, and that was the last we saw of the Fisher Family.

Charlie Fisher

Charlie Fisher was the husband of Head-teacher Karen Fisher, he was also the dad of Jess Fisher, Harry Fisher and Bex Fisher. He became the supply teacher but Charlie was carrying this secret round with him and it was that he was having an affair with another woman. He had to tell the truth to his daughter Jess because otherwise she would've found out herself. When Karen and Charlie got a divorce it tore the family apart, Jess started veering off the rails even more and Harry got Bulimia even more. After the divorce you don't really see Charlie anymore.

Harry Fisher

Harry was first seen at the beginning of Series Six when his mother, Karen Fisher joined the school as head. His sister Jess Fisher also joined with him alongside his dad, Charlie Fisher he had one other sister that ran away, Bex Fisher, but she later came back. In the first episodes Harry finds out that his dad is having an affair and alongside the help of Sambuca Kelly takes photos of him and Francesca Montoya. Though he is seeing another woman called Maria! At first Karen doesn't believe him but then the story unfolds. His parents arguing were one reason Harry suffered from Bulimia and his sister started veering off the rails because of the disappearance of their sister Bex Fisher.

He starts a budding romance with Ruth Kirby and they join forces to defeat the bullies. Though in Episode 7 it all goes belly up when he attempts to drown himself after the bullying of Finn Sharkey and Josh Stevenson. Finn then reveals Harry makes himself sick to his mother and he is sorted out. Later that day he is found eating and attempting being sick. Karen wanted Harry to write the names of the people who were bullying him he wrote Finn Sharkey, Josh Stevenson, and to Karen's surprise his sister Jess Fisher.

In Series Seven he starts hanging round with Kyle Stack and gets involved with the lives of his sister Jess Fisher and her best mate Vicki MacDonald Harry departs Waterloo road with his mum Karen Fisher and sister Jess Fisher.

Jess Fisher

Jessica "Jess" Fisher. Head-teacher Karen Fisher's middle child and youngest daughter. Jess is full of contradictions; on the one hand involving herself in an adult relationship with a man who doesn't know she's a schoolgirl and on the other playing games to be popular and lying to her parents to keep their approval. Cool, sarky and confident nature ensured her popularity at school and made sure she was never short of admirers. She is also aware of how popular and pretty she is. Jess and Karen have a feisty relationship; Jess feels like she can never live up to Karen's lost daughter Bex. She has a complex home life, simultaneously resenting, whilst really missing her older sister Bex who used to make their family life bearable also Vicki doesn't approve of Jess's promiscuity, and isn't afraid to say so. Jess also finds herself at the pinnacle of a love triangle, as both Jonah Kirby and Finn Sharkey fight over her. Jonah wants Jess to work out who she really is and their love affair plays out at the heart of Waterloo Road. Jess previously bedded Chris - a man ten years her senior and led on Finn who was younger than her, but in Series 7 it sees Jess finally fall into a relationship with a boy her own age, but it's not going to be pain sailing- Aiden Scotcher has a wondering eye and although he's mad about Jess, he also has a thing for her best friend Vicki. Will this break the girl's relationship apart?

Series 6 Jess started Waterloo Road with her (Mother) Karen Fisher (Father) Charlie Fisher (Brother) Harry Fisher and is later joined by her sister Bex Fisher. Jess's home life is complicated; she has a missing sister and a feisty relationship with her mother. She also has a deep dark secret only her and Christopher Mead knew. The night before the first day of term saw that Jess had bedded a man way older than herself, not until the next morning Jess realised that she had bedded her Science teacher and her mother's deputy head. Chris soon made it clear that their relationship wouldn't continue and that it was just a one-night stand, but this didn't stop Jess on liking Chris. Jess told Vicki MacDonald about her and Chris, as Vicki saw Jess leaving Chris's flat. Chris found out that Jess had told Vicki and he went furious. Vicki blackmailed Chris into giving her good grades or she would tell everyone about his one night stand with Jess. Jess dated Finn she soon realised that Finn had been bullying her little brother Harry. She then ended their relationship. Jess's next relationship was with Jonah Kirby, Jess hadn't told Jonah about her and Chris because she didn't want to lose Jonah. Jonah found out about Jess and Chris and he went mad and nearly outted Jess and Chris in front of the whole school. Jonah ended his relationship with Jess because she kept secrets from him and he just couldn't trust her anymore. Jess also has to deal with a divorce and a porn obsessed boyfriend. Dylan Hodge was porn obsessed he made a film of Jess and many of her sister Bex, "Hodge" threatened to post the video of Jess online unless Bex got back with him, Bex said she would go with Hodge because she loved her sister and she didn't want her getting hurt, Jess then tried to help by trying to bring Bex back, this then led to Jess being sexually assaulted by Hodge, but Bex told Karen and then the police were called and Hodge was arrested. Jess's mum and dad got a divorce because Karen found out that Charlie had been having an affair. Charlie then told Jess and she was so upset - but she didn't really show it, and then Jess told Harry. This has torn the family apart. When Bex returned Jess's relationship with her mum improved, even her relationship with her brother Harry improved.

Series 7 This series saw a new start for Jess and the Fisher Family, as now her dad is with another woman and her sister is off at University it was only Jess, Harry and Karen. Jess soon sets her eyes on Aiden Scotcher. Aiden's dad told him not to get into a relationship but Aiden couldn't resist Jess or her best mate Vicki. Jess has been dating Aiden for a while until she found out that Aiden had been seeing Vicki behind her back. Jess was so upset and she ended her relationship with Aiden, Ronan told Jess that Vicki was pregnant and it was Aiden's. Soon after that Jess found out that she was pregnant and it was Aiden's as well. Soon enough the whole school found out that both girls with pregnant with Aiden's child. It was Jess, Harry and Karen's last day at Waterloo Road, this was because Karen was fired from her role as Head-teacher. Just before Jess went Aiden asked if he could be part of their baby's life... Jess leaves Waterloo Road with her mother and brother whilst pregnant with Aiden's child, and cannot decide what to do about Aiden seeing her baby.

Ronan Burley

Francesca Montoya

Jonah Kirby

Ruth Kirby

Marcus Kirby

Bex Fisher

Adanna Lawal

Kyle Stack

Kyle Stack was a student at Waterloo Road Comprehensive School. He is played by George Sampson. He made his first appearance during the sixth series on 2 February 2011. Kyle arrives at Waterloo Road with his mother, Jackie Stack (Lizzie Roper). Waterloo Road is the last chance that Kyle gets, as he was expelled permanently from his last school. During his first day at Waterloo Road, Kyle is accused of sexually assaulting Bex Fisher (Tina O'Brien), which led to Kyle setting his Rottweiler, Manic loose. As the dog attacked Spanish teacher, Francesca Montoya (Karen David), Kyle showed a sensitive side to his personality when he saw his dog being taken away from him to be put down.

As he begins to settle into school, Kyle auditions for the upcoming pantomime, Cinderfella. He is often teased by Finn Sharkey (Jack McMullen), who gets Kyle taken out of the panto as the lead character and Finn replaces him. By the end of series six, Kyle and Finn finally begin a friendship as they end their rivalry, following Finn's fall from a bridge when attempting to save Denzil Kelly (Reece Douglas).

In series seven, Kyle is led to believe that he is the father of his girlfriend, Ali Redback (Kirsty Armstrong)'s baby. This turns out to be untrue once it is revealed that Ali was abused by her stepfather, Callum Pierson, making him the biological father of the baby. Kyle and many of his other friends are sad to discover that Sambuca Kelly (Holly Kenny) has died from a brain tumour, which was inoperable. All of the students from Waterloo Road pay their last respects to Sam and they plant a tree for her in memory. Kyle participates in a school protest to stop Waterloo Road from being closed down. He is given a round of applause by Eleanor Chaudry (Poppy Jhakra) when he throws an egg at Richard Whitman.

Throughout the rest of series seven, Kyle's personality is seen to worsen, especially when he joins a local gang called the Dale Sken Crew. The leader of the gang, Mason Price is arrested for knife crime and Kyle becomes friends with Tariq Siddiqui (Naveed Choudhry). During a fun run, Kyle and Tariq are seen by Daniel Chalk (Mark Benton) fronting up to a local gang, led by gang leader, Eugene. Kyle is expelled from school permanently when he slaps Nikki Boston (Heather Peace) across the face, and he is caught selling illegal vodka shots in school. Upon the recent events, involving the fact that Finn Sharkey set fire to an empty garage, in which Tariq's kid sister was, Kyle decides to help Tariq get revenge on Finn by shooting him with a crossbow. Tariq seems to be against the idea as he fears of going back to prison, so he tells Kyle that the crossbow has gone missing. However, Kyle finds the crossbow in the boys' changing rooms of the school and he attempts to shoot Finn, but it results in Josh Stevenson being shot instead. Kyle is arrested and sentenced to approximately 2 years in prison for ABH.

In the series eight finale, Kyle returns to Waterloo Road in Scotland. He tries to prove to all the staff there, including Tom Clarkson (Jason Done) that he has served his time in prison and he wants to return to school for a decent education. Christine Mulgrew (Laurie Brett), the new headmaster of the school decides to give Kyle a chance. It is revealed that during Kyle's time in prison, he assaulted an inmate for no reason, but Kyle reveals that he was being bullied when he was inside and after the inmate insulted his mum, Kyle banged the inmate's head into a sink. Kyle seems to show an interest in Rhiannon Salt (Rebecca Craven), who at first thinks he is using her just for a soft touch, but this is not true. Kyle is teased by Barry Barry (Carl Au) and after assaulting Barry with a chair, Kyle believes he has lost his chance at school and he runs away from Tom, hiding in his office. Kyle is next seen on top of the school roof, about to commit suicide as he believes he will go to prison for hurting Barry. Much of Kyle's past in prison is revealed, as he mentions he was beaten up by some inmates whilst inside and he refers to himself as a "mummy's boy" because he didn't fight back. Tom talks Kyle off the roof, but it results in Tom falling to his death. Feeling like it was his fault that Tom died, Kyle leaves Waterloo Road. It is rumoured that Kyle may have been arrested again, but this is unlikely true.

Nate Gurney

Nate Gurney was the homosexual boyfriend of Josh Stevenson. He made his first appearance on Episode 11 and made his last appearance on Episode 20. He was portrayed by Scott Haining.

Nate met Josh at his first day of Waterloo Road. He doesn't seem to have a very good relationship with his father, Matt, as he thought that his deceased older brother, Aaron, was the golden boy. However, before he died in the military, Nate confessed to Aaron that he was homosexual, and Aaron encouraged Nate to confess to their father of his sexuality.

Nate started secretly dating Josh as he was afraid that his father would disapprove of his sexuality, and he was right once his father discovered this at school. He had a talk with Nate as he promised to make things right between them, but told him to stay away from Josh. However, after having a talk with Josh's father Tom Clarkson, Nate phoned his father by a mobile and told him that he's going to have to deal with him dating Josh. This caused Matt to violently beat Tom up at a pub; Nate blamed himself for Tom's violent attack. This then caused problems for Nate and Josh but they both got over it.

Nate was last seen with Josh when he performed in the school production of 'Cinderfella' (a parody of Cinderella). He was never seen again throughout the entire show, and it is still unknown how and why he and Josh broke up.

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