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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 universes, 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!, 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

• 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

The Doctor's universe

• Batman

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.

• The Beverly Hillbillies

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• Blake's 7

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• Burke's Law

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• Buster Gonad and his Unfeasibly Large Testicles

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• Call the Midwife

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.

• Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

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• Catch or Kill

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• Children's Ward

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".

• Chris Welkin Planeteer

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• Chute!

The ninth episode of the series was a crossover with The Sarah Jane Adventures.

• • Raven

This CBBC series had its own crossover with Chute! in the latter's first episode.

• • M.I. High

This CBBC series had its own crossover with Chute! in the latter's twelfth episode.

• Coronation Street

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)"].

• • 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.

• Corsair Queen

Elements of this now-public domain comic book series have been incorporated into various DWU prose stories.

• EastEnders

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)"].

• Mine All Mine

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.

• 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, 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.

• Superman

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.

• Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles Adventures

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

• 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 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

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

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:

• Brickman
• Combat Colin

more to be added