Kym Marsh accidentally drops huge hint Waterloo Road has been renewed for a second series as she shares behind-the-scenes snap on set
Kym Marsh accidentally dropped a huge hint Waterloo Road has been renewed for a second series.
The BBC have yet to announce if there will be a follow-up season, after it returned to TV screens following an eight-year break.
Kym, 46, who plays dinner lady Nicky Walters, raised questions if filming had already begun as she shared a behind-the-scenes snap in the make-up chair on set.
Whoops: Kym Marsh accidentally dropped a huge hint Waterloo Road has been renewed for a second series
Sharing a table full of beauty products, Kym captioned the photo: ‘Work time!!! #WaterlooRoad.’
MailOnline has contacted the BBC for comment.
The show is based around a high school in Greater Manchester and tells the stories of the challenges experienced by teachers, parents and pupils.
It also highlights the problems that teenagers face today, including the cost-of-living crisis, navigating being LGBTQ+, racism, sexism and mental health.
Filming: Kym, 46, who plays dinner lady Nicky Walters, raised questions if filming had already begun as she shared a behind-the-scenes snap in the make-up chair on set.
Series 2? The BBC have yet to announce if there will be a follow-up season, after it returned to TV screens following an eight-year break
Katie Griffiths plays Chlo, the mother of Izzi and Tommy. Angela Griffin is the head teacher, while Strictly star Kym plays Nicky, a troubled school kitchen employee and mother of two teenagers.
The secondary school-set show first aired in 2006 and won legions of fans by tackling numerous tough issues over its 200-episode run.
It launched the careers of The Capture star Holliday Grainger, 33, and Jenna Coleman, who went on to win awards for her role as companion Clara Oswald in Doctor Who and as Queen Victoria in Victoria.
The series – of which all ten series were released on BBC iPlayer prior to lockdown – tackled issues such as teenage pregnancy, alcohol, and drug addiction, and cancer.
Character: Kym plays Nicky, a troubled school kitchen employee and mother of two teenagers
Hard-hitting storylines saw headteacher Rachel Mason (Eva Pope) being exposed as a former prostitute, an explosion rip through the canteen, and pupil Maxine Barlow being shot to death by boyfriend Earl Kelly.
The programme ended in 2014 with BBC1 controller Charlotte Moore saying at the time it was ‘important to make room for new dramas’.
The final episode of the show aired on March 9 2015.
Drama: The show is based around a high school in Greater Manchester, tells the stories of the challenges experienced by teachers, parents and pupils
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