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Class
Genre
Written byPatrick Ness
Directed byEd Bazalgette
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
Running time45 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkBBC Three
Related

Class is an upcoming British science fiction drama series, a spin-off from Doctor Who. It will consist of eight episodes, and is set to premiere on BBC Three in 2016.[1] It will be produced by Derek Ritchie, who previously produced episodes for the ninth series of Doctor Who.[2]

Premise

The sixth formers of Coal Hill Academy[3] all have their own secrets and wants. They have to deal with the stresses of everyday life, including friends, parents, school work, sex, and sorrow, and also the horrors that come from time travel. The Doctor and his time-travelling have made the walls of space and time stretch thin, and monsters beyond imagining are planning to break through and wreak havoc upon the Earth.

Production

Development

The series was announced on 1 October 2015.[1] Steven Moffat will executive produce the series.[4] It was revealed on 27 April 2016 that Coal Hill was no longer a school and was now an Academy.[3]

Casting

On 4 April 2016, the main cast of the series was unveiled.[2] Greg Austin, Fady Elsayed, Sophie Hopkins and Vivian Oparah are set to star as four Sixth Formers, with Austin playing a character named Charlie, while Katherine Kelly will play Miss Quill,[5] a Coal Hill Academy teacher.[6][7] Nigel Betts is set to reprise his role as Mr. Armitage from "Into the Dalek" and "The Caretaker" from the eighth series of Doctor Who.[7]

Peter Capaldi, who plays the twelfth and current incarnation of the Doctor, is in negotiations to appear in the series.[4]

Filming

Class began filming on 4 April 2016.[2]

Episodes

Class will run for eight 45 minute episodes. They will all be written by Patrick Ness.[1][8]

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions)
1"The Prom"[9]TBAPatrick Ness[1]2016 (2016)[1]TBD

Broadcast

On 8 January 2016 the series was picked up by BBC America.[10] The series will premiere online in the UK on BBC Three. The episodes will also subsequently be broadcast on BBC One.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e The Doctor Who Team. "BBC Latest News – Doctor Who – Doctor Who Spin Off: Class". Doctor Who.
  2. ^ a b c The Doctor Who Team. "BBC Three announce cast for Doctor Who spin off - Class". Doctor Who.
  3. ^ a b Rob Leane. "Class: Barbara Wright tribute revealed". Den of Geek.
  4. ^ a b Dowell, Ben (29 February 2016). "Doctor Who spin off Class begins filming in April 2016 and may feature Peter Capaldi". RadioTimes. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  5. ^ Olivia Waring (30 April 2016). "Doctor Who spin off Class: Names of main character and first episode revealed - Metro News". Metro.
  6. ^ "'Class' first look: Main cast revealed for new 'Doctor Who' spin-off". CultBox.
  7. ^ a b "'Doctor Who' actor to reprise role in new spin-off 'Class'". CultBox.
  8. ^ The Doctor Who Team. "BBC Latest News - Doctor Who - Doctor Who Spin Off: Class". Doctor Who.
  9. ^ Radio Times staff. "Doctor Who spin-off Class first episode title revealed". RadioTimes.
  10. ^ Friedlander, Whitney (January 8, 2016). "BBC America Sets 'Doctor Who' Spinoff 'Class' for 2016". Variety.
  11. ^ Williams, Kathryn (October 2, 2015). "Doctor Who spin-off Class: Everything we know so far about the new BBC Three series". WalesOnline.

External links

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