A Guide to Classic Who references (and other references) in New Who including in Class episodes.
Class series 1, episode 4 (story 4 part 1) in which we meet April's father.
Warning: May contain Spoilers for
"Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart"
References:
[OLD] - Things that first appeared in the classic Doctor Who series (or the film.)
For context, the following are also covered:
[1ST] - Things that appear for the first time in this episode.
[NEW] - Things that first appeared previously in the new Doctor Who series.
[CLASS] - Things that first appeared previously in the Class.
[OLD] - Things that first appeared in the classic Doctor Who series (or the film.)
For context, the following are also covered:
[1ST] - Things that appear for the first time in this episode.
[NEW] - Things that first appeared previously in the new Doctor Who series.
[CLASS] - Things that first appeared previously in the Class.
[CLASS] - Things that first appeared previously in the Class.
Ongoing References:
- [CLASS] Shadow Kin - First appeared in "For Tonight We Might Die" (Class series 1). The wiped out the all Rhodia and Quill on their shared home planet except a Rhodia prince (Charlie Smith) and a Quill rebel leader (Miss Quill).
- [CLASS] April's Heart - As noted in the clips from previous episodes, April has shared her heart with the king of the Shadowkin since "For Tonight We Might Die" (Class series 1).
- [CLASS] The Cabinet of Souls - A relic from Rhodia which first appeared in "For Tonight We Might Die" (Class series 1). In that episode the Shadow Kin wanted to steal it because it can be used as a weapon, but Charlie claimed that it didn't work.
- [CLASS] Ram's prosthetic leg - First appeared in "For Tonight We Might Die" (Class Series 1). It was given to him by the Doctor (using Lothan technology) after his was removed by a Shadow Kin. Ram revealed his leg to his father in "The Coach with the Dragon Tattoo" (Class series 1).
- [OLD] Coal Hill Academy - Formerly Coal Hill Secondary School, the school appeared in classic series (the first episode "An Unearthly Child" (Season 1) and the 25th Anniversary "Remembrance of the Daleks" (Season 25)). It was also the school that Clara Oswald taught at beginning in "The Day of the Doctor" (50 Anniversary Special) throughout Series 8 and in "The Magician's Apprentice" and "The Woman Who Lived" (both Series 9).
- [CLASS] The Govenors - A group who sent a robot to monitor Miss Quill in "The Coach with the Dragon Tattoo" (Class series 1). In "The Day of the Doctor" (50 Anniversary Special), before the new building was constructed and when it was Coal Hill Secondary School, not Coal Hill Academy, "I. Chesterton" was the Chairman of the Governors. Ian Chesterton was a companion of the first Doctor and a science teacher at Coal Hill in 1963.
- [CLASS] Crack - First appeared in "For Tonight We Might Die" (Class Series 1). The Doctor was only able to partially seal it and warning it would attract weirdness. Rifts have previously appeared in E-Space in "The Warrior's Gate" (Doctor Who Season 18), in Cardiff ("The Unquiet Dead" and "Boomtown" (Doctor Who Series 1), "Utopia" (Doctor Who Series 3), most of Torchwood Series 1 & Series 2) and Amy Pond's bedroom and all of space ("The Eleventh Hour" (Doctor Who Series 5)).
- [CLASS] Shadow Kin - First appeared in "For Tonight We Might Die" (Class series 1). The wiped out the all Rhodia and Quill on their shared home planet except a Rhodia prince (Charlie Smith) and a Quill rebel leader (Miss Quill).
- [CLASS] April's Heart - As noted in the clips from previous episodes, April has shared her heart with the king of the Shadowkin since "For Tonight We Might Die" (Class series 1).
- [CLASS] The Cabinet of Souls - A relic from Rhodia which first appeared in "For Tonight We Might Die" (Class series 1). In that episode the Shadow Kin wanted to steal it because it can be used as a weapon, but Charlie claimed that it didn't work.
- [CLASS] Ram's prosthetic leg - First appeared in "For Tonight We Might Die" (Class Series 1). It was given to him by the Doctor (using Lothan technology) after his was removed by a Shadow Kin. Ram revealed his leg to his father in "The Coach with the Dragon Tattoo" (Class series 1).
- [OLD] Coal Hill Academy - Formerly Coal Hill Secondary School, the school appeared in classic series (the first episode "An Unearthly Child" (Season 1) and the 25th Anniversary "Remembrance of the Daleks" (Season 25)). It was also the school that Clara Oswald taught at beginning in "The Day of the Doctor" (50 Anniversary Special) throughout Series 8 and in "The Magician's Apprentice" and "The Woman Who Lived" (both Series 9).
- [CLASS] The Govenors - A group who sent a robot to monitor Miss Quill in "The Coach with the Dragon Tattoo" (Class series 1). In "The Day of the Doctor" (50 Anniversary Special), before the new building was constructed and when it was Coal Hill Secondary School, not Coal Hill Academy, "I. Chesterton" was the Chairman of the Governors. Ian Chesterton was a companion of the first Doctor and a science teacher at Coal Hill in 1963.
- [CLASS] Crack - First appeared in "For Tonight We Might Die" (Class Series 1). The Doctor was only able to partially seal it and warning it would attract weirdness. Rifts have previously appeared in E-Space in "The Warrior's Gate" (Doctor Who Season 18), in Cardiff ("The Unquiet Dead" and "Boomtown" (Doctor Who Series 1), "Utopia" (Doctor Who Series 3), most of Torchwood Series 1 & Series 2) and Amy Pond's bedroom and all of space ("The Eleventh Hour" (Doctor Who Series 5)).
Coal Hill School Memorial Board:
- [NEW] Pink, R. D. - Rupert Pink, who was usually known as Danny Pink, appeared throughout Series 8 of the new series, dying in "Dark Water" (Doctor Who Series 8). His name was the second last on the board in "For Tonight We Might Die" (Class Series 1).
- [NEW] Osward, C. - Clara Oswald (no middle name), was a companion of the Doctor who first appeared in "The Snow Men" (Doctor Who Christmas 2013) and became the Doctor's companion in "The Bells of St John" (Doctor Who Series 7). She died in "Face the Raven" (Doctor Who Series 9) and never returned to the school. Her name was the last on the board in "For Tonight We Might Die"(Class Series 1).
- [CLASS] Williams, K - Kevin Williams, who Miss Quill convinced to kill himself in "For Tonight We Might Die"(Class Series 1) and is probably still classed as missing. He has obviously been added since that episode.
- [CLASS] Chapman, R - Rachel, Ram's girlfriend, killed by the Shadow Kin during the Prom in "For Tonight We Might Die"(Class Series 1) and has obviously been added since that episode.
- [CLASS] Carroll, C - Assistant Coach Carroll, killed by the Leaf Dragon in "The Coach with the Dragon Tattoo" (Class series 1) and has obviously been added since that episode.
- [CLASS] Volkon, P - Cleaner at Coal Hill Academy, an accountant in her home country, killed by the Leaf Dragon in "The Coach with the Dragon Tattoo" (Class series 1) and has obviously been added since that episode.
- [CLASS] Dawson, T - Coach Tom, killed by the Leaf Dragon in "The Coach with the Dragon Tattoo" (Class series 1) and has obviously been added since that episode.
- [NEW] Armitage, R - Headteacher of Coal Hill Secondary School, appearing in this role in a couple of Series 8 episodes and the first two episodes of Class until he was killed by the Leaf Dragon in "The Coach with the Dragon Tattoo" (Class series 1) and is being added in this episode.
- [NEW] Pink, R. D. - Rupert Pink, who was usually known as Danny Pink, appeared throughout Series 8 of the new series, dying in "Dark Water" (Doctor Who Series 8). His name was the second last on the board in "For Tonight We Might Die" (Class Series 1).
- [NEW] Osward, C. - Clara Oswald (no middle name), was a companion of the Doctor who first appeared in "The Snow Men" (Doctor Who Christmas 2013) and became the Doctor's companion in "The Bells of St John" (Doctor Who Series 7). She died in "Face the Raven" (Doctor Who Series 9) and never returned to the school. Her name was the last on the board in "For Tonight We Might Die"(Class Series 1).
- [CLASS] Williams, K - Kevin Williams, who Miss Quill convinced to kill himself in "For Tonight We Might Die"(Class Series 1) and is probably still classed as missing. He has obviously been added since that episode.
- [CLASS] Chapman, R - Rachel, Ram's girlfriend, killed by the Shadow Kin during the Prom in "For Tonight We Might Die"(Class Series 1) and has obviously been added since that episode.
- [CLASS] Carroll, C - Assistant Coach Carroll, killed by the Leaf Dragon in "The Coach with the Dragon Tattoo" (Class series 1) and has obviously been added since that episode.
- [CLASS] Volkon, P - Cleaner at Coal Hill Academy, an accountant in her home country, killed by the Leaf Dragon in "The Coach with the Dragon Tattoo" (Class series 1) and has obviously been added since that episode.
- [CLASS] Dawson, T - Coach Tom, killed by the Leaf Dragon in "The Coach with the Dragon Tattoo" (Class series 1) and has obviously been added since that episode.
- [NEW] Armitage, R - Headteacher of Coal Hill Secondary School, appearing in this role in a couple of Series 8 episodes and the first two episodes of Class until he was killed by the Leaf Dragon in "The Coach with the Dragon Tattoo" (Class series 1) and is being added in this episode.
The Govenors' Fact-File:
- [CLASS] Rhodian - Charlie's race as first mentioned in "For Tonight We Might Die" (Class Series 1).
- [CLASS] Rhodia - Charlie and Miss Quill's previously unnamed homeworld as first seen in "For Tonight We Might Die" (Class Series 1).
- [CLASS] Quill - Miss Quill's race as first mentioned in "For Tonight We Might Die" (Class Series 1).
- [OLD] The Doctor - The central character of both series of Doctor Who. The Twelfth Doctor appeared in "For Tonight We Might Die" (Class Series 1).
- [OLD] UNIT - The
United Nations UNified Intelligence Taskforce, a military organisation which has appeared in the the classic Doctor Who series, the new Doctor Who series, Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures. Tanya noted that she'd failed to hack their database in "The Coach with the Dragon Tattoo" (Class series 1).
- [1ST] Leaf Dragon - First appeared in "The Coach with the Dragon Tattoo" (Class series 1).
- [CLASS] Rhodian - Charlie's race as first mentioned in "For Tonight We Might Die" (Class Series 1).
- [CLASS] Rhodia - Charlie and Miss Quill's previously unnamed homeworld as first seen in "For Tonight We Might Die" (Class Series 1).
- [CLASS] Quill - Miss Quill's race as first mentioned in "For Tonight We Might Die" (Class Series 1).
- [OLD] The Doctor - The central character of both series of Doctor Who. The Twelfth Doctor appeared in "For Tonight We Might Die" (Class Series 1).
- [OLD] UNIT - The
United NationsUNified Intelligence Taskforce, a military organisation which has appeared in the the classic Doctor Who series, the new Doctor Who series, Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures. Tanya noted that she'd failed to hack their database in "The Coach with the Dragon Tattoo" (Class series 1).
- [1ST] Leaf Dragon - First appeared in "The Coach with the Dragon Tattoo" (Class series 1).
From this episode:
- [1ST] The realm of the Shadow Kin - First appearance of this planet, which is, obviously, the home of the Shadow Kin (who you can find out more about above.)
- [1ST] Bloodsucking alien petals - First appearance of these creatures which are probably far more dangerous than they look.
- [1ST] The creature in Miss Quill's head - An Arn, first mentioned in "For Tonight We Might Die" (Class series 1).
- [CLASS] Robot - Sent by the Governors to watch Miss Quill in e in "The Coach with the Dragon Tattoo" (Class series 1).
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