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'''Scream of the Shalka''' was a flash-animated ''[[Doctor Who]]'' serial with [[Richard E | '''Scream of the Shalka''' was a flash-animated ''[[Doctor Who]]'' serial with [[Richard E Grant]] as the voice of an [[Ninth Doctor (Scream of the Shalka)|alternative Ninth Doctor]]. Its animation was produced by [[Cosgrove Hall]]. The serial was webcast by the [[BBC]]'s official Doctor Who website in November and December of [[2003]]. | ||
This story remains the most recent webcast production of this nature. | This story remains the most recent webcast production of this nature. | ||
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== Cast and Characters == | == Cast and Characters == | ||
* [[Ninth Doctor (Scream of the Shalka)|The Doctor]] - [[Richard E | * [[Ninth Doctor (Scream of the Shalka)|The Doctor]] - [[Richard E Grant]] | ||
* [[Alison Cheney]] — [[Sophie Okonedo]] | * [[Alison Cheney]] — [[Sophie Okonedo]] | ||
* [[Dawson (Scream of the Shalka)|Dawson]] / [[Greaves]] — [[Conor Moloney]] | * [[Dawson (Scream of the Shalka)|Dawson]] / [[Greaves]] — [[Conor Moloney]] | ||
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* If the viewer right clicks and selects play after the end of episode 3, an alternate version of the closing credits plays (followed by the final part of the episode). | * If the viewer right clicks and selects play after the end of episode 3, an alternate version of the closing credits plays (followed by the final part of the episode). | ||
* Around the time of providing the voice of Alison, [[Sophie Okonedo]] also filmed a role in the movie ''Hotel Rwanda'', for which she was nominated for an Academy Award; this makes Okonedo, to date, the only companion actor to have been nominated for an Oscar. Okonedo would eventually return to televised ''[[Doctor Who]]'' in [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|the 2010 series]] as the recurring character [[Elizabeth X]]. | * Around the time of providing the voice of Alison, [[Sophie Okonedo]] also filmed a role in the movie ''Hotel Rwanda'', for which she was nominated for an Academy Award; this makes Okonedo, to date, the only companion actor to have been nominated for an Oscar. Okonedo would eventually return to televised ''[[Doctor Who]]'' in [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|the 2010 series]] as the recurring character [[Elizabeth X]]. | ||
* [[Richard E | * [[Richard E Grant]] previously played the [[Tenth Doctor (The Curse of Fatal Death)|Tenth Doctor]] in ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death]]'' and would later play [[Walter Simeon]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]''. | ||
=== Production background === | === Production background === | ||
''Scream of the Shalka'' was produced to coincide with the fortieth anniversary of ''Doctor Who''. It was originally posted in six weekly parts from [[13 November (releases)|13 November]] to [[18 December (releases)|18 December]] [[2003]] on BBCi's ''Doctor Who'' [http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/webcasts/shalka/ website]. Although it was intended to be an "official" continuation of the television series that had ended in [[1989]], the revival of the programme in [[2005]] relegated it and the Richard E | ''Scream of the Shalka'' was produced to coincide with the fortieth anniversary of ''Doctor Who''. It was originally posted in six weekly parts from [[13 November (releases)|13 November]] to [[18 December (releases)|18 December]] [[2003]] on BBCi's ''Doctor Who'' [http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/webcasts/shalka/ website]. Although it was intended to be an "official" continuation of the television series that had ended in [[1989]], the revival of the programme in [[2005]] relegated it and the Richard E Grant's Ninth Doctor, to non-[[canon]]ical status. | ||
Previous ''Doctor Who'' [[webcast]]s were produced with {{w|limited animation}} which was little more than a series of illustrations. This story was the first-ever officially licensed fully animated ''Doctor Who'' story. ''Doctor Who'' had suspended production in [[1989]], Aside from charity specials, it had only resurfaced as an American-funded [[Doctor Who (1996)|television movie]] in [[1996]] which didn't garner enough ratings to go to a regular series. When ''Shalka'' was announced in July [[2003]] for broadcast in November, the possibility of ''Doctor Who'' returning to television screens still seemed remote and BBC Worldwide were shopping around for another possible movie deal. As a result, BBCi announced, with BBC approval, that the Doctor appearing in ''Shalka'' would be the "official" Ninth Doctor. However, events rapidly overtook this. | Previous ''Doctor Who'' [[webcast]]s were produced with {{w|limited animation}} which was little more than a series of illustrations. This story was the first-ever officially licensed fully animated ''Doctor Who'' story. ''Doctor Who'' had suspended production in [[1989]], Aside from charity specials, it had only resurfaced as an American-funded [[Doctor Who (1996)|television movie]] in [[1996]] which didn't garner enough ratings to go to a regular series. When ''Shalka'' was announced in July [[2003]] for broadcast in November, the possibility of ''Doctor Who'' returning to television screens still seemed remote and BBC Worldwide were shopping around for another possible movie deal. As a result, BBCi announced, with BBC approval, that the Doctor appearing in ''Shalka'' would be the "official" Ninth Doctor. However, events rapidly overtook this. | ||
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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 | 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. | ||
