Doctor Who: Ranking Every Spin-Off From Worst To Best

Remember Group Captain Gilmore and his scientist allies Rachel and Allison from 1987's Remembrance of the Daleks? No? Oh, well they have their own spin-off series too.

Jokes about the relative obscurity of its central characters aside, Counter-Measures is actually really good. A fun sci-fi thriller series, it is heavily inspired by the spy TV series of the 1960s - most notably The Avengers - and effectively captures the mood of the time. It also occupies an important place in Doctor Who continuity, as Gilmore's Counter-Measures team is the clear forerunner to military alien-busting organisation UNIT.

After four series, Counter-Measures was rebooted as The New Counter-Measures. Featuring the same characters, the action was moved along to the 1970s - in a homage to The Avengers' follow-up The New Avengers.