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'''''Class''''' is an eight-episode 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" />. 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 ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' before it (which also debuted on BBC3), ''Class'' is be aimed specifically at a young adult audience. ''Class'' is 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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|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]]
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|trailer2    = Official Trailer Class Series Premiere @ 10 10pm ET on BBC America
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|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 takes 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]]. The school was also a recurring location during [[Series 8 (Doctor Who)|series 8]] and [[Series 9 (Doctor Who)|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".
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".


''Class'' airs online on BBC Three first and directly on [[BBC One]] afterwards.<ref>http://www.cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/doctor-who-spin-off-class-will-air-on-bbc-one-after-online-debut</ref> In [[Canada]], the spin-off airs 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> [[Australia]] airs 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> Ness later added: "Btw, plan is, Class airs on BBC3 online, then on BBC1, at which point the new episode of Class hits BBC3," and finished by saying "It's cool."<ref>http://www.cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/doctor-who-spin-off-class-will-air-on-bbc-one-after-online-debut</ref>
''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]].)


''Class'' is in many aspects similar to its sister spin-off series ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' as well as [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|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>
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>


''Class'' began airing on [[22 October (releases)|22 October]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]], exactly 10 years after the airdate of ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'''s first episode ''[[Everything Changes (TV story)|Everything Changes]]''.
''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>
 
On October 2016, at the New York [[Comic Con]], Patrick Ness told that the show wouldn't feature cameos from ''Doctor Who'' on a regular basis, saying: "''I think cameo appearances are like penises. If you put it in the scene it’s all people are going to look at. So you have to have it there for a really, really good reason... I don't want anything to take away from the story.''"<ref>http://www.denofgeek.com/uk/tv/class/37676/class-dont-expect-many-doctor-who-cameos</ref>
 
== Synopsis ==
What if [[Rhodia|your planet]] was massacred and you and your worst enemy were the sole survivors? What if [[Twelfth Doctor|a legendary figure]] out of space and time found you a place to hide? But what if the things that want to kill you have tracked you down? And worst of all, what if you haven't studied for your [[A-levels]]...? Because [[Coal Hill School]] has been a part of [[Doctor Who]] since the beginning. But that's come at a price... Like all [[sixth form]]ers, our heroes navigate a life of friends, parents, [[school]], [[sex]], sorrow – and possibly the end of existence. Something waits for us there, just on the other side of sight, for its chance to kill everything, to bring us all into [[Shadow]]...


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
=== Main cast ===
=== Main cast ===
* [[Charlie (For Tonight We Might Die)|Charlie]] - [[Greg Austin]]
* [[Charlie Smith]] - [[Greg Austin]]
* [[April Maclean]] - [[Sophie Hopkins]]
* [[April MacLean]] - [[Sophie Hopkins]]
* [[Ram Singh]] - [[Fady Elsayed]]
* [[Ram Singh]] - [[Fady Elsayed]]
* [[Tanya (For Tonight We Might Die)|Tanya]] - [[Vivian Oparah]]
* [[Tanya Adeola]] - [[Vivian Oparah]]
* [[Quill (For Tonight We Might Die)|Miss Quill]] - [[Katherine Kelly]]
* [[Matteusz Andrzejewski]] - [[Jordan Renzo]]
* [[Andrea Quill|Miss Quill]] - [[Katherine Kelly]]


=== Secondary cast ===
=== Secondary cast ===
* [[Matteusz]] - [[Jordan Renzo]]
* [[Corakinus]] - [[Paul Marc Davies]]
* [[Corakinus]] - [[Paul Marc Davies]]
* The [[Twelfth Doctor]] - [[Peter Capaldi]]
* The [[Twelfth Doctor]] - [[Peter Capaldi]]
* [[Vivian (For Tonight We Might Die)|Vivian]] - [[Natasha Gordon]]
* [[Frank Armitage|Mr Armitage]] - [[Nigel Betts]]
* [[Varun Singh]] - [[Aarun Neil]]
* [[Vivian Adeola]] - [[Natasha Gordon]]
* [[Jackie Maclean]] - [[Shannon Murray]]
* [[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 confirmed via [[Twitter]] that [[Clara Oswald]] will not appear.<ref>http://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/tv/doctor-who-spin-class-everything-10179144</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>


On 13 June, a bit earlier than scheduled, Ness revealed the lead would be an 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.<ref>http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-06-13/doctor-who-spin-off-class-will-have-an-lgbt-lead-character</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>


Ness also said that [[Weeping Angel]]s and 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>
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>


[[Michelle Gomez]], who portrays {{Gomez}}, the latest and female incarnation of the villain known as the Master, said she would be happy to make an appearance on the show. Despite that, she didn't know as she wasn't even sure if she was to appear in [[Series 10 (Doctor Who)|the tenth series]] of [[Doctor Who|the parent series]].<ref>http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-07-31/michelle-gomez-is-up-for-appearing-in-doctor-who-spin-off-class</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>


== Television stories ==
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>
=== Series 1 - 2016-2017 ===
 
{{main|Series 1 (Class)}}
== 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'').


== Other details ==
=== Audios ===
On Twitter, Ness jokingly confirmed that Class would feature the return of [[Bernard Quatermass|Quatermass]], an all-nude episode, {{w|Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark|OMD}}, {{w|Toyah (band)|Toyah}}, a dream episode, and [[otter]]s.<ref>http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015-11-06/patrick-ness-has-written-a-gross-and-evil-and-disgusting-scene-for-doctor-who-spin-off-class</ref>
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:


On Twitter, Ness jokingly said he wished Chris Pratt was on ''Class'', "''Wow, dudes, not everything I tweet is going to be about Class. Sometimes it'll be about Chris Pratt. And how I wish he was on Class.''", in a response to fans apparently thinking he only tweets ''Class''-stuff.<ref>https://twitter.com/patrick_ness/status/717316814833860608</ref>
* ''[[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]]


In an interview for [[DWM 502|''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."<ref>https://twitter.com/class_updates/status/758269922023731201</ref>
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:


Patrick Ness revealed to Radio Times, on 29 July 2016, that the idea for Class started up with 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>
* ''[[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]]


It is rumoured that the [[Series 10 (Doctor Who)|2016 ''Doctor Who'' Christmas special]] will be a ''Class'' crossover.<ref>http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-09-01/could-the-doctor-who-christmas-special-be-a-class-crossover</ref>
''Further to be added.''


== Novels ==
== Merchandise ==
The official [[Doctor Who website|''Doctor Who'' website]] announced three books will be released on [[27 October (releases)|27 October]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]]: <ref>http://www.doctorwho.tv/whats-new/article/doctor-who-spin-off-class-novels-coming-soon</ref>
''To be added.''


* ''Joyride'' by [[Guy Adams (writer)|Guy Adams]] <ref>http://www.doctorwho.tv/whats-new/article/doctor-who-spin-off-class-novels-coming-soon</ref>
== External links ==
* ''The Stone House'' by A.K. Benedict <ref>http://www.doctorwho.tv/whats-new/article/doctor-who-spin-off-class-novels-coming-soon</ref>
{{official website|www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p048h1bz}}
* ''What She Does Next Will Astound You'' by [[James Goss]] <ref>http://www.doctorwho.tv/whats-new/article/doctor-who-spin-off-class-novels-coming-soon</ref>
{{YouTube|channel/UC0N8K6RO_fu4VcXbGdQBNyQ}}


== Footnotes ==
== Footnotes ==
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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/
v • e
Class television stories
Series 1
Stories listed here are only those that have been officially licensed by the BBC.
v • e
Spin-offs and connected series
 
Licensed by the BBC
TV
PROSE
Target Books
BBC Books
Panini Comics
AUDIO
Silver Fist/
Who Dares
Big Finish
BBC Audio
COMIC
Marvel UK
HOMEVID
BBV Productions
 
Licensed from copyright holders
TV
Metal Mutt
Productions
HOMEVID
Reeltime Pictures
BBV Productions
AUDIO
BBV Productions
(Audio Adventures
in Time & Space)
Magic Bullet
Productions
BBC Radio 4
Bafflegab
Productions
Storytel
Radio Static
AUK Studios
PROSE
Souvenir Press
World Distributors
Sparrow Books
Virgin Books
The New Adventures (1997-99) • Decalogs (1997)
Mad Norwegian
Press
Faction Paradox (2002-06, 13)
Allison & Busby
Random Static
Telos Publishing
Novelisations
Big Finish
New Worlds
Obverse Books
Obverse
Quarterly
Obverse
Sextet
Simon and
Schuster
Headline Review
The Berkley
Publishing Group
Candy Jar Books
Thebes Publishing
Meteoric Books
Arcbeatle Press
Snowbooks Ltd
Lethe Press
Salt Publishing
Harper Collins
Self-published
Mango
Ce Acatl
Trinitite Team
Titan Books
Titan Sherlock
Holmes books
Oak Tree Books &
Chinbeard Books
Odd Tales Productions
The Cheshire House
Overmorrow Publishing
COMIC
Souvenir Press
World Distributors
TV Century 21
Marvel UK
Image Comics
Graveyard Shift
Comics
Comeuppance
Comics
Self-published
Meteoric Books
Lucky Comics
Telos Publishing
Cutaway Comics
Unlikely Heroes Studios
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