Introduction

In 1996, Britain was treated to a TV film based on the Doctor Who franchise. The idea was simple - create a brand-new Doctor (the eighth), write a film with American influences, and use that film as a pilot for a potential series.

No such series was made, however. Indeed, Doctor Who would have to wait until 2005 for a new TV series.

But ... well, it's fun to ask "what if", isn't it?

Being very interested in scriptwriting myself, I've decided to start the project of writing the series that could have been - a Doctor Who series, spinning off directly from the TV film, featuring the eighth Doctor, as played by Paul McGann.

This project won't take into account anything that came afterwards, including novels, audios, comics and the 2005-present series. But it also won't intentionally contradict the TV series. The spin-off media actually support alternate dimensions for different versions of the eighth Doctor, so I'll leave the can of worms alone.

In this blog, I'll write my thoughts, experiences and methods as I go through the challenges of writing new Doctor Who.