Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Doctor, a time-travelling alien explorer, is sent by his people, the Time Lords, to liberate a small town in England from the tyrannical rule of a race of alien lava creatures called the Shalka. 

This full-length animated adventure, originally broadcast on-line on the BBC's official Doctor Who website, is the first adventure of the ninth Doctor, Richard E. Grant.

Series details

• Title: Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Adventure, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 2003-11-13
• Final broadcast date listed: 2003-12-18
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: BBC Doctor Who Webcast
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 15 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.3/10
• TVMaze ID: 8432
• IMDb ID: tt0388894
• TVDB ID: 352582

Cast and credited roles

• Richard E. Grant — Shalka Doctor
• Sophie Okonedo — Alison Cheney

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2003-11-13; final listed air date 2003-12-18; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.