Doctor Who: Shada poster

Doctor Who: Shada( 2017)

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First on BBC One, a little later than originally billed...

Overview

The Doctor visits his old Time Lord friend Chronotis in Cambridge, 1979. But the ruthless Skagra has also arrived to retrieve a book that will help unlock one of the Time Lords' greatest secrets: what is Shada? Filming for this story was never finished, and in this version the unfilmed material is completed via animation.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Tom Baker

      The Doctor

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      Lalla Ward

      Romana

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      David Brierly

      K-9 (voice)

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      Christopher Neame

      Skagra

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      Daniel Hill

      Chris Parsons

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      Denis Carey

      Professor Chronotis

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      Victoria Burgoyne

      Clare Keightley

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      Gerald Campion

      Wilkin

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      Shirley Dixon

      The Ship (voice)

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      Derek Pollitt

      Dr. Caldera

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      James Coombes

      The Krargs (voice)

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      John Hallet

      Police Constable

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      David Strong

      Passenger

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      James Muir

      Fisherman

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      Derek Suthern

      Krarg

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      Barnaby Edwards

      Krarg

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      Tim Bentinck

      The Doctor (body double)

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      Toby Hadoke

      Continuity Announcer (voice)

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Wed Jul 03 2024
    I have a friend who was involved in the commissioning of these hybrid animation versions of the old missing or incomplete "Dr. Who" series' and I think my scepticism was probably borne out with this rather curiously spliced story. With industrial action hitting the production with a week's worth of filming still to do, the animators have tried to visualise the gaps whilst the "Doctor" (Tom Baker) and "Romana" (Lalla Ward) have returned to revoice the additional bits as the story takes us to the planet of "Shada". It's a prison that holds - well it used to hold - the devious "Skagra" (Christophe...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • time travel