TV series

Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka

2003 · 1 season

A moody, talky animated adventure with a brooding hero and eerie alien menace, more cerebral than action-packed.

Overview: The Doctor, a time-traveling 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.
How it feels: Tense, eerie, cynical and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, fate, isolation, power
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
fate
isolation
power
survival
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Genres: action & adventure, animation, kids, sci-fi & fantasy
Created by: Paul Cornell
Written by: Paul Cornell
Starring: Richard E. Grant, Sophie Okonedo, Andrew Dunn, Anna Calder-Marshall, Conor Moloney, Ben Morrison, Diana Quick, David Tennant
Length: 1 seasons, 6 episodes, 15 min each
Network: BBCi
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English