The Mirror (yeah, I know not always a great source of information but anything concerning Doctor Who, they do seem to be oddly spot on with) revealed that K9 (John Leeson) will be heading up another as of yet untitled spin-off aimed for children but there's a bit of a caveat though.
It seems that two production companies might be bidding for this upcoming series, which means this could go the same way that the Australian spin-off (2009-2010) went and not be a BBC production, though that series did manage to slip in references to things such as Axons. Originally we were meant to be getting a movie called K9: Timequake featuring the title character going up against Omega in a space war but that has clearly been shelved in favour of this idea.
The character of K9 debuted back in 1977 during the Fourth Doctor's (Tom Baker) tenure in The Invisible Enemy before departing with Romana 2 (Lalla Ward) in Warrior's Gate. The character returned to the show in 1983 for the 20th anniversary special, The Five Doctors and has appeared in the modern series in the episodes School Reunion and Journey's End.
Spin off wise, K9 did head up the very short lived K9 And Company (1981) with Elisabeth Sladen's Sarah Jane Smith as well as having a recurring role in The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007-2011) and there was the Australian spin-off series, K9 (2009-2010). Assuming this show goes ahead, this will be the character's fourth time in a spin-off show and if by some miracle the BBC actually decide they want to be involved with this one, it might be a good idea to reintroduce the character into the main series or have Jodie Whittaker appear in the new spin-off as well.
In general, I'm mixed on the idea of yet another spin-off centering on K9, although I would absolutely love to see the character reappear on the main show itself.
Press Release: http://www.doctorwhotv.co.uk/new-k9-tv-spin-off-reportedly-in-the-works-91032.htm
So, thoughts on this potential spin-off, anyone? Is it a good idea or not?
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