{"id":25491,"date":"2022-11-09T16:47:09","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T15:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1735258"},"modified":"2022-11-09T17:24:34","modified_gmt":"2022-11-09T16:24:34","slug":"doctor-who-fans-call-for-paul-mcgann-return-amid-rumours-of-spin-off","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-who-fans-call-for-paul-mcgann-return-amid-rumours-of-spin-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who fans call for Paul McGann return amid rumours of spin-off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Hibbs\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 09 November 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Ever since it was announced that <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-russell-t-davies-scale-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Russell T Davies was returning<\/a> as <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-60th-anniversary-special-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Doctor Who<\/a> showrunner, talk of potential spin-off series has abounded \u2013 Davies did, after all, previously stress his interest in the show accruing its own <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-marvel-shared-universe\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Marvel-style universe<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This talk was only further fuelled by the news of the BBC\u2019s <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-disney-plus-streaming-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">deal with Disney Plus<\/a> for the international rights to the series, with suggestions recently that the series could get a <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-100-million-deal-disney-plus-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">\u201c\u00a3100 million budget\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A source recently told industry site <a href=\"\/\/www.broadcastnow.co.uk\/bbc\/disney-deal-set-to-transform-doctor-who\/5176234.article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Broadcast<\/a> that spin-offs could also be on the way, as their \u201csense\u201d was that the deal was \u201can investment to fully exploit the franchise and bolster the BBC coffers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, we put it to the fans \u2013 what spin-off would they most like to see should a new series in the Whoniverse be on the way? Well the responses came in thick and fast, and fans overwhelmingly said they would like to see a new series for Paul McGann\u2019s Eighth Doctor.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">8th Doctor missing adventures. It&#8217;s about time!<\/p>\u2014 stuart (@extrachunkystew) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/extrachunkystew\/status\/1589937981623705600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">November 8, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>McGann\u2019s Eighth Doctor famously has had a long history with Big Finish audio dramas, but has only appeared on screen three times: once in his own TV movie, once in 50th anniversary short The Night of the Doctor, and most recently for a <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-classic-doctors-centenary-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">cameo appearance<\/a> alongside other classic Doctors in <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/doctor-who-the-power-of-the-doctor-%e2%98%85%e2%98%85%e2%98%85%e2%98%85\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Power of the Doctor<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He has however made a big impact on fans, with one saying they want the \u201c8th Doctor missing adventures. It\u2019s about time!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/temporaryssy\/status\/1589940242513289216&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Another fan<\/a> said they want \u201canything that stars Paul McGann as the 8th Doctor\u201d, while <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/colinhoad\/status\/1589944758989824000&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">a third said<\/a>: \u201cGive us what we were promised back in 1996: a proper, full series with Paul McGann as the 8th Doctor. He can clearly still play the part and I suspect he\u2019d love to do it, too! It\u2019s about time.\u201d<\/p> <p>Amongst the many responses calling for McGann\u2019s return there were some other suggestions \u2013 <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/canyou_sonicme\/status\/1589937835892969472&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">one fan called<\/a> for \u201cRiver Song\u2019s Adventures in Time\u201d, while <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/Aurelwhoo\/status\/1589937563229298688&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">another said<\/a> they want a spin-off focussed on \u201cMissy\u201d, Michelle Gomez\u2019s iteration of The Master.<\/p>\n<p>Other suggestions included shows focussed on Clara and Ashildr, the Doctor\u2019s daughter Jenny, Jo Jones (n\u00e9e Grant) and a Torchwood revival.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"&quot;auto&quot;\"><strong>Doctor Who is available to stream on\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/iplayer\/episodes\/b006q2x0\/doctor-who&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">BBC iPlayer<\/a>\u00a0with episodes of the classic series also available on BritBox \u2013 you can sign up for a\u00a0<a title=\"&quot;https:\/\/watch.britbox.co.uk\/&quot;\" href=\"\/\/watch.britbox.co.uk\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" sponsored=\"\">7-day free trial here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Sci-Fi<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a title=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-safelink=\"&quot;true&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&quot;\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31.\u00a0<\/strong><strong>For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<a class=\"&quot;x_ContentPasted0&quot;\" title=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-safelink=\"&quot;true&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\">Radio Times View From My Sofa podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By James Hibbs Published: Wednesday, 09 November 2022 at 12:00 am Ever since it was announced that Russell T Davies was returning as Doctor Who showrunner, talk of potential spin-off series has abounded \u2013 Davies did, after all, previously stress his interest in the show accruing its own Marvel-style universe. 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