Amanda Burton to star in Waterloo Road
16/10/2009 - 12:29
Silent Witness star Amanda Burton is to take a lead role in BBC One's Waterloo Road.
Amanda will join the cast of Waterloo Road as Head Teacher Karen Fisher, and said: "I'm very excited to join Waterloo Road which is such a well-known and well-loved series. I can't wait to get started on the programme and am very much looking forward to my first day on set with the cast and crew."
Amanda will begin filming on location in Rochdale in November and will make her first appearance in the drama next year.
BBC Scotland drama boss Anne Mensah said: "Amanda is an actress of exceptional quality and enormous popularity with the audience. We are absolutely delighted to be welcoming her to Waterloo Road."
Fans of Waterloo Road will be able to catch up with the goings-on in the troubled comprehensive much sooner, when the new series starring reigning Strictly Come Dancing Champion Tom Chambers returns to BBC One on Wednesday 28 October.
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