Rose Tyler Rose "firmly cemented her credentials as an actress" and cited the variety of roles she had taken on since leaving the show as proof that "as far as post-"Who" careers go, they don't get much healthier than Billie's." Rose Tyler Rose Tyler is a fictional character portrayed by Billie Piper in the British science fiction television series "Doctor Who", and was created by series producer Russell T Davies. With the revival of "Doctor Who" in 2005, Rose was introduced as a new travelling companion of the series protagonist, the Doctor, in his ninth and tenth incarnations. The companion character, intended
Doctor Who spin-offs was produced by animation company Nelvana in the 1980s, but the series was not produced. CBBC originally expressed an interest in a "Young Doctor Who" series, chronicling the childhood of the Doctor. Russell T Davies vetoed this concept, saying "somehow, the idea of a fourteen-year-old Doctor, on Gallifrey inventing sonic screwdrivers, takes away from the mystery and intrigue of who he is and where he came from,". He instead suggested "The Sarah Jane Adventures" (see above). A further spin-off of "Doctor Who"—"Rose Tyler: Earth Defence", a 90-minute special that could possibly become an annual event—was cancelled by Davies at a