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|trailer2 = Things are gonna change around Class Trailer - BBC Three | |trailer2 = Things are gonna change around Class Trailer - BBC Three | ||
|trailer3 = Official Trailer Class Series Premiere @ 10 10pm ET on BBC America | |trailer3 = Official Trailer Class Series Premiere @ 10 10pm ET on BBC America | ||
|clip = | |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 | |bts = Patrick Ness Introduces Class | ||
|bts2 = Meeting The Class Cast - Doctor Who The Fan Show | |bts2 = Meeting The Class Cast - Doctor Who The Fan Show | ||
|ex interview = CLASS Full Panel - New York Comic Con 2016 | |ex interview = CLASS Full Panel - New York Comic Con 2016 | ||
}}{{big toc}} | }}{{big toc}} | ||
'''Series 1''' of '''''[[Class (TV series)|Class]]''''' ran between [[22 October (releases)|22 October]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]] and [[3 December (releases)|3 December]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]]. It starred [[Katherine Kelly]] as [[ | '''Series 1''' of '''''[[Class (TV series)|Class]]''''' ran between [[22 October (releases)|22 October]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]] and [[3 December (releases)|3 December]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]]. It starred [[Katherine Kelly]] as [[Andrea Quill]], [[Greg Austin]] as [[Charlie Smith]], [[Sophie Hopkins]] as [[April MacLean]], [[Fady Elsayed]] as [[Ram Singh]], [[Vivian Oparah]] as [[Tanya Adeola]] and [[Jordan Renzo]] as [[Matteusz Andrzejewski]]. Peter Capaldi guest starred as the [[Twelfth Doctor]] in the first episode. The series opened with ''[[For Tonight We Might Die (TV story)|For Tonight We Might Die]]'' and concluded with ''[[The Lost (TV story)|The Lost]]''. | ||
== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
It consisted of seven stories and eight episodes. ''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 fiftieth anniversary of ''Doctor Who''. Ness 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 various parts of ''Doctor Who'' back 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> However, a [[Weeping Angel (The Lost)|Weeping Angel]] made an appearance on the last episode of the series. | It consisted of seven stories and eight episodes. ''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 fiftieth anniversary of ''Doctor Who''. Ness 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 various parts of ''Doctor Who'' back 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> However, a [[Weeping Angel (The Lost)|Weeping Angel]] made an appearance on the last episode of the series. | ||
The series was streamed on [[BBC Three]] in [[2016 (releases)|2016]] and later aired on [[BBC One]] in [[2017 (releases)|2017]]. 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]]'' and the first spinoff to premiere online rather than on a traditional television channel. | The series was streamed on [[BBC Three]] in [[2016 (releases)|2016]] and later aired on [[BBC One]] in [[2017 (releases)|2017]]. 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]]'' and the first spinoff to premiere online rather than on a traditional television channel. | ||
The first episode was shown at the [[Class World Premiere]] in [[Shoreditch]] in [[London]] on [[20 October (releases)|20 October]] 2016.<ref name="6 things">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5MzbR5LJXbTVKtTR5bn4VHQ/6-things-you-need-to-know-about-class|title=6 Things You Need to Know About Class|website name=BBC|accessdate=22 October 2016}}</ref> | The first episode was shown at the [[Class World Premiere]] in [[Shoreditch]] in [[London]] on [[20 October (releases)|20 October]] 2016.<ref name="6 things">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5MzbR5LJXbTVKtTR5bn4VHQ/6-things-you-need-to-know-about-class|title=6 Things You Need to Know About Class|website name=BBC|accessdate=22 October 2016}}</ref> | ||
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* [[Matteusz Andrzejewski]] - [[Jordan Renzo]] | * [[Matteusz Andrzejewski]] - [[Jordan Renzo]] | ||
* The [[Twelfth Doctor]] - [[Peter Capaldi]] | * The [[Twelfth Doctor]] - [[Peter Capaldi]] | ||
* [[Varun Singh]] - [[Aaron Neil]] | |||
=== Recurring === | === Recurring === | ||
* [[Corakinus]] - [[Paul Marc Davies]] | * [[Corakinus]] - [[Paul Marc Davies]] | ||
* [[Jackie MacLean]] - [[Shannon Murray]] | * [[Jackie MacLean]] - [[Shannon Murray]] | ||
* [[Vivian Adeola]] - [[Natasha Gordon]] | * [[Vivian Adeola]] - [[Natasha Gordon]] | ||
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* [[Tom Dawson|Coach Dawson]] - [[Ben Peel]] | * [[Tom Dawson|Coach Dawson]] - [[Ben Peel]] | ||
* [[Miss Shah]] - [[Pooja Shah]] | * [[Miss Shah]] - [[Pooja Shah]] | ||
=== Guest === | === Guest === | ||
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* [[Rannus]]/[[Kharrus]] - [[Kelly Gough]] | * [[Rannus]]/[[Kharrus]] - [[Kelly Gough]] | ||
* Voice of [[Rannus]] - [[Neil McCaul]] | * Voice of [[Rannus]] - [[Neil McCaul]] | ||
* [[Huw MacLean]] - [[Con O'Neill]] | |||
* Voice of the [[Prisoner (Detained)|Prisoner]] - [[Ferdy Roberts]] | * Voice of the [[Prisoner (Detained)|Prisoner]] - [[Ferdy Roberts]] | ||
* [[Ballon]] - [[Chiké Okonkwo]] | * [[Ballon]] - [[Chiké Okonkwo]] | ||
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== Television stories == | == Television stories == | ||
{| {{prettytable}} | {| {{prettytable}} | ||
!'''#''' || '''Title''' || '''Writer''' || '''Director''' || '''Notes''' | !'''#''' || '''Title''' || '''Writer''' || '''Director''' || '''Notes''' | ||
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|rowspan=8|[[Patrick Ness]] | |rowspan=8|[[Patrick Ness]] | ||
|rowspan=3|[[Ed Bazalgette]] | |rowspan=3|[[Ed Bazalgette]] | ||
| | |First appearances of [[Charlie Smith|Charlie]], [[April MacLean|April]], [[Ram Singh|Ram]], [[Tanya Adeola|Tanya]], [[Matteusz Andrzejewski|Matteusz]] [[Andrea Quill|Miss Quill]], the [[Shadow Kin]] and [[Corakinus]]. Guest appearance by the [[Twelfth Doctor]]. | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|3 | |3 | ||
|''[[Nightvisiting (TV story)|Nightvisiting]]'' | |''[[Nightvisiting (TV story)|Nightvisiting]]'' | ||
| | |Matteusz moves in with Charlie. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|4 | |4 | ||
|''[[Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart (TV story)|Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart]]'' | |''[[Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart (TV story)|Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart]]'' | ||
|rowspan=2|[[Philippa Langdale]] | |rowspan=2|[[Philippa Langdale]] | ||
|Part one | |Part one. First appearance of [[Huw MacLean]]. April develops Shadow Kin powers. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|5 | |5 | ||
|''[[Brave-ish Heart (TV story)|Brave-ish Heart]]'' | |''[[Brave-ish Heart (TV story)|Brave-ish Heart]]'' | ||
|Part two | |Part two. Corakinus severs [[anchor of a life blood|the anchor]], making April lose her powers. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|6 | |6 | ||
|''[[Detained (TV story)|Detained]]'' | |''[[Detained (TV story)|Detained]]'' | ||
|rowspan=2|[[Wayne Che Yip]] | |rowspan=2|[[Wayne Che Yip]] | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|7 | |7 | ||
|''[[The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did (TV story)|The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did]]'' | |''[[The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did (TV story)|The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did]]'' | ||
|Miss Quill gets her [[arn]] removed | |Miss Quill gets her [[Arn (species)|arn]] removed. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|8 | |8 | ||
|''[[The Lost (TV story)|The Lost]]'' | |''[[The Lost (TV story)|The Lost]]'' | ||
|[[Julian Holmes]] | |[[Julian Holmes]] | ||
|Introduction of [[Room M17]] and the [[Chair of the Governors]]. | |Introduction of [[Room M17]] and the [[Chair of the Governors]]. Charlie uses the [[Cabinet of Souls]] to kill off all the Shadow Kin, destroying [[the Underneath]]. April's consciousness is transferred to Corakinus' body. | ||
|} | |} | ||
== Future of the show == | == Future of the show == | ||
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."<ref>http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-09-07/doctor-who-spin-off-class-cancelled/</ref> | 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."<ref>http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-09-07/doctor-who-spin-off-class-cancelled/</ref> | ||
== Digital distribution == | == Digital distribution == | ||
Simultaneously with more traditional channels of distribution, series 1 of ''Class'' was made available for purchase on several online streaming platforms, | Simultaneously with more traditional channels of distribution, series 1 of ''Class'' was made available for purchase on several online streaming platforms, in some countries outside the initial broadcast range. Generally, the episodes were made available online on the same day they were premiered on BBC Three. Series 1 was available on: | ||
* [[iTunes]] in [[Australia]], [[Canada]], [[France]], [[Germany]] and the UK | * [[iTunes]] in [[Australia]], [[Canada]], [[France]], [[Germany]] and the UK | ||
* [[Amazon Video]] in [[Austria]], Germany and the UK | * [[Amazon (service)|Amazon Video]] in [[Austria]], Germany and the UK | ||
The release of Series 1 in US digital stores was postponed until | * [[Google Play]] in the UK | ||
The release of Series 1 in US digital stores was postponed until [[BBC America]] broadcast the show in [[2017 (releases)|2017]]. ''Class ''was also later made available for streaming via [[Netflix]] from June 2018 until 2nd June 2020. | |||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true"> | <gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true"> | ||
File:iTunes_ClassS1_cover.jpg|[[iTunes]] store cover | File:iTunes_ClassS1_cover.jpg|[[iTunes]] store cover | ||
File:ClassGooglePlayCover.jpg| Google Play store cover | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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* [[Killer petal]]s | * [[Killer petal]]s | ||
* [[Prisoner (Detained)|The Prisoner]] | * [[Prisoner (Detained)|The Prisoner]] | ||
* [[Arn]] | * [[Arn (species)|Arn]] | ||
** [[Miss Quill's arn]] | ** [[Miss Quill's arn]] | ||
* [[Lorr]] | * [[Lorr]] | ||
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== Stories set during this series == | == Stories set during this series == | ||
* | === Novels === | ||
* | * ''[[Joyride (novel)|Joyride]]'' | ||
* | * ''[[The Stone House (novel)|The Stone House]]'' | ||
* | * ''[[What She Does Next Will Astound You (novel)|What She Does Next Will Astound You]]'' | ||
* | |||
* | === Audio stories === | ||
* | * ''[[Gifted (audio story)|Gifted]]'' | ||
* | * ''[[Life Experience (audio story)|Life Experience]]'' | ||
* [[ | * ''[[Tell Me You Love Me (audio story)|Tell Me You Love Me]]'' | ||
* ''[[Everybody Loves Reagan (audio story)|Everybody Loves Reagan]]'' | |||
* ''[[Now You Know... (audio story)|Now You Know...]]'' | |||
* ''[[In Remembrance (audio story)|In Remembrance]]'' | |||
* ''[[The Soers' Ditch (audio story)|The Soers' Ditch]]'' | |||
* ''[[Catfish (audio story)|Catfish]]'' | |||
* ''[[Sweet Nothings (audio story)|Sweet Nothings]]'' | |||
* ''[[Mock (audio story)|Mock]]'' | |||
* ''[[The Creeper (audio story)|The Creeper]]'' | |||
* ''[[Queen of Rhodia (audio story)|Queen of Rhodia]]'' | |||
== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == | ||
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