Doctor Who: Shada
2017, English. Directed by Charles Norton & Pennant Roberts.
First on BBC One, a little later than originally billed...
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.
- Runtime
- 2h 17m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Charles NortonDirector
- Pennant RobertsDirector
- Tom BakerThe Doctor
- Lalla WardRomana (voice)
- David BrierlyK9 (archive footage) (voice)
- Christopher NeameSkagra (voice)
- Daniel HillChris Parsons (voice)
- Denis CareyProfessor Chronotis (archive footage)
- Victoria BurgoyneClare Keightley (voice)
- Gerald CampionWilkin (archive footage)
- Shirley DixonThe Ship (voice)
- Derek PollittDr. Caldera (archive footage)
- James CoombesThe Krargs (voice)
- John HalletPolice Constable
Details
- Released
- 24 November 2017
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Douglas Adams
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Doctor Who: Shada runs 137 minutes (2h 17m).
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Doctor Who: Shada isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 24 November 2017. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Doctor Who: Shada?
Doctor Who: Shada (2017) was directed by Charles Norton and Pennant Roberts and stars Tom Baker, Lalla Ward, David Brierly.