Doctor Who showrunner Chris Chibnall refuses to shed light on where Jo Martin’s Fugitive Doctor fits into the show’s timeline – teasing that it’s a “deliberate” choice.
“That story is setting up the questions about what happened in the gaps,” he explained in a recent interview with Doctor Who Magazine.
“There could be any number of points in the timeline where the Fugitive Doctor could belong, but we deliberately haven’t said, ‘She sits here.’”
Doctor Who: Flux‘s recent episode Once, Upon Time saw the surprise return of the Fugitive Doctor, after she made a lasting first impression on fans during the previous season.
Chibnall teased that he already has “an opinion” on where Martin’s Doctor sits in the overall timeline, teasing that it may tie into The Thirteenth Doctor’s storyline.
“I do have an opinion, but I’m not going to share it with you. As I said before, this is about expanding the mythology without breaking the mythology.
“In the 1970s, when people said there were four Doctors, that bit in The Brain of Morbius basically said, ‘No there aren’t!’ And now, when people say there have been 13, we can do the same thing. It gives you a great journey for this Doctor.”
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