10 Doctor Who Spinoffs Fans Want In The Whoniverse

Poor Paul McGann. He got just one story on TV as the Eighth Doctor and has, to date, only made two further appearances onscreen.

Well technically, The Power of the Doctor was (in McGann’s own words) “the only time the Eighth Doctor got on the telly”. His first outing was a TV Movie, and his second was a minisode.

McGann has reprised the role on audio countless times, but the cries for an Eighth Doctor TV spinoff have never died down, with many citing The Night of the Doctor as a proof-of-concept – and it’s not hard to see why. McGann effortlessly slipped back into the part after 17 years away, proving that he still has what it takes to play the Doctor on telly.

A gritty Time War series would be particularly exciting, detailing the evolution of the character from romantic hero to tortured warrior. Something along the lines of Star Wars spinoff Andor, with the Eighth Doctor leading rebellion from behind enemy lines, would be amazing.

And hey, according to a recent report from The Mirror, there’s hope. If ever there was a time for McGann to get his own show, it's now.