Waterloo Road

New headmistress Karen Fisher has her hands full dealing with Waterloo Road's newest family - two previously home-schooled pupils, Ruth and Jonah Kirby.

Jess becomes jealous as Karen and Chris grow closer professionally and sabotages their friendship by publishing a vicious article in the school newspaper.

Chris finds himself in a difficult position when a controversial new sexual health initiative highlights the sensitivity surrounding sexual issues.

A confused Josh finds his sexuality the talk of the school when, much to the humiliation of Lauren, he tries to kiss Finn.

Marcus's first day almost ends in disaster when he wades into Ronan's life before properly understanding the situation, driving father and son further apart.

Sam attempts to get rid of drugs brought into school by Lauren and Amy, while Ruby, jealous of Janeece and John, tries to put the spark back into her marriage.

Ruth gets a taste of popularity when she proves to be the strongest entrant in the interschool debating contest. Harry's bulimia reaches crisis point.

Vicky's home situation spirals out of control as she fails to juggle her schoolwork, living in a hostel and visiting her critically ill father.

Chris's controversial scheme to equip Waterloo Road with CCTV backfires when it risks exposing his one-night stand with Jess Fisher.

Karen and Chris launch a new scheme separating boys and girls. A Year 10 pupil is accused of sexual assault. Bex Fisher refuses to open up to her family.

Year ten pupil Billie Taylor is convinced that her own mother is trying to steal her newborn daughter from her, so Janeece offers to help.

Nate and Josh's romance hits a rough spot when Nate's homophobic dad finds out about their relationship, and Tom is forced to bear the brunt of his anger.

Ruby's political views land her in hot water when she unwittingly encourages year 11 pupil Martin Dowling's racial abuse of the new school caretaker.

Harry's cry for attention veers out of control when he steals Karen's phone and uses it to send incendiary emails. Karen and Chris deal with the boy-only initiative.

The truth about why Bex ran away is finally revealed when year 11 pupil Wayne Bodley stumbles upon compromising footage of her on the internet.

Finn and Ronan's party in an abandoned mill is the talk of the school, but the boys' bragging ends up alienating the only two girls they want to show up.

Ronan attempts to bolster Vicki's flagging confidence.

Cesca hands in her notice, reasoning that if she is not Jonah's teacher then they can go public with their relationship, but Chris is onto the couple.

The day of the Waterloo Road pantomime has finally arrived, but when Finn gets Kyle purposefully kicked off the cast, Sam begins to doubt their relationship.