History Series / Class2016

Charlie Smith and Miss Andrea Quill, are members of nearly extinct specie's called the Quill and the Rohdians that wiped each other out due to a war, and thus rescued by the doctor and sent to live in secret at coal hill high school, a importinant locaion in the doctor who universe, to act out as pupil and teacher, Keeping their identity's secret to their classmates Ram Singh, April Maclean,And Tanya Adeola.

That is, Until a evil race of aleins called The Shadow Kin invade their sixth term prom........

* DawsonCasting: Most of the main cast are very obviously college-age but otherwise pass well as high schoolers, but then-19 year old Vivian Oparah is a hard sell as 14-year old Tanya.

* DawsonCasting: Most of the main cast are very obviously college-age but otherwise pass well as high schoolers, but then-19 year old Vivian Oparah is a hard sell as 14-year old April.

* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Played with and somewhat inverted. In episode 6, Tanya reveals that she doesn't believe that she is actually friends with anyone in the group due to her age. April and Ram, who are the closest to her, deny this, as do Charlie and Matteusz. However, she later makes some nasty comments to both Charlie and April that seem to reveal some hidden resentment, and flies off the handle when April states that she'll understand her situation with Ram better when she gets a boyfriend (Tanya is the only single one in the group). After the events of the episode, she spends most of the time avoiding everyone who tries to contact her and even tells her mom that they are not her friends (though she did try to call Ram once). [[spoiler: After her mom dies, Tanya chooses to meet up with Quill instead of the others, and tries to force Charlie to use the Cabinet, saying that she won't speak to anyone else until it is done. She also says that she would rather lose her friends than her family, knowing that there are others who will end up feeling the same pain she is currently feeling.]] This is less a case being the friend nobody likes and more a case of being the friend that likes nobody.

** [[spoiler:In episode 5 April (who is also 17) becomes a king, though she doesn't get to lead them a lot]].

* XMeetsY: The "kids fighting aliens" theme of ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' meets the gore and general darkness of ''Torchwood''.

'''''Class''''' is a [[SpinOff spin-off]] of ''Series/DoctorWho'', and a part of the Franchise/{{Whoniverse}}. Its first two 45 minute episodes (of eight) premiered on BBC Three on October 22nd, 2016.

''''Class''''' is a [[SpinOff spin-off]] of ''Series/DoctorWho'', and a part of the Franchise/{{Whoniverse}}. Its first two 45 minute episodes (of eight) premiered on BBC Three on October 22nd, 2016.

''Class'' is a [[SpinOff spin-off]] of ''Series/DoctorWho'', and a part of the Franchise/{{Whoniverse}}. Its first two episodes premiered on BBC Three on October 22nd, 2016, with a first series composed of eight 45-minute episodes in total.

It stars Greg Austin, Fady Elsayed, Sophie Hopkins, and Vivian Oparah as sixth formers at Coal Hill School, and Katherine Kelly as a teacher. The series is written by YoungAdult author [[PatrickNess Patrick Ness]] (''Literature/ChaosWalking'', ''Literature/AMonsterCalls''), serving as his first experience on a television show, directed by Ed Bazalgette (episodes 1-3), Philippa Langdale (episodes 4-5), Wayne Yip (episodes 6-7), and Julian Holmes (episode 8), and executive produced by Patrick Ness, Creator/StevenMoffat, and Brian Minchin.

Yes, turns out that the Doctor traveling through time again and again made the walls of space and time stretch thin around Coal Hill, to the point where they are about to burst. As such, who knows [[MonsterOfTheWeek what kind of monster]] might take the opportunity to slip through next... The show aims to become a "British [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Buffy]]", albeit [[RecycledInSpace with a sci-fi twist on the formula]].

* BloodierAndGorier: Unlike Series/DoctorWho, Class does '''not''' use a GoryDiscretionShot when a monster attacks.

* RecruitTeenagersWithAttitude: The Doctor is convinced that a bunch of teenagers can guard a rift in time - one of them is an alien and has an ex-terrorist bonded to him, but that might not help very much.

** There's a wall dedicated to the missing staff and students of Coal Hill. Although Clara and Danny's are the only ones focused on, you can find references to former companions and characters. See more in the FreezeFrameBonus below.

** It turns out that a group of sixth-formers and an alien terrorist/freedom-fighter are a lot less tolerant of JokerImmunity than the Doctor is. After the Shadow Kin have been exiled to their planet (twice) and come back (twice), the second time [[spoiler:killing the parents of two of the sixth-formers]], the team ultimately decides to [[spoiler:[[FinalSolution wipe out the entire race and implode their planet.]]

** The opening credits contain a ''lot'' of foreshadowing, including [[spoiler:the silhouette of a Rhodian in their native form, the dragon tattoo, Corakinus, the tendrils of the Lan Kin, ending with a shot of the cast walking out of the cabinet of souls followed by a quick shot of the souls themselves. Most of this is only recognisable in retrospect. There's also a knight chess piece in there, perhaps referring to the Governors?]]

** Aliens like Quill and Charlie that are new arrivals to Earth have no idea about the pop culture and social norms there and have to ask A LOT of questions. Charlie eventually finds this frustrating. Meanwhile, the teens are the ones who have to answer those questions, and Tanya later reveals that she is fed up doing this.

* HotterAndSexier: Considerably more sexual than its parent show, it doesn't flinch away from showing actual sex scenes.

* ReligionOfEvil: The Shadow Kin have a very messed up set of religious believes. To wit, they believe that they were a mistake by the Universe and condemned to the Underneath because of it. Because of this they believe it is their duty to get back at the Universe by destroying all life.

-->--'''The Twelfth Doctor'''

** While Quill is dangerous and Charlie's people made her prisoner for her crimes on their planet, her punishment can be seen as inhumane and cruel to humans.

** [[spoiler:In episode 5 April (who is in her late teens) becomes a king, though she doesn't get to lead them a lot]].

* RealityEnsues: The Doctor basically left the kids and Quill to their own devices on how to handle the aliens that invade their school. Cut to the next episode, where they are all at a complete loss on what to do exactly. Even when they finally band together to face the lasest threat, they still don't know what to do (Ram eventually solves the problem). This persists right up to the finale.
** Ram ends up with PTSD after the events of the pilot, [[spoiler: where he lost his girlfriend]].

* RewatchBonus: If the first and the second episode are watched again, seeds of later storylines and plots are planted. During the dance, April is watching Ram and Rachel with an envious look, and Ram is the one who saves her from Corakinus. [[spoiler: Thus, it's no real surprise that they end up together later on.]] Meanwhile, Tanya keeps making snide remarks about her "white" friends not having the same types of problems as her and Ram both behind their backs and to their faces. [[spoiler: So, the later conflict in "Detained" did not come out of nowhere after all.]]

* RewatchBonus: If the pilot and the second episode are watched again, seeds of later storylines and plots are planted. During the dance, April is watching Ram and Rachel with an envious look, and Ram is the one who saves her from Corakinus. [[spoiler: Thus, it's no real surprise that they end up together later on.]] Meanwhile, Tanya keeps making snide remarks about her "white" friends not having the same types of problems as her and Ram both behind their backs and to their faces. [[spoiler: So, the later conflict in "Detained" did not come out of nowhere after all.]]

* MythologyGag with a GenderFlip: One early conception of Susan[[note]]At the time, her name was planned to be Suzanne[[/note]] in ''Doctor Who'' was that she'd be an exiled alien princess. ''Class'' gives Charlie a similar background.