8 Ways Doctor Who Could Actually End

8. Cancellation (Again)

Cancelling Doctor Who is one of those extreme outcomes that seems way too outlandish to even consider... until you remember that it's actually happened before.

Doctor Who might be one of the most popular and famous brands in entertainment, but that was also true in the '80s - and yet, the plug was still pulled.

Now sure, it was a completely different time back then, with completely different people in charge - people who didn't treat the show with the respect it deserves. But still, considering that Doctor Who has been cancelled once before, there's always going to be that lingering thought at the back of fans' minds... "could it happen again?"

Well, sure it could. But not in the immediate future. Though a certain vocal minority would have you believe that Doctor Who is pretty much dead right now, it isn't: it still gets more viewers than most shows can dream of, and the impending return of RTD means that the show's future is the brightest it's been in years.

And even way in the future, there isn't going to be an abrupt cancellation that we see so many other shows suffer, with the creatives not being given the time or the space to work out a satisfying, definitive conclusion. Rather, if Doctor Who is put to rest one day, it'll be a more gradual, well-planned retirement.