Doctor Who: 5 NuWho Episodes That Were Actually Sequels Or Prequels To Classic Stories
NuWho story sound familiar? It's probably the sequel to a classic!
When Doctor Who first returned to screens in 2005, references to the classic series were kept to a minimum, probably to avoid alienating new fans by getting bogged down in decades worth of canon. This rule was relaxed slightly in series two, with the appearance of Sarah-Jane Smith.
As time went on, more classic references crept into the show. By the Moffat era, the writers were no longer afraid to dip their feet into Who history. In fact, some modern day episodes were written as sequels or prequels to classic Doctor Who stories.
So let's look back across the NuWho era, and see how far back through Who history we go from there!
5. World Enough And Time
Aside from being the first televised Doctor Who story to feature more than one incarnation of The Master, 'World Enough And Time' acts as a prequel to classic stories featuring the creepy Mondasian Cybermen.
The episode tried to provide an explanation as to why the people of Mondas began converting themselves into Cybermen. It ends with a the chilling reveal that companion Bill Potts, whom The Twelfth Doctor has been trying to rescue throughout the episode, was the first to be fully converted.
As a bonus for Big Finish fans, the episode also appears to make the popular Fifth Doctor audio drama 'Spare Parts' officially canon.