George Sampson extends contract on Waterloo Road

George Sampson extends contract on Waterloo Road
George Sampson extends contract on Waterloo Road (Image credit: PA Wire/Press Association Images)

George Sampson has revealed he has renewed his contract on Waterloo Road. The 16-year-old breakdancer, who won Britain's Got Talent in 2008, will play a "troubled" sixth form student called Kyle Stack in the sixth series of BBC One drama, in episodes to be screened after Christmas. "I've been there for three months now - I've signed another contract now so I'll be doing it up until next year," he said. George - who also appears in StreetDance 3D with dance troupes Diversity and Flawless - added: "I'm loving it. The people are so nice as well." A spokesperson for the show said: "Kyle comes from a troubled background and will liven things up. He will be joining as a regular and could stick around for series seven. "His first scenes will only be shown after Christmas, in the second half of series six."

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Patrick McLennan is a London-based journalist and documentary maker who has worked as a writer, sub-editor, digital editor and TV producer in the UK and New Zealand. His CV includes spells as a news producer at the BBC and TVNZ, as well as web editor for Time Inc UK. He has produced TV news and entertainment features on personalities as diverse as Nick Cave, Tom Hardy, Clive James, Jodie Marsh and Kevin Bacon and he co-produced and directed The Ponds, which has screened in UK cinemas, BBC Four and is currently available on Netflix. 

An entertainment writer with a diverse taste in TV and film, he lists Seinfeld, The Sopranos, The Chase, The Thick of It and Detectorists among his favourite shows, but steers well clear of most sci-fi.