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The '''first series''' of '''''Class''''' was announced on 1 October 2015 as an eight episode young adult spinoff set in [[Coal Hill School]], that will air on [[BBC Three]] in 2016.<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> This was the fifth ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television spinoff after ''[[K9 and Company]]'', ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'', ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'', and ''[[K9 (TV series)|K9]]''. | The '''first series''' of '''''[[Class (TV series)|Class]]''''' was announced on [[1 October (production)|1 October]] [[2015 (production)|2015]] as an eight episode young adult spinoff set in [[Coal Hill School]], that will air on [[BBC Three]] in [[2016 (releases)|2016]].<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> This was the fifth ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television spinoff after ''[[K9 and Company]]'', ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'', ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'', and ''[[K9 (TV series)|K9]]''. | ||
''Class'' was created by [[Patrick Ness]], who previously wrote the tie-in short story, ''[[Tip of the Tongue (short story)|Tip of the Tongue]]'', for the show's fiftieth anniversary. Ness revealed he would exclusively write all eight episodes and that the series would air the following autumn.<ref>{{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> He further revealed there would be "no [[Clara Oswald|Clara]]" and that ''Class'' would "definitely air in America".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Patrick_Ness/status/649722169807794176|title=Patrick Ness' Twitter|author=Patrick Ness|date of source=1 October 2015|website name=Twitter|accessdate=5 October 2015}}</ref> In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Ness said he has been asked to bring back many fan favorites since the series was announced, but he wants to create something new. He also confirmed the [[Weeping Angel]]s would not feature in the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2015/10/08/doctor-who-spinoff-class-patrick-ness|title=Doctor Who spin-off Class boss Patrick Ness aims to 'shock you with something new'|author=Megan Lewis|date of source=8 October 2015|website name=Entertainment Weekly|accessdate=8 October 2015}}</ref> | ''Class'' was created by [[Patrick Ness]], who previously wrote the tie-in short story, ''[[Tip of the Tongue (short story)|Tip of the Tongue]]'', for the show's fiftieth anniversary. Ness revealed he would exclusively write all eight episodes and that the series would air the following autumn.<ref>{{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> He further revealed there would be "no [[Clara Oswald|Clara]]" and that ''Class'' would "definitely air in America".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Patrick_Ness/status/649722169807794176|title=Patrick Ness' Twitter|author=Patrick Ness|date of source=1 October 2015|website name=Twitter|accessdate=5 October 2015}}</ref> In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Ness said he has been asked to bring back many fan favorites since the series was announced, but he wants to create something new. He also confirmed the [[Weeping Angel]]s would not feature in the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2015/10/08/doctor-who-spinoff-class-patrick-ness|title=Doctor Who spin-off Class boss Patrick Ness aims to 'shock you with something new'|author=Megan Lewis|date of source=8 October 2015|website name=Entertainment Weekly|accessdate=8 October 2015}}</ref> | ||
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The first series of Class was announced on 1 October 2015 as an eight episode young adult spinoff set in Coal Hill School, that will air on BBC Three in 2016.[1] This was the fifth Doctor Who television spinoff after K9 and Company, Torchwood, The Sarah Jane Adventures, and K9.
Class was created by Patrick Ness, who previously wrote the tie-in short story, Tip of the Tongue, for the show's fiftieth anniversary. Ness revealed he would exclusively write all eight episodes and that the series would air the following autumn.[2] He further revealed there would be "no Clara" and that Class would "definitely air in America".[3] In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Ness said he has been asked to bring back many fan favorites since the series was announced, but he wants to create something new. He also confirmed the Weeping Angels would not feature in the series.[4]
In a Radio Times interview Ness stated "the main character is someone brand new" and with regard to whether the Twelfth Doctor would appear he teased, "I can neither yet confirm nor deny. But I'm a big Peter Capaldi fan, let's put it that way."[5]
Cast
Recurring
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Guest
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Television stories
| Episodes | Title | Writer(s) | Director | Notes |
| 1 | TBA | Patrick Ness | TBA | |
| 2 | TBA | Patrick Ness | TBA | |
| 3 | TBA | Patrick Ness | TBA | |
| 4 | TBA | Patrick Ness | TBA | |
| 5 | TBA | Patrick Ness | TBA | |
| 6 | TBA | Patrick Ness | TBA | |
| 7 | TBA | Patrick Ness | TBA | |
| 8 | TBA | Patrick Ness | TBA |
Aliens and enemies
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Novels
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Audiobooks
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Footnotes
- ↑ The Doctor Who Team (1 October 2015). Doctor Who Spin Off: Class. BBC Doctor Who. Retrieved on 5 October 2015.
- ↑ Patrick Ness (1 October 2015). Patrick Ness' Twitter. Twitter. Retrieved on 5 October 2015.
- ↑ Patrick Ness (1 October 2015). Patrick Ness' Twitter. Twitter. Retrieved on 5 October 2015.
- ↑ Megan Lewis (8 October 2015). Doctor Who spin-off Class boss Patrick Ness aims to 'shock you with something new'. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on 8 October 2015.
- ↑ Huw Fullerton (5 November 2015). Doctor Who spin-off Class will focus on "brand new" characters, says creator - but will Peter Capaldi appear?. Radio Times. Retrieved on 11 November 2015.
