BBC Cancels Doctor Who Christmas Special as Davies & Bad Wolf Exit

The BBC has canceled the Doctor Who Christmas special as showrunner Russell T Davies and production company Bad Wolf depart; to secure the series’ long-term future, the BBC will tender Doctor Who to competitors rather than producing a one-off special this year. Davies has said he hadn’t written a Christmas script and no actor has been approached to play the next Doctor, amid Disney+’s exit as co-producer and broader reboot of the franchise.