Class (TV series)

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Class was an eight-episode 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 School,[2] which first appeared in Doctor Who's very first episode as the school Susan attended in 1963. The school was also 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, with a BBC One broadcast following in January 2017. In Canada, the spin-off aired on the Space channel.[3] Australia aired it on ABC2.[4]

Class is 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

Main cast

Secondary cast

They saying we might go to war, it’s crazy cause ever since we stopped talking I’ve been at war with myself. Idk why but this Iran shit got me thinking about how I ran from your love, hope everything is good with you though shorty. Be safe out here <333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333

I did it, but at what cost. Everything, everything I had, everyone I loved, every one of my dreams. I went to the Pizza Hut and gave them a slice of pizza and the employee behind the counter said “mmmmm oh yeah” a better reaction to the pizza he had bought at the hut when he tasted it. He looked at me in horror and pointed a scrawny twisted, greasy finger at me and in a raspy voice said “youuuuuuuuu.” He instantly turned white as the life drained from his eyes. He turned to ash and so did all the other workers. The manager came out of his office and shrieked “SOMEONE DID IT HE DID IT” He also turned to ash instantly. I ran home thinking about what I did and I got a call from my mom. She said in a sad voice that the cops shot my dad, and everyone else in my family on sight. When I asked why she was shot. The policeman picked up the phone and told me “you out pizza’d the fucking hut.”

Television stories

Series 1 - 2016

Main article: Series 1 (Class)

Genesis

  • "Life is but a dream for the dead." ...
  • "Forget the risk. ...
  • "My favorite place in the world is wherever you happen to be." ...
  • "Love is being able to walk arm in arm even when you don't see eye to eye."

Rumours

On Twitter, Ness jokingly confirmed that Class would feature the return of Quatermass, an all-nude episode, OMD, Toyah, a dream episode, and otters.[6]

It was rumoured that the 2016 Doctor Who Christmas special would be a Class crossover, but this rumour turned out to be false.[7]

Cancellation

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. [8] [9]

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."[10]

Novels

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

Audios

In 2018, it was announced that Big Finish would be releasing a series of audio stories starring the cast of Class. The audios would be set during series 1:

In 2019, it was announced that Big Finish were releasing a new set of audio stories in the ongoing series starring the same cast but with two significant changes; Dervla Kirwan as Miss Quill and Joanna McGibbon as Tanya Adeola. These audios would also be set during series 1.[11]

External links

Footnotes

  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. ↑ 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
  7. ↑ http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-09-01/could-the-doctor-who-christmas-special-be-a-class-crossover
  8. ↑ http://www.ibtimes.com/class-canceled-or-renewed-patrick-ness-exits-doctor-who-spinoff-2547603
  9. ↑ https://twitter.com/Patrick_Ness/status/871256325166071808
  10. ↑ http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-09-07/doctor-who-spin-off-class-cancelled/
  11. ↑ https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2019-11-27/doctor-who-class-big-finish-recast/
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Class television stories
Series 1
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