Death Comes to Time (Webcast)

Death Comes to Time was a five-episode webcast animated adventure featuring the Seventh Doctor. It was available via the BBCI website in 2001 to 2002. However, unlike the other webcasts starring classic series Doctors that premiered, it is considered alternate to Doctor Who for depicting the (apparent) ultimate death of the Doctor, negating the timeline that led into the TV movie. Also, the portrayal of the Time Lords in this story seems different to the one seen in the usual series, giving them the abilities to revoke TARDISes and release forbidden powers that disrupt the universe.

The root of Death Comes to Time is that, before plans were announced to revive the series, an attempt was made to create a story that would act as the series finale for Doctor Who altogether. This ending would dovetail into a spin-off that would be the spiritual successor to Doctor Who, called The Minister of Chance. The would-be finale depicts the Doctor making a final sacrifice, and an implied downfall of the Time Lord society prior to the events of the story (as the few Time Lords seen in the story are stated to be the last alive). The Doctor's companion Ace also ends up on her own, solemnly telling the Brigadier about the Doctor's demise. However, because the Doctor's body is never found, his final fate is unclear.

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