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story name= Scream of the Shalka | | story name= Scream of the Shalka | | ||
image= [[ | image= [[File:Shalka_TARDIS.jpg|250px]]| | ||
series= ''[[Doctor Who]]'' - [[Webcast]]| | series= ''[[Doctor Who]]'' - [[Webcast]]| | ||
number= 4 | | number= 4 | | ||
doctor= [[Ninth Doctor (Scream of the Shalka)|Alternative Ninth Doctor]]| | doctor= [[Ninth Doctor (Scream of the Shalka)|Alternative Ninth Doctor]]| | ||
companions= [[The Master (Scream of the Shalka)|The Master]]<br>[[Alison Cheney]] | | companions= [[The Master (Scream of the Shalka)|The Master]]<br />[[Alison Cheney]] | | ||
enemy= [[Shalka]] | | enemy= [[Shalka]] | | ||
setting= [[Earth]]<br>[[England]] | | setting= [[Earth]]<br />[[England]] | | ||
writer= [[Paul Cornell]] | | writer= [[Paul Cornell]] | | ||
director= [[Wilson Milam]] | | director= [[Wilson Milam]] | | ||
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This story remains the most recent webcast production of this nature. | This story remains the most recent webcast production of this nature. | ||
==Synopsis== | == Synopsis == | ||
The [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] materialises in the village of [[Lannet]] in [[Lancashire]]. An annoyed [[Ninth Doctor (Scream of the Shalka)|Doctor]], who has apparently been transported here against his will, finds the village silent. Its inhabitants are all living in fear except for a barmaid, [[Alison Cheney]]. The alien [[Shalka]] have taken up residence beneath Lannet in preparation for a wider [[alien invasion|invasion]]. Despite his initial reluctance, the Doctor finds himself having to save the world again, aided by Alison and an enemy who has become an ally. | The [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] materialises in the village of [[Lannet]] in [[Lancashire]]. An annoyed [[Ninth Doctor (Scream of the Shalka)|Doctor]], who has apparently been transported here against his will, finds the village silent. Its inhabitants are all living in fear except for a barmaid, [[Alison Cheney]]. The alien [[Shalka]] have taken up residence beneath Lannet in preparation for a wider [[alien invasion|invasion]]. Despite his initial reluctance, the Doctor finds himself having to save the world again, aided by Alison and an enemy who has become an ally. | ||
==Plot== | == Plot == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
==Cast and Characters== | == Cast and Characters == | ||
*[[Ninth Doctor (Scream of the Shalka)|The Doctor]] - [[Richard E. Grant]] | * [[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]] | ||
*[[Max (Scream of the Shalka)|Max]] — [[Andrew Dunn]] | * [[Max (Scream of the Shalka)|Max]] — [[Andrew Dunn]] | ||
*[[Joe (Scream of the Shalka)|Joe]] — [[Craig Kelly]] | * [[Joe (Scream of the Shalka)|Joe]] — [[Craig Kelly]] | ||
*[[Mathilda Pierce]] — [[Anna Calder-Marshall]] | * [[Mathilda Pierce]] — [[Anna Calder-Marshall]] | ||
*[[The Master (Scream of the Shalka)|The Master]] — [[Derek Jacobi]] | * [[The Master (Scream of the Shalka)|The Master]] — [[Derek Jacobi]] | ||
*[[Prime]] — [[Diana Quick]] | * [[Prime]] — [[Diana Quick]] | ||
*Major [[Kennet]] — [[Jim Norton]] | * Major [[Kennet]] — [[Jim Norton]] | ||
*Caretaker — [[David Tennant]] | * Caretaker — [[David Tennant]] | ||
==References== | == References == | ||
*An android version of [[the Master]] is in [[the Doctor's TARDIS]]. | * An android version of [[the Master]] is in [[the Doctor's TARDIS]]. | ||
*The Doctor uses his [[sonic screwdriver]] to turn his [[mobile phone]] into a door into the TARDIS. | * The Doctor uses his [[sonic screwdriver]] to turn his [[mobile phone]] into a door into the TARDIS. | ||
*The Doctor is thrown towards a [[black hole]]. | * The Doctor is thrown towards a [[black hole]]. | ||
*It appears the Doctor is working for the [[Time Lord]]s. | * It appears the Doctor is working for the [[Time Lord]]s. | ||
==Story notes== | == Story notes == | ||
*When first broadcast, this Doctor was advertised by the BBC as the 'Ninth Doctor'. | * When first broadcast, this Doctor was advertised by the BBC as the 'Ninth Doctor'. | ||
*Appearing in a cameo role in the serial was actor and ''Doctor Who'' fan [[David Tennant]], who in April [[2005]] was announced as the [[Tenth Doctor]]. He was not originally cast in the production, but Tennant happened to be recording a radio play in a neighbouring studio. When he discovered what was being recorded next door, he convinced the director to give him a small role. Tennant had several roles in [[Big Finish Productions]]' ''Doctor Who'' related audios before he was cast as the [[Tenth Doctor]] on the [[BBC Wales]]' produced series. | * Appearing in a cameo role in the serial was actor and ''Doctor Who'' fan [[David Tennant]], who in April [[2005]] was announced as the [[Tenth Doctor]]. He was not originally cast in the production, but Tennant happened to be recording a radio play in a neighbouring studio. When he discovered what was being recorded next door, he convinced the director to give him a small role. Tennant had several roles in [[Big Finish Productions]]' ''Doctor Who'' related audios before he was cast as the [[Tenth Doctor]] on the [[BBC Wales]]' produced series. | ||
*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). | ||
===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 [[13th November]] to [[18th 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. | ''Scream of the Shalka'' was produced to coincide with the fortieth Anniversary of ''Doctor Who''. It was originally posted in six weekly parts from [[13th November]] to [[18th 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. | ||
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[[Paul Cornell]], who wrote ''Scream of the Shalka'', has since referred to this story as his "[[Doctor Who Unbound|unbound]]."<ref>[http://www.paulcornell.com/2009/02/gallifrey-and-things.html "Gallifrey and Things", PaulCornell.com]</ref> | [[Paul Cornell]], who wrote ''Scream of the Shalka'', has since referred to this story as his "[[Doctor Who Unbound|unbound]]."<ref>[http://www.paulcornell.com/2009/02/gallifrey-and-things.html "Gallifrey and Things", PaulCornell.com]</ref> | ||
===Original Website Release/Broadcast=== | === Original Website Release/Broadcast === | ||
*Episode 1 - 13 November 2003 | * Episode 1 - 13 November 2003 | ||
*Episode 2 - 20 November 2003 | * Episode 2 - 20 November 2003 | ||
*Episode 3 - 27 November 2003 | * Episode 3 - 27 November 2003 | ||
*Episode 4 - 4 December 2003 | * Episode 4 - 4 December 2003 | ||
*Episode 5 - 11 December 2003 | * Episode 5 - 11 December 2003 | ||
*Episode 6 - 18 December 2003 | * Episode 6 - 18 December 2003 | ||
===Myths=== | === Myths === | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
===Production Errors=== | === Production Errors === | ||
{{discontinuity}} | {{discontinuity}} | ||
*The cut on Allison's forehead originally appears on her right, but later appears in the middle. | * The cut on Allison's forehead originally appears on her right, but later appears in the middle. | ||
==Continuity== | == Continuity == | ||
*Derek Jacobi appears in [[DW]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'', again playing the Master. However the Master depicted in ''Scream of the Shalka'' actually resembles the [[Roger Delgado]] incarnation of the 1970s. | * Derek Jacobi appears in [[DW]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'', again playing the Master. However the Master depicted in ''Scream of the Shalka'' actually resembles the [[Roger Delgado]] incarnation of the 1970s. | ||
*The Grant version of the Ninth Doctor has some similarities to [[Christopher Eccleston]]'s version of the character. Both Doctors are depicted as loners and emotionally damaged due to some unrevealed event in their (possibly recent) past. Both, however, ultimately realise they need a companion. In the Grant Doctor's case, it is hinted that he is reluctant to take on a new companion, possibly due to the (recent?) loss of one -- a theme later followed by [[David Tennant]]'s [[Tenth Doctor]] after the loss of [[Rose Tyler]]. | * The Grant version of the Ninth Doctor has some similarities to [[Christopher Eccleston]]'s version of the character. Both Doctors are depicted as loners and emotionally damaged due to some unrevealed event in their (possibly recent) past. Both, however, ultimately realise they need a companion. In the Grant Doctor's case, it is hinted that he is reluctant to take on a new companion, possibly due to the (recent?) loss of one -- a theme later followed by [[David Tennant]]'s [[Tenth Doctor]] after the loss of [[Rose Tyler]]. | ||
*In [[EDA]]: ''[[The Gallifrey Chronicles]]'' Marnal notes that the Eighth Doctor has three ninth possible next regenerations, the Richard E Grant version, the Christopher Eccleston version and another version (possibly the one portrayed by Rowan Atkinson in ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death]]''). | * In [[EDA]]: ''[[The Gallifrey Chronicles]]'' Marnal notes that the Eighth Doctor has three ninth possible next regenerations, the Richard E Grant version, the Christopher Eccleston version and another version (possibly the one portrayed by Rowan Atkinson in ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death]]''). | ||
==DVD, Video and Other Releases== | == DVD, Video and Other Releases == | ||
*Although there has been no official announcement from the BBC, the British Board of Film Classification has cleared all six episodes of the serial for release on DVD. | * Although there has been no official announcement from the BBC, the British Board of Film Classification has cleared all six episodes of the serial for release on DVD. | ||
* A DVD release of the story was planned, but the release was cancelled in the wake of the BBC announcing the pending return of ''Doctor Who'' as a live-action TV series and the relegating of Grant's Ninth Doctor to unofficial status. | * A DVD release of the story was planned, but the release was cancelled in the wake of the BBC announcing the pending return of ''Doctor Who'' as a live-action TV series and the relegating of Grant's Ninth Doctor to unofficial status. | ||
==Novelisation== | == Novelisation == | ||
[[ | [[File:ShalkaBook.jpg|right|75px]] | ||
: ''Main article: [[Scream of the Shalka (novelisation)]]'' | : ''Main article: [[Scream of the Shalka (novelisation)]]'' | ||
[[Paul Cornell]] wrote a novelisation of ''Scream of the Shalka'', which was published by [[BBC Books]]. This marked the first publication of a novelisation under the BBC Books paperback line since ''[[Doctor Who (1996)|Doctor Who]]'' was so adapted in [[1996]], and the first novelisation of a non-televised ''Doctor Who'' story since ''[[The Ghosts of N-Space (novelisation)|The Ghosts of N-Space]]'' in [[1995]]; it is also the only webcast to be so adapted. The book was augmented with a section chronicling the making of the webcast. | [[Paul Cornell]] wrote a novelisation of ''Scream of the Shalka'', which was published by [[BBC Books]]. This marked the first publication of a novelisation under the BBC Books paperback line since ''[[Doctor Who (1996)|Doctor Who]]'' was so adapted in [[1996]], and the first novelisation of a non-televised ''Doctor Who'' story since ''[[The Ghosts of N-Space (novelisation)|The Ghosts of N-Space]]'' in [[1995]]; it is also the only webcast to be so adapted. The book was augmented with a section chronicling the making of the webcast. | ||
==Behind the scenes== | == Behind the scenes == | ||
*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]]. | ||
==See also== | == See also == | ||
*[[WC]]: ''[[Shada (webcast)|Shada]]'' | * [[WC]]: ''[[Shada (webcast)|Shada]]'' | ||
*[[WC]]: ''[[Real Time (webcast)|Real Time]]'' | * [[WC]]: ''[[Real Time (webcast)|Real Time]]'' | ||
*[[DW]]: ''[[The Invasion]]'' | * [[DW]]: ''[[The Invasion]]'' | ||
*[[DW]]: ''[[The Infinite Quest]]'' | * [[DW]]: ''[[The Infinite Quest]]'' | ||
*[[DW]]: ''[[Dreamland (TV story)|Dreamland]]'' | * [[DW]]: ''[[Dreamland (TV story)|Dreamland]]'' | ||
==External links== | == External links == | ||
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/webcasts/shalka/ '''Scream of the Shalka''', on the BBC website] | * [http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/webcasts/shalka/ '''Scream of the Shalka''', on the BBC website] | ||
*{{dwrefguide|bbci_04.htm|Scream of the Shalka Webcast}} | * {{dwrefguide|bbci_04.htm|Scream of the Shalka Webcast}} | ||
==Footnotes== | == Footnotes == | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
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{{Master stories}} | {{Master stories}} | ||
{{Wikipedia|Scream of the Shalka}} | {{Wikipedia|Scream of the Shalka}} | ||
[[Category:Articles that were originally Wikipedia forks]] | [[Category:Articles that were originally Wikipedia forks]] | ||
[[Category:Webcasts]] | [[Category:Webcasts]] | ||
