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{{retitle|''Doctor Who'' spin-offs}}{{real world}} | {{retitle|''Doctor Who'' spin-offs}}{{real world}} | ||
{{first pic|Megabytes (anthology).jpg|Long after leaving televised ''[[Doctor Who]]'', [[K9]] was the subject of new stories unbound by the Doctor or the BBC — even on television!}} | {{first pic|Megabytes (anthology).jpg|Long after leaving televised ''[[Doctor Who]]'', [[K9]] was the subject of new stories unbound by the Doctor or the BBC — even on television!}} | ||
Since its beginning in 1963, ''[[Doctor Who]]'' has spawned '''a number of spin-offs''' that do not feature [[the Doctor]] as the main character, or | Since its beginning in 1963, ''[[Doctor Who]]'' has spawned '''a number of spin-offs''' that do not feature [[the Doctor]] as the main character, or indeed at all. | ||
These can be separated into two distinct categories: productions officially licensed by the [[ | These can be separated into two distinct categories: productions officially licensed by the [[BBC]], whose lack of use of [[the Doctor]] or [[the Doctor's TARDIS|their TARDIS]] are a stylistic choice; and ones created without BBC involvement, grown around an [[List of DWU concepts not owned by the BBC|element of the DWU owned by another party]]. | ||
While some series spin off directly from a ''Doctor Who''-branded work, spinoffs can themselves engender spinoffs. The sum total of ''Doctor Who''{{'}}s licensed " | While some series spin off directly from a ''Doctor Who''-branded work, spinoffs can themselves engender spinoffs. The sum total of ''Doctor Who''{{'}}s licensed "descendants", provided they pass our [[four little rules]] of [[Tardis:Valid sources|validity]], comprise [[Doctor Who universe|the DWU]] as we define it. | ||
[[Pete McTighe]] stated in [[DWM 571]] that he viewed each of his minisodes packaged with trailers for ''[[The Collection]]'' as "the opportunity for a brand-new Doctor Who spin-off (…) albeit on a budget of 59p", although these minisodes were still released under the ''Doctor Who'' name rather than having their own series names. | [[Pete McTighe]] stated in [[DWM 571]] that he viewed each of his minisodes packaged with trailers for ''[[The Collection]]'' as "the opportunity for a brand-new Doctor Who spin-off (…) albeit on a budget of 59p", although these minisodes were still released under the ''Doctor Who'' name rather than having their own series names. | ||
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A number of writers and actors involved in these productions later went on to work with BBC licensed ''Doctor Who'' spinoffs such as the [[Big Finish Productions]] audio dramas, and even on the revived ''Doctor Who'' series itself when it returned to TV in 2005 (most notably [[Nicholas Briggs]] and [[Mark Gatiss]]). By way of comparison, these spin-off productions, often classified as fan films, are in spirit similar to the professionally made fan films based upon the ''[[Star Trek]]'' franchise that began to emerge in the early 2000s when the rights holders for ''Star Trek'' relaxed their restrictions. However, unlike the ''Star Trek ''fan films, all of the productions listed below were fully licensed. | A number of writers and actors involved in these productions later went on to work with BBC licensed ''Doctor Who'' spinoffs such as the [[Big Finish Productions]] audio dramas, and even on the revived ''Doctor Who'' series itself when it returned to TV in 2005 (most notably [[Nicholas Briggs]] and [[Mark Gatiss]]). By way of comparison, these spin-off productions, often classified as fan films, are in spirit similar to the professionally made fan films based upon the ''[[Star Trek]]'' franchise that began to emerge in the early 2000s when the rights holders for ''Star Trek'' relaxed their restrictions. However, unlike the ''Star Trek ''fan films, all of the productions listed below were fully licensed. | ||
{|class="wikitable sortable" | {|class="wikitable sortable" | ||
! class="unsortable" | Title | ! class="unsortable" | Title | ||
! Licensed connection | ! Licensed connection | ||
! Medium | ! Medium | ||
! Publisher | ! width="200px"|Publisher | ||
! data-sort-type="iso-date" | Date of first release | ! data-sort-type="iso-date" | Date of first release | ||
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|[[31 October (releases)|31 October]] [[2009 (releases)|2009]] | |[[31 October (releases)|31 October]] [[2009 (releases)|2009]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |''[[Wartime (home video)|Wartime]]'' | ||
|[[John Benton]] | |[[John Benton]] | ||
|Home video | |Home video | ||
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|[[20 January (releases)|20 January]] [[1998 (releases)|1998]] | |[[20 January (releases)|20 January]] [[1998 (releases)|1998]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |''[[Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans (home video)|Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans]]'' | ||
|[[Sontaran]]s | |[[Sontaran]]s | ||
|Home video | |Home video | ||
|[[Reeltime Pictures]] (produced by [[Dreamwatch Media]]) | |[[Reeltime Pictures]] <br>(produced by [[Dreamwatch Media]]) | ||
|[[1 December (releases)|1 December]] [[1998 (releases)|1998]] | |[[1 December (releases)|1 December]] [[1998 (releases)|1998]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |''[[Downtime (home video)|Downtime]]'' | ||
|[[Sarah Jane Smith]] | |[[Sarah Jane Smith]] | ||
|Home video | |Home video | ||
|[[Reeltime Pictures]] | | rowspan="3" |[[Reeltime Pictures]] | ||
|[[2 December (releases)|2 December]] [[1995 (releases)|1995]] | |[[2 December (releases)|2 December]] [[1995 (releases)|1995]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|[[Draconian]]s and [[Sontaran]]s | |[[Draconian]]s and [[Sontaran]]s | ||
|Home video | |Home video | ||
|[[1998 (releases)|1998]] | |[[1998 (releases)|1998]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |''[[Dæmos Rising (home video)|Dæmos Rising]]'' | ||
|[[Dæmon]]s | |[[Dæmon]]s | ||
|Home video | |Home video | ||
|[[2004 (releases)|2004]] | |[[2004 (releases)|2004]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|[[Dæmon]]s | |[[Dæmon]]s | ||
|Home video | |Home video | ||
|[[Reeltime Pictures]] (released by [[Koch Media]]) | |[[Reeltime Pictures]] <br>(released by [[Koch Media]]) | ||
|[[13 November (releases)|13 November]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]] | |[[13 November (releases)|13 November]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |''[[Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor (home video)|Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor]]'' | ||
|[[Sil]] | |[[Sil]] | ||
|Home video | |Home video | ||
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|[[Auton]]s | |[[Auton]]s | ||
|Home video | |Home video | ||
|[[BBV Productions]] | | rowspan="17" |[[BBV Productions]] | ||
|[[1997 (releases)]] | |[[1997 (releases)|1997]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |''[[Zygon: When Being You Just Isn't Enough (home video)|Zygon: When Being You Just Isn't Enough]]'' | ||
|[[Zygon]]s | |[[Zygon]]s | ||
|Home video | |Home video | ||
|[[27 February (releases)|27 February]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]] | |[[27 February (releases)|27 February]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[The Time Travellers (series)]]'' | |''[[The Time Travellers (series)|The Time Travellers]]'' | ||
|[[Alternate timeline (Republica)|Alternate timeline]] first mentioned in {{cs|The Roundheads (novel)}} | |[[Alternate timeline (Republica)|Alternate timeline]] first mentioned in {{cs|The Roundheads (novel)}} | ||
|Audio | |Audio | ||
|[[May (releases)|May]] [[1998 (releases)|1998]] | |[[May (releases)|May]] [[1998 (releases)|1998]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|[[K9]] | |[[K9]] | ||
|Audio | |Audio | ||
|[[June (releases)|June]] [[1999 (releases)|1999]] | |[[June (releases)|June]] [[1999 (releases)|1999]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|[[Zygon]]s | |[[Zygon]]s | ||
|Audio | |Audio | ||
|[[August (releases)|August]] [[1999 (releases)|1999]] | |[[August (releases)|August]] [[1999 (releases)|1999]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|[[Krynoid]]s | |[[Krynoid]]s | ||
|Audio | |Audio | ||
|[[October (releases)|October]] [[1999 (releases)|1999]] | |[[October (releases)|October]] [[1999 (releases)|1999]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|[[Sontaran]]s | |[[Sontaran]]s | ||
|Audio | |Audio | ||
|[[December (releases)|December]] [[1999 (releases)|1999]] | |[[December (releases)|December]] [[1999 (releases)|1999]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[The I (series)|The I]]'' (sole instalment: | |''[[The I (series)|The I]]'' (sole instalment: ''[[I Scream (audio story)|I Scream]]'') | ||
|[[I (Seeing I)|I]] | |[[I (Seeing I)|I]] | ||
|Audio | |Audio | ||
|[[August (releases)|August]] [[2000 (releases)|2000]] | |[[August (releases)|August]] [[2000 (releases)|2000]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |''[[The Rani Reaps the Whirlwind (audio story)|The Rani Reaps the Whirlwind]]'' | ||
|[[The Rani]] | |[[The Rani]] | ||
|Audio | |Audio | ||
|[[November (releases)|November]] [[2000 (releases)|2000]] | |[[November (releases)|November]] [[2000 (releases)|2000]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |''[[Race Memory (audio story)|Race Memory]]'' | ||
|[[Wirrn]] | |[[Wirrn]] | ||
|Audio | |Audio | ||
|[[February (releases)|February]] [[2001 (releases)|2001]] | |[[February (releases)|February]] [[2001 (releases)|2001]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|[[Faction Paradox]] | |[[Faction Paradox]] | ||
|Audio | |Audio | ||
|[[October (releases)|October]] [[2001 (releases)|2001]] | |[[October (releases)|October]] [[2001 (releases)|2001]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|[[Faction Paradox]] | |[[Faction Paradox]] | ||
|Audio | |Audio | ||
|[[6 June (releases)|6 June]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]] | |[[6 June (releases)|6 June]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |''[[In 2 Minds (audio story)|In 2 Minds]]'' | ||
|[[Rutan]]s | |[[Rutan]]s | ||
|Audio | |Audio | ||
|[[September (releases)|September]] [[2002 (releases)|2002]] | |[[September (releases)|September]] [[2002 (releases)|2002]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |''[[The Quality of Mercy (audio story)|The Quality of Mercy]]'' | ||
|[[Guy de Carnac]] | |[[Guy de Carnac]] | ||
|Audio | |Audio | ||
|[[September (releases)|September]] [[2002 (releases)|2002]] | |[[September (releases)|September]] [[2002 (releases)|2002]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[P.R.O.B.E. (series)]] | |''[[P.R.O.B.E. (series)|P.R.O.B.E.]]'' | ||
|[[Liz Shaw]] | |[[Liz Shaw]] | ||
|Home video, Audio | |Home video, Audio | ||
|[[1994 (releases)|1994]] | |[[1994 (releases)|1994]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|[[The Brigadier]] | |[[The Brigadier]] | ||
|Audio | |Audio | ||
|[[28 June (releases)|28 June]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]] | |[[28 June (releases)|28 June]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|[[Erimem]] | |[[Erimem]] | ||
|Audio | |Audio | ||
|[[19 August (releases)|19 August]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]] | |[[19 August (releases)|19 August]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Vienna (series)]]'' | |''[[Vienna (series)|Vienna]]'' | ||
|[[Vienna Salvatori]] | |[[Vienna Salvatori]] | ||
|Audio | |Audio | ||
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|[[Kaldor City]] | |[[Kaldor City]] | ||
|Audio | |Audio | ||
|[[Magic Bullet Productions]] | | rowspan="2" |[[Magic Bullet Productions]] | ||
|[[September (releases)|September]] [[2001 (releases)|2001]] | |[[September (releases)|September]] [[2001 (releases)|2001]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|[[Faction Paradox]] | |[[Faction Paradox]] | ||
|Audio | |Audio | ||
|[[23 July (releases)|23 July]] [[2003 (releases)|2003]] | |[[23 July (releases)|23 July]] [[2003 (releases)|2003]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |''[[Imaginary Boys (audio story)|Imaginary Boys]]'' | ||
|[[David Taylor (Fanboys)|David Taylor]] | |[[David Taylor (Fanboys)|David Taylor]] | ||
|Audio | |Audio | ||
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|[[3 October (releases)|3 October]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]] | |[[3 October (releases)|3 October]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |'' [[Vince Cosmos: Glam Rock Detective (audio story)|Glam Rock Detective]]'' | ||
|[[Vince Cosmos]] | |[[Vince Cosmos]] | ||
|Audio | |Audio | ||
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|[[3 February (releases)|3 February]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]] | |[[3 February (releases)|3 February]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |''[[Mystery Lady (audio story)|Mystery Lady]]'' | ||
|[[Dodie Golightly]] | |[[Dodie Golightly]] | ||
|Audio | |Audio | ||
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|[[The Minister of Chance]] | |[[The Minister of Chance]] | ||
|Audio, Novelisation | |Audio, Novelisation | ||
|[[Radio Static]] (audio series), [[Arcbeatle Press]] ([[The Minister of Chance (novelisation)|novelisation]]) | |[[Radio Static]] (audio series), <br>[[Arcbeatle Press]] ([[The Minister of Chance (novelisation)|novelisation]]) | ||
|[[2011 (releases)|2011]], [[2022 (releases)|2022]] | |[[2011 (releases)|2011]], [[2022 (releases)|2022]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |''[[Children of the Circus (audio story)|Children of the Circus]]'' ([[Children of the Circus (novelisation)|novelisation]]) | ||
|[[Psychic Circus]] | |[[Psychic Circus]] | ||
|Audio, Novelisation | |Audio, Novelisation | ||
|[[AUK Studios]] (audio), [[Oak Tree Books]] & [[Chinbeard Books]] (novelisation) | |[[AUK Studios]] (audio), <br>[[Oak Tree Books]] & [[Chinbeard Books]] (novelisation) | ||
|[[14 December (releases)|14 December]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]] | |[[14 December (releases)|14 December]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|[[Faction Paradox]] | |[[Faction Paradox]] | ||
|Prose | |Prose | ||
|[[Mad | |[[Mad Norwegian Press]] (2002-2006), <br>[[Random Static]] (2008), <br>[[Obverse Books]] (2013-present) | ||
|[[17 September (releases)|17 September]] [[2002 (releases)|2002]] | |[[17 September (releases)|17 September]] [[2002 (releases)|2002]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |''[[To the Devil — a Diva! (novel)|To the Devil — a Diva!]]'' | ||
|[[Cleavis]] and other concepts from {{cs|Mad Dogs and Englishmen (novel)}} & {{cs|Kept Safe and Sound (short story)}} | |[[Cleavis]] and other concepts from {{cs|Mad Dogs and Englishmen (novel)}} & {{cs|Kept Safe and Sound (short story)}} | ||
|Novel | |Novel | ||
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|[[Iris Wildthyme]] | |[[Iris Wildthyme]] | ||
|Prose & Audio | |Prose & Audio | ||
|[[Big Finish]], [[Obverse Books]] | |[[Big Finish Productions]], [[Obverse Books]] | ||
|[[August (releases)|August]] [[2005 (releases)|2005]] | |[[August (releases)|August]] [[2005 (releases)|2005]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|[[Bernice Summerfield]] | |[[Bernice Summerfield]] | ||
|Audio & Prose | |Audio & Prose | ||
| rowspan="3" |[[Big Finish Productions]] | |||
|[[September (releases)|September]] [[1998 (releases)|1998]] | |[[September (releases)|September]] [[1998 (releases)|1998]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |''[[The Coming of the Queen (novel)|The Coming of the Queen]]'' | ||
|[[Erimem]] | |[[Erimem]] | ||
|Novel | |Novel | ||
|[[13 October (releases)|13 October]] [[2005 (releases)|2005]] | |[[13 October (releases)|13 October]] [[2005 (releases)|2005]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |''[[Project Valhalla (novel)|Project: Valhalla]]'' | ||
|[[William Abberton|William "Nimrod" Abberton]] | |[[William Abberton|William "Nimrod" Abberton]] | ||
|Novel | |Novel | ||
|[[13 December (releases)|13 December]] [[2005 (releases)|2005]] | |[[13 December (releases)|13 December]] [[2005 (releases)|2005]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|[[Faction Paradox]] | |[[Faction Paradox]] | ||
|Anthologies, Novel | |Anthologies, Novel | ||
|[[Obverse Books]] | | rowspan="6" |[[Obverse Books]] | ||
|[[1 June (releases)|1 June]] [[2022 (releases)|2022]] | |[[1 June (releases)|1 June]] [[2022 (releases)|2022]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|[[Señor 105]] | |[[Señor 105]] | ||
|Anthology, Novellas | |Anthology, Novellas | ||
|[[30 September (releases)|30 September]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]] | |[[30 September (releases)|30 September]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |''[[The Casebook of the Manleigh Halt Irregulars (anthology)|The Casebook of the Manleigh Halt Irregulars]]'' | ||
|[[Manleigh Halt Irregulars]] | |[[Manleigh Halt Irregulars]] | ||
|Short story anthology | |Short story anthology | ||
|[[February (releases)|February]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]] | |[[February (releases)|February]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |''[[The Unwoken Princess (short story)|The Unwoken Princess]]'' | ||
|[[Icnopilli]] | |[[Icnopilli]] | ||
|Short story | |Short story | ||
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|[[1 June (releases)|1 June]] [[2012 (releases)|2012]] | |[[1 June (releases)|1 June]] [[2012 (releases)|2012]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |''[[Welcome Home, Bernard Socks (novel)|Welcome Home, Bernard Socks]]'' | ||
|[[Panda]] | |[[Panda]] | ||
|[[Obverse Books]] | |[[Obverse Books]] | ||
|[[2015 (releases)|2015]] | |[[2015 (releases)|2015]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |''[[Closing the Casebook (novel)|Closing the Casebook]]'' | ||
|[[Manleigh Halt Irregulars]] | |[[Manleigh Halt Irregulars]] | ||
|Novel | |Novel | ||
|[[Obverse Books]] | |[[Obverse Books]] | ||
|[[9 December (releases)|9 December]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]] | |[[9 December (releases)|9 December]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|Anthologies, Comics | |Anthologies, Comics | ||
|[[Obverse Books]], [[Cutaway Comics]] | |[[Obverse Books]], [[Cutaway Comics]] | ||
|[19 October (releases)|]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]] | |[19 October (releases)|[[19 October (releases)|19 October]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |''[[The Story of Fester Cat (novel)|The Story of Fester Cat]]'' | ||
|[[Panda]] | |[[Panda]] | ||
|Novel | |Novel | ||
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|[[4 November (releases)|4 November]] [[2014 (releases)|2014]] | |[[4 November (releases)|4 November]] [[2014 (releases)|2014]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[The Lora Trilogy]] | |''[[The Lora Trilogy]]'' | ||
|[[Celestial Omnibus]]es | |[[Celestial Omnibus]]es | ||
|Novel series | |Novel series | ||
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|[[Lethbridge-Stewart family]] | |[[Lethbridge-Stewart family]] | ||
|Prose | |Prose | ||
|[[Candy Jar Books]] | | rowspan="5" |[[Candy Jar Books]] | ||
|[[26 February (releases)|26 February]] [[2015 (releases)|2015]] | |[[26 February (releases)|26 February]] [[2015 (releases)|2015]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|Concepts from {{cs|Timelash (TV story)}} | |Concepts from {{cs|Timelash (TV story)}} | ||
|Short stories | |Short stories | ||
|[[May (releases)|May]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]] | |[[May (releases)|May]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|[[Lucy Wilson]] | |[[Lucy Wilson]] | ||
|Prose | |Prose | ||
|[[15 August (releases)|15 August]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]] | |[[15 August (releases)|15 August]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Candy Jar UNIT series| | |''[[Candy Jar UNIT series|UNIT]]'' | ||
|[[UNIT]] | |[[UNIT]] | ||
|Anthologies | |Anthologies | ||
|[[2021 (releases)|2021]] | |[[2021 (releases)|2021]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|[[Counter-Measures]] | |[[Counter-Measures]] | ||
|Novels | |Novels | ||
|[[4 January (releases)|4 January]] [[2022 (releases)|2022]] | |[[4 January (releases)|4 January]] [[2022 (releases)|2022]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|[[9 June (releases)|9 June]] [[2015 (releases)|2015]] | |[[9 June (releases)|9 June]] [[2015 (releases)|2015]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[The Essential Book of K9]] | |''[[The Essential Book of K9]]'' | ||
|[[K9]] | |[[K9]] | ||
|Anthology | |Anthology | ||
|[[Meteoric Books]] | | rowspan="2" |[[Meteoric Books]] | ||
|[[July (releases)|July]] [[2015 (releases)|2015]] | |[[July (releases)|July]] [[2015 (releases)|2015]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Megabytes (anthology)|Megabytes]] | |''[[Megabytes (anthology)|Megabytes]]'' | ||
|[[K9]] | |[[K9]] | ||
|Anthology | |Anthology | ||
|[[20 December (releases)|20 December]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]] | |[[20 December (releases)|20 December]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Cwej: The Series]] | |''[[Cwej: The Series]]'' | ||
|[[Chris Cwej]] | |[[Chris Cwej]] | ||
|Anthologies, Novels | |Anthologies, Novels | ||
|[[Arcbeatle Press]] | | rowspan="7" |[[Arcbeatle Press]] | ||
|[[19 May (releases)|19 May]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]] | |[[19 May (releases)|19 May]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Cyberon (anthology)|Cyberon]] | |''[[Cyberon (anthology)|Cyberon]]'' | ||
|[[P.R.O.B.E.]] | |[[P.R.O.B.E.]] | ||
|Anthology | |Anthology | ||
|[[21 September (releases)|21 September]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]] | |[[21 September (releases)|21 September]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]] | ||
|- | |||
|[[SIGNET (series)|''SIGNET'']] | |||
|[[Yssgaroth]] | |||
|Novel, short stories | |||
|[[29 October (releases)|29 October]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]] | |||
|- | |||
|[[Small Miracles (series)|''Small Miracles'']] | |||
|The [[Amazolian system]] | |||
|Short stories | |||
|[[29 October (releases)|29 October]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Auteur (series)|Auteur]]'' | |''[[Auteur (series)|Auteur]]'' | ||
|[[Auteur]] | |[[Auteur]] | ||
|Short stories | |Short stories | ||
|[[29 October (releases)|29 October]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]] | |[[29 October (releases)|29 October]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|[[Coloth]] | |[[Coloth]] | ||
|Short stories | |Short stories | ||
|[[29 October (releases)|29 October]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]] | |[[29 October (releases)|29 October]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[Dionus (series)|''Dionus'']] | ||
|[[Dionus]] | |||
|Short stories | |||
|[[26 December (releases)|26 December]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]] | |||
|- | |||
|''[[Fellowship of Ink (novel)|Fellowship of Ink]]'' | |||
|Concepts from {{cs|Mad Dogs and Englishmen (novel)}} | |Concepts from {{cs|Mad Dogs and Englishmen (novel)}} | ||
|Novel | |Novel | ||
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|[[1 June (releases)|1 June]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]] | |[[1 June (releases)|1 June]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |''[[Golden Age (novel)|Golden Age]]'' | ||
|Concepts from {{cs|Against Nature (novel)}} | |Concepts from {{cs|Against Nature (novel)}} | ||
|Novel | |Novel | ||
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|[[29 November (releases)|29 November]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]] | |[[29 November (releases)|29 November]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |''[[The Bloodletters (novel)|The Bloodletters]]'' | ||
|[[Garglespike]], among many others | |[[Garglespike]], among many others | ||
|Novella | |Novella | ||
|Self-published by [[Ryan Fogarty]] | | rowspan="2" |Self-published by [[Ryan Fogarty]] | ||
|[[1 May (releases)|1 May]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]] | |[[1 May (releases)|1 May]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |''[[Wringing Off (novel)|Wringing Off]]'' | ||
|[[Theo Possible]] | |[[Theo Possible]] | ||
|Novella | |Novella | ||
|[[29 November (releases)|29 November]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]] | |[[29 November (releases)|29 November]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|Various between entries | |Various between entries | ||
|Novelisations | |Novelisations | ||
|[[BBV Productions | |[[BBV Productions]] | ||
|[[2021 (releases)|2021]] | |[[2021 (releases)|2021]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[The Daleks]]'' | |''[[The Daleks (series)|The Daleks]]'' | ||
|[[Dalek | |[[Dalek]]s | ||
|Comics, Audios, Short stories | |Comics, Audios, Short stories | ||
|[[Century 21 Productions]] et al. | |[[Century 21 Productions]] et al. | ||
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|[[1985 (releases)|1985]] | |[[1985 (releases)|1985]] | ||
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|[[Faction Paradox (2003)|''Faction Paradox'']] | |||
|[[Faction Paradox]] | |||
|Comics, Short stories | |||
|[[Image Comics]] | |||
|[[August (releases)|August]] [[2003 (releases)|2003]] | |||
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|''[[The Forge (comic series)|The Forge]]'' | |''[[The Forge (comic series)|The Forge]]'' | ||
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|[[Devil's End: The Adventures of Olive Hawthorne]] | |[[Miranda (comic story)|''Miranda'']] | ||
|[[Miranda Dawkins]] | |||
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|[[Comeuppance Comics]] | |||
|[[January (releases)|January]] [[2003 (releases)|2003]] | |||
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|[[Entirely Possible (series)|''Entirely Possible'']] | |||
|[[Theo Possible]] | |||
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|Self-published by [[Blair Bidmead]] | |||
|[[2013 (releases)|2013]] | |||
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|''[[Devil's End: The Adventures of Olive Hawthorne]]'' | |||
|[[Olive Hawthorne]] | |[[Olive Hawthorne]] | ||
|Comics | |Comics | ||
|[[Lucky Comics]] | |[[Lucky Comics]] | ||
|[[5 May (releases)|5 May]] [[2015 (releases)|2015]] | |[[5 May (releases)|5 May]] [[2015 (releases)|2015]] | ||
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|[[Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor (comic story)|''Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor'']] | |||
|[[Sil]] | |||
|Comics | |||
|[[Telos Publishing]] | |||
|[[30 October (releases)|30 October]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]] | |||
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|''[[Lytton (series)|Lytton]]'' | |''[[Lytton (series)|Lytton]]'' | ||
|[[Gustave Lytton]] | |[[Gustave Lytton]] | ||
|Comics | |Comics | ||
|[[Cutaway Comics]] | | rowspan="7" |[[Cutaway Comics]] | ||
|[[September (releases)|September]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]] | |[[September (releases)|September]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]] | ||
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|''[[Omega (series)|Omega]]'' | |''[[Omega (series)|Omega]]'' | ||
|[[Omega]] | |[[Omega]] | ||
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|[[January (releases)|January]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]] | |||
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|''[[The Demons of Eden (comic story)|The Demons of Eden]]'' | |||
|[[Mandrel]]s | |||
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|[[January (releases)|January]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]] | |[[January (releases)|January]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]] | ||
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|[[2021 (releases)|2021]] | |[[2021 (releases)|2021]] | ||
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|''[[Gods and Monsters (comic series)|Gods and Monsters]]'' | |''[[Gods and Monsters (comic series)|Gods and Monsters]]'' | ||
|[[Sutekh]], [[ | |[[Sutekh]], [[Omega]], [[Tharil]]s | ||
|Comics | |Comics | ||
|[[2023 (releases)|2023]] | |[[2023 (releases)|2023]] | ||
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|[[Orcini]] | |[[Orcini]] | ||
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|[[23 August (releases)|23 August]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]] | |[[23 August (releases)|23 August]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]] | ||
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| | |''[[Eldrad Must Live! (comic story)|Eldrad Must Live!]]'' | ||
|[[Eldrad]] | |[[Eldrad]] | ||
|Comics | |Comics | ||
|[[23 August (releases)|23 August]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]] | |[[23 August (releases)|23 August]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]] | ||
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'Doctor Who'' franchise in 2005, several ongoing non-fiction series have been commissioned to supplement the main programmes. All primarily featured behind-the-scenes documentary coverage of production, but some also served as the venue for the release of some new licensed ''Doctor Who'' fiction: ''[[Totally Doctor Who]]'' included a serialised form of the animated serial ''[[The Infinite Quest (TV story)|The Infinite Quest]]'', and ''[[The Fan Show]]'' frequently included more-or-less developed humorous skits. | |||
== Non-fiction spin-offs == | |||
Since the revival of the ''Doctor Who'' franchise in 2005, several ongoing non-fiction series have been commissioned to supplement the main programmes. All primarily featured behind-the-scenes documentary coverage of production, but some also served as the venue for the release of some new licensed ''Doctor Who'' fiction: ''[[Totally Doctor Who]]'' included a serialised form of the animated serial ''[[The Infinite Quest (TV story)|The Infinite Quest]]'', and ''[[The Fan Show]]'' frequently included more-or-less developed humorous skits. | |||
* ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]'' (2005-11) | * ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]'' (2005-11) | ||
* ''[[Totally Doctor Who]]'' (2006-07) | * ''[[Totally Doctor Who]]'' (2006-07) | ||
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* ''[[Closer Look]]'' (2018) | * ''[[Closer Look]]'' (2018) | ||
* ''[[Access All Areas]]'' (2018-19) | * ''[[Access All Areas]]'' (2018-19) | ||
* ''[[Doctor Who: Unleashed]]'' (2023-present) | |||
* ''[[The Official Doctor Who Podcast]]'' (2023-present) | |||
=== Australian Broadcasting Corporation === | |||
* ''[[Whovians (TV series)|Whovians]]'' (2017-2020) | |||
=== Reeltime Pictures === | === Reeltime Pictures === | ||
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* ''[[The Black Archive]]'' (2016-present) | * ''[[The Black Archive]]'' (2016-present) | ||
== Other == | |||
=== ''Devious'' === | |||
''[[w:c:dwexpanded:Devious|Devious]]'' is an incomplete privately made fan film notable for featuring [[Jon Pertwee]] as the [[Third Doctor]] in his final known performance in the role. Audio of Pertwee was reused by [[Big Finish Productions]] for the audio drama ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]''. In 2009, a [[Devious (home video)|12-minute excerpt/trailer from the production]], featuring the extant footage of Pertwee, and which cannot really be deemed a complete narrative in its own right, was released by [[BBC Video]] with the DVD release of ''[[The War Games]]''. | ''[[w:c:dwexpanded:Devious|Devious]]'' is an incomplete privately made fan film notable for featuring [[Jon Pertwee]] as the [[Third Doctor]] in his final known performance in the role. Audio of Pertwee was reused by [[Big Finish Productions]] for the audio drama ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]''. In 2009, a [[Devious (home video)|12-minute excerpt/trailer from the production]], featuring the extant footage of Pertwee, and which cannot really be deemed a complete narrative in its own right, was released by [[BBC Video]] with the DVD release of ''[[The War Games]]''. | ||
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Long after leaving televised Doctor Who, K9 was the subject of new stories unbound by the Doctor or the BBC — even on television!
Since its beginning in 1963, Doctor Who has spawned a number of spin-offs that do not feature the Doctor as the main character, or indeed at all.
These can be separated into two distinct categories: productions officially licensed by the BBC, whose lack of use of the Doctor or their TARDIS are a stylistic choice; and ones created without BBC involvement, grown around an element of the DWU owned by another party.
While some series spin off directly from a Doctor Who-branded work, spinoffs can themselves engender spinoffs. The sum total of Doctor Who's licensed "descendants", provided they pass our four little rules of validity, comprise the DWU as we define it.
Pete McTighe stated in DWM 571 that he viewed each of his minisodes packaged with trailers for The Collection as "the opportunity for a brand-new Doctor Who spin-off (…) albeit on a budget of 59p", although these minisodes were still released under the Doctor Who name rather than having their own series names.
Officially licensed by the BBC[[edit] | [edit source]]
Television[[edit] | [edit source]]
K9 and Company[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Main article: K9 and Company (TV series)
Torchwood[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Main article: Torchwood (TV series)
The Sarah Jane Adventures[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Main article: The Sarah Jane Adventures
Class[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Main article: Class (TV series)
Prose[[edit] | [edit source]]
Souvenir Press Ltd[[edit] | [edit source]]
World Distributors Ltd[[edit] | [edit source]]
Target Books[[edit] | [edit source]]
BBC Books[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Legends of Ashildr
- The Legends of River Song
- The Missy Chronicles
- I Am The Master: Legends of the Renegade Time Lord
Panini Comics[[edit] | [edit source]]
Audio[[edit] | [edit source]]
Silver Fist/Who Dares[[edit] | [edit source]]
Big Finish[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Main article: Big Finish Doctor Who audio spin-offs
BBC Audio[[edit] | [edit source]]
Comics[[edit] | [edit source]]
Marvel UK[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Main article: DWM backup comic stories
Multi-media[[edit] | [edit source]]
Home video[[edit] | [edit source]]
Officially licensed from individual copyright holders[[edit] | [edit source]]
Beginning in 1987 with the release of Wartime by Reeltime Pictures, a number of professionally produced spin-off films and audio dramas have been produced. As noted above, these differ from BBC and Big Finish productions in that they usually only feature characters or monsters not owned by the BBC, but rather licensed from their creators. Some spin-offs are original works using original character strongly suggested by characters in Doctor Who (such as The Stranger). In many cases, original cast members from Doctor Who reprised their TV roles for these films and several involved behind-the-scenes veterans of the series (for example, Christopher Barry, who co-directed the very first Daleks story in 1963-64, directed Downtime).
A number of writers and actors involved in these productions later went on to work with BBC licensed Doctor Who spinoffs such as the Big Finish Productions audio dramas, and even on the revived Doctor Who series itself when it returned to TV in 2005 (most notably Nicholas Briggs and Mark Gatiss). By way of comparison, these spin-off productions, often classified as fan films, are in spirit similar to the professionally made fan films based upon the Star Trek franchise that began to emerge in the early 2000s when the rights holders for Star Trek relaxed their restrictions. However, unlike the Star Trek fan films, all of the productions listed below were fully licensed.
Non-fiction spin-offs[[edit] | [edit source]]
Since the revival of the Doctor Who franchise in 2005, several ongoing non-fiction series have been commissioned to supplement the main programmes. All primarily featured behind-the-scenes documentary coverage of production, but some also served as the venue for the release of some new licensed Doctor Who fiction: Totally Doctor Who included a serialised form of the animated serial The Infinite Quest, and The Fan Show frequently included more-or-less developed humorous skits.
- Doctor Who Confidential (2005-11)
- Totally Doctor Who (2006-07)
- Torchwood Declassified (2006-11)
- Doctor Who Extra (2014-15)
- The Fan Show (2015-18)
- Inside Look (2017)
- Closer Look (2018)
- Access All Areas (2018-19)
- Doctor Who: Unleashed (2023-present)
- The Official Doctor Who Podcast (2023-present)
Australian Broadcasting Corporation[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Whovians (2017-2020)
Reeltime Pictures[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Myth Makers (1985-2016)
Mad Norwegian Press[[edit] | [edit source]]
- AHistory (2006-present)
- About Time (2006-present)
Obverse Books[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Black Archive (2016-present)
Other[[edit] | [edit source]]
Devious[[edit] | [edit source]]
Devious is an incomplete privately made fan film notable for featuring Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor in his final known performance in the role. Audio of Pertwee was reused by Big Finish Productions for the audio drama Zagreus. In 2009, a 12-minute excerpt/trailer from the production, featuring the extant footage of Pertwee, and which cannot really be deemed a complete narrative in its own right, was released by BBC Video with the DVD release of The War Games.
Notwithstanding a few Reeltime-produced comedy skits included in previous DVD sets, this makes Devious to date the only fan/unofficial spin-off to actually be released by the BBC. It is not, however, by far, the only unlicensed spin-off project to have featured a DWU actor returning to their original part in an unauthorised context.
Non-valid and non-covered spin-offs[[edit] | [edit source]]
Some series feature characters and/or elements that originated in a Doctor Who universe story but do not pass this wiki's four little rules and as such are not considered valid; in some cases, their connection to Doctor Who is even so tenuous that they are not even covered on the Wiki at all.
BBV[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Do You Have a Licence to Save this Planet? (video; featuring Autons, a Krynoid and a Sontaran)
Big Finish[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Confessions of Dorian Gray (audio; featuring a version of Dorian Gray)
Epic Comics[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Sleeze Brothers (comics; featuring the Sleeze Brothers)
Snowbooks Ltd[[edit] | [edit source]]
Bafflegab Productions[[edit] | [edit source]]
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- ↑ The BBC allowed for several characters, such as Sarah Jane Smith and Victoria Waterfield, to appear in the film.
- ↑ The BBC authorised the use of Liz Shaw in the P.R.O.B.E. home video releases so long as they received an acknowledgement, but had no direct involvement with the production of the films. (REF: DWM 219) This license does not extend P.R.O.B.E. releases in other media, such as audio and prose, which have avoided using the character, and have only referenced her indirectly, for example through her BBV-owned married name of "Director Haggard".
