The robotic dog from the classic Doctor Who television show is getting its own spin-off series. K-9 Adventures, a comedic, half-hour space fantasy that blends CG animation and live action, is being developed by Jetix Europe, distributor Park Ent. and Doctor Who veterans scribe Bob Baker and designer Paul Tams.
Baker, whose writing credits include the Oscar-winning Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit, Wallace and Gromit: The Wrong Trousers and Wallace and Gromit: A Close Shave, co-created the K-9 character with Dave Martin for the 1977 Doctor Who episode ‘The Invisible Enemy.’ He recently brought the bionic pooch back in an upcoming episode of the BBC’s new Doctor Who series, which airs in SCI-FI Channel in the U.S. Baker and Tams are co-developing K-9 Adventures Through their K-9 Films shingle.
‘I am absolutely delighted to be giving K-9 a new lease of life and a new look for his own series on Jetix, and it’s thrilling to be able to offer younger Doctor Who fans the chance to get to know K-9,’ Baker comments. ‘I believe they will love the 21st century K-9 as much as past generations did when he appeared in Doctor Who.’
In the classic Doctor Who series, K-9 was designed as a robotic pet by Professor Marius, who gave him to the good Doctor. The character appeared in episodes that aired between 1977 and 1981, then showed up in a 1981 spin-off series titled K9&Co and the 1983 Doctor Who anniversary special, The Five Doctors.
K-9 Adventures is being written by Baker and Tams, along with Andrew Nicholls and Darrell Vickers, who scripted episodes of the Jetix show W.I.T.C.H.
Jetix is the global kids entertainment brand launched in 2004 by Jetix Europe and The Walt Disney Com. Jetix Europe’s 14 Jetix television channels serve kids ages 6-14 in 58 countries and 18 languages, reaching more than 43 million households. The company recently launched GXT, a pay-TV channel in Italy that targets teenage boys.
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