Class: 5 More Doctor Who Spin-Offs We Need To See

5. A Historical Spin-Off

The cries for a show featuring The Paternoster Gang seem to have died down, which is probably for the best. They work within Doctor Who, but might not be able to sustain a regular, full-length show by themselves. But the demand for one demonstrates that a spin-off set in the past, with a character previously introduced in the main show, would make sense in a time slot previously filled with Robin Hood, Merlin or Atlantis.

The Doctor has visited so much of world history, and any period holds potential for an entire series: a sword-and-sandals swashbuckler, a dark Victorian mystery, even a show set in the swinging sixties. And best of all, there is no need to obsess over continuity, and tying everything to the main show. The Doctor can only visit a time period so often in all his travels.

Historical spin-offs in Big Finish have proved to be popular, as demonstrated by the beloved bickering duo Jago and Litefoot, a bombastic theater owner and despairing professor respectively. They previously appeared in 1977's classic Tom Baker adventure The Talons of Weng-Chiang, and were even considered for their own television spin-off at the time due to their popularity. So this is clearly something that has been considered before.