‘Class’ pays tribute to former ‘Doctor Who’ companion

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New photos from the filming of BBC Three’s Class reveal a lovely tribute to one of the original companions in Doctor Who.

Created by YA author Patrick Ness, the latest Doctor Who spin-off began filming in Cardiff earlier this month.

Set in contemporary London, the eight-part series follows four students with “hidden secrets and desires” and has been described by executive producer Steven Moffat as “dark and sexy and right now”.

Photos posted on Twitter feature a sign for ‘The Barbara Wright Building’, a reference to the First Doctor’s companion. A teacher at Coal Hill School, where Class is set, Barbara was played by Jacqueline Hill from 1963 to 1965.

Other photos also reveal that Coal Hill School has apparently become an academy!

Class will premiere later this year on BBC Three in the UK and on BBC America in the US.

The show’s cast includes Greg Austin, Fady Elsayed, Sophie Hopkins and Vivian Oparah as four Sixth Formers, with Katherine Kelly (Coronation Street) playing a “powerful” teacher at Coal Hill School and Doctor Who actor Nigel Betts reprising the role of Mr Armitage.

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> Buy the complete Doctor Who Season 9 box set on Blu-ray on Amazon.

Season 10 is expected to begin filming next month and will air on BBC One in spring 2017.

> Here’s everything we know so far about Season 10.

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