Doctor Who spin - offs " Doctor Who " spin - offs can be separated into two distinct categories : officially licensed BBC productions , and other productions ( not licensed by the BBC ) . For the former , there are only four examples : " K9 and Company " , " Torchwood " , " The Sarah Jane Adventures " and " Class " . The latter are all " Doctor Who " spin - offs which generally contain a monster or element of " Doctor Who " ( licensed from the original holder ) and then produced without BBC licensed elements . Officially licensed by the BBC . " K9 and Company " . " see " K9 and Company " for more detailed information " " Torchwood " . " see " Torchwood " for more detailed information " " The Sarah Jane Adventures " . " see " The Sarah Jane Adventures " for more detailed information " " Class " . " see " Class " for more detailed information " Other " Doctor Who " spin offs . Beginning in 1987 with the release of " Wartime " by Reeltime Pictures , a number of professionally produced spin - off films and audio dramas have been produced . As noted above , these differ from BBC and Big Finish productions in that they usually only feature characters or monsters not owned by the BBC , but rather licenced from their creators . Some spin - offs are original works using original character strongly suggested by characters in " Doctor Who " ( such as The Stranger ) . In many cases , original cast members from " Doctor Who " reprised their TV roles for these films and several involved behind - the - scenes veterans of the series ( for example , Christopher Barry , who co - directed the very first Dalek s story in 1963 - 64 , directed " Downtime " ) . A number of writers and actors involved in these productions later went on to work with fully licenced " Doctor Who " spinoffs such as the Big Finish Productions audio dramas , and even on the revived " Doctor Who " series itself when it returned to TV in 2005 ( most notably Nicholas Briggs and Mark Gatiss ) . By way of comparison , these spin - off productions , often classified as fan films , are in spirit similar to the professionally made fan films based upon the " Star Trek " franchise that began to emerge in the early 2000s when the rights holders for " Star Trek " relaxed their restrictions ; unlike the " Doctor Who " - related productions , however , no restrictions on character use have been imposed . BBV Productions . BBV produced both Video and Audio spin - offs . Auton Trilogy . Featured the Auton and Nestene . It also featured UNIT , though there were no " recognisable " characters from " Doctor Who " . Candy Jar Books . " see " Lethbridge - Stewart " for more detailed information . " P . R . O . B . E . . Featured Caroline John reprising her role of Doctor Elizabeth Shaw working with P . R . O . B . E . The Airzone Solution . The Airzone Solution is notable that while it doesn ' t have any narrative connection with Doctor Who , it does feature Jon Pertwee , Peter Davison , Colin Baker , Sylvester McCoy and Nicola Bryant . In the DVD featurette " The Wilderness Years " , of the 2010 DVD release of the 1996 TV movie , reveals that Jon Pertwee was not cast until after production had begun , after calling the director and complaining that a " Doctor Who " movie was being made with the other Doctors and he wasn ' t in it . It was one of Jon Pertwee ' s final appearances ( in film ) before his death . The Stranger . A series featuring Colin Baker as " the Stranger " ( a . k . a . Soloman ) and his companion ' Miss Brown ' played by Nicola Bryant . Originally intended as a " Doctor Who " pastiche — the second film , " More Than a Messiah " , was even based upon an Audio Visuals " Doctor Who " story — any similarities to the TV series were erased beginning with " The Terror Game " . Cyberon . Cyberons were the BBV equivalent of the Cybermen , they featured in their own straight - to - video film in 2000 , they also appeared in Do You Have a Licence to Save This Planet ? as well as many audios . Do You Have a Licence to Save this Planet ? A parody of " Doctor Who " produced to mark BBV ' s 10th anniversary , this short film featured Sylvester McCoy as " the Foot Doctor " and poked fun at not only " Doctor Who " , but also BBV ' s line of spinoff dramas and the whole " fan film " genre . The film also included appearances by Auton s , Sontaran s and BBV ' s Cyberons . Reeltime Pictures . Produced the large range of " Myth Makers " video interview tapes which interviewed much of the Doctor Who cast and crew . Reeltime Pictures were the first production company to make a Doctor Who spin - off licensed from the creator rather than through the BBC . Wartime . Starring John Levene reprising his role as Sgt . Benton of UNIT , this 1987 release was the first independent , creator - licenced " Doctor Who " spinoff . Myth Runner . A parody of " Blade Runner " , " Doctor Who " and the " Myth Makers " interview series ( see below ) , built around bloopers from " Myth Makers " . Shakedown : Return of the Sontarans . A feature - length drama featuring the Sontaran s . It has the distinction of being one of two " unofficial " spinoffs to be adapted as an officially licenced " Doctor Who " novel . The novel " Shakedown " was expanded to include the Seventh Doctor and released as part of the Virgin New Adventures line . Downtime . This feature - length drama saw the return of Deborah Watling as Victoria Waterfield , Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith and Nicholas Courtney as the Brigadier , and was directed by Christopher Barry . As with " Shakedown " , it too was adapted as a novel , this time for the Virgin Missing Adventures line ; see Downtime . Mindgame and Mindgame Trilogy . These two dramas featured a Draconian , a human and a Sontaran . In " Mindgame " they are trapped in a cell together . In " Mindgame Trilogy " three individual stories are told . Both feature Sophie Aldred as the human and Miles Richardson as the Draconian , although the Sontaran was first played by Toby Aspin in " Mindgame " and then recast as John Wadmore in " Mindgame Trilogy " . Dæmos Rising . A sequel to " Downtime " , featuring the return of Beverley Cressman as the Brigadier ' s daughter . Magic Bullet Productions . Faction Paradox . Featuring members of the Faction Paradox organisation created by Lawrence Miles . Kaldor City . Featuring characters and situations introduced by Chris Boucher in " The Robots of Death " . Other . " Devious " . " Devious " is an incomplete privately made fan film notable for featuring Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor in his final known performance in the role . Audio of Pertwee was reused by Big Finish Productions for the audio drama " Zagreus " . In 2009 , a 12 - minute excerpt from the production , featuring the extant footage of Pertwee , was released by BBC Video with the DVD release of " The War Games " . Notwithstanding a few Reeltime - produced comedy skits included in previous DVD sets , this makes " Devious " to date the only fan / unofficial spin - off to actually be released by the BBC , the only other fan production to feature a valid Doctor is Gene Genius which features Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor and Sophie Aldred as Ace ; however , as it was not officially licensed by the BBC , this wiki does not cover it . " K9 " . A spin - off TV series called " K9 " was produced in Australia , featuring an updated version of K9 Mark 2 , with John Leeson reprising his role as K9 ' s voice . It was the first " Doctor Who " - related TV series that was not produced or co - produced by the BBC . Non - fiction spin - offs . Since the revival of the " Doctor Who " franchise in 2005 , several ongoing non - fiction TV series have been commissioned to suppliment the main programmes . All feature behind - the - scenes documentary coverage of production , with the exception of " Totally Doctor Who " which also featured an animated serial , " The Infinite Quest " . Reeltime Pictures also produced several non - fiction spinoffs : Myth Makers . A series of several dozen interview documentaries featuring cast and crew of the series . Notable entries in the series included a 90 - minute interview with Jon Pertwee and two tapes dedicated to Tom Baker . Return to Devil ' s End . A documentary featuring Jon Pertwee , Nicholas Courtney , Barry Letts , John Levene and others revisiting the locations of " The Dæmons " in the town of Aldbourne . Lust in Space . A mock trial in which " Doctor Who " is cross - examined on charges of sexism over the years . Features appearances by many past female companions .