Earlier this week, the BBC announced that Doctor Who would be put out to competitive tender "as part of securing the next phase of the show for future generations", while also confirming that the previously announced 2026 Christmas special will no longer go ahead.
The announcements prompted renewed speculation about the future of Doctor Who, particularly after Ncuti Gatwa's final episode saw the 15th Doctor regenerate into Billie Piper, leaving fans with a major cliffhanger.
"It's extraordinary to see newspapers who should know better saying the show has been cancelled," he said. "It's the opposite. It's been put out to tender, and I understand that's an industry phrase and people might not understand what a show being put out to tender means."
Explaining the process, Davies continued: "Being put out to tender means – and this will happen to every BBC show, it's happened to Casualty, it's happened to the weather – it means the programme is pitched to be made by an independent company, as opposed to the BBC."
View oEmbed on the source website"Independent companies include BBC Studios, by the way – separate to BBC Public Service – so they're in the running. I imagine. I don't know, I'm not part of this process, because it's a very legal process."
Davies echoed that sentiment, suggesting that the nature of the tender process means Doctor Who is being set up for a longer-term future rather than a one-off return.
"But no, go ahead and call it cancelled. You're wrong, you're literally wrong."
"Nothing. I loved what I did," he said. "I mean, I'd grab that TARDIS and take flight to Mars, frankly – all the places to go, why go back to earlier in your job? Come on, to Mars and Neptune and the great beyond."
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He also said fans would "have to wait a bit longer for new Doctor Who", but added that they would be waiting for "MORE Doctor Who than a one-off".
Former Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat also responded to the news earlier this week, telling Radio Times: "No clue what’s going on, all news to me. No idea what’s coming either. But brave heart everyone. It’s a cliffhanger - the Doctor ALWAYS survives those."
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