Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka
2003 - 2003
The Sound of Silence
13th November 2003Episode 1
The Doctor arrives in the village of Linnet, Lancashire to find it eerily silent. He soon discovers that the locals, with the exception of the barmaid Alison Cheney, are terrified of strange creatures that live underground.Meet the Monsters
20th November 2003Episode 2
The Doctor strikes a blow against the Shalka. However, the aliens capture the TARDIS, forcing him to call in UNIT for assistance.Trouble on the Move
27th November 2003Episode 3
After capturing Alison, the Shalka force the Doctor to give them access to the TARDIS.Sound of the Underground
4th December 2003Episode 4
Having survived being thrown into the black hole, the Doctor examines a captured Shalka. The aliens take control of all of the evacuees from Lannet, including Alison and Joe.Escape to Danger
11th December 2003Episode 5
Alison has been implanted with a Shalka, which allows her to take control of the evacuees. The Doctor discovers that the aliens have mobilised other communities around the world in order to destroy Earth's atmosphere and wipe out humanity.Hitting the Right Note
18th December 2003Episode 6
After the Shalka unleash their plan to destroy Earth's atmosphere, the Doctor and Alison must find a way to defeat them and save humanity.Top Cast
Director
Wilson Milam
Writer
Paul Cornell
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.