Waterloo Road returns for its seventh series next week with new staff, new students and plenty of fresh drama and dilemmas ahead for teachers and pupils alike. As most fans know by now, Robson Green has joined the cast as the school's new site manager Rob Scotcher, while his former Northern Lights co-star Mark Benton has taken on the role of Maths teacher Daniel Chalk. Ex-Coronation Street actress Poppy Jhakra is to appear as another new teacher named Eleanor Chaudry, who causes a stir on the first day of term by implementing some strict rules and sending Sambuca Kelly to the cooler. Meanwhile, new boy Aiden Scotcher, played by Oliver Lee, is among a fresh (more)...
- 4/25/2011
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Poppy Jhakra has joined the cast of Coronation Street, Digital Spy can confirm. The 23-year-old from West Yorkshire, who has previously appeared in Holby City and Doctors, will play Minnie, a kebab shop worker and friend of Amber, the daughter of Dev Alahan (Jimmi Harkishin). Jhakra has been added to the soap's cast in a bid to better reflect Manchester's ethnic diversity. A Weatherfield source told Digital (more)...
- 10/10/2008
- by By Simon Reynolds
- Digital Spy
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