Doctor Who spin-offs

Doctor Who spin-offs can be separated into two distinct categories, officially licensed BBC productions, and other productions (not licensed by the BBC.

For the former there are only two examples, that is K-9 & Company and Torchwood.

The latter are all Doctor Who spin-offs which generally contained a monster or element of Doctor Who (licensed from the original holder) and then produced without BBC licensed elements.

Officially Licensed by the BBC

Torchwood

see Torchwood for more detailed information

K-9 & Company

see K-9 & Company for more detailed information

Other Doctor Who Spin Offs

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BBV

BBV produced both Video and Audio spin-offs.

Audio

see individual articles for more information

Video

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Auton Series

Featured the Auton and Nestene. It also featured UNIT. Though there were no 'recognisable' characters from Doctor Who.

PROBE

Featured Caroline John reprising her role of Doctor Elizabeth Shaw working with P.R.O.B.E.

The Airzone Solution

The Airzone Solution is notable that while it doesn't have any narrative connection with Doctor Who it does feature; Jon Pertwee, Peter Davidson, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy and Nicola Bryant. It was also one of Jon Pertwee's final appearances (in film) before his death.

The Stranger

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Do You Have a License to Save this Planet

A spoof of BBV's spin-offs featuring Sylvester McCoy as the Chiropodist or The Foot Doctor who travels through space and time in a washing machine.

References / Jokes

• The Sontarans and Autons both from BBV's range appear as well as BBV's own version of the Cybermen the Cyberons.
• The 'Foot Doctor' uses janus spoons (a play on Janus thorns), which he plays before throwing them.
• The Cyberons appear with a teleport like effect (from Blake's 7).
• A krynoid appears.
• The Foot Doctor refers to himself as a Chronoduke (an obvious play on Time Lord).
• There are various references to companions and the various conventions and sayings involved.
• The end of the story features someone vaguely resembling the Master, a regeneration which references Time and the Rani and a speech at the end which references Survival.

Reeltime Pictures

Produced the large range of Myth Makers video interview tapes which interviewed much of the Doctor Who cast and crew. Reeltime Pictures were the first production company to make a Doctor Who spin-off licensed from the creator rather than through the BBC.

Myth Makers

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Wartime

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Return to Devil's End

A documentary featuring Jon Pertwee, Nicholas Courtney, Barry Letts, John Levene and others revisiting the locations of The Daemons in the town of Aldbourne.

Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans

This is both a spin-off and part of a licensed Doctor Who release, Shakedown.

Downtime

• The novel MA: Downtime is based on this story.

Daemos Rising

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