Wednesday, 22 October 2025

Doctor Who Vs. ITV @ 70: Coronation Street, Part 2: 1962-1964

Despite a critical start in December 1960 (when
the Daily Mirror said the programme was unreal-
istic and "doomed"), the popularity of Corrie was
cemented within weeks. The soap topped the TV
ratings chart for the first time in March 1961, and
reached a 1960s peak of over 21 million viewers in December 1964.
Coronation Street soon became noted for its
depiction of a working class community, and
established the use of Northern English language
and dialect, widely heard on British television for
the first time. The show first aired in Australia in
1963, and began in New Zealand a year later.
These three years on the Street featured Jackie
Lane (under her stage name Jackie Lenya, as
Cheryl in episode 322 in January 1964) and a
total of sixteen Doctor Who cast connections:
  • Fred [William] Ferris (Appleby) was Bert Rowse in (episode 3 of) Planet of Giants
  • [Dilys] Rhoda Lewis (Miss Welch here; Lilian, 1969) was Marta in State of Decay
  • Judy [Valerie] Cornwell (Georgina) was Maddy in Paradise Towers
  • Roy [Trevor] Holder (Butterworth here; Lister, 1987) was Krelper in The Caves of Androzani
  • Susan Jameson (Myra) was cast as Morgan for Colony in Space but was replaced by Tony Caunter - she later voiced Mrs. Moynihan for Big Finish's The Spectre of Lanyon Moor (2000), then Fenella Wibsey for the Hornets' Nest (2009), Demon Quest (2010) and Serpent Crest (2011)
  • Geoffrey Hinsliff (Vincent here; Don Brennan, 1987-97) was Jack Tyler in Image of the Fendahl, and Fisk in Nightmare of Eden
  • Derek Benfield (Baker here; Joe; Greenhalgh, 1967) voiced John Hallam for Catch 1782 (2005)
  • Alan Curtis (Thornley) was Major Green in The War Machines
  • Jon [Roger] Rollason [born Rollinson] (Robbins, 1963, 1969, 1971) was Harold Chorley in The Web of Fear
  • Michael [John] Barrington (Nuttall) was Sir Colin Thackeray in The Seeds of Doom
  • Ray [Michael] Brooks (Phillips) was David in Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 AD, and voiced the titular Time Lord for The Trouble With Drax (2016)
  • Jerome [Barry] Willis (Interviewer) was Stevens in The Green Death
  • Stephanie Bidmead (Lily) was Maaga in Galaxy 4
  • Neville Smith (Workman here; Driver, 1968) was D'Argenson in The Reign of Terror (1)
  • George [Alphonsus] Cooper (Piggott, 1964, 1971) was Cherub in The Smugglers
  • Noel [Frank] Johnson (Braithwaite) was King Thous in The Underwater Menace, and Charles Grover MP in Invasion of the Dinosaurs 

Doctor Who On This Day #295

 

1938 - Actor Derek George Jacobi
born in Leytonstone
1965 - Marco Polo, Episode 7: Assassin
 at Peking and The Reign of Terror,
Episodes 4 and 5 all repeated on ABC
1966 - The Tenth Planet, Episode 3 first
screened on BBC1
1970 The Seeds of Death, Episode
4 repeated on ABC
1974 The Claws of Axos, Episode 3, Colony in Space, Episode
 3, Day of the Daleks, Episode 3, The Sea Devils, Episode 2 and
 The Mutants, Episode 3 all repeated on ABC
1975 Terror of the AutonsEpisode
1 first screened on WTTW 11
1977 The Invisible Enemy, Part 4 
first screened on BBC1
1979 The Seeds of Doom, Part 5 and
The Masque of Mandragora, Part 2 both
repeated on ABC
1980 The Talons of Weng-Chiang,
Part repeated on WTTW 11
1981 Nightmare of Eden, Part 3
repeated on KQED Plus
1982 The Face of Evil, Part 1
repeated on KQED Plus
1983 Nightmare of Eden, Part
1 repeated on KQED Plus
1984 The Curse of Peladon, Part
1 repeated on KQED Plus; and Kinda
Omnibus repeated on WTTW 11
1985 Planet of Evil, Part 2 repeated
on KQED Plus
1986 Genesis of the Daleks, Part 1 repeated
on ABC; and The Mark of the Rani, Part 1 (of 4)
repeated on KQED Plus
1987 - Genesis of the Daleks, Part 2 repeated on KQED Plus
1988 The Mysterious Planet, Part 2 repeated on KQED Plus
1989 The Curse of Peladon Omnibus repeated on KQED
Plus
1990 Silver Nemesis, Part 1 repeated
 on ABC
1991 The Caves of Androzani, Part
 3 repeated on KQED Plus
1993 The Deadly Assassin, Part 1 repeated on UK Gold
1994 The Keeper of Traken Omnibus
repeated on KQED Plus
1995 The Android Invasion Omnibus
repeated on UK Gold
1996 The War Machines, Episode 2
repeated on UKTV
1997 100,000 BC, Episode 3: The Forest of Fear first
screened on Space; and  The Androids of Tara, Part 1
repeated on UKTV (Aus)
1998 100,000 BC, Episode 4: The Firemaker repeated on
Space; and The War Games, Episode 9 repeated on UKTV
1999 - The Time Meddler Omnibus repeated on UK Gold;
The Silurians, Episodes 3 and 4 both first screened on TG4 and
 Episode 6 repeated on Space; and The Talons of Weng-Chiang
Part 4 repeated on UKTV (Aus)
2000 - Terror of the Autons, Episode 1 repeated
on Prime; Day  of the Daleks Omnibus repeated
on UK Gold; The Seeds of Doom, Part 2
repeated on KUED; The Masque of Mandragora,
Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on KBTC; The Deadly
Assassin, Part 4 and The Face of Evil
Part 1 both repeated on WCET; The Robots of Death, Parts 1 and 2 
both repeated on NHPTV; The Invisible Enemy, Part 4 repeated on 
Twin Cities PTV; The Sun Makers, Part 1 repeated on Lakeshore PTV; 
The Androids of Tara, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on Colorado PTV; 
Castrovalva, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on MiND; Four to Doomsday
Part 2 repeated on BBC Prime and Omnibus repeated on MiND; The 
Caves of Androzani Omnibus repeated on MPT; Terror of the Vervoids
Part 12 repeated on WUSF; Remembrance of the Daleks Omnibus 
repeated on WQED
2001 The Mind of Evil, Episodes 2 and
3 both repeated on KQED Plus; and The
King's Demons, Part 2 repeated on UKTV
2002 - Meglos, Part 4 repeated on BBC Kids (Can)
2003 The AztecsEpisode 4: The Day of Darkness repeated on
 ABC; Horror of Fang Rock, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on BBC 
Kids (Can); and The Stones of Blood, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated
on UK Gold
2005 -Snakedance Omnibus repeated on UK Gold; and
The Stones of Venice, Episode 4 first broadcast on Radio 7
2006 The Monster of Peladon, Parts 5 and 6 both repeated on
KBTC; The Ark in Space, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on WCET; 
Pyramids of Mars Omnibus repeated on MPT; World War Three 
repeated on UKTV (Aus) and Jimmy; The Long Game first
screened on YLE TV2; and Totally Doctor Who (#1.1)
repeated on CBBC
2007 The Daemons, Episodes 4 and
5 both repeated on BBC4; and New Earth
repeated on UK Gold
2008 The Androids of Tara, Part 4 and The
Power of Kroll, Part both first screened on
MTV3 SciFi; and School Reunion first screened
on Syfy (FRG)
2009 Turn Left and Doctor Who Confidential:
Here Come the Girls both repeated on BBC3
2010 - School Reunion repeated on Syfy (FRG); Gridlock
repeated on Space; Cobwebs, Episode 2 repeated on Radio 4 
Extra; and Doctor Who Live moved to MEN Arena, Manchester
2011 The Stolen Earth repeated on UKTV (Aus)
2012 The Mutants, Episodes 5 and 6 both repeated on Syfy
 (Aus); The Doctor's Wife repeated on BBC America; and Doctor
Who Confidential Cutdown: Stage Fright repeated on UKTV (Aus)
2013 The Invasion of Time, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated
on Syfy (Aus); World War Three repeated on UKTV (Aus);
The Girl in the Fireplace repeated on EBRU; The Age of
Steel repeated on BBC America; The Lazarus Experiment
repeated on Syfy (Port); UtopiaThe Sound of Drums and
Doctor Who Confidential: Cybermen all repeated on BBC 
Entertainment AP; The Fires of Pompeii repeated on BBC
Entertainment LA; Forest of the Dead and The Girl Who
Waited both repeated on Watch; Flesh and Stone repeated
 on France 4; The Doctor's Wife repeated on TV3 (Spa);
The Rebel Flesh repeated on ABC2; Dinosaurs on
Spaceship repeated on RAI4; The Angels Take
Manhattan first screened on Karusel; and Cold
War repeated on Ztélé
2014 The Claws of Axos, Episodes 2 and 3 both first screened on Retro
 TV; Carnival of Monsters, Episodes 1 and 2 both first screened on Horror; 
Full CirclePart 1 and The Wedding of River Song both repeated on Syfy
 (Aus); School Reunion repeated on Watch; The Satan Pit repeated on 
UKTV (NZ); The Sound of Drums repeated on KCPT2; A Christmas Carol 
repeated on YLE TV2; The Curse of the Black Spot repeated on KLRU and
 Really Scary TV; The Snowmen and The Bells of Saint John both repeated 
on BBC America; Mummy on the Orient Express and Flatline both 
repeated on Fox (FRG); and The Doctor and the Dalek released online
2015 - Terror of the Autons, Episodes 1 and 2 both repeated on Horror;
The Time Monster, Episodes 1 and 2 both repeated on Retro TV; Planet of 
Evil, Part 3 and Tooth and Claw repeated on Syfy (Aus); The Impossible 
Planet and The Satan Pit both repeated on BBC America; Love & Monsters 
repeated on TV Cultura; Human Nature repeated on BBC Entertainment 
AP; Last of the Time Lords and Doctor Who Confidential: The 
Valiant Quest both repeated on UNC-MX; The God Complex repeated 
on KCPT2; The Name of the Doctor and The Best of the Doctor both 
repeated on BBC Nordic HD and BBC Polska HD; and Robot of 
Sherwood repeated on WTTW Prime
2016 - Paradise Towers, Parts 3 and 4 and Delta
and the BannermenParts 1 and 2 all repeated on
Retro TV; The Unquiet Dead, Tooth and Claw, The
Shakespeare Code, The Unicorn and the Wasp, Vincent and 
the Doctor and The Caretaker all repeated on Space; The Empty Child, 
The Doctor DancesBoom Town, Bad Wolf and The Parting of the Ways 
all repeated on BBC Polska HD; Fear Her, Army of GhostsDoomsday 
and The Runaway Bride all repeated on Syfy (Aus); The End of Time
Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on RAI4; The Beast Below repeated on 
Syfy (Bra); Victory of the Daleks repeated on Space and Syfy (Bra); 
The Time of Angels repeated on Syfy (Bra); Flesh and Stone repeated 
on The Zone and Syfy (Bra); HideJourney to the Centre of the 
TARDIS, The Crimson Horror and Nightmare in Silver all repeated on 
Syfy (Spa); Robot of Sherwood repeated on Space and Fox (FRG);
Listen repeated on BBC Entertainment EU and Fox; Time Heist 
repeated on BBC Entertainment EU; The Magician's Apprentice 
and The Witch's Familiar both repeated on Syfy (LA); Under
the Lake, Before the Flood, The Girl Who Died, The Woman 
Who Lived and The Zygon Invasion all repeated on BBC
Entertainment AP and Syfy (LA); The Zygon Inversion
repeated on BBC Entertainment AP; The Husbands
of River Song repeated on BBC First (Ben); and
Class, Episodes 1 and 2 both released on BBC3
and first screened on BBC First (ME)
2017 The SiluriansEpisodes 1 and 2 both repeated on KCTC;
Robot Omnibus repeated on Retro TV; The Sontaran Experiment
Omnibus repeated on MPTV; The Face of Evil Omnibus repeated
on WILL and Iowa PTV; The Invisible Enemy Omnibus repeated
on WFWA; The Power of KrollPart 3 repeated on KPTS; The
Armageddon Factor, Parts 3 to 6 all repeated on PBS North;
Meglos Omnibus repeated on Idaho PTV; Full Circle Omnibus 
repeated oWYCC; Frontios Omnibus repeated oKERA; 
Mindwarp Omniburepeated on WSRE; The End of the World 
and Bad Wolf both repeated on Syfy (Aus); The Runaway Bride
and The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe both repeated on 
W; Flesh and StoneThe Vampires of Venice and Amy's Choice 
all repeated on One ARD; The Caretaker repeated on BBC
Entertainment EU; and Under the Lake and Before the
Flood both repeated on Fox (FRG)
2018 The Time MeddlerEpisodes 3 and 4 both repeated on Retro
 TV; Black Orchid Omnibus repeated on WETA-UK; The Doctor, the
 Widow and the WardrobeThe Snowmen and The Bells of Saint 
John all repeated on BBC America; Under the Lake, Before the
Flood and The Girl Who Died all repeated on Fox (FRG); and Rosa
first screened on BBC America, ABC and Space
2019 Time Flight, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on Retro TV; Rise
of the Cybermen, The Age of Steel and Demons of the Punjab all
repeated on One ARD; The Big Bang repeated on BBC Polska HD
and Sony SciFi; and The Impossible Astronaut repeated on Sony
SciFi
2020 The Mysterious Planet, Parts
and 4 and Mindwarp, Parts 1 and
2 all repated on Retro TV; The Woman
Who Lived repeated on BBC Polska HD;
The Lie of the Land repeated on NRJ12;
Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror repeated
on Fox (FRG); and The Haunting of Villa
Diodati repeated on BBC First Turkey
2021 The Silurians, Episodes 3 and
4 both repeated on Retro TV; and The
Big Bang repeated on ABC2
2022 The Masque of Mandragora
Omnibus and The Sun Makers,
Parts 1 and 2 all repeated on Retro
 TV; Planet of the Ood repeated on
ABC2; The Girl Who WaitedThe God
Complex and Closing Time all repeated
on BBC Polska HD; The Power of Three
repeated on BBC First Turkey; Kill the
Moon and Mummy on the Orient Express
both repeated on Fox SciFi; and Ascension
of the Cybermen and The Timeless Children
both repeated on BBC Entertainment EU
2023 - Invasion of the Dinosaurs, Parts
3 and 4 both repeated on KBTC
2024 The Name of the Doctor repeated
on ABC Family and ABC Entertains
2025 The Ambassadors of Death, Episodes
4 to 7 and The Claws of Axons Omnibus all
repeated on U&Eden