The BBC is planning to cut approximately 2,000 jobs over the next two years. Does that add pressure to find a Doctor Who production partner?
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To add some perspective, the BBC had 21,508 employees in 2025 – the cuts would equate to losing one in every 10 employees across the multimedia company (and also the largest number of layoffs by the BBC in 15 years).
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We know that the BBC, BBC Studios, and Bad Wolf have gone on the record to reassure fans that the series isn’t going anywhere, but does today’s news of layoffs add more fuel to the fire when it comes to a new production partner? The previous debate was whether the show needed to have a big budget and big effects to succeed. Now, is it more about bringing on another producer to keep it at the level it was at when the show returned.
Goodness gracious. Of course it is in principle interesting if they’re laying of a bunch of people. The article’s headline however draws a direct line between these lay-offs and Doctor Who, implying either that this means it’s getting cancelled or that the show is somehow to blame. This is not a new phenomenon, articles like this are posted every day and it’s always click-bait and it’s hurting the fandom because people who find joy in (creating) fandom drama share them and gleefully watch fans be anxious over their favourite show. It fucking sucks.