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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, indeed at all.
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 [[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]].
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 "descendance", provided they pass our [[four little rules]] of [[Tardis:Valid sources|validity]], comprise [[Doctor Who universe|the DWU]] as we define it.
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.


On this table, singular instalments are shown in quotation marks, whilst series are italicised.
{|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]]"
|''[[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]]"
|''[[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]]"
|''[[Downtime (home video)|Downtime]]''
|[[Sarah Jane Smith]]
|[[Sarah Jane Smith]]
|Home video
|Home video
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|[[1998 (releases)|1998]]
|[[1998 (releases)|1998]]
|-
|-
|"[[Dæmos Rising (home video)|Dæmos Rising]]"
|''[[Dæmos Rising (home video)|Dæmos Rising]]''
|[[Dæmon]]s
|[[Dæmon]]s
|Home video
|Home video
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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 (home video)|Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor]]''
|[[Sil]]
|[[Sil]]
|Home video
|Home video
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|Home video
|Home video
| rowspan="17" |[[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: 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
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|[[December (releases)|December]] [[1999 (releases)|1999]]
|[[December (releases)|December]] [[1999 (releases)|1999]]
|-
|-
|''[[The I (series)|The I]]'' (sole instalment: "[[I Scream (audio story)|I Scream]]")
|''[[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 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]]"
|''[[Race Memory (audio story)|Race Memory]]''
|[[Wirrn]]
|[[Wirrn]]
|Audio
|Audio
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|[[6 June (releases)|6 June]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]]
|[[6 June (releases)|6 June]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]]
|-
|-
|"[[In 2 Minds (audio story)|In 2 Minds]]"
|''[[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]]"
|''[[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
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|[[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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|[[23 July (releases)|23 July]] [[2003 (releases)|2003]]
|[[23 July (releases)|23 July]] [[2003 (releases)|2003]]
|-
|-
|"[[Imaginary Boys (audio story)|Imaginary Boys]]"
|''[[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: 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]]"
|''[[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]])
|''[[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 Norwegian Press]] (2002-2006), [[Random Static]] (2008), [[Obverse Books]] (2013-present)
|[[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!]]"
|''[[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]]
| 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]]"
|''[[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)]]"
|''[[Project Valhalla (novel)|Project: Valhalla]]''
|[[William Abberton|William "Nimrod" Abberton]]
|[[William Abberton|William "Nimrod" Abberton]]
|Novel
|Novel
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|[[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]]"
|''[[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]]
|-
|-
|"{{cs|The Unwoken Princess (short story)}}"
|''[[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]]"
|''[[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]]"
|''[[Closing the Casebook (novel)|Closing the Casebook]]''
|[[Manleigh Halt Irregulars]]
|[[Manleigh Halt Irregulars]]
|Novel
|Novel
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|[19 October (releases)|[[19 October (releases)|19 October]] [[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]]"
|''[[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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|[[15 August (releases)|15 August]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]]
|[[15 August (releases)|15 August]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]]
|-
|-
|[[Candy Jar UNIT series|Candy Jar ''UNIT'' series]]
|''[[Candy Jar UNIT series|UNIT]]''
|[[UNIT]]
|[[UNIT]]
|Anthologies
|Anthologies
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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
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|[[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
| rowspan="4" |[[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]]''
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|[[29 October (releases)|29 October]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]]
|[[29 October (releases)|29 October]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]]
|-
|-
|"[[Fellowship of Ink (novel)|Fellowship of Ink]]
|[[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]]
|''[[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]]
|''[[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]]
|''[[Wringing Off (novel)|Wringing Off]]''
|[[Theo Possible]]
|[[Theo Possible]]
|Novella
|Novella
|Self-published by [[Ryan Fogarty]]
|[[29 November (releases)|29 November]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]]
|[[29 November (releases)|29 November]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]]
|-
|-
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|[[2021 (releases)|2021]]
|[[2021 (releases)|2021]]
|-
|-
|''[[The Daleks]]''
|''[[The Daleks (series)|The Daleks]]''
|[[Dalek]]s
|[[Dalek]]s
|Comics, Audios, Short stories
|Comics, Audios, Short stories
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|[[Marvel Comics]]
|[[Marvel Comics]]
|[[1985 (releases)|1985]]
|[[1985 (releases)|1985]]
|-
|[[Faction Paradox (2003)|''Faction Paradox'']]
|[[Faction Paradox]]
|Comics, Short stories
|[[Image Comics]]
|[[August (releases)|August]] [[2003 (releases)|2003]]
|-
|-
|''[[The Forge (comic series)|The Forge]]''
|''[[The Forge (comic series)|The Forge]]''
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|[[12 November (releases)|12 November]] [[2005 (releases)|2005]]
|[[12 November (releases)|12 November]] [[2005 (releases)|2005]]
|-
|-
|[[Devil's End: The Adventures of Olive Hawthorne]]
|[[Miranda (comic story)|''Miranda'']]
|[[Miranda Dawkins]]
|Comics
|[[Comeuppance Comics]]
|[[January (releases)|January]] [[2003 (releases)|2003]]
|-
|[[Entirely Possible (series)|''Entirely Possible'']]
|[[Theo Possible]]
|Comics
|Self-published by [[Blair Bidmead]]
|[[2013 (releases)|2013]]
|-
|''[[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]]
|-
|[[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]]
|-
|-
|''[[Lytton (series)|Lytton]]''
|''[[Lytton (series)|Lytton]]''
|[[Gustave Lytton]]
|[[Gustave Lytton]]
|Comics
|Comics
| rowspan="6" |[[Cutaway Comics]]
| rowspan="7" |[[Cutaway Comics]]
|[[September (releases)|September]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]]
|[[September (releases)|September]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]]
|-
|-
|''[[Omega (series)|Omega]]''
|''[[Omega (series)|Omega]]''
|[[Omega]]
|[[Omega]]
|Comics, Audio
|[[January (releases)|January]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]]
|-
|''[[The Demons of Eden (comic story)|The Demons of Eden]]''
|[[Mandrel]]s
|Comics
|Comics
|[[January (releases)|January]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]]
|[[January (releases)|January]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]]
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|-
|-
|''[[Gods and Monsters (comic series)|Gods and Monsters]]''
|''[[Gods and Monsters (comic series)|Gods and Monsters]]''
|[[Sutekh]], [[Tharils]]
|[[Sutekh]], [[Omega]], [[Tharil]]s
|Comics
|Comics
|[[2023 (releases)|2023]]
|[[2023 (releases)|2023]]
|-
|-
|"[[Orcini (comic story)|Orcini]]"
|''[[Orcini (comic story)|Orcini]]''
|[[Orcini]]
|[[Orcini]]
|Comics
|Comics
|[[23 August (releases)|23 August]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]]
|[[23 August (releases)|23 August]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]]
|-
|-
||"[[Eldrad Must Live! (comic story)|Eldrad Must Live!]]"
|''[[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]]
|}
|}
'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 ===
== Other ==
==== ''Devious'' ====
=== ''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]]

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.

Title Licensed connection Medium Publisher Date of first release
K9 K9 Television Metal Mutt Productions 31 October 2009
Wartime John Benton Home video Reeltime Pictures 20 January 1998
Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans Sontarans Home video Reeltime Pictures
(produced by Dreamwatch Media) 		1 December 1998
Downtime Sarah Jane Smith Home video Reeltime Pictures 2 December 1995
Mindgame Saga Draconians and Sontarans Home video 1998
Dæmos Rising Dæmons Home video 2004
The White Witch of Devil's End Dæmons Home video Reeltime Pictures
(released by Koch Media) 		13 November 2017
Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor Sil Home video Reeltime Pictures 4 November 2019
Auton Trilogy Autons Home video BBV Productions 1997
Zygon: When Being You Just Isn't Enough Zygons Home video 27 February 2008
The Time Travellers Alternate timeline first mentioned in The Roundheads [+]Loading...["The Roundheads (novel)"] Audio May 1998
Adventures in a Pocket Universe K9 Audio June 1999
BBV Zygon audios Zygons Audio August 1999
Krynoids Krynoids Audio October 1999
Sontarans Sontarans Audio December 1999
The I (sole instalment: I Scream) I Audio August 2000
The Rani Reaps the Whirlwind The Rani Audio November 2000
Race Memory Wirrn Audio February 2001
The Faction Paradox Protocols Faction Paradox Audio October 2001
Dionus's War Faction Paradox Audio 6 June 2021
In 2 Minds Rutans Audio September 2002
The Quality of Mercy Guy de Carnac Audio September 2002
P.R.O.B.E. Liz Shaw Home video, Audio 1994
The Brigadier Adventures The Brigadier Audio 28 June 2021
Erimem: The Audio Adventures Erimem Audio 19 August 2021
Vienna Vienna Salvatori Audio Big Finish Productions February 2013
Kaldor City Kaldor City Audio Magic Bullet Productions September 2001
The True History of Faction Paradox Faction Paradox Audio 23 July 2003
Imaginary Boys David Taylor Audio BBC Radio 4 3 October 2013
Glam Rock Detective Vince Cosmos Audio Bafflegab Productions 3 February 2013
Mystery Lady Dodie Golightly Audio Storytel 5 September 2018
The Minister of Chance The Minister of Chance Audio, Novelisation Radio Static (audio series),
Arcbeatle Press (novelisation) 		2011, 2022
Children of the Circus (novelisation) Psychic Circus Audio, Novelisation AUK Studios (audio),
Oak Tree Books & Chinbeard Books (novelisation) 		14 December 2023
The Adventures of K9 (audio adapation) K9, Omegon, Time Lords Anthology, Audio Sparrow Books (prose), Explore Multimedia (audio) 20 October 1980 (prose), 19 November 2013 (audio)
The New Adventures (1997-1999) Bernice Summerfield Novel Virgin Books 1 May 1997
Faction Paradox prose Faction Paradox Prose Mad Norwegian Press (2002-2006),
Random Static (2008),
Obverse Books (2013-present) 		17 September 2002
To the Devil — a Diva! Cleavis and other concepts from Mad Dogs and Englishmen [+]Loading...["Mad Dogs and Englishmen (novel)"] & Kept Safe and Sound [+]Loading...["Kept Safe and Sound (short story)"] Novel Allison & Busby September 2004
Time Hunter Honoré Lechasseur and Emily Blandish Novella Telos Publishing 20 August 2007
Iris Wildthyme Iris Wildthyme Prose & Audio Big Finish Productions, Obverse Books August 2005
Bernice Summerfield Bernice Summerfield Audio & Prose Big Finish Productions September 1998
The Coming of the Queen Erimem Novel 13 October 2005
Project: Valhalla William "Nimrod" Abberton Novel 13 December 2005
Worlds of the Spiral Politic Faction Paradox Anthologies, Novel Obverse Books 1 June 2022
The Periodic Adventures of Señor 105 Señor 105 Anthology, Novellas 30 September 2011
The Casebook of the Manleigh Halt Irregulars Manleigh Halt Irregulars Short story anthology February 2013
The Unwoken Princess Icnopilli Short story 26 April 2013
The City of the Saved City of the Saved Anthologies 1 June 2012
Welcome Home, Bernard Socks Panda Obverse Books 2015
Closing the Casebook Manleigh Halt Irregulars Novel Obverse Books 9 December 2019
Paradise Towers Paradise Towers Anthologies, Comics Obverse Books, Cutaway Comics 19 October 2021
The Story of Fester Cat Panda Novel The Berkley Publishing Group 4 November 2014
The Lora Trilogy Celestial Omnibuses Novel series Firefly Press 14 May 2015
Lethbridge-Stewart Lethbridge-Stewart family Prose Candy Jar Books 26 February 2015
Travers & Wells Concepts from Timelash [+]Loading...["Timelash (TV story)"] Short stories May 2017
The Lucy Wilson Mysteries Lucy Wilson Prose 15 August 2017
UNIT UNIT Anthologies 2021
Candy Jar Counter-Measures series Counter-Measures Novels 4 January 2022
Erimem Erimem Novels Thebes Publishing 9 June 2015
The Essential Book of K9 K9 Anthology Meteoric Books July 2015
Megabytes K9 Anthology 20 December 2020
Cwej: The Series Chris Cwej Anthologies, Novels Arcbeatle Press 19 May 2020
Cyberon P.R.O.B.E. Anthology 21 September 2020
SIGNET Yssgaroth Novel, short stories 29 October 2023
Small Miracles The Amazolian system Short stories 29 October 2023
Auteur Auteur Short stories 29 October 2023
Coloth Coloth Short stories 29 October 2023
Dionus Dionus Short stories 26 December 2023
Fellowship of Ink Concepts from Mad Dogs and Englishmen [+]Loading...["Mad Dogs and Englishmen (novel)"] Novel Snowbooks Ltd 1 June 2017
Golden Age Concepts from Against Nature [+]Loading...["Against Nature (novel)"] Novel Ce Acatl 29 November 2019
The Bloodletters Garglespike, among many others Novella Self-published by Ryan Fogarty 1 May 2020
Wringing Off Theo Possible Novella 29 November 2020
Novelisations in Time & Space Various between entries Novelisations BBV Productions 2021
The Daleks Daleks Comics, Audios, Short stories Century 21 Productions et al. 30 January 1965
Free-Fall Warriors Freefall Warriors Comics Marvel Comics 1985
Faction Paradox Faction Paradox Comics, Short stories Image Comics August 2003
The Forge The Forge Comics Graveyard Shifts Comics 12 November 2005
Miranda Miranda Dawkins Comics Comeuppance Comics January 2003
Entirely Possible Theo Possible Comics Self-published by Blair Bidmead 2013
Devil's End: The Adventures of Olive Hawthorne Olive Hawthorne Comics Lucky Comics 5 May 2015
Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor Sil Comics Telos Publishing 30 October 2019
Lytton Gustave Lytton Comics Cutaway Comics September 2020
Omega Omega Comics, Audio January 2021
The Demons of Eden Mandrels Comics January 2021
The Happiness Patrol Happiness Patrol Comics 2021
Gods and Monsters Sutekh, Omega, Tharils Comics 2023
Orcini Orcini Comics 23 August 2021
Eldrad Must Live! Eldrad Comics 23 August 2021

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.

Australian Broadcasting Corporation[[edit] | [edit source]]

Reeltime Pictures[[edit] | [edit source]]

Mad Norwegian Press[[edit] | [edit source]]

Obverse Books[[edit] | [edit source]]

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]]

Big Finish[[edit] | [edit source]]

Epic Comics[[edit] | [edit source]]

Snowbooks Ltd[[edit] | [edit source]]

Bafflegab Productions[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ The BBC allowed for several characters, such as Sarah Jane Smith and Victoria Waterfield, to appear in the film.
  2. ↑ 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".
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