for the twenty-first century, another
cult Sixties TV drama, Randall and
Hopkirk (Deceased) was deftly
brought back from the dead for
BBC1 by Working Title Television.
Writer and director Charlie Higson
made Hitchcockesque cameos in
all thirteen stories.
The original twenty-six part series
was created by Dennis Spooner,
and was broadcast on ITV from
September 1969 to March 1970.
was created by Dennis Spooner,
and was broadcast on ITV from
September 1969 to March 1970.
Comic duo Vic Reeves (stage name
of James Moir) and Bob Mortimer
reprised the roles of detective
partners Marty Hopkirk and Jeff
Randall, whilst Emilia Fox and Tom
Baker played Jeannie and Wyvern.
Murray Gold composed the show's incidental music, whilst the theme tune was provided by David Arnold who later arranged Ron Grainer's
iconic theme tune for Big Finish's Eighth Doctor adventures.
The first, six-part series featured David Tennant, Mark Gatiss,
Charles Dance, Hugh Laurie, and a total of twenty-eight other
Doctor Who cast and crew connections:
Drop Dead (UK TX: March 18 2000)
- Jessica Hynes [nee Stevenson] (Felia) was Joan Redfern in Human Nature and The Family of Blood, then (that character's greatgrand-daughter) Verity Newman in The End of Time, and voiced Glory Bee for Big Finish's Invaders from Mars (2002)
- Steve Pemberton (DS Liddel) was Strackman Lux in Silence in the Library and Forest of the Dead
- Gemma Page (Woman) voiced an Agent for The Flood (2019)
- Paul Shearer (Man) voiced King Henry VIII for Recorded Time, and Cranston for A Most Excellent Match (both 2011)
- Laurie [Philip] Goode (Removal Man) was a Mutt in The Mutants, Time Lord in The Invasion of Time, Bandit in The Creature from the Pit, Tigellan in Meglos, Sailor in Enlightenment, and UNIT Trooper in Battlefield
- series ADR editor Paul McFadden was sound supervisor on eighty- two stories (from Rose to The Power of Three), The Infinite Quest, Time Crassh, Music of the Spheres, The Sarah Jane Adventures and Torchwood
- [Alexander] Martin Clunes (Nash) was Lon in Snakedance
- Richard [Andrew Palethorpe] Todd (Waterman) was Sanders in Kinda
- Wanda Ventham (Alice) was Jean Rook in The Faceless Ones, Thea Ransone in Image of the Fendahl, and Faroon in Time and the Rani
- [Leslie] Steven Berkoff [born Berks] (the Mouth) was the Shakri in The Power of Three
- Rachel Talalay was also director of seven episodes (from Dark Water to Twice Upon a Time) and was assigned to series 14
- Rory Jennings (Daniel) was Tommy Connolly in The Idiot's Lantern, and voiced Davros for Innocence (2006)
- Phyllis Logan (Harriet) was Andinio in The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos
- Mark Straker (Dawkins) was a Trooper in Earthshock
Paranoia (UK TX: April 8)
- Arabella Weir (Judith) voiced the Doctor for Exile (2003), was Bilis in The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe, then voiced Angie Glazebrook for Prisoner of the Ood (2018)
- Tim Wallers (Lacey here & Series 2: Painkillers) was Childers in Victory of the Daleks, and voiced Justinian for The Secret History (2015), and Commander Roxita/Chief Raldon for Day of the Vashta Nerada (2017)
- Simon [John] Pegg [born Beckingham] (Pope) was the Editor in The Long Game, voiced Don Chaney for Invaders from Mars, and narrated the first run of Doctor Who Confidential
- Paul Rhys (Milton) was Max Paul for The Scapegoat (2009)
- Joanna Kanska (Magda) voiced Rachel for Situation Vacant (2010)
- Tony Way (Hammer) was Alf in Deep Breath
- Mark Benton (Wallis) was Clive [Finch] in Rose (a role reprised by Big Finish for The Dimension Cannon), and voiced Ellis for Invaders from Mars, and Jack Coulson for Energy of the Daleks (2012)
- prolific Big Finish actor Susan [Elizabeth] Brown (Deirdre) was Bridget Spears in Torchwood: Children of Earth
- Patrick [Geoffrey] Ryecart (Posh Man) was Dr. Crozier in Mindwarp
A Man of Substance (UK TX: April 22)
- Elizabeth [Jean] Spriggs [born Williams] (Mrs. Glauneck) was Tabby in Paradise Towers
- Gareth [Daniel Noake] Thomas (Bechard) voiced Lord Tamworth for Storm Warning (2001), Kalendorf for Dalek Empire and Return of the Daleks (2006), and Astaroth Morax for Last of the Colophon (2014)
- Tony Bluto (Banks) was Driver Joe in Midnight
- Rachel Weaver (Mrs Banks) was Inga in Terminus
- Hugh [Lewis] Lloyd (Seth) was Garonwy in Delta and the Bannermen
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