Class Information

Class is an upcoming British science fiction drama series, and a spin-off of Doctor Who. It is created and written by Patrick Ness, who also produces alongside Doctor Who showrunner lead writer Steven Moffat, and Brian Minchin, who acted as producer on Doctor Who and two of its previous spin-offs, Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures. The first series will consist of eight episodes, set to premiere on BBC Three on 22 October 2016.

Premise

The series will be set in Coal Hill Academy, a fictional school that has been regularly featured in Doctor Who since its original 1963 serial, and will focus on six of its students and staff members, including Mr. Armitage (Nigel Betts), a minor recurring character from the eighth series of Doctor Who.

The sixth formers of Coal Hill Academy all have their own secrets and desires. They have to deal with the stresses of everyday life, including friends, parents, school work, sex, and sorrow, but 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 imagination are planning to break through and wreak havoc upon the Earth.

Cast

Main

• Greg Austin as Charlie
• Fady Elsayed as Ram
• Sophie Hopkins as April
• Vivian Oparah as Tanya
• Katherine Kelly as Miss Quill, a physics teacher
• Nigel Betts as Mr. Armitage
• Jordan Renzo
• Pooky Quesnel as Dorothea

Recurring

• Paul Marc Davis
• Anna Shaffer as Rachel
• Cyril Nri as Chair
• Ben Peel
• Shannon Murray

Guest

• Peter Capaldi as The Doctor

Episodes

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Production

Development

The series was announced on 1 October 2015. Steven Moffat will executive produce the series. It was revealed on 27 April 2016 that Coal Hill was no longer a school and was now an Academy. Ed Bazalgette was the first director announced for the series. Philippa Langdale will direct two episodes, Wayne Yip is also set to direct a number of episodes for the series, and Julian Holmes will direct the finale.

Casting

On 4 April 2016, the main cast of the series was unveiled. 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, a Coal Hill Academy teacher. Nigel Betts is set to reprise his role as Mr. Armitage from "Into the Dalek", "The Caretaker" and "Dark Water" from the eighth series of Doctor Who. Paul Marc Davis is set to star in the series. Anna Shaffer will play a character named Rachel in the series.

Patrick Ness revealed on Twitter that one of the lead characters would be a male with a boyfriend. Peter Capaldi, who plays the twelfth and current incarnation of the Doctor, is set to appear in the opening episode of the series.

Filming

Class began filming on 4 April 2016. Wayne Yip reported his block finished filming on 16 August 2016. Filming wrapped on 2 September 2016.

Broadcast

After being released online on BBC Three, the episodes will also subsequently be broadcast on BBC One in the UK.

In January 2016, the series was picked up by BBC America. In September 2016, the series was also picked up in Australia by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, where the first two episodes will be broadcast on ABC2 on 24 October 2016.