Doctor Who fans expecting a Christmas present from the BBC this December are not getting one.

Doctor Who fans expecting a Christmas present from the BBC this December are not getting one.

The BBC is no longer going ahead with a "Doctor Who" Christmas special this year as planned and Russell T Davies has exited the series.

Doctor Who's previously announced Christmas special has been axed, the BBC have announced, amid worries for the future of the hit show

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Ncuti Gatwa left the role of The Doctor last year

The news comes during a tumultuous period for the beloved Time Lord.

The BBC has canceled this year's Doctor Who Christmas special as showrunner Russell T Davies and producer Bad Wolf exit, with the series now open to competitive tender.

The headaches involved in making a one-off special ahead of a whole new set of episodes from a brand new team became too much

According to Davies, the promised special was just a gambit to guarantee a future for the series during a period of uncertainty.

Doctor Who won't be returning this year with its future on the BBC now uncertain

The Whos in Whoville won’t have a very merry Christmas this year.

The future of "Doctor Who” is uncertain after the BBC canceled a planned Christmas special. Showrunner Russell T.

In the wake of the BBC's big announcement about the show's immediate future, we may not see the Time Lord again until at least 2028.

Fans are raging that the Christmas special has now been cancelled, was never actually written, and leaves a hole which may take years to fill