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'Doctor Who' bids reportedly include a Jed Mercurio-led proposal and a plan to move the show to Scotland

Deadline reports World Productions has submitted a separate bid as the BBC weighs competing plans for the series.

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Deadline reports Hat Trick Mercurio, run by Jed Mercurio and Jimmy Mulville, has submitted a 'Doctor Who' proposal with Mercurio attached as executive producer. It also reports that World Productions submitted a separate bid, while STV Studios teamed with Screen Scotland to propose moving the show to Scotland for Season 17. The BBC plans to interview bidders in January and award a contract in March, Deadline says.

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Deadline@DEADLINEEXCLUSIVE: Could Jed Mercurio be about to take control of the TARDIS? Deadline can reveal that the 'Line of Duty' showrunner is spearheading a bid to produce 'Doctor Who' after the BBC launched a competitive tender, a bake-off-style process in which producers have put forward plans to regenerate the iconic sci-fi series. Or could the TARDIS soon be spinning its way to Scotland? Deadline is told STV Studios, the production group behind 'Blue Lights' and 'Criminal Record,' has made an audacious bid to move the show north of the English border for Season 17. Read the full story here: https://deadline.com/2026/10/doctor-who-bids-revealed-jed-mercurio-bbc-scotland-1237147648/ (Photo: BBC Studios)1h
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    Deadline@DEADLINEEXCLUSIVE: Could Jed Mercurio be about to take control of the TARDIS? Deadline can reveal that the 'Line of Duty' showrunner is spearheading a bid to produce 'Doctor Who' after the BBC launched a competitive tender, a bake-off-style process in which producers have put forward plans to regenerate the iconic sci-fi series. Or could the TARDIS soon be spinning its way to Scotland? Deadline is told STV Studios, the production group behind 'Blue Lights' and 'Criminal Record,' has made an audacious bid to move the show north of the English border for Season 17. Read the full story here: https://deadline.com/2026/10/doctor-who-bids-revealed-jed-mercurio-bbc-scotland-1237147648/ (Photo: BBC Studios)1h
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