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The Shalka Doctor
Portrayed by	Richard E. Grant
Tenure	2003–2003
First appearance	Scream of the Shalka
Last appearance	The Feast of the Stone
Number of seasons	1
Appearances	1 story (6 episodes)
Companions	Android version of the Master, Alison Cheney
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Preceding	Eighth Doctor (unofficial regeneration)
Succeeding	N/A
Series	Scream of the Shalka

The Shalka Doctor (or the REG Doctor) is the name given to the character that appeared as the ninth incarnation of the Doctor in the flash-animated serial Scream of the Shalka in 2003 and the later short story The Feast of the Stone which were based on the British science fiction television series, Doctor Who. He was voiced by the actor Richard E. Grant. The Doctor is the central fictional character in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who, and also featured in a vast range of spin-off novels, audio dramas and comic strips connected to the series. ... Image File history File links A picture of the Shalka Doctor from the Doctor Who webcast Scream of the Shalka. ... Image File history File links This is a screenshot of a copyrighted movie or television program. ... Richard E. Grant depicted as the unofficial Ninth Doctor. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Scream of the Shalka was a flash-animated serial based on the British science fiction television series, Doctor Who. ... The Master is a supporting fictional character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... This is a list of fictional characters who were companions of the Doctor, in various spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series, Doctor Who. ... The Eighth Doctor is the name given to the eighth incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... Scream of the Shalka was a flash-animated serial based on the British science fiction television series, Doctor Who. ... The Doctor is the central fictional character in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who, and also featured in a vast range of spin-off novels, audio dramas and comic strips connected to the series. ... // == Macromedia Flash == ==]] Using Macromedia Flash 8 (bundled in Studio 8) in Windows XP. Maintainer: Adobe Systems (formerly Macromedia) Latest release: 8 / September 30th, 2005 OS: Windows (no native Windows XP Professional x64 Edition support), Mac OS X, Linux (i386 only, via wine [1]) Use: Multimedia Content Creator License: Proprietary Website... Scream of the Shalka was a flash-animated serial based on the British science fiction television series, Doctor Who. ... A broadcast of the long-running and popular British science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... Doctor Who is a long-running British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC about a mysterious time-travelling adventurer known only as The Doctor, who explores time and space with his companions, fighting evil. ... Richard E. Grant depicted as the unofficial Ninth Doctor. ...

1 Overview
2 Personality
3 Trivia
4 See also
5 External links
- 5.1 Scream of the Shalka
- 5.2 Feast of the Stone

Overview

Scream of the Shalka was designed to be an official continuation of Doctor Who: at the time there were no plans for a continuation of the television series and plans for another movie were progressing very slowly. The Shalka Doctor was intended to be the ninth incarnation, as two lines in Scream of the Shalka imply: the Doctor mentions that Andy Warhol once wanted to paint "all nine" of him, and comments that a dead cat has used up its nine lives, like he has. However, just before the webcast was released the 2005 series was announced, in which Christopher Eccleston would play a Ninth Doctor (as labelled by official sources, but not explicitly by the series itself) who was clearly different. As a result, the status of the Shalka Doctor in current canon is unclear. Andy Warhol, photographed by Helmut Newton. ... This is a list of Doctor Who television serials. ... Christopher Eccleston Christopher Eccleston (born on 16 February 1964) is an English stage, television and film actor, best known for his roles in several high profile prestige films and television series and for playing the ninth incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who. ... The Ninth Doctor refers to the ninth official incarnation of the fictional character known as the Doctor, in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... In the context of fiction, the canon of a fictional universe comprises those novels, stories, films, etc. ...

Personality

To avoid capture by the Shalka, this Doctor tries to act as if he is a detached alien observer. However, he still has respect for human life and can not allow them to kill their hostage. Grant has described his interpretation of the Doctor as "Sherlock Holmes in space." This incarnation of the Doctor seems haunted by some undisclosed past event, to the point where he actively opposes the notion of Alison becoming a companion. For reasons likewise unexplained, he travels with an android duplicate of the Master, who resembles the Roger Delgado incarnation of the Master from the Third Doctor era (but is voiced by Derek Jacobi). The android Master does hint, however, that the Doctor's previous companion may have met an untimely end, perhaps explaining his initial reluctance to take on a new traveling companion. This is a list of monsters and aliens from the television series Doctor Who. ... Sherlock Holmes as imagined by the seminal Holmesian artist, Sidney Edward Paget, in The Strand magazine. ... The android Data, portrayed by Brent Spiner, from the TV series Star Trek: The Next Generation An android is a robot made to resemble a human, usually both in appearance and behaviour. ... The Master is a supporting fictional character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Roger Delgado as the Master in Doctor Who. ... The Third Doctor is the name given to the third incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... Sir Derek Jacobi plays Gracchus in Gladiator. ...

The Shalka Doctor had an appreciation for the finer things that bordered on snobbery, although he shared with his other incarnations an abhorrence against evil. His travels seemed to be directed by an unseen power that he resented (possibly the Time Lords). This led to his refusal to intervene in the Shalka invasion of the village of Lannet until the death of a homeless woman raised his ire. He also had an abrasive relationship with the military similar to how the Third Doctor treated UNIT early in his tenure. A snob, guilty of snobbery or snobbism, is a person who imitates the manners, adopts the world-view and apes the lifestyle of a social class of people to which that person does not by right belong. ... The Time Lords are a fictional race of humanoids, originating on the planet Gallifrey, seen in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... The Third Doctor is the name given to the third incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... The United Nations Intelligence Taskforce (also known as UNIT) is a fictional military organization from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...

Trivia

In the Eighth Doctor Adventures novel The Gallifrey Chronicles by Lance Parkin, a character named Marnal is look through various timestreams for the Eighth Doctor. At one point he observes that the Doctor has "three ninth incarnations". This seemingly refers to the official Ninth Doctor played by Christopher Eccleston, the Shalka Doctor, and the incarnation played by Rowan Atkinson in the 1999 charity spoof, Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death.
Richard E. Grant had previously played the Doctor, albeit briefly, in the 1999 Comic Relief charity special Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death, when a series of explosions caused the Doctor to rapidly regenerate; Grant's incarnation was intended to be the Tenth. In this story Grant's Doctor was characterised as conceited, a trait associated with many of Grant's past acting roles.
Grant is still best known to many for his role in the cult film Withnail and I, where he co-starred with Paul McGann, who, coincidentally, played the Eighth Doctor in the 1996 Doctor Who television movie. As the Shalka Doctor was originally intended to be the official Ninth Doctor, it could thus have been said at the time that "and I" had regenerated into "Withnail".

The Eighth Doctor Adventures (sometimes abbreviated as EDA or referred to as the EDAs) are a series of spin off novels based on the long running BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who and published under the BBC Books imprint. ... The Gallifrey Chronicles (ISBN 0563486244) is a BBC Books original novel written by Lance Parkin and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Lance Parkin is a British author, best known for writing fiction and reference books for television series, in particular Doctor Who (and spin-offs including the Virgin New Adventures and Faction Paradox) and Emmerdale. ... The Ninth Doctor refers to the ninth official incarnation of the fictional character known as the Doctor, in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... Christopher Eccleston Christopher Eccleston (born on 16 February 1964) is an English stage, television and film actor, best known for his roles in several high profile prestige films and television series and for playing the ninth incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who. ... Rowan Atkinson on promotion tour for his movie Bean in HÃ¼rth, Germany August, 1997 Rowan Sebastian Atkinson (born January 6, 1955 in Consett, County Durham, England) is an English comedian, actor and writer best known for playing the title roles in the UK television series Blackadder and Mr. ... Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death was a four-episode special of Doctor Who made for the Red Nose Day charity telethon in the United Kingdom, and broadcast on BBC One on 12 March 1999. ... Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work, often to relieve tension. ... Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death was a four-episode special of Doctor Who made for the Red Nose Day charity telethon in the United Kingdom, and broadcast on BBC One on 12 March 1999. ... Withnail and I is a cult British film made in 1987 by Handmade Films. ... Paul McGann Paul McGann (born November 14, 1959 in Surrey) is an English actor who made his name on the BBC serial The Monocled Mutineer, in which he played the lead role. ... The Eighth Doctor is the name given to the eighth incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... Doctor Who is a television movie based on the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...

External links

Scream of the Shalka

Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka at the Internet Movie Database
Scream of the Shalka, on the BBC website
Scream of the Shalka at The Doctor Who Reference Guide
Scream of the Shalka theme music

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Feast of the Stone

The Feast of the Stone, on the BBC website
Feast of the Stone at The Doctor Who Reference Guide

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