8.246 minSeason 1 • Episode 8
LatestDespite 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.
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.
Acting
Katherine Kelly's deliciously bitter Miss Quill steals every scene
Writing
Patrick Ness balances monster-of-week with genuine teen pain
Costume
Miss Quill's murder-chic wardrobe deserves its own fan account
Creator
Patrick Ness
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Patrick Ness wrote the entire first season alone — no writers room — after winning a Carnegie Medal for his YA novel 'A Monster Calls'.
The show featured Doctor Who's first on-screen gay kiss between Charlie and Matteusz, which BBC Three promoted heavily before cancellation.
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