Final episode of Rochdale based Waterloo Road

Fans of the BBC One drama will next week see the final episode set in Rochdale. Cast and crew are already filming series eight at the programme's new base in Greenock, Inverclyde.

Viewers of the BBC One show will see a ‘dramatic and explosive’ storyline at the end of series 7 which will see a number of current teachers and pupils setting up a new independent school in Scotland.

Actor Alec Newman, who plays Michael Byrne, told TV Choice: "There's a lot more space here, but there was a certain charm to that Rochdale building, which was falling to bits."

Waterloo Road's final Rochdale episode airs Wednesday 25 April. Series eight will launch on BBC One later this year.