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|name            = Detained
|image                 = Detained.jpg
|image           = Detained.jpg
|season number         = Series 1 (Class)
|season number   = [[Series 1 (Class)|Series 1]]
|series episode number = 6
|story number   = 5a
|story number         = 5
|main character = [[Charlie Smith|Charlie]], [[April MacLean|April]], [[Ram Singh|Ram]], [[Tanya Adeola|Tanya]], [[Matteusz Andrzejewski|Matteusz]]
|episode number        = 6
|featuring       = [[Miss Quill]]
|scripturl      = https://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/documents/class-episode-6-shooting-script-20.07.16.pdf
|enemy           = [[Prisoner (Detained)|The Prisoner]]
|main character       = [[Charlie Smith|Charlie]], [[April MacLean|April]], [[Ram Singh|Ram]], [[Tanya Adeola|Tanya]], [[Matteusz Andrzejewski|Matteusz]]
|setting         = [[Class B3]], [[November]] [[2016]]; [[No-time, no-space]]
|featuring             = [[Andrea Quill|Quill]]
|writer         = [[Patrick Ness]]
|enemy                 = [[Prisoner (Detained)|The Prisoner]]
|director       = [[Wayne Che Yip]]
|setting               = [[Class B3]], [[November]] [[2016]]; [[No-time, no-space]]
|producer       = [[Derek Ritchie]]
|writer               = Patrick Ness
|release date   = [[19 November (releases)|19 November]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]]
|director             = [[Wayne Che Yip]]
|network         = [[BBC Three]]
|producer             = [[Derek Ritchie]]
|format         = 1x45 minute episode
|release date         = 19 November 2016
|production code = 1.6
|network               = BBC Three
|series         = [[Class television stories|''Class'' television stories]]
|format               = 1x45 minute episode
|prev           = Brave-ish Heart (TV story)
|production code       = 1.6
|next           = The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did (TV story)
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|next                 = The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did (TV story)
|trailer         = Confess! - Class Episode 6 Sneak Peek - BBC Three
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|trailer               = Episode 6 Trailer Detained Class Saturdays @ 10 9c on BBC America
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|trailer2              = Confess! - Class Episode 6 Sneak Peek - BBC Three
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|clip                 = Trapped in a Confession Prison! Detained Class
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'''''Detained''''' was the sixth episode of the [[Series 1 (Class)|first series]] of ''[[Class (TV series)|Class]]''. It saw the [[Coal Hill gang]] trapped in their [[Class B3|physics classroom]], nowhere in [[time]] and [[space]].
'''''Detained''''' was the sixth episode of ''[[Class (TV series)|Class]]''. It was written by [[Patrick Ness]], directed by [[Wayne Che Yip]] and featured most of the [[Coal Hill defenders]] trapped in their [[Class B3|physics classroom]] outside of [[time]] and [[space]] in a "Quill-lite" episode, with her activities during this story being depicted in [[The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did (TV story)|the following episode]].
 
This episode was notable for being "Quill-lite", minimally including the character of [[Miss Quill]] at all and focusing more on the students themselves, and their relationships.


== Synopsis ==
== Synopsis ==
A [[Prison (Detained)|mysterious asteroid]] throws [[Charlie Smith|Charlie]], [[April MacLean|April]], [[Ram Singh|Ram]], [[Matteusz Andrzejewski|Matteusz]] and [[Tanya Adeola|Tanya]] [[no-time, no-space|out of space and time]] and [[Andrea Quill|Miss Quill]] is nowhere to be found.
A [[Prison (Detained)|mysterious asteroid]] throws [[Charlie Smith|Charlie]], [[April MacLean|April]], [[Ram Singh|Ram]], [[Matteusz Andrzejewski|Matteusz]] and [[Tanya Adeola|Tanya]] [[no-time, no-space|outside of space and time]] and [[Andrea Quill|Miss Quill]] is nowhere to be found.


They now have to confess their deepest and darkest secrets to each other without losing their minds. Can they stick together to fight [[Prisoner (Detained)|the Prisoner]] or will their confessions split them apart?
They now have to confess their deepest and darkest secrets to each other without losing their minds. Can they stick together to fight [[Prisoner (Detained)|the Prisoner]] or will their confessions split them apart?


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
[[Andrea Quill|Miss Quill]] places [[Charlie Smith|Charlie]], [[Ram Singh|Ram]], [[April MacLean|April]], [[Tanya Adeola|Tanya]] and [[Matteusz Andrzejewski|Matteusz]] in detention for seemingly no reason, claiming that she has things to do and does not want to be bothered. After she leaves them, April attempts to unlock the door. As she gets the door open, a [[comet]] flies through the [[Coal Hill Space-Time Rift|tear]] in the hallway, and lands in the [[Class B3|classroom]]. Following this, the windows and door turn black and it appears that they are trapped in the classroom.
[[Andrea Quill|Miss Quill]] places [[Charlie Smith|Charlie]], [[Ram Singh|Ram]], [[April MacLean|April]], [[Tanya Adeola|Tanya]] and [[Matteusz Andrzejewski|Matteusz]] in detention for seemingly no reason, claiming that she has things to do and does not want to be bothered. After she leaves them, April attempts to unlock the door. As she gets the door open, an [[asteroid]] flies through the [[Coal Hill Space-Time Rift|tear]] in the hallway, and lands in the [[Class B3|classroom]]. Following this, the windows and door turn black and it appears that they are trapped in the classroom.


At first believing Quill is responsible, Charlie realises that she can't do so without the [[arn]] killing her. They begin to notice that they are all noticeably more aggressive than usual, expect for Charlie who begins to exhibit extreme [[claustrophobia]] and paranoia. They eventually notice the meteor in the corner of the room, with a glowing orange substance attached to it. Matteusz picks it up and seemingly enters a trance state, recalling the day he told [[Matteusz's babcia|his grandmother]] he was [[gay]]. He reveals that he's afraid of Charlie, and April knocks the rock out of his hand. They hypothesise that it is a form of confession.
At first believing Quill is responsible, Charlie realises that she can't do so without the [[Arn (species)|arn]] killing her. They begin to notice that they are all noticeably more aggressive than usual, except for Charlie who begins to exhibit extreme [[claustrophobia]] and paranoia. They eventually notice the [[meteor]] in the corner of the room, with a glowing orange substance attached to it. Matteusz picks it up and seemingly enters a trance state, recalling the day he told [[Matteusz's babcia|his grandmother]] he was [[gay]]. He reveals that he's afraid of Charlie, and April knocks the rock out of his hand. They hypothesise that it is a form of confession.


As time passes, they become more aggressive and Charlie begins panicking about the situation. They slowly begin to turn on one another, viewing the worst of everyone. Tanya suggests that as the meteor forces people to tell the truth, they could potentially ask it questions about where they are. Tanya decides to pick it up, and she reveals that she worries about the others treating her as a little sister, or someone they have to tolerate. She also reveals that the meteor is dangerous and can fry a person's brain if they hold it for too long, and it is housing a prisoner. She drops the meteor, and the group begin to fear that they are in a prison with a murderer.
As time passes, they become more aggressive and Charlie begins panicking about the situation. They slowly begin to turn on one another, viewing the worst of everyone. Tanya suggests that as the meteor forces people to tell the truth, they could potentially ask it questions about where they are. Tanya decides to pick it up, and she reveals that she worries about the others treating her as a little sister, or someone they have to tolerate. She also reveals that the meteor is dangerous and can fry a person's brain if they hold it for too long, and it is housing a prisoner. She drops the meteor, and the group begin to fear that they are in a prison with a murderer.


Tensions rise between Charlie and Matteusz due to Matteusz's confession. To calm Charlie down, Matteusz tells him about [[The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe|a book]] about a place called [[Narnia]], and how Susan judged her friend based on one bad thing she said. Charlie forgives Matteusz and they reconcile.  
Tensions rise between Charlie and Matteusz due to Matteusz's confession. To calm Charlie down, Matteusz tells him about [[The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe|a book]] about a place called [[Narnia]], and how Susan judged her friend based on one bad thing she said. Matteusz asks Charlie if he never complains about him or their friends, even in the privacy of his own head. Charlie says that he doesn't and he leaves.


Tanya suggests that someone else needs to pick up the rock to find out more about where they are. Ram does so and reveals that he loves April more than she could ever love him. April struggles to deny this and only fuels Ram's feeling. Ram passes out before he can provide any more information, however upon waking he reveals that the prisoner is a murderer and wants to kill them.  
Tanya suggests that someone else needs to pick up the rock to find out more about where they are. Ram does so and reveals that he loves April more than she could ever love him. April struggles to deny this and only fuels Ram's feeling. Ram passes out before he can provide any more information; however, upon waking he reveals that the prisoner is a murderer and wants to kill them.


April then picks up the rock and confesses that Ram's concerns are true — she does not love him as much as he loves her. However, she also manages to make the prisoner reveal that that they are "here and nowhere" (that is, they are outside of time and space). They realise that they will be trapped in the classroom eternally as they will never age and never die, unless they kill eachother.
April then picks up the rock and confesses that Ram's concerns are true — she does not love him as much as he loves her. However, she also manages to make the prisoner reveal that that they are "here and nowhere" (that is, they are outside of time and space). They realise that they will be trapped in the classroom eternally as they will never age and never die, unless they kill each other.


As everyone becomes more and more aggravated, Charlie decides to picks up the rock as he believes that it does not have the same effect on him as the others (as he has not been feeling angry). When he does so, he realises that he is more guilty that the prisoner (as [[Rhodian]]s believe that his desire to kill the [[Shadow Kin]] is equal to actually doing it) and therefore his reaction to the prison is due to his feeling that it is for him. His guilt kills the prisoner, and the classroom returns to [[Coal Hill]].  
As everyone becomes more and more aggravated, Charlie decides to picks up the rock as he believes that it does not have the same effect on him as the others (as he has not been feeling angry). When he does so, he realises that he is more guilty that the prisoner (as [[Rhodian]]s believe that his desire to kill the [[Shadow Kin]] is equal to actually doing it) and therefore his reaction to the prison is due to his feeling that it is for him. His guilt kills the prisoner, and the classroom returns to [[Coal Hill]].


However, Charlie realises that he has made a mistake, as the prison still needs to house a prisoner and he is the guiltiest of the group. As the rock attempts to detain him, Miss Quill enters and fires her gun at the rock, destroying it. Most of the group leave the classroom in frustration, however Charlie and Matteusz stay behind and question Quill as to how she is able to use a gun. They notice she has a long scar over her eye and her hair is noticeably longer than before. She reveals that she has had a stressful day and that she has removed the arn from her brain, ensuring her freedom.
However, Charlie realises that he has made a mistake, as the prison still needs to house a prisoner and he is the guiltiest of the group. As the rock attempts to detain him, Miss Quill enters and fires her gun at the rock, destroying it. Most of the group leave the classroom in frustration; however, Charlie and Matteusz stay behind and question Quill as to how she is able to use a gun. They notice she has a long scar over her eye and her hair is noticeably longer than before. She reveals that she has had a stressful day and that she has removed the arn from her brain, ensuring her freedom.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* [[Miss Quill]] - [[Katherine Kelly]]
* [[Andrea Quill|Miss Quill]] - [[Katherine Kelly]]
* [[Charlie Smith|Charlie]] - [[Greg Austin]]
* [[Charlie Smith|Charlie]] - [[Greg Austin]]
* [[Ram Singh|Ram]] - [[Fady Elsayed]]
* [[Ram Singh|Ram]] - [[Fady Elsayed]]
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* [[Tanya Adeola|Tanya]] - [[Vivian Oparah]]
* [[Tanya Adeola|Tanya]] - [[Vivian Oparah]]
* [[Matteusz Andrzejewski|Matteusz]] - [[Jordan Renzo]]
* [[Matteusz Andrzejewski|Matteusz]] - [[Jordan Renzo]]
* Voice of the [[Prisoner (Detained)|Prisoner]] - [[Ferdy Roberts]]  
* Voice of the [[Prisoner (Detained)|Prisoner]] - [[Ferdy Roberts]]


== Crew ==
== Crew ==
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== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* Matteusz asks whether the explosion was an [[earthquake]]. Ram ridicules the question by asking, "in [[London]]?"
* Matteusz asks whether the explosion was an [[earthquake]]. Ram ridicules the question by quipping, "in [[London]]?"
* Ram uses the phrase "[[Happy clappy]]" as slang.
* Matteusz uses the phrase "[[Two birds, one stone]]".
* Ram picks up a [[Hoberman Transforming Original Mini Sphere|toy flower ball]].
* For Rhodians, wishing for something was considered the same as an action and was equatable in guiltiness.


=== Coal Hill School ===
=== Coal Hill Academy ===
* Miss Quill gives the gang an hour of [[detention]].
* Quill gives the [[Coal Hill defenders]] an hour of [[detention]].
* Ram says he didn't get into [[A levels]] by accident.
* Ram says he didn't get into [[A levels]] by accident when pointing out his cleverness.


=== People ===
=== People ===
* Charlie is [[Claustrophobia|claustrophobic]].
* Charlie is [[Claustrophobia|claustrophobic]] and has a [[panic attack]].
** Charlie has a [[panic attack]].
* Matteusz visited [[Matteusz's babcia|his grandmother]] in [[2015]] for her birthday with [[Matteusz Andrzejewski's father|his father]].
* Matteusz visited [[Matteusz's babcia|his grandmother]] in [[2015]] for her birthday with his [[Matteusz's father|his father]].
* When April picks up the rock, she remembers being in court to testify against [[Huw MacLean|her dad]].
* When April picks up the rock she remembers being in court to testify against [[Huw MacLean|her dad]].
* When Ram picks up the rock, he remembers telling [[Varun Singh|his father]] the truth of his leg in his [[Ram Singh's house|back garden]].
* When Ram picks up the rock he remembers telling [[Varun Singh|his father]] the truth in his [[Ram Singh's house|back garden]].
* Charlie says the closest person to him back on [[Rhodia]] was [[Charlie Smith's speechwriter|the man who wrote his speeches]].
* Charlie says the closest person to him back on [[Rhodia]] was [[Charlie Smith's speechwriter|the man who wrote his speeches]].
* Charlie confesses that he really wants to use the [[Cabinet of Souls]] to wipe out the [[Shadow Kin]] from the face of existence.
* Charlie confesses that he really wants to use the [[Cabinet of Souls]] to wipe out the [[Shadow Kin]] from the face of existence.
* Charlie wears a [[Farah]] shirt.


=== Science ===
=== Science ===
* Tanya refers to a movie the gang watched in [[Astrophysics|astrophysics]].
* Tanya refers to a movie the gang watched in [[astrophysics]].
* The gang thinks the asteroid is sending out [[radiation]].
* The gang thinks the asteroid is sending out [[radiation]].
* Ram thinks the stone is [[alien]]. Matteusz thinks it uses some kind of [[energy]]. Charlie thinks it may be [[Telepathy|telepathic]].
* Ram thinks the stone is [[alien]], with Matteusz thinking it uses some kind of [[energy]], and Charlie thinks it may be [[Telepathy|telepathic]].


=== Locations ===
=== Locations ===
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== Story notes ==
== Story notes ==
* "[[Invaders Must Die]]" by [[The Prodigy]] plays extra-diegetically over [[Miss Quill]] revealing she's had her [[arn]] removed, in the final moments of the episode.
* "[[Invaders Must Die]]" by [[The Prodigy]] plays extra-diegetically over Quill revealing she's had her [[Arn (species)|arn]] removed in the final moments of the episode.
* The episode aired on Katherine Kelly's birthday.


=== Ratings ===
=== Ratings ===
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=== Filming locations ===
=== Filming locations ===
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=== Broadcasts ===
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|[[Monday]] [[23 January (releases)|23 January]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]]
|23:35
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|[[Tuesday]] [[24 January (releases)|24 January]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]]
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== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* [[Andrea Quill|Miss Quill]] refers to Charlie enslaving her. ([[TV]]: ''[[For Tonight We Might Die (TV story)|For Tonight We Might Die]]'')
* Charlie reminds Quill of the [[Twelfth Doctor]] telling them not to "avenge [[genocide]] with genocide". ([[TV]]: ''[[For Tonight We Might Die (TV story)|For Tonight We Might Die]]'')
* Miss Quill and [[Charlie Smith]] refer to the [[Twelfth Doctor]], who rescued them from [[Rhodia]] and brought them to [[Coal Hill Academy]]. Charlie refers to the Doctor's impassioned stance against [[genocide]].([[TV]]: ''[[For Tonight We Might Die (TV story)|For Tonight We Might Die]]'')
* When Ram is certain Quill tried to kill them, Charlie dismisses it, telling them she can't as she herself would die. ([[TV]]: ''[[For Tonight We Might Die (TV story)|For Tonight We Might Die]]'') She previously had a shock of pain just for slapping him. ([[TV]]: ''[[Brave-ish Heart (TV story)|Brave-ish Heart]]'')
* The boards with all the notes and posters are seen again. ([[TV]]: ''[[For Tonight We Might Die (TV story)|For Tonight We Might Die]]'', ''[[The Coach with the Dragon Tattoo (TV story)|The Coach with the Dragon Tattoo]]'')
* April mentions that her mother was in a wheelchair for eight years, and Ram replies that she isn't anymore. ([[TV]]: ''[[Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart (TV story)|Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart]]'')
* The [[Shadow Kin]] are mentioned a few times. ([[TV]]: ''[[For Tonight We Might Die (TV story)|For Tonight We Might Die]]'', ''[[Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart (TV story)|Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart]]''/''[[Brave-ish Heart (TV story)|Brave-ish Heart]]'')
* Ram remembers when he told his dad about his [[prosthetic leg]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Coach with the Dragon Tattoo (TV story)|The Coach with the Dragon Tattoo]]'')
* When Ram is certain Quill tried to kill them, Charlie dismisses it, telling them she can't as she herself would die. ([[TV]]: ''[[For Tonight We Might Die (TV story)|For Tonight We Might Die]]'') She previously slapped him, causing herself great pain. ([[TV]]: ''[[Brave-ish Heart (TV story)|Brave-ish Heart]]'')
* April mentions [[Huw MacLean|her dad]] almost killed her when he drove off the road on purpose. ([[TV]]: ''[[Nightvisiting (TV story)|Nightvisiting]]'')
* Matteusz mentioned his father. ([[TV]]: ''[[For Tonight We Might Die (TV story)|For Tonight We Might Die]]'', ''[[Nightvisiting (TV story)|Nightvisiting]]'')
* April mentions Matteusz's family kicking him out, ([[TV]]: ''[[Nightvisiting (TV story)|Nightvisiting]]'') and Ram losing his leg, Charlie feeling different, as well as herself sharing her heart with [[Corakinus]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[For Tonight We Might Die (TV story)|For Tonight We Might Die]]'')
* April mentioned her mother used to be in a wheelchair, for eight year. Ram replied that she's not anymore. ([[TV]]: ''[[For Tonight We Might Die (TV story)|For Tonight We Might Die]]'', ''[[Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart (TV story)|Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart]]''/''[[Brave-ish Heart (TV story)|Brave-ish Heart]]'')
* Whilst angry, Ram quips to Matteusz about Charlie, ''"How many knobs does he have?"'', just as Tanya had previously pondered. ([[TV]]: ''[[Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart (TV story)|Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart]]'')
* April asks Ram why he's being a dick. April previously said Ram was not the usual dickhead football player. ([[TV]]: ''[[Brave-ish Heart (TV story)|Brave-ish Heart]]'')
* April says the Prisoner didn't expect [[Shadow Kin]] blood in her veins. ([[TV]]: ''[[For Tonight We Might Die (TV story)|For Tonight We Might Die]]'')
* Tanya mentioned her [[Vivian Adeola|mother]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[For Tonight We Might Die (TV story)|For Tonight We Might Die]]'', ''[[Nightvisiting (TV story)|Nightvisiting]]'')
* Charlie wants to kill the Shadow Kin with the [[Cabinet of Souls]], despite previously saying he could not. ([[TV]]: ''[[For Tonight We Might Die (TV story)|For Tonight We Might Die]]'', ''[[Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart (TV story)|Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart]]'', ''[[Brave-ish Heart (TV story)|Brave-ish Heart]]'')
* Ram remembers when he told his dad about his leg. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Coach with the Dragon Tattoo (TV story)|The Coach with the Dragon Tattoo]]'')
* April mentioned her [[Huw MacLean|dad]] tried to kill her and how he drove off the road on purpose. She previously told Ram this. ([[TV]]: ''[[Nightvisiting (TV story)|Nightvisiting]]'')
* Tanya mentioned April getting her [[Jackie MacLean|mom]] up and walking. ([[TV]]: ''[[Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart (TV story)|Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart]]''/''[[Brave-ish Heart (TV story)|Brave-ish Heart]]'')
* April mention Matteusz's family kicking him out, ([[TV]]: ''[[Nightvisiting (TV story)|Nightvissiting]]'') and Ram losing his leg, Charlie feeling different, as well as herself sharing her heart. ([[TV]]: ''[[For Tonight We Might Die (TV story)|For Tonight We Might Die]]'')
* Charlie mention how they fought things and saved things together. ([[TV]]: ''[[For Tonight We Might Die (TV story)|For Tonight We Might Die]]'', ''[[The Coach with the Dragon Tattoo (TV story)|The Coach with the Dragon Tattoo]]'', ''[[Nightvisiting (TV story)|Nightvisiting]]'', ''[[Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart (TV story)|Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart]]''/''[[Brave-ish Heart (TV story)|Brave-ish Heart]]'')
* The Prisoner didn't expect [[Shadow Kin]] blood in April's veins. ([[TV]]: ''[[For Tonight We Might Die (TV story)|For Tonight We Might Die]]'')
* Tanya mentions [[Rhodia]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[For Tonight We Might Die (TV story)|For Tonight We Might Die]]'') Charlie mentions how Tanya never stops reminding him he was a prince there. ([[TV]]: ''[[For Tonight We Might Die (TV story)|For Tonight We Might Die]]'', ''[[The Coach with the Dragon Tattoo (TV story)|The Coach with the Dragon Tattoo]]'', ''[[Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart (TV story)|Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart]]'')
* Charlie wants to kill the Shadow Kin with the [[Cabinet of Souls]]. He previously said he could not do that. ([[TV]]: ''[[For Tonight We Might Die (TV story)|For Tonight We Might Die]]'', ''[[Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart (TV story)|Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart]]''/''[[Brave-ish Heart (TV story)|Brave-ish Heart]]'')
* Miss Quill is finally able to use her [[displacement gun]]. She previously continuously said she couldn't. ([[TV]]: ''[[For Tonight We Might Die (TV story)|For Tonight We Might Die]]'', ''[[The Coach with the Dragon Tattoo (TV story)|The Coach with the Dragon Tattoo]]'', ''[[Nightvisiting (TV story)|Nightvisiting]]'')
* The [[arn]] has been removed from Miss Quill's head. She previously constantly complained about it. ([[TV]]: ''[[For Tonight We Might Die (TV story)|For Tonight We Might Die]]'', ''[[Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart (TV story)|Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart]]''/''[[Brave-ish Heart (TV story)|Brave-ish Heart]]'')


== Home video releases ==
== Home video releases ==
=== DVD releases ===
=== DVD releases ===
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* ''Detained'' was featured in the series one DVD boxset, which was released in the UK (Region 2) on 16th January 2017, followed by a Region 1 release on 11th July. The Region 1 release contained an additional blooper reel and various deleted scenes that were not present on the Region 2 release.
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=== Blu-ray releases ===
=== Blu-ray releases ===
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Detained was the sixth episode of Class. It was written by Patrick Ness, directed by Wayne Che Yip and featured most of the Coal Hill defenders trapped in their physics classroom outside of time and space in a "Quill-lite" episode, with her activities during this story being depicted in the following episode.

Synopsis[[edit]]

A mysterious asteroid throws Charlie, April, Ram, Matteusz and Tanya outside of space and time and Miss Quill is nowhere to be found.

They now have to confess their deepest and darkest secrets to each other without losing their minds. Can they stick together to fight the Prisoner or will their confessions split them apart?

Plot[[edit]]

Miss Quill places Charlie, Ram, April, Tanya and Matteusz in detention for seemingly no reason, claiming that she has things to do and does not want to be bothered. After she leaves them, April attempts to unlock the door. As she gets the door open, an asteroid flies through the tear in the hallway, and lands in the classroom. Following this, the windows and door turn black and it appears that they are trapped in the classroom.

At first believing Quill is responsible, Charlie realises that she can't do so without the arn killing her. They begin to notice that they are all noticeably more aggressive than usual, except for Charlie who begins to exhibit extreme claustrophobia and paranoia. They eventually notice the meteor in the corner of the room, with a glowing orange substance attached to it. Matteusz picks it up and seemingly enters a trance state, recalling the day he told his grandmother he was gay. He reveals that he's afraid of Charlie, and April knocks the rock out of his hand. They hypothesise that it is a form of confession.

As time passes, they become more aggressive and Charlie begins panicking about the situation. They slowly begin to turn on one another, viewing the worst of everyone. Tanya suggests that as the meteor forces people to tell the truth, they could potentially ask it questions about where they are. Tanya decides to pick it up, and she reveals that she worries about the others treating her as a little sister, or someone they have to tolerate. She also reveals that the meteor is dangerous and can fry a person's brain if they hold it for too long, and it is housing a prisoner. She drops the meteor, and the group begin to fear that they are in a prison with a murderer.

Tensions rise between Charlie and Matteusz due to Matteusz's confession. To calm Charlie down, Matteusz tells him about a book about a place called Narnia, and how Susan judged her friend based on one bad thing she said. Matteusz asks Charlie if he never complains about him or their friends, even in the privacy of his own head. Charlie says that he doesn't and he leaves.

Tanya suggests that someone else needs to pick up the rock to find out more about where they are. Ram does so and reveals that he loves April more than she could ever love him. April struggles to deny this and only fuels Ram's feeling. Ram passes out before he can provide any more information; however, upon waking he reveals that the prisoner is a murderer and wants to kill them.

April then picks up the rock and confesses that Ram's concerns are true — she does not love him as much as he loves her. However, she also manages to make the prisoner reveal that that they are "here and nowhere" (that is, they are outside of time and space). They realise that they will be trapped in the classroom eternally as they will never age and never die, unless they kill each other.

As everyone becomes more and more aggravated, Charlie decides to picks up the rock as he believes that it does not have the same effect on him as the others (as he has not been feeling angry). When he does so, he realises that he is more guilty that the prisoner (as Rhodians believe that his desire to kill the Shadow Kin is equal to actually doing it) and therefore his reaction to the prison is due to his feeling that it is for him. His guilt kills the prisoner, and the classroom returns to Coal Hill.

However, Charlie realises that he has made a mistake, as the prison still needs to house a prisoner and he is the guiltiest of the group. As the rock attempts to detain him, Miss Quill enters and fires her gun at the rock, destroying it. Most of the group leave the classroom in frustration; however, Charlie and Matteusz stay behind and question Quill as to how she is able to use a gun. They notice she has a long scar over her eye and her hair is noticeably longer than before. She reveals that she has had a stressful day and that she has removed the arn from her brain, ensuring her freedom.

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Not every person who worked on this adventure was credited. The absence of a credit for a position doesn't necessarily mean the job wasn't required. The information above is based solely on observations of the actual end credits of the episodes as broadcast, and does not relay information from IMDB or other sources.


Worldbuilding[[edit]]

  • Matteusz asks whether the explosion was an earthquake. Ram ridicules the question by quipping, "in London?"
  • Ram uses the phrase "Happy clappy" as slang.
  • Matteusz uses the phrase "Two birds, one stone".
  • Ram picks up a toy flower ball.
  • For Rhodians, wishing for something was considered the same as an action and was equatable in guiltiness.

Coal Hill Academy[[edit]]

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Science[[edit]]

  • Tanya refers to a movie the gang watched in astrophysics.
  • The gang thinks the asteroid is sending out radiation.
  • Ram thinks the stone is alien, with Matteusz thinking it uses some kind of energy, and Charlie thinks it may be telepathic.

Locations[[edit]]

  • When Matteusz gets visions after picking up the rock, he says he's "back in Poland".
  • Charlie thinks Narnia is in Canada.

Story notes[[edit]]

  • "Invaders Must Die" by The Prodigy plays extra-diegetically over Quill revealing she's had her arn removed in the final moments of the episode.
  • The episode aired on Katherine Kelly's birthday.

Ratings[[edit]]

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Broadcasts[[edit]]

Date Time Channel Notes
Monday 23 January 2017 23:35 BBC One except Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD
Tuesday 24 January 2017 00:00 BBC One Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only

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DVD releases[[edit]]

  • Detained was featured in the series one DVD boxset, which was released in the UK (Region 2) on 16th January 2017, followed by a Region 1 release on 11th July. The Region 1 release contained an additional blooper reel and various deleted scenes that were not present on the Region 2 release.
  • Region 2 cover

    Region 2 cover

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