10 Doctor Who Flops The BBC Has Buried

Modern Doctor Who spinoffs Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures enjoyed a great deal of success during their lifetimes, so hopes were high that 2016's Class would be able to capture that same magic.

And though the eight-episode series (which centres on a group of students battling aliens at the Whoniverse's iconic Coal Hill School) received positive reviews and a favourable fan response, it never felt like a core part of the Doctor Who world in the same way those aforementioned spinoffs did, and its initial broadcast on BBC Three almost made it feel like the BBC had zero confidence in it, like the broadcaster was sending it out to die. And that's exactly what it did.

Class was cancelled after one series due to consistently poor ratings throughout its run, with the BBC giving it very little time in the spotlight since. Fans don't talk about it all that much either (probably because very few of them have seen it!) and though Class did receive the Big Finish audio treatment in 2018, that did very little to revive interest in the property.