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'''''Class''''' will be an eight-episode spin-off series of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', produced by [[BBC Wales]] for digital television station [[BBC Three]]. This new programme, and its [[Series 1 (Class)|first series]], was announced on [[1 October (production)|1 October]] [[2015 (production)|2015]]. Unlike the parent show and more in line with ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' before it, ''Class'' will be aimed specifically at a young adult audience. Once airing begins in autumn<ref name="twitter1">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Patrick_Ness/status/649882171856035841|title=Patrick Ness' Twitter|author=Patrick Ness|date of source=1 October 2015|website name=Twitter|accessdate=5 October 2015}}</ref> [[2016 (releases)|2016]], it will be the first [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]]-produced ''Doctor Who'' spin-off series since ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' ended in [[2011 (releases)|2011]].
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|aka          =
|publisher    = BBC Three
|publisher2  = Captive Escape Rooms & Space
|publisher3  = BBC Books
|publisher4  = Big Finish Productions
|type        = TV series, escape room, prose, and audio.
|release date = [[22 October (releases)|22 October]] - [[3 December (releases)|3 December]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]] (TV show predated by escape room; [[15 October (releases)|15 October]] - [[23 October (releases)|23 October]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]]
|trailer      = Class Trailer (Official)
|trailer2    = Official Trailer Class Series Premiere @ 10 10pm ET on BBC America
|clip        = The Doctor Leaves the Humans in Charge For Tonight We Might Die Class
|clip2        = April Becomes the New Shadow King Brave-Ish Heart Class
|clip3        = Charlie Makes the Ultimate Sacrifice The Lost Class
|bts          = Patrick Ness Introduces Class
|bts2        = Meeting The Class Cast - Doctor Who The Fan Show
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'''''Class''''' was a multi-media [[Doctor Who spin-offs|spin-off]] series of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', co-produced by [[BBC Wales]] and [[BBC America]]<ref name="BBCA" >https://twitter.com/bbcamerica/status/760575939642294272</ref> for digital television station [[BBC Three]] and BBC America<ref name="BBCA" />. It was announced on [[1 October (production)|1 October]] [[2015 (production)|2015]]. ''Class'' was aimed specifically at a young adult audience and contained sexual content, violence and language above the level allowed on the parent series. ''Class'' was the first [[BBC]]-produced ''Doctor Who'' spin-off series since ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' ended in [[2011 (releases)|2011]].


Created by [[Patrick Ness]], who, by his own account, is writing all 8 episodes of the first series,<ref name="twitter1" /> this new programme will take place in [[Coal Hill School]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/entries/953c5b1f-3cc8-4db9-8184-f1b6567260f1|title=Doctor Who Spin Off: Class|author=The Doctor Who Team|date of source=1 October 2015|website name=BBC Doctor Who|accessdate=5 October 2015}}</ref> which first appeared in [[An Unearthly Child (episode)|''Doctor Who''{{'}}s very first episode]] as the school [[Susan Foreman|Susan]] attended in [[1963]].
Created by [[Patrick Ness]], who was also the sole writer, ''Class'' took place in [[Coal Hill Academy]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/entries/953c5b1f-3cc8-4db9-8184-f1b6567260f1|title=Doctor Who Spin Off: Class|author=The Doctor Who Team|date of source=1 October 2015|website name=BBC Doctor Who|accessdate=5 October 2015}}</ref> (formerly Coal Hill School) which first appeared in [[An Unearthly Child (episode)|''Doctor Who''{{'}}s very first episode]] as the school [[Susan Foreman|Susan]] attended in [[1963]]. Coal Hill had also been a recurring location during [[Series 8 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 8]] and [[Series 9 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 9]], as the school where [[Clara Oswald]] and [[Danny Pink]] both worked as teachers and the [[Twelfth Doctor]] briefly [[The Caretaker (TV story)|worked as a caretaker]] whilst under "deep cover".


==Characters ==
''Class'' was first released on BBC Three's streaming service on [[22 October (releases)|22 October]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]]. (Though, this was predated by the performance run of an escape room - ''[[It Must Be Survived (escape game)|It Must Be Survived]]'' - in [[Canada]], where the spin-off aired on the ''[[Space (TV channel)|Space]]'' channel<ref>http://www.cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/doctor-who-spin-off-class-finds-a-canadian-broadcaster</ref>, from [[15 October (releases)|15 October]] to [[23 October (releases)|23 October]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]].)
The main character of ''Class'', yet to be revealed, is, according to Ness, "someone brand new".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015-11-05/doctor-who-spin-off-class-will-focus-on-brand-new-characters-says-creator--but-will-peter-capaldi-appear|title=Doctor Who spin-off Class will focus on "brand new" characters, says creator - but will Peter Capaldi appear?|author=Huw Fullerton|date of source=5 November 2015|website name=Radio Times|accessdate=11 November 2015}}</ref> Ness also confirmed on [[Twitter]] that [[Clara Oswald]] will not appear.<ref>http://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/tv/doctor-who-spin-class-everything-10179144</ref>


Ness also said that [[Weeping Angel]]s or other old ''[[Doctor Who]]'' favourites would not appear in the show.<ref>http://www.doctorwhotv.co.uk/dont-expect-weeping-angels-or-old-favourites-in-class-76790.htm</ref>
A [[BBC One]] broadcast of the show would follow the iPlayer release, in [[January (releases)|January]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]]. [[Australia]] aired it on [[ABC2]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tv.press.abc.net.au/prepare-yourselves-class-is-coming-to-abc2-and-iview|title=Prepare yourselves, Class is coming to ABC2 and iview|date of source=26 September 2016|website name=ABC Media Room}}</ref>


== Filming ==
''Class'' was in many aspects similar to its sister spin-off series ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' as well as [[Series 5 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 5]] of its mother series ''[[Doctor Who]]'', in which "the boundaries of space-time have been stretched to breaking point, allowing all manner of creatures through." However, Ness pointed out that "We're not telling stories of the 'chosen ones'." and that "It's happenstance that puts these people [at the centre of things]. What if your timing is just weird and things happen to you? How do you deal with it? I'm interested in real consequences. The Doctor is always exciting, but he never [stays]. He goes off on the next adventure. What happens to real people?"<ref>http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-08-24/the-premise-for-doctor-who-spin-off-class-is-basically-torchwood</ref>
''Class'' will film in [[Wales]] beginning in spring [[2016 (production)|2016]].<ref>http://www.doctorwhotv.co.uk/new-doctor-who-spin-off-class-announced-76551.htm</ref>
 
== Cast ==
=== Main cast ===
* [[Charlie Smith]] - [[Greg Austin]]
* [[April MacLean]] - [[Sophie Hopkins]]
* [[Ram Singh]] - [[Fady Elsayed]]
* [[Tanya Adeola]] - [[Vivian Oparah]]
* [[Matteusz Andrzejewski]] - [[Jordan Renzo]]
* [[Andrea Quill|Miss Quill]] - [[Katherine Kelly]]
 
=== Secondary cast ===
* [[Corakinus]] - [[Paul Marc Davies]]
* The [[Twelfth Doctor]] - [[Peter Capaldi]]
* [[Frank Armitage|Mr Armitage]] - [[Nigel Betts]]
* [[Vivian Adeola]] - [[Natasha Gordon]]
* [[Varun Singh]] - [[Aaron Neil]]
* [[Jackie MacLean]] - [[Shannon Murray]]
* [[Dorothea Ames]] - [[Pooky Quesnel]]
* [[Chair of the Governors]] - [[Cyril Nri]]
 
== Television stories ==
=== Series 1 - 2016 ===
{{main|Series 1 (Class)}}
 
=== Series 2 - unproduced ===
{{main|Series 2 (Class)}}
 
== Production ==
''Class'' originated from discussions between [[Steven Moffat]] and [[Brian Minchin]] about potential spinoffs. Minchin expressed his interest in discussing the idea that they had in mind with Ness. According to Steven Moffat, when interviewed by DigitalSpy, "he came in. And completely changed the idea, really. To, in my view, a much better one."<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6nP_K8bFK0</ref>
 
Ness, however, related to Radio Times, on 29 July 2016, that the idea for ''Class'' had started from the rejection of a ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episode; "At first they asked me to write an episode of ''Doctor Who'', and I said it's a brilliant show, but I've just spent so much time doing work for other people, and I really want to do something of my own. And they said, well we have this idea for setting a spin-off in a school. And it was like, 'ding'! It's been fantastic, I've got six weeks of filming to go. The cast are great, and it's been a fantastic experience. I can't wait for you to see it. Fingers crossed! It's going well."<ref>http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-07-29/doctor-who-spin-off-class-started-with-a-rejected-who-episode#</ref>
 
In an interview for ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 502|#502]], Steven Moffat told: "My boys are both teenagers, of course, so I'm quite excited to see what they'll make of ''Class'', which has a lot of great stuff for that age group. Well, for every age group, but thanks to Patrick Ness, it captures that teenage world with great poignancy and wit.<ref>https://twitter.com/class_updates/status/758269922023731201</ref>
 
On [[13 June (releases)|13 June]] 2016, a bit earlier than scheduled, Ness revealed the lead would be a gay character who has a boyfriend, whom he kisses, sleeps with and loves. Ness told that given the recent {{w|Orlando Nightclub Shooting|Orlando shootings}}, riots caused by [[homophobia]], over the weekend, it seemed less important to keep that a secret.<ref>http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-06-13/doctor-who-spin-off-class-will-have-an-lgbt-lead-character</ref>
 
== Cancellation ==
On [[4 June (production)|4 June]] [[2017 (production)|2017]], Patrick Ness announced that the future of the series was uncertain, and that even if it were to be renewed he would not be taking part.<ref>http://www.ibtimes.com/class-canceled-or-renewed-patrick-ness-exits-doctor-who-spinoff-2547603</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/Patrick_Ness/status/871256325166071808</ref>
 
On [[7 September (releases)|7 September]] 2017, [[Radio Times]] spoke to [[BBC3]] controller [[Damian Kavanagh]] about a future return of ''Class'', in which Kavanagh said: "No, no. There was nothing wrong with it, I thought Patrick [Ness] did a great job, he explored an amazing world. In honesty it didn’t really land for us on BBC3; some shows don't and I have to make decisions about what we’re going to do from a drama point of view, and what we did after ''Class'' was ''Clique'' which worked really well for us."<ref>http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-09-07/doctor-who-spin-off-class-cancelled/</ref>
 
== Expanded media ==
=== Escape room ===
''To be added.''
 
=== Novels ===
Three books set during [[series 1 (Class)|series 1]] were released in the UK on [[27 October (releases)|27 October]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]]:
 
* ''[[Joyride (novel)|Joyride]]'' by [[Guy Adams]]
* ''[[The Stone House (novel)|The Stone House]]'' by [[A.K. Benedict]]
* ''[[What She Does Next Will Astound You (novel)|What She Does Next Will Astound You]]'' by [[James Goss]]
 
In the US, they were instead released as follows: [[7 March (releases)|7 March]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]] (''The Stone House''), [[3 October (releases)|3 October]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]] (''Joyride'') and [[6 March (releases)|6 March]] [[2018 (releases)|2018]] (''What She Does Next Will Astound You'').
 
=== Audios ===
In [[2018 (releases)|2018]], it was announced that [[Big Finish]] would be producing ''[[Class: The Audio Adventures]]'' - audio stories set during Series 1 - and would be releasing two volumes of audio stories starring the cast of ''Class''. These first two volumes were released [[21 August (releases)|21 August]] [[2018 (releases)|2018]], and contained the following stories:
 
* ''[[Gifted (audio story)|Gifted]]'' by [[Roy Gill]]
* ''[[Life Experience (audio story)|Life Experience]]'' by [[Jenny T Colgan]]
* ''[[Tell Me You Love Me (audio story)|Tell Me You Love Me]]'' by [[Scott Handcock]]
* ''[[Everybody Loves Reagan (audio story)|Everybody Loves Reagan]]'' by [[Tim Foley]]
* ''[[Now You Know... (audio story)|Now You Know...]]'' by [[Tim Leng]]
* ''[[In Remembrance (audio story)|In Remembrance]]'' by [[Guy Adams]]
 
A further two volumes - also set during Series 1, as per agreed licensing - were announced in [[2019 (releases)|2019]]. They were then released [[28 April (releases)|28 April]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]], and contained the following stories:
 
* ''[[The Soers' Ditch (audio story)|The Soers' Ditch]]'' by [[Carl Rowens]]
* ''[[Catfish (audio story)|Catfish]]'' by [[Kate Thorman]]
* ''[[Sweet Nothings (audio story)|Sweet Nothings]]'' by [[Michael Dennis]]
* ''[[Mock (audio story)|Mock]]'' by [[Alfie Shaw]]
* ''[[The Creeper (audio story)|The Creeper]]'' by [[Lizzie Hopley]]
* ''[[Queen of Rhodia (audio story)|Queen of Rhodia]]'' by [[Blair Mowat]]
 
''Further to be added.''
 
== Merchandise ==
''To be added.''
 
== External links ==
{{official website|www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p048h1bz}}
{{YouTube|channel/UC0N8K6RO_fu4VcXbGdQBNyQ}}


== Footnotes ==
== Footnotes ==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist|2}}
 
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Class was a multi-media spin-off series of Doctor Who, co-produced by BBC Wales and BBC America[1] for digital television station BBC Three and BBC America[1]. It was announced on 1 October 2015. Class was aimed specifically at a young adult audience and contained sexual content, violence and language above the level allowed on the parent series. Class was the first BBC-produced Doctor Who spin-off series since The Sarah Jane Adventures ended in 2011.

Created by Patrick Ness, who was also the sole writer, Class took place in Coal Hill Academy,[2] (formerly Coal Hill School) which first appeared in Doctor Who's very first episode as the school Susan attended in 1963. Coal Hill had also been a recurring location during series 8 and series 9, as the school where Clara Oswald and Danny Pink both worked as teachers and the Twelfth Doctor briefly worked as a caretaker whilst under "deep cover".

Class was first released on BBC Three's streaming service on 22 October 2016. (Though, this was predated by the performance run of an escape room - It Must Be Survived - in Canada, where the spin-off aired on the Space channel[3], from 15 October to 23 October 2016.)

A BBC One broadcast of the show would follow the iPlayer release, in January 2017. Australia aired it on ABC2.[4]

Class was in many aspects similar to its sister spin-off series Torchwood as well as series 5 of its mother series Doctor Who, in which "the boundaries of space-time have been stretched to breaking point, allowing all manner of creatures through." However, Ness pointed out that "We're not telling stories of the 'chosen ones'." and that "It's happenstance that puts these people [at the centre of things]. What if your timing is just weird and things happen to you? How do you deal with it? I'm interested in real consequences. The Doctor is always exciting, but he never [stays]. He goes off on the next adventure. What happens to real people?"[5]

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Secondary cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Television stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

Series 1 - 2016[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Series 1 (Class)

Series 2 - unproduced[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Series 2 (Class)

Production[[edit] | [edit source]]

Class originated from discussions between Steven Moffat and Brian Minchin about potential spinoffs. Minchin expressed his interest in discussing the idea that they had in mind with Ness. According to Steven Moffat, when interviewed by DigitalSpy, "he came in. And completely changed the idea, really. To, in my view, a much better one."[6]

Ness, however, related to Radio Times, on 29 July 2016, that the idea for Class had started from the rejection of a Doctor Who episode; "At first they asked me to write an episode of Doctor Who, and I said it's a brilliant show, but I've just spent so much time doing work for other people, and I really want to do something of my own. And they said, well we have this idea for setting a spin-off in a school. And it was like, 'ding'! It's been fantastic, I've got six weeks of filming to go. The cast are great, and it's been a fantastic experience. I can't wait for you to see it. Fingers crossed! It's going well."[7]

In an interview for Doctor Who Magazine #502, Steven Moffat told: "My boys are both teenagers, of course, so I'm quite excited to see what they'll make of Class, which has a lot of great stuff for that age group. Well, for every age group, but thanks to Patrick Ness, it captures that teenage world with great poignancy and wit.[8]

On 13 June 2016, a bit earlier than scheduled, Ness revealed the lead would be a gay character who has a boyfriend, whom he kisses, sleeps with and loves. Ness told that given the recent Orlando shootings, riots caused by homophobia, over the weekend, it seemed less important to keep that a secret.[9]

Cancellation[[edit] | [edit source]]

On 4 June 2017, Patrick Ness announced that the future of the series was uncertain, and that even if it were to be renewed he would not be taking part.[10][11]

On 7 September 2017, Radio Times spoke to BBC3 controller Damian Kavanagh about a future return of Class, in which Kavanagh said: "No, no. There was nothing wrong with it, I thought Patrick [Ness] did a great job, he explored an amazing world. In honesty it didn’t really land for us on BBC3; some shows don't and I have to make decisions about what we’re going to do from a drama point of view, and what we did after Class was Clique which worked really well for us."[12]

Expanded media[[edit] | [edit source]]

Escape room[[edit] | [edit source]]

To be added.

Novels[[edit] | [edit source]]

Three books set during series 1 were released in the UK on 27 October 2016:

In the US, they were instead released as follows: 7 March 2017 (The Stone House), 3 October 2017 (Joyride) and 6 March 2018 (What She Does Next Will Astound You).

Audios[[edit] | [edit source]]

In 2018, it was announced that Big Finish would be producing Class: The Audio Adventures - audio stories set during Series 1 - and would be releasing two volumes of audio stories starring the cast of Class. These first two volumes were released 21 August 2018, and contained the following stories:

A further two volumes - also set during Series 1, as per agreed licensing - were announced in 2019. They were then released 28 April 2020, and contained the following stories:

Further to be added.

Merchandise[[edit] | [edit source]]

To be added.

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://twitter.com/bbcamerica/status/760575939642294272
  2. ↑ The Doctor Who Team (1 October 2015). Doctor Who Spin Off: Class. BBC Doctor Who. Retrieved on 5 October 2015.
  3. ↑ http://www.cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/doctor-who-spin-off-class-finds-a-canadian-broadcaster
  4. ↑ Prepare yourselves, Class is coming to ABC2 and iview. ABC Media Room (26 September 2016).
  5. ↑ http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-08-24/the-premise-for-doctor-who-spin-off-class-is-basically-torchwood
  6. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6nP_K8bFK0
  7. ↑ http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-07-29/doctor-who-spin-off-class-started-with-a-rejected-who-episode#
  8. ↑ https://twitter.com/class_updates/status/758269922023731201
  9. ↑ http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-06-13/doctor-who-spin-off-class-will-have-an-lgbt-lead-character
  10. ↑ http://www.ibtimes.com/class-canceled-or-renewed-patrick-ness-exits-doctor-who-spinoff-2547603
  11. ↑ https://twitter.com/Patrick_Ness/status/871256325166071808
  12. ↑ http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-09-07/doctor-who-spin-off-class-cancelled/
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