Science Fiction ·Adventure ·Animation · United Kingdom · 2017 · 2h 17m

Doctor Who: Shada

Director

Cast

Tom Baker as The Doctor Lalla Ward as Romana (voice) David Brierly as K9 (archive footage) (voice) Christopher Neame as Skagra (voice) Daniel Hill as Chris Parsons (voice) Denis Carey as Professor Chronotis (archive footage)

Crew

Peter Tyler — Director of Photography Tariq Anwar — Editor Mark Ayres — Original Music Composer Douglas Adams — Writer James Goss — Producer Charles Norton — Producer

Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes

time travel

Key Collaborators

Charles Norton Director Pennant Roberts Director Peter Tyler Director of Photography Tariq Anwar Editor Mark Ayres Original Music Composer Douglas Adams Writer James Goss Producer Charles Norton Producer Graham Williams Producer John Nathan-Turner Producer Victor Meredith Production Design Rupert Roxburghe-Jarvis Costume Design

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