The Doctor Who spinoff Class is ready to take attendance. Happy Valley alum Katherine Kelly has been cast as a teacher at the Coal Hill School, while Vivian Oparah, Greg Austin, Sophie Hopkins, and Fady Elsayed will fill up the rest of the seats as her students. Doctor Who and Class executive producer Stephen Moffat describes the show as a sort of “British Buffy,” so chew on […]
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- 4/4/2016
- by Angie Han
- Slash Film
For Doctor Who fans who are still a little disappointed that the sci-fi series won’t be returning until 2017, this news should be pretty exciting. The cast for Class, the upcoming Doctor Who spin-off, has officially been announced, as the new series (which debuts later this year) begins filming this week. So who will be starring in Class? As the BBC press release revealed, the show will feature several new, young actors, such as Greg Austin, Fady Elsayed, Sophie Hopkins, and Vivian Oparah. Additionally, Katherine Kelly (The Night Manager, Happy Valley) will also be a part of the Class cast, playing the role of “a teacher and
Class: Cast for Doctor Who Spin-Off Officially Announced...
Class: Cast for Doctor Who Spin-Off Officially Announced...
- 4/4/2016
- by Chris King
- TVovermind.com
BBC America unveiled the stars of the “Doctor Who” spin-off series “Class” on Monday. Greg Austin, Fady Elsayed, Sophie Hopkins and Vivian Oparah will all star in the new show. They will be joined by Katherine Kelly, as she takes the role of a teacher and powerful new presence at Coal Hill School. “These four Coal Hill School students have hidden secrets and desires,” the description from the network reads. “They are facing their own worst fears, navigating a life of friends, parents, school work, sex, sorrow – and possibly the end of existence."...
- 4/4/2016
- by Joe Otterson
- The Wrap
BBC Three has unveiled the key members of "Class," the network's upcoming "Doctor Who" spin-off series created by young adult author Patrick Ness.
Katherine Kelly ("Happy Valley," "The Night Manager") leads the cast as a teacher and powerful new presence at Coal Hill School. She's joined by Greg Austin, Fady Elsayed, Sophie Hopkins and Vivian Oparah who will take on the role of four Coal Hill School students who have hidden secrets and desires.
The group are facing their own worst fears, navigating a life of friends, parents, school work, sex, sorrow – and possibly the end of existence. You see all the time travelling over the years by The Doctor around Coal Hill School has left the walls of space and time very thin - and something is pressing in from the other side.
The tone is said to be "dark and sexy and right now" according to executive producer Steven Moffat,...
Katherine Kelly ("Happy Valley," "The Night Manager") leads the cast as a teacher and powerful new presence at Coal Hill School. She's joined by Greg Austin, Fady Elsayed, Sophie Hopkins and Vivian Oparah who will take on the role of four Coal Hill School students who have hidden secrets and desires.
The group are facing their own worst fears, navigating a life of friends, parents, school work, sex, sorrow – and possibly the end of existence. You see all the time travelling over the years by The Doctor around Coal Hill School has left the walls of space and time very thin - and something is pressing in from the other side.
The tone is said to be "dark and sexy and right now" according to executive producer Steven Moffat,...
- 4/4/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
UK TV vet Katherine Kelly is set to teach the Class at the center of Doctor Who‘s upcoming spinoff, which is being likened to a “British Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”
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Set in contemporary London at Coal Hill School, Class is described as “scary, funny and as painful and sharp as youth,” shining a light on “a whole new corner of the Whoniverse.” Kelly (Coronation Street, Happy Valley, Mr. Selfridge) will play a teacher and powerful new presence at the school, while (left to right, photo above) Vivian Oparah, Greg Austin (Mr.
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Set in contemporary London at Coal Hill School, Class is described as “scary, funny and as painful and sharp as youth,” shining a light on “a whole new corner of the Whoniverse.” Kelly (Coronation Street, Happy Valley, Mr. Selfridge) will play a teacher and powerful new presence at the school, while (left to right, photo above) Vivian Oparah, Greg Austin (Mr.
- 4/4/2016
- TVLine.com
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