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This page lists every non-DWU series or franchise that would logically coexist within a '''shared universe'''. This timeline is based upon observations of ''Doctor Who'' universe sources that cross over with characters and concepts from those that are otherwise unrelated to the series, as well as sources from said non-DWU material that, themselves, cross over with further unrelated properties, to create a branching shared universe.
Entries are categorised by universe (e.g. series that would take place within the "prime" ''Doctor Who'' universe, those that take place in established [[parallel universe]]s, etc.) when applicable.
== Rules ==
=== Crossover categories ===
Any series or franchise to be entered into this list must fall into one of two categories:
* '''Direct crossovers''' - those that directly appear within any narrative alongside elements of the ''Doctor Who'' universe.
* '''Lateral crossovers''' - those that have '''not''' crossed over with the DWU, but '''have''' crossed over with anything that fits into the above category.
As a basic example: the CBBC series, ''[[Chute! (series)|Chute!]]'', had an episode that was a crossover with ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'', firmly placing said series within the '''direct crossover''' category.
''Chute!'' also had two episodes that each crossed over with two other CBBC shows from the time, {{wi|M.I. High}} and {{wi|Raven (game show)}}. This means both shows can also be placed on the list as '''lateral crossovers'''.
Entries on the list should be formatted as follows:
* ''Direct crossover''
: ''Explanation''
** ''Lateral crossover''
:: ''Explanation''
*** ''Lateral crossover of the lateral crossover''
::: ''Explanation''
=== General ===
* '''Only fictional works are allowed''' - the DWU has ties to a number of things in popular culture, but not all of them are in a fictional context. For instance, ''[[The Weakest Link (series)|The Weakest Link]]'' is a game show that possesses two mutual connections with ''Doctor Who'' - a [[The Weakest Link|licensed portrayal]] of the former itself [[Bad Wolf|within the latter]], and [[The Weakest Link: Doctor Who Special|a special edition of the latter]] with the participation of actors from the former. Barring a couple of meta-fictional nods in the aforementioned special (K-9 appearing as a contestant, and [[Anne Robinson]] herself being briefly replaced by the [[Anne Droid]]), ''The Weakest Link'' is decidedly not a work of fiction for ''Doctor Who'' to share a universe with. ''Some'' exceptions can be made for certain series in this category; the CBBC series, {{wi|Raven (game show)|Raven}}, which appears as a lateral crossover, is also a game show that happens to utilise a fictional framing device, and therefor can be counted.
* '''Take "continuities" into account when applicable''' - many franchises have branches that are all intended to occur within their own self-contained universes, and some of the characters and concepts that cross over with the DWU may be intended as being from a specific continuity. It would be inaccurate to say, for instance, that "the [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (franchise)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]] share a universe with the Doctor"; it would be much more accurate to say "the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ''of the Fleetway Publications Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles continuity'' share a universe with the Doctor", as opposed to the continuity of the original {{w|Mirage Studios}} series, or [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s continuity, or one of the many others that the franchise has had over the years.
== Shared universes ==
== Shared universes ==
=== The Doctor's universe ===
=== The Doctor's universe ===
* [[TV]]: ''[[Chute! (series)|Chute!]]''
* {{wi|Batman}}
: The [[DC|DC Comics]] [[Batman|superhero]] appeared alongside [[Superman]] in {{cs|The Totally Stonking, Surprisingly Educational And Utterly Mindboggling Comic Relief Comic (comic story)}}. It is unclear whether the two heroes are intended to be incarnations from an established reality of the [[DC Multiverse]], or incarnations that are unique to this story.
 
* ''[[The Beverly Hillbillies (series)|The Beverly Hillbillies]]''
: ''to be added''
 
* ''[[Blake's 7 (series)|Blake's 7]]''
: ''to be added''
 
* ''[[Burke's Law (series)|Burke's Law]]''
: ''to be added''
 
* ''[[Buster Gonad and his Unfeasibly Large Testicles (series)|Buster Gonad and his Unfeasibly Large Testicles]]''
: ''to be added''
 
* ''[[Call the Midwife (series)|Call the Midwife]]''
: Characters from this series crossed over with ''Doctor Who'' in three minisodes. In {{cs|Looking for Pudsey (TV story)}}, the only one of these stories considered valid, [[Jenny Agutter]] appears as her character, [[Sister Julienne]], which also featured an appearance by the [[Twelfth Doctor]].
 
* ''[[Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (series)|Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons]]''
: ''to be added''
 
* ''[[Catch or Kill (series)|Catch or Kill]]''
: ''to be added''
 
* ''[[Children's Ward (series)|Children's Ward]]''
: [[Sandra Mitchell]], the mother of [[Adam Mitchell]] who appeared at the end of the ''Doctor Who'' episode, {{cs|The Long Game (TV story)}}, is implicitly the same Sandra Mitchell who appeared as a regular character on the ITV drama series, right down to being played by the same actor, [[Judy Holt]]. ''Doctor Who''{{'}}s showrunner at the time, [[Russell T Davies]], was a producer and occasional writer for ''Children{{'}}s Ward''. Davies suggested in an interview for ''Radio Times'' that every show he has ever worked on all take place in "one big world".<ref>''[https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/years-and-years-shock-twist-russell-t-davies-reacts/ Radio Times]''</ref>
 
* ''[[Chris Welkin Planeteer (series)|Chris Welkin Planeteer]]''
: ''to be added''
 
* ''[[Chute! (series)|Chute!]]''
: The [[Chute! Episode 9 (TV story)|ninth episode]] of the series was a crossover with ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''.
: The [[Chute! Episode 9 (TV story)|ninth episode]] of the series was a crossover with ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''.
** {{wi|Raven (game show)|Raven}}
** {{wi|Raven (game show)|Raven}}
:: This CBBC series had its own crossover with ''Chute!'' in the latter's first episode.
:: This CBBC series had its own crossover with ''Chute!'' in the latter's first episode.
** {{wi|M.I. High}}
** {{wi|M.I. High}}
:: This CBBC series had its own crossover with ''Chute!'' in the latter'd twelfth episode.
:: This CBBC series had its own crossover with ''Chute!'' in the latter's twelfth episode.


* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Coronation Street (series)|Coronation Street]]''
* ''[[Coronation Street (series)|Coronation Street]]''
: Had numerous crossovers with the DWU via such stories as {{cs|The Totally Stonking, Surprisingly Educational And Utterly Mindboggling Comic Relief Comic (comic story)}} and {{cs|Dermot and the Doctor (TV story)}}.
: Had numerous crossovers with the DWU via such stories as {{cs|The Totally Stonking, Surprisingly Educational And Utterly Mindboggling Comic Relief Comic (comic story)}} and {{cs|Dermot and the Doctor (TV story)}}.
** {{wi|Holby City}}
** {{wi|Holby City}}
:: A 2021 episode of ''Coronation Street'' made a direct reference to a concurrent ''Holby City'' storyline as part of a campaign among all British soap operas and ongoing dramas to highlight climate change.<ref>https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/soap-crossover-you-need-know-25204484</ref>
:: A 2021 episode of ''Coronation Street'' made a direct reference to a concurrent ''Holby City'' storyline as part of a campaign among all British soap operas and ongoing dramas to highlight climate change.<ref>''[https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/soap-crossover-you-need-know-25204484 Daily Mirror]''</ref>


* [[PROSE]]: ''[[EastEnders (series)|EastEnders]]''
* ''[[Corsair Queen (series)|Corsair Queen]]''
: Elements of this now-public domain comic book series have been incorporated into various DWU prose stories.
 
* ''[[EastEnders (series)|EastEnders]]''
: Had numerous crossovers with the DWU via such stories as {{cs|Mistaken Identity (short story)}} and {{cs|Dimensions in Time (TV story)}}.
: Had numerous crossovers with the DWU via such stories as {{cs|Mistaken Identity (short story)}} and {{cs|Dimensions in Time (TV story)}}.
* ''[[Mine All Mine (series)|Mine All Mine]]''
: The events of this [[2004 (releases)|2004]] [[Russell T Davies]] series - in which main character Max Vivaldi comes to inherit the city of [[Swansea]] - was directly referenced in the ''[[Series 4 (Torchwood)|Torchwood: Miracle Day]]'' episode, {{cs|End of the Road (TV story)}}, in which [[Esther Drummond]] mentions the "[[Vivaldi inheritance]]", once again lending credence to Davies' previous claim that all of his works shared a universe.<ref>''[https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/years-and-years-shock-twist-russell-t-davies-reacts/ Radio Times]''</ref>
* ''[[Nolly (series)|Nolly]]''
: This biographical drama by [[Russell T Davies]] depicted real life Scottish inventor, [[John Logie Baird]], portrayed by actor [[John MacKay]]. Logie Baird would later appear in the ''Doctor Who'' episode, {{cs|The Giggle (TV story)}}, once again portrayed by MacKay. This appearance was hinted by Davies in the ''[[Letter from the Showrunner]]'' in [[DWM 596|issue 596]] of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'', as being a "genuine in-universe crossover (…) which is truly canonical and official, because [he says] so", lining up with Davies' previous indication of all of his works sharing a universe.<ref>''[https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/years-and-years-shock-twist-russell-t-davies-reacts/ Radio Times]''</ref>
* {{wi|Superman}}
: The [[DC|DC Comics]] [[Superman|superhero]] appeared alongside [[Batman]] in {{cs|The Totally Stonking, Surprisingly Educational And Utterly Mindboggling Comic Relief Comic (comic story)}}. It is unclear whether the two heroes are intended to be incarnations from an established reality of the [[DC Multiverse]], or incarnations that are unique to this story.
* ''[https://turtlepedia.fandom.com/wiki/Teenage_Mutant_Hero_Turtles_Adventures Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles Adventures]''
: The [[Fleetway Publications]] continuity of the ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (franchise)|Ninja Turtles]]'' franchise. The Turtles - presumably those of this continuity - appeared in Fleetway's {{cs|The Totally Stonking, Surprisingly Educational And Utterly Mindboggling Comic Relief Comic (comic story)}}, which also featured the Doctor, in their first seven incarnations, and other related elements.
=== Earth-33⅓ ===
* ''[[Bloody Ages Ago (series)|Bloody Ages Ago]]''
* ''Fantastic 400''
* ''Hulk the Menace''
* ''I Was Adolf's Double''
* ''Jet Lagg''
''more to be added''
=== Earth-616 ===
Depending on certain accounts, Earth-616 is either [[N-Space|the same universe in which the Doctor resides]] (see above), or a separate reality entirely. For simplicity, any Marvel series with the Earth-616 designation should only be placed here.
* ''[[Captain Britain (series)|Captain Britain]]''
: Several instalments of this Marvel series contained elements originally introduced in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' comic strips, such as the [[Special Executive]] and the version of [[Merlin the Wise]] introduced in {{cs|The Neutron Knights (comic story)}}.
=== The Daft Dimension ===
The ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' gag strip, ''[[The Daft Dimension (series)|The Daft Dimension]]'', has been stated by creator, [[Lew Stringer]], to be set in a shared universe - the "Lewniverse" - with his other original works. These works evidentially include:
* {{wi|Brickman}}
* ''[[Combat Colin (series)|Combat Colin]]''
''more to be added''


== Footnotes ==
== Footnotes ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

Latest revision as of 15:47, 3 October 2024

This page lists every non-DWU series or franchise that would logically coexist within a shared universe. This timeline is based upon observations of Doctor Who universe sources that cross over with characters and concepts from those that are otherwise unrelated to the series, as well as sources from said non-DWU material that, themselves, cross over with further unrelated properties, to create a branching shared universe.

Entries are categorised by universe (e.g. series that would take place within the "prime" Doctor Who universe, those that take place in established parallel universes, etc.) when applicable.

Rules[[edit] | [edit source]]

Crossover categories[[edit] | [edit source]]

Any series or franchise to be entered into this list must fall into one of two categories:

  • Direct crossovers - those that directly appear within any narrative alongside elements of the Doctor Who universe.
  • Lateral crossovers - those that have not crossed over with the DWU, but have crossed over with anything that fits into the above category.

As a basic example: the CBBC series, Chute!, had an episode that was a crossover with The Sarah Jane Adventures, firmly placing said series within the direct crossover category.

Chute! also had two episodes that each crossed over with two other CBBC shows from the time, M.I. High and Raven (game show). This means both shows can also be placed on the list as lateral crossovers.

Entries on the list should be formatted as follows:

  • Direct crossover
Explanation
    • Lateral crossover
Explanation
      • Lateral crossover of the lateral crossover
Explanation

General[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Only fictional works are allowed - the DWU has ties to a number of things in popular culture, but not all of them are in a fictional context. For instance, The Weakest Link is a game show that possesses two mutual connections with Doctor Who - a licensed portrayal of the former itself within the latter, and a special edition of the latter with the participation of actors from the former. Barring a couple of meta-fictional nods in the aforementioned special (K-9 appearing as a contestant, and Anne Robinson herself being briefly replaced by the Anne Droid), The Weakest Link is decidedly not a work of fiction for Doctor Who to share a universe with. Some exceptions can be made for certain series in this category; the CBBC series, Raven, which appears as a lateral crossover, is also a game show that happens to utilise a fictional framing device, and therefor can be counted.
  • Take "continuities" into account when applicable - many franchises have branches that are all intended to occur within their own self-contained universes, and some of the characters and concepts that cross over with the DWU may be intended as being from a specific continuity. It would be inaccurate to say, for instance, that "the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles share a universe with the Doctor"; it would be much more accurate to say "the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles of the Fleetway Publications Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles continuity share a universe with the Doctor", as opposed to the continuity of the original Mirage Studios series, or IDW's continuity, or one of the many others that the franchise has had over the years.

Shared universes[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor's universe[[edit] | [edit source]]

The DC Comics superhero appeared alongside Superman in The Totally Stonking, Surprisingly Educational And Utterly Mindboggling Comic Relief Comic [+]Loading...["The Totally Stonking, Surprisingly Educational And Utterly Mindboggling Comic Relief Comic (comic story)"]. It is unclear whether the two heroes are intended to be incarnations from an established reality of the DC Multiverse, or incarnations that are unique to this story.
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to be added
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Characters from this series crossed over with Doctor Who in three minisodes. In Looking for Pudsey [+]Loading...["Looking for Pudsey (TV story)"], the only one of these stories considered valid, Jenny Agutter appears as her character, Sister Julienne, which also featured an appearance by the Twelfth Doctor.
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to be added
Sandra Mitchell, the mother of Adam Mitchell who appeared at the end of the Doctor Who episode, The Long Game [+]Loading...["The Long Game (TV story)"], is implicitly the same Sandra Mitchell who appeared as a regular character on the ITV drama series, right down to being played by the same actor, Judy Holt. Doctor Who's showrunner at the time, Russell T Davies, was a producer and occasional writer for Children's Ward. Davies suggested in an interview for Radio Times that every show he has ever worked on all take place in "one big world".[1]
to be added
The ninth episode of the series was a crossover with The Sarah Jane Adventures.
This CBBC series had its own crossover with Chute! in the latter's first episode.
This CBBC series had its own crossover with Chute! in the latter's twelfth episode.
Had numerous crossovers with the DWU via such stories as The Totally Stonking, Surprisingly Educational And Utterly Mindboggling Comic Relief Comic [+]Loading...["The Totally Stonking, Surprisingly Educational And Utterly Mindboggling Comic Relief Comic (comic story)"] and Dermot and the Doctor [+]Loading...["Dermot and the Doctor (TV story)"].
A 2021 episode of Coronation Street made a direct reference to a concurrent Holby City storyline as part of a campaign among all British soap operas and ongoing dramas to highlight climate change.[2]
Elements of this now-public domain comic book series have been incorporated into various DWU prose stories.
Had numerous crossovers with the DWU via such stories as Mistaken Identity [+]Loading...["Mistaken Identity (short story)"] and Dimensions in Time [+]Loading...["Dimensions in Time (TV story)"].
The events of this 2004 Russell T Davies series - in which main character Max Vivaldi comes to inherit the city of Swansea - was directly referenced in the Torchwood: Miracle Day episode, End of the Road [+]Loading...["End of the Road (TV story)"], in which Esther Drummond mentions the "Vivaldi inheritance", once again lending credence to Davies' previous claim that all of his works shared a universe.[3]
This biographical drama by Russell T Davies depicted real life Scottish inventor, John Logie Baird, portrayed by actor John MacKay. Logie Baird would later appear in the Doctor Who episode, The Giggle [+]Loading...["The Giggle (TV story)"], once again portrayed by MacKay. This appearance was hinted by Davies in the Letter from the Showrunner in issue 596 of Doctor Who Magazine, as being a "genuine in-universe crossover (…) which is truly canonical and official, because [he says] so", lining up with Davies' previous indication of all of his works sharing a universe.[4]
The DC Comics superhero appeared alongside Batman in The Totally Stonking, Surprisingly Educational And Utterly Mindboggling Comic Relief Comic [+]Loading...["The Totally Stonking, Surprisingly Educational And Utterly Mindboggling Comic Relief Comic (comic story)"]. It is unclear whether the two heroes are intended to be incarnations from an established reality of the DC Multiverse, or incarnations that are unique to this story.
The Fleetway Publications continuity of the Ninja Turtles franchise. The Turtles - presumably those of this continuity - appeared in Fleetway's The Totally Stonking, Surprisingly Educational And Utterly Mindboggling Comic Relief Comic [+]Loading...["The Totally Stonking, Surprisingly Educational And Utterly Mindboggling Comic Relief Comic (comic story)"], which also featured the Doctor, in their first seven incarnations, and other related elements.

Earth-33⅓[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Bloody Ages Ago
  • Fantastic 400
  • Hulk the Menace
  • I Was Adolf's Double
  • Jet Lagg

more to be added

Earth-616[[edit] | [edit source]]

Depending on certain accounts, Earth-616 is either the same universe in which the Doctor resides (see above), or a separate reality entirely. For simplicity, any Marvel series with the Earth-616 designation should only be placed here.

Several instalments of this Marvel series contained elements originally introduced in Doctor Who Magazine comic strips, such as the Special Executive and the version of Merlin the Wise introduced in The Neutron Knights [+]Loading...["The Neutron Knights (comic story)"].

The Daft Dimension[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor Who Magazine gag strip, The Daft Dimension, has been stated by creator, Lew Stringer, to be set in a shared universe - the "Lewniverse" - with his other original works. These works evidentially include:

more to be added

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]