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Doctor Who: Shada

Doctor Who: Shada

The Lost Adventure by Douglas Adams Dramatised in Full at Last!

20037.32h 20m

Overview

Where the Fourth Doctor left off, the Eighth Doctor comes to finish the job. With Romana and K9 by his side, they have to stop the evil Skagra. A remounted version of the abandoned Fourth Doctor serial, rewritten to feature the Eighth Doctor and fit in with the Big Finish audio drama continuity.

Directed by Nicholas Pegg
Written by Gary Russell, Douglas Adams
Produced by Gary Russell, Jason Haigh-Ellery, Martin Trickey
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Top Cast

Paul McGann

Paul McGann

The Doctor (voice)

Lalla Ward

Lalla Ward

Romana (voice)

John Leeson

John Leeson

K9 (voice)

James Fox

James Fox

Professor Chronotis (voice)

Andrew Sachs

Andrew Sachs

Skagra (voice)

Sean Biggerstaff

Sean Biggerstaff

Chris Parsons (voice)

Susannah Harker

Susannah Harker

Clare Keightley (voice)

Melvyn Hayes

Melvyn Hayes

Wilkin (voice)

Hannah Gordon

Hannah Gordon

The Ship (voice)

Barnaby Edwards

Barnaby Edwards

Professor Caldera (voice) / Krarg Commander (voice)

Themes & Keywords

time travelcambridgerobot dog

About Doctor Who: Shada

Doctor Who: Shada is a science fiction, animation film released in 2003 exploring themes of time travel, cambridge, robot dog. Directed by Nicholas Pegg, it stars Paul McGann, Lalla Ward, John Leeson. Where the Fourth Doctor left off, the Eighth Doctor comes to finish the job. With Romana and K9 by his side, they have to stop the evil Skagra. A remounted version of the abandoned Fourth Doctor serial, rewritten to feature the Eighth Doctor and fit in with the Big Finish audio drama continuity.

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