Russell T. Davies Clarifies The £10 Million Budget Per Episode Of The New Season Of 'Doctor Who'
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Back in November, it was reported that Disney’s involvement with Doctor Who would include a budget increase. Whereas individual episodes have cost £1-3 million ($1-3.5 million; the scope, such as whether it was the previous series or the entire modern era is still unclear) the report claimed that the episodic budget would be more consistently around £10 million. In the latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine, showrunner Russell T. Davies was asked about it, and so it was squarely debunked.
He remarked that the reports and numbers "had been exaggerated. That if that had been the real budget, he’d be interviewing “from a base on the Moon”. He laments that reports like that create false expectations, but expresses joy in the budget they do have, calling it “lovely” and “handsome”. Executive producer Jane Tranter chimed in, calling the budget “really good”, reiterating that they are not Game of Thrones or House of the Dragon, nor are they The Rings of Power. So it sounds like there is some sort of increase, but modest.
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Source: Radio Times
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