Series 1 ( Class ) The first series of Class was streamed on BBC Three in 2016 and later aired on BBC One in 2017 . This was the fifth " Doctor Who " television spinoff after " K9 and Company " , " Torchwood " , " The Sarah Jane Adventures " , and " K9 " and the first spinoff to premiere online rather than on a traditional television channel . It introduced the Coal Hill Academy teacher Miss Quill ( Katherine Kelly ) , and her students Charlie Smith ( Greg Austin ) , April MacLean ( Sophie Hopkins ) , Ram Singh ( Fady Elsayed ) , Tanya Adeola ( Vivian Oparah ) , and Matteusz Andrzejewski ( Jordan Renzo ) . The Twelfth Doctor , who was previously a caretaker at Coal Hill in " Doctor Who " , also appeared in the first episode , " For Tonight Me Might Die " , and was played by Peter Capaldi . " Class " was created by Patrick Ness , who previously wrote the tie - in short story , " Tip of the Tongue " , for the fiftieth anniversary of " Doctor Who " . Ness revealed there would be " no Clara " and that " Class " would " definitely air in America " . In an interview with " Entertainment Weekly " , Ness said he has been asked to bring various parts of " Doctor Who " back since the series was announced , but he wants to create something new . He also confirmed the Weeping Angel s would not feature in the series . However , a Weeping Angel made an appearance on the last episode of the series . The first episode was shown at the Class World Premiere in Shoreditch in London on 20 October 2016 . " Class " was first uploaded to BBC Three ' s streaming service on 22 October 2016 , with its first two episodes , exactly 10 years after the airdate of " Torchwood " s first two episodes , " Everything Changes " and " Day One " . A BBC One airing followed in the United Kingdom in January 2017 . Overview . " to be added " Production . The series began filming on 4 April 2016 and wrapped on 2 September 2016 . The three first episodes in the series were directed by Ed Bazalgette , who directed the " Doctor Who " episodes " The Girl Who Died " and " The Woman Who Lived " . Philippa Langdale and Wayne Che Yip directed two episodes each , whilst Julian Holmes directed the finale . Blair Mowat composed the score for the series . The working title of the first episode of the series was " The Prom " . Future of the show . On 7 September 2017 , Radio Times spoke to BBC3 controller Damian Kavanagh about a future return of " Class " , in which Kavanagh said : " No , no . There was nothing wrong with it , I thought Patrick [ Ness ] did a great job , he explored an amazing world . In honesty it didn ’ t really land for us on BBC3 ; some shows don ’ t and I have to make decisions about what we ’ re going to do from a drama point of view , and what we did after " Class " was " Clique " which worked really well for us . " Digital distribution . Simultaneously with more traditional channels of distribution , series 1 of " Class " was made available for purchase on several online streaming platforms , also in some countries outside the initial broadcast range . Generally , the episodes were made available online on the same day they were premiered on BBC Three . Series 1 was available on : The release of Series 1 in US digital stores was postponed until the BBC America broadcast of the show , due for 2017 .