Big Finish are kind of famous for randomly picking characters out of nowhere, dumping them in a spinoff, and making some really good (and really dubious) stories out of it. So, if you could pick a character who appeared in one TV story, and make a spinoff for them, who would it be? And which other characters would you randomly put in there and why would it be River? (jesting, I love her too <3)
I think we could get some good milage out of Professor Marius and his adventures as an eccentric medic/K9 inventor, and it would either get really dark or really silly, or maybe a bit of both. Imagine all the freaky sound design you could do with going into people’s brains!
Madame de Pompadour Longing for The Doctor but getting into trouble with aliens in France.
Van Baalan Brothers from Journey to the Centre of teh TARDIS. Cool salvage series where they pick something up and get involved in a plot or something.
You know, obvious choice (River) aside, probably Tania Bell actually? (failing to think of a TV char)
Because as I have said before, on paper her character has a lot of potential with her being Torchwood and all that, but it just felt empty in Stranded. And I know Root is a good actress tbh… so I wouldn’t mind seeing a proper Tania spin off of sorts. It’d give the character a chance to shine, which is sorely needed.
I would release an epic 10-part series titled The Professor Zaroff Files. He tries to complete various crazy projects in each of the stories and comes across almost every character imaginable, including all the Doctors, three Masters, Bennie, Jago and Litefoot, the Curator, K9, Frobisher and the Pting.
A spinoff about Peri…and her adventures with Six .
Oh, a character who only appeared in one story? Tepesh and Ouida from Zagreus. I’d love to see how they interact out in the real world, stalking prey and whatnot.
I need a Professor Yana spinoff!! I deserve it! God I’m predictable.
I would also like a political drama style spinoff about Raxicoricofallapatorius and those 3 other nearby planets I forgot the name of and I’m not even joking.
Something gentle where he hangs out with other retired Time Lords who have settled down in South Wales - a comedy along the lines of Last of the Summer Wine.
Martha Jones - a medical drama where she’s attending to human and alien patients. Like give me Freema as Dr. Sharpe from New Amsterdam It could work!!
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It could work!!