The new series of Doctor Who starts tonight and the Doctor has a new sidekick.
And there will also be a Dr Who spin-off starring his robotic dog K-9.....
K-9 Adventures is a forthcoming 26-part comedy/adventure series focusing on the adventures of the robot dog K-9, done in a mixture of computer animation and live action.
K-9 first appeared in the 1977 Doctor Who serial The Invisible Enemy and was a companion of the Fourth Doctor from 1977 to 1981, reappearing in 2006 for the episode School Reunion. A previous attempt at a Doctor Who spin-off, 1981's K-9 and Company, did not go to series after its pilot episode. K-9 appeared briefly in the 2007 pilot of The Sarah Jane Adventures.
Each episode of K-9 Adventures will be 30 minutes long, made by Jetix Europe and London-based distribution outfit Park Entertainment. The project is being overseen by K-9's co-creator Bob Baker.[1][2]
According to a report in Broadcast magazine, the BBC opted out of involvement in order to focus on their own Doctor Who spin-off, Torchwood. BBC-owned characters like the Doctor will not appear in the series, due to rights considerations. A broadcast date for the series has not been officially announced, but a 2008 debut is planned.
The programme will be set in outer space, and Jetix is planning a range of interactive toys to accompany the series. A promotional blurb on Park Entertainment's website says that the main setting will be the Platte, "an old Prairie class spacecraft" once used for asteroid colonisation. In addition to K-9, the characters will include Slocum, a thirty something "space gypsy" and Djinn, "an overactive computer module in the shape of an attractive young woman".
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And there will also be a Dr Who spin-off starring his robotic dog K-9.....
K-9 Adventures is a forthcoming 26-part comedy/adventure series focusing on the adventures of the robot dog K-9, done in a mixture of computer animation and live action.
K-9 first appeared in the 1977 Doctor Who serial The Invisible Enemy and was a companion of the Fourth Doctor from 1977 to 1981, reappearing in 2006 for the episode School Reunion. A previous attempt at a Doctor Who spin-off, 1981's K-9 and Company, did not go to series after its pilot episode. K-9 appeared briefly in the 2007 pilot of The Sarah Jane Adventures.
Each episode of K-9 Adventures will be 30 minutes long, made by Jetix Europe and London-based distribution outfit Park Entertainment. The project is being overseen by K-9's co-creator Bob Baker.[1][2]
According to a report in Broadcast magazine, the BBC opted out of involvement in order to focus on their own Doctor Who spin-off, Torchwood. BBC-owned characters like the Doctor will not appear in the series, due to rights considerations. A broadcast date for the series has not been officially announced, but a 2008 debut is planned.
The programme will be set in outer space, and Jetix is planning a range of interactive toys to accompany the series. A promotional blurb on Park Entertainment's website says that the main setting will be the Platte, "an old Prairie class spacecraft" once used for asteroid colonisation. In addition to K-9, the characters will include Slocum, a thirty something "space gypsy" and Djinn, "an overactive computer module in the shape of an attractive young woman".
http://www.clivebanks.co.uk/Dwnewseries.htm