8 Multi-Doctor Adventures Beyond The World Of Doctor Who
The Doctors only meet at the gravest of times, or when they need to sell you a new car.
Doctor Who fans love a multi-Doctor story, and there are certainly plenty of those to go around these days. David Tennant will soon be teaming up with Colin Baker to tackle Weeping Angels for Big Finish, while the rumour mill continues to turn ahead of 2023's 60th anniversary.
That being said, the Doctors meeting up to save the universe and bicker with each other is a bit old hat now, no? What's really exciting is when the Doctor actors work together on something else! There's a real frisson to watching a TV drama or movie where the Doctors share a screen.
Generally, these types of shows are best viewed after the fact, when you realise how the actor's paths crossed by cosmic coincidence. Wibbly wobbly, etcera etcetera. Other times, the casting is purely deliberate, with a fan filmmaker deciding to cast their favourite Doctors or companion actors to appear alongside each other.
This list collects a small fraction of these non Doctor Who multi-Doctor adventures, across cinema, advertising, charity specials, historical serials, and fan-made productions.
8. Pertwee, Davison, Baker and McCoy in The Airzone Solution
When proposed anniversary movie The Dark Dimension folded, The Airzone Solution became the de facto multi-Doctor anniversary spectacular. It was never intended as such, but director Bill Baggs was a huge Doctor Who fan who was keen to reach for the stars in his casting.
Pulling in various favours from Doctor Who stars he'd previously worked with, Baggs assembled an impressive cast. Jon Pertwee, Peter Davison, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy all agreed to appear in the thriller (penned by future Dalek Nick Briggs) alongside Nicola Bryant, Briggs and even a young Alan Cumming! By its very nature, it's a cheap production, but feels stylistically similar to much of early 1990s television.
The plot revolves around a conspiracy to evolve humanity in order to live with the devastating pollution afflicting the planet. Colin Baker plays a TV weatherman who is contacted by the spirit of Peter Davison's murdered journalist to investigate a shady corporation. Sylvester McCoy meanwhile plays a mercurial activist, while Jon Pertwee plays an enigmatic scientist who is essentially The Airzone Solution's Curator.
It's a decent thriller, compellingly told and there's even a chaste sex scene between the Sixth Doctor and Peri. If you're into that sort of thing...