Will the Doctor's granddaughter return?
Matthew Alvarez
Published Mar 25, 2026
Doctor Who is bringing back The Doctor's granddaughter… albeit not in a traditional way. More than 55 years after she left the BBC One science fiction series, Carole Ann Ford will reprise her role as Susan Foreman to enter the infamous Time War as The Time Lords' secret weapon to defeat The Daleks.
What happens to the Doctor's granddaughter?
She appears in the Eighth Doctor Adventures audio plays in Relative Dimensions (2010) and Lucie Miller / To the Death (2011). In the later Short Trip "All Hands on Deck", Susan decides to leave her life on Earth and join the Time War, with the box set Susan's War depicting her service in the War.Will Carole Ann Ford return to Doctor Who?
Carole Ann Ford reprises the role she first created for television way back in 1963 in Susan's War, a four-part full-cast audio drama due for release in April 2020. Gallifrey needs every Time Lord to fight the Time War.Why did the Doctor abandon Susan?
The Doctor, realising that Susan had become a woman, elected to leave her with David after helping liberate the Earth. As he said goodbye, he promised that he would one day return. By numerous accounts, the Doctor would indeed return to see her, specifically during their eighth and thirteenth incarnations.Is Susan Foreman the Doctor's granddaughter?
Played by Carole Ann FordSusan Foreman is a pupil at Coal Hill School, where she is taught History by Ms Wright and Science by Mr Chesterton. She lives at 76 Totter's Lane. She is also the First Doctor's granddaughter.