Again, earlier this year, even put the notion of a Jo Martin-led series to Big Finish executive producer Nicholas Briggs, who insisted that "all possibilities are open." That doesn't mean, of course, that we'll have seen, or rather heard, the last of the Fugitive Doctor once Chibnall bids farewell to Doctor Who in late 2022 – audio drama producer Big Finish has built an entire business on expanding the Whoniverse and revisiting characters that the TV series has left behind, often granting them their own set of spin-off stories. With Russell T Davies picking up the showrunner baton and no doubt looking to once again put his own stamp on the flagship series – he's a " man with a vision" for the next iteration of Doctor Who, according to Head of BBC Drama Piers Wenger – it's doubtful he'd want a spin-off he didn't commission to form part of the new era (even if, broadly speaking, he does seem to be in favour of the Marvel-esque Doctor Who shared universe concept put forward by Martin).
In many ways, she's a victim of poor timing – with Chris Chibnall looking to wrap up his tenure on Doctor Who and tie up any loose ends, the last thing he'll be looking to do is launch a spin-off show, with any character. The hard truth, though, is that much as we love the Fugitive Doctor and delighted as we were to see her reappear in Once, Upon Time, the odds of the character getting her own TV spin-off now are slim.
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