AN EASTENDERS legend is joining Waterloo Road for the next series – leaving rumours to swirl about her return for the soap’s 40th anniversary.
Actress Lindsey Coulson – who plays Carol Jackson in the BBC soap – has begun filming for the next series of the school-set drama.
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The Sun can exclusively reveal she will be playing the new headteacher in the show with Jason Manford departing the show as Mr Savage after just one series.
A source said: “Lindsey’s thrilled to be joining the show.
“She’s playing the new head teacher and it’s a great role for her. The show is really going from strength to strength.
“She’s a real powerhouse actress and is having a great time.”
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The news come as fan hopes about Lindsey making a return to EastEnders ahead of the 40th anniversary.
Viewers last saw her character Carol in October 2015 riding away on Jim Branning’s old motorbike for a new life away from Walford.
The BBC soap will celebrate its 40th anniversary in February with bosses promising a host of high profile returns in the run up.
The likes of Tracy-Ann Oberman and Laurie Brett have already resumed theirs roles of Chrissie Watts and Jane Beale for short stints.
Meanwhile Patsy Palmer, Michael French and Louisa Lytton are all set to return as Bianca Jackson, David Wicks and Ruby Allen.
Could Lindsey be joining them to save her Sonia from prison?
Sonia is currently inside awaiting trial for murdering Debbie Colwell with viewers knowing that it was Reiss who killed his comatose wife and not Sonia.
Bianca returns soon and attempts to prove Sonia’s innocence and she will be joined by her dad David Wicks.
Could Carol be far behind?
Waterloo road main cast – past and present
Who was part of the main cast of Waterloo Road series 13?
Parents and Staff
- Angela Griffin – Headteacher Kim Campbell
- James Baxter – Deputy Head Joe Casey
- Vincent Jerome – Deputy Head Lindon King
- Ryan Clayton – School security Sergeant Mike Rutherford
- Jo Coffey as PA to headteacher, Wendy Whitwell
- Neil Fitzmaurice – History teacher Neil Guthrie
- Rachel Leskovac – Head of English Coral Walker
- Kym Marsh – School Canteen worker Nicky Walters
- Katherine Pearce – Junior teacher Amy Spratt
- Shauna Shim – Music teacher Valerie Chambers
- Adam Thomas – School caretaker Donte Charles
- Jamie Glover – Former deputy head Andrew Treneman
Pupils
- Noah Valentine – Preston Walters
- Priyasasha Kumari – Samia Choudhry
- Adam Ali – Kai Sharif
- Alicia Forde – Kelly Jo Rafferty
- Francesco Piacentini-Smith – Dean Weever
- Liam Scholes – Noel McManus
- Lucy Eleanor Begg – Caz Williams
- Summer Violet Bird – Tonya Walters
- Scarlett Thomas – Izzy Charles
- Thapelo Ray – Dwayne Jackson
- Inathi Rozani – Zayne Jackson
- Chiamaka Ulebor – Shola Aku
- Hattie Dynevor – Libby Guthrie
- Zak Sutcliffe – Schumacher “Schuey” Weever
- Tillie Amartey – Stacey “Stace” Neville
- Maisie Robinson – Portia Weever
- Aabay Noor Ali – Mollie ‘Mog’ Richardson
- Zanele Nyoni – Jess Clarke
- Teddy Wallwork – Declan Harding
Returning
- Lauren Drummond – Mika Grainger
Who were some of the past notable characters from across the years?
Previous Heads
- Jack Rimmer – Jason Merrells
- Rachel Mason – Eva Pope
- Karen Fisher – Amanda Burton
- Michael Byrne – Alec Newman
- Christine Mulgrew – Laurie Brett
- Vaughan Fitzgerald – Neil Pearson
Notable Teachers
- Drama teacher Izzy Redpath – Jill Halfpenny
- English teacher Tom Clarkson – Jason Done
- English teacher Lorna Dickey – Camilla Power
- English teacher Grantley Budgen – Philip Martin Brown
- French teacher Steph Haydock – Denise Welch
- Deputy Head Eddie Lawson – Neil Morrissey
- Deputy Head Chistopher Mead – William Ash
- Executive Head Max Tyler – Tom Chambers
- Drama and Music teacher Matt Wilding – Chris Geere
- English teacher Jasmine Koreshi – Shabana Bakhsh
- Special needs assistant Davina Shackleton – Christine Tremarco
- Home Economics teacher – Ruby Fry Elizabeth Berrington
- Head of Foreign Languages Jo Lipsett – Sarah-Jane Potts
- Foreign Languages teacher Francesca “Cesca” Montoya – Karen David
- Geography teacher Marcus Kirby – Wil Johnson
- Head of Pastoral Care Adanna Lawal – Sharlene Whyte,
While Lindsey is filming Waterloo Road until March which could rule her out, both shows are on the BBC so the door may still be open for a surprise stint.
The BBC has been contacted for comment.
