Physician Who was in a really completely different place when Russell T Davies was in cost. Not solely did he relaunch the long-running science-fiction sequence and make it certainly one of TV’s largest exhibits, he launched two spin-off exhibits in Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures (and do not forget Confidential, Completely Physician Who and the animated specials).

In a way, it wasn’t too dissimilar to what the massive franchises like Star Wars and the Marvel Cinematic Universe are doing now with their interconnected exhibits. However reasonably than proceed increasing on the franchise, the Whoniverse tried launching a spin-off known as Class in 2016 to a muted response, and that was it.

Whereas the expanded universe is totally thriving with Massive End’s audio dramas and their fixed fan-pleasing castings, Davies thinks the franchise ought to completely be becoming a member of its friends in having a number of exhibits on our screens.

“I used to be in the midst of operating an empire. And my god I did that 10 years too quickly, didn’t I?” he stated in prolonged excerpts from an interview with Waitrose Weekend.

“There needs to be a Physician Who channel now. You take a look at these Disney bulletins, of all these new Star Wars and Marvel exhibits, you suppose ‘we needs to be sitting right here saying The Nyssa Adventures or The Return of Donna Noble, and you need to have the tenth and eleventh Docs collectively in a 10-part sequence’. Genuinely. And I believe that may occur at some point. If we are able to simply shift Physician Who up a gear…”

Though he talked about a spin-off for Nyssa jokingly, he did add that Star Trek followers by no means ever thought they’d get a Captain Pike sequence, but it is really occurring.

“The entire science fiction world is so inventive and so cash making proper now,” he added. “I believe your wildest goals can come true.”

Davies’ newest present, It is a Sin, launched final evening (January 22) on Channel 4, with each episode obtainable now on All4. It is a return to LGBTQ+ drama after Cucumber and Queer as Folks, and viewers suppose it is one other glorious present.

Physician Who airs on BBC One within the UK and BBC America within the US. Collection 13 is because of premiere later this 12 months.