Limited series · BBC Three
Class
From the universe of Doctor Who.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Greg Austin
Charlie Smith
8 eps
Katherine Kelly
Miss Quill
8 eps
Sophie Hopkins
April MacLean
8 eps
Fady Elsayed
Ram Singh
8 eps
Vivian Oparah
Tanya Adeola
8 eps
Jordan Renzo
Matteusz Andrzejewski
8 eps
Peter Capaldi
The Doctor
1 eps
Cyril Nri
Chair
1 eps
Anna Shaffer
Rachel Chapman
2 eps
Ben Peel
Coach Dawson
2 eps
Shannon Murray
Jackie MacLean
4 eps
Aaron Neil
Varun Singh
5 eps
Natasha Gordon
Vivian Adeola
3 eps
Paul Marc Davis
Corakinus
4 eps
Nigel Betts
Mr. Armitage
2 eps
Pooja Shah
Miss Shah
2 eps
Alex Leak
Kevin Williams
1 eps
Laura June Hudson
Mrs. Linderhof
1 eps
Satnam Bhogal
Counter Clerk
1 eps
Assay Hagos
Student 3
1 eps
Shalisha James-Davis
Student 4
1 eps
David McGranaghan
Assistant Coach Carroll
1 eps
Jami Reid-Quarrell
The Inspector
1 eps
Cally Lawrence
Cleaner
1 eps
Derek Ritchie
Leaf Dragon (voice) (uncredited)
1 eps
Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
Jasper Adeola
1 eps
Moses Adejimi
Student 1
3 eps
Anastasia Hille
Orla'ath
1 eps
Janie Booth
Old Woman
1 eps
Andrew Frame
Man
1 eps
Ellie James
Female Student
3 eps
Pooky Quesnel
Dorothea Ames
4 eps
Kelly Gough
Rannus / Kharrus
1 eps
Con O'Neill
Huw MacLean
2 eps
Neil McCaul
Rannus (voice)
1 eps
Ferdy Roberts
Prisoner (voice)
1 eps
Chiké Okonkwo
Ballon
1 eps
Spencer Wilding
Quill Goddess
1 eps
Sam Sweeney
Sam
1 eps
Jim Moray
Folk Musician
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Class actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Class reads strongest on Serialized, Character Depth and Bingeability.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Coal Hill School has been a feature of Doctor Who since the first episode, but now we get to see the day-to-day adventures of the students coping with intrusions from space and time.
The run
Seasons
1 season · 8 episodes.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E07
The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did
Miss Quill embarks on a dangerous mission to impossible places.
- Directed by Wayne Che Yip
- Written by Patrick Ness
S01E08
The Lost
Despite the rifts that have emerged since their time in detention, the friends must work together when their families are threatened by a foe they thought they had defeated.
- Directed by Julian Holmes
- Written by Patrick Ness
S01E01
For Tonight We Might Die
When monsters invade Coal Hill, four students form an unlikely alliance to defeat them.
- Directed by Edward Bazalgette
- Written by Patrick Ness
S01E05
Brave-ish Heart (2)
April must confront Corakinus as the others try save the Earth from extinction.
- Directed by Philippa Langdale
- Written by Patrick Ness
S01E04
Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart (1)
As April's connection to Corakinus strengthens, a sinister invasion begins.
- Directed by Philippa Langdale
- Written by Patrick Ness
S01E06
Detained
Trapped in detention, dark truths emerge and fractures form in the friendship group.
- Directed by Wayne Che Yip
- Written by Patrick Ness
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E07
The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did
- Directed by Wayne Che Yip
- Written by Patrick Ness
S01E05
Brave-ish Heart (2)
- Directed by Philippa Langdale
- Written by Patrick Ness
S01E04
Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart (1)
- Directed by Philippa Langdale
- Written by Patrick Ness
S01E03
Nightvisiting
- Directed by Edward Bazalgette
- Written by Patrick Ness
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Steven MoffatExecutive Producer
- Brian MinchinExecutive Producer
- Patrick NessExecutive Producer
- Derek RitchieProducer
Writing
- Patrick NessWriter
Direction
- Julian HolmesDirector
- Edward BazalgetteDirector
- Philippa LangdaleDirector
- Wayne Che YipDirector
Cinematography
- Maja ZamojdaDirector of Photography
Music
- Blair MowatOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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