The school first appeared in the first episode of "Doctor Who", "An Unearthly Child", in 1963, and has had numerous appearances ever since. Several major characters in the two shows' history are depicted as students or faculty members at Coal Hill. In the original 1963–89 run of "Doctor Who", Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright are teachers of student Susan Foreman, while in the 50th Anniversary Special "The Day of the Doctor" and in the 2005 revival's eighth and ninth series, Clara Oswald teaches English classes. All of the main characters of "Class" are students at the Academy, along with one teacher, Miss Quill; the school is renamed Coal Hill Academy in the series.