Bad Wolf‘s unusual deal to make BBC Studios show Doctor Who helped boost the Sony-owned production outfit’s revenues.Bad Wolf was handed the production contract to Doctor Who in September 2021 as part of an agreement to restore Russell T Davies to the role of showrunner.Bad Wolf subsidiary Whoniverse1, the special purpose vehicle through which Doctor Who is made, posted sales of $54M in the 17 months to March 2023.Separately, Bad Wolf recorded revenues of $148M in the 12 months to the end of March — a 192% increase on £40.2M in 2022.Based in Wales, the production outfit’s pre-tax profit of £7M in 2023 was up 366% on £1.5M in the previous year, according to earnings published on Companies House.Doctor Who has always been made by the BBC or BBC Studios and there is no precedent for the corporation handing over keys to such an iconic brand to an external producer.BBC Studios continues to own the Doctor Who brand and oversees international sales and merchandise. The company brokered the deal with Disney+ for streaming rights outside of the UK.Gardner and Tranter, both former BBC producers, worked with Davies on the 2005 Doctor Who relaunch. Their first episode back, a special starring David Tennant, was watched by 7.6M on the BBC last month.Ncuti Gatwa will take control of the Tardis for his first full episode on Christmas day. The Sex Education star is the 15th Doctor.
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