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In September, [[Lorraine Heggessey]], the Controller of BBC One persuaded BBC Worldwide that as their plans for a ''Doctor Who'' film were nowhere near fruition, BBC television should be allowed to make a new series. A deal with [[Russell T Davies]] to produce the new series was quickly struck, and on September 26, the BBC announced that ''Doctor Who'' would return to BBC One in [[2005]], produced by BBC Wales. | In September, [[Lorraine Heggessey]], the Controller of BBC One persuaded BBC Worldwide that as their plans for a ''Doctor Who'' film were nowhere near fruition, BBC television should be allowed to make a new series. A deal with [[Russell T Davies]] to produce the new series was quickly struck, and on September 26, the BBC announced that ''Doctor Who'' would return to BBC One in [[2005]], produced by BBC Wales. | ||
As a result, the "official" nature of the ''Shalka'' webcast was in doubt from even before it was released After the web cast, in February [[2004]], plans for sequels were indefinitely shelved. For a period, it was unclear if the new television Doctor would be the Ninth or Tenth Doctor, but this was settled in April [[2004]] when in an interview with ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'', Davies announced that the new television Doctor (played by [[Christopher Eccleston]]), would be '''the''' [[Ninth Doctor]], relegating the Richard E. Grant Doctor to unofficial status. | As a result, the "official" nature of the ''Shalka'' webcast was in doubt from even before it was released. After the web cast, in February [[2004]], plans for sequels were indefinitely shelved. For a period, it was unclear if the new television Doctor would be the Ninth or Tenth Doctor, but this was settled in April [[2004]] when in an interview with ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'', Davies announced that the new television Doctor (played by [[Christopher Eccleston]]), would be '''the''' [[Ninth Doctor]], relegating the Richard E. Grant Doctor to unofficial status. | ||
Grant's incarnation of the [[Time Lord]] (often referred to as the "REG Doctor" or the "Shalka Doctor" by fans) has since appeared in an online short story, ''[[The Feast of the Stone]]'' by [[Cavan Scott]] and [[Mark Wright]], although no further stories seem planned. | Grant's incarnation of the [[Time Lord]] (often referred to as the "REG Doctor" or the "Shalka Doctor" by fans) has since appeared in an online short story, ''[[The Feast of the Stone]]'' by [[Cavan Scott]] and [[Mark Wright]], although no further stories seem planned. | ||
