Scream of the Shalka
2003 Doctor Who episode / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Scream of the Shalka is a Flash-animated series based on the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. The series is the 40th anniversary special and was originally released in six weekly parts from 13 November to 18 December 2003 on bbc.co.uk's Doctor Who website.[1]
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Directed by | Wilson Milam | ||
Written by | Paul Cornell | ||
Script editor | None | ||
Produced by | Muirinn Lane Kelly | ||
Executive producer(s) | Martin Trickey James Goss Mario Dubois | ||
Production code | None | ||
Series | None | ||
Running time | 6 episodes, 15 minutes each | ||
First broadcast | 13 November 2003 (2003-11-13) | ||
Last broadcast | 18 December 2003 (2003-12-18) | ||
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Although Scream of the Shalka continues the narrative of the original 1963–89 programme and the 1996 television film, the show's 2005 revival ignored the events.[2] The series was written by veteran Doctor Who writer Paul Cornell, with Richard E. Grant providing the voice for the Ninth Doctor. This performance followed years of rumours that Grant would play the Doctor in a film or new series, and indeed he had appeared as the "Conceited Doctor" in the Comic Relief special Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death in 1999. Grant subsequently went on to appear in the revived television series of Doctor Who as Walter Simeon and the Great Intelligence in 2012's "The Snowmen" and 2013's "The Bells of Saint John" and "The Name of the Doctor". The Doctor's companion for this adventure, Alison Cheney, was voiced by Sophie Okonedo, who appeared in the 2010 series of Doctor Who as Liz Ten. Derek Jacobi reprised his role as the Master in 2007's "Utopia". David Tennant appeared in a cameo role as the Caretaker, later being cast as the Tenth Doctor in 2005.