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Series 1 (2006) The first episode of Waterloo Road was broadcast on 9 March 2006, having been filmed the previous autumn. Characters included headmaster Jack Rimmer (played by Jason Merrells), deputy head Andrew Treneman (played by Jamie Glover) and pastoral care teacher Kim Campbell (played by Angela Griffin). A common theme throughout Series One was the threat of the school's closure by the governors owing to a lack of pupils and the bad publicity it had been receiving prior to Jack's appointment as headmaster. Rimmer, formerly deputy head, became headmaster when the previous head Brian Vasey had a nervous breakdown after 30 years at the school. Other storylines included the death of pupil Adam Deardon in a car crash. Donte Charles blamed himself for Deardon's death and was remanded into custody. The series also focused upon the behaviour of troubled pupil Lewis Seddon, culminating in his engaging in inappropriate sexual behaviour towards teacher Kim Campbell. Another important theme of the series was the break-up of Tom and Lorna Clarkson's short-lived marriage, and the LEA's decision to keep Waterloo Road open. The final moments of the series see Lorna taking a step towards the edge of a canal.