Doctor Who showrunner, Russell T Davies, has said that the spin-off, The War Between the Land and the Sea, has a post-credit scene that’s “one of the best scenes ever recorded”.
Though he says the Doctor isn’t in the upcoming spin-off, there seems to be something that either sets up something that will pay off somewhere down the line (perhaps in the Christmas 2026 special), or that sheds a new light on the episodes.
Davies said:
“It is a limited series because there is a very, very definite ending, and I would say to people stay tuned for the very end [for the post-credits].
“That doesn’t mean the Doctor appears; it stays within its own universe, but the credits start to roll, and you get one of the best scenes ever recorded in the last seconds.
“It’s a stunning performance from one of the stars of the cast that I’m very proud of.”
We reckon it’s probably Russell Tovey, who stars here as Barclay and who Davies seems particularly fond of (not least as he’s returning again to the Whoniverse after previously playing Midshipman Frame in Voyage of the Damned and The End of Time).
The series also stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Salt, Jemma Redgrave as Kate Lethbridge-Stewart, Ruth Madeley as Shirley Bingham, Alexander Devrient as Colonel Christofer Ibrahim, and Colin McFarlane as General Austin Pierce.
Co-written by Davies and Pete McTighe, The War Between the Land and the Sea will launch with a double bill on Sunday 7th December 2025, beginning at 8:30pm simultaneously on BBC One and iPlayer.
