Sunday 31 December 2023

Doctor Who Vs. Carry On Girls

The twenty-fifth production from the
British film stable (and the thirteenth
overseen by Rank) was released in late
1973, and is notable as the first title in
the run not to include Kenneth Williams,
Hattie Jacques and Charles Hawtrey in
the cast.
Another project was planned that year
Carry On Escaping (a wartime spoof)
was scripted by Talbot Rothwell but
never entered pre-production. Other
regulars Sid James, Joan Sims, Bernard Bresslaw, Barbara Windsor, Peter
Butterworth, and Kenneth Connor were
joined by Joan Hickson (her fifth appear-
ance), Patsy Rowlands (her seventh),
Jack Douglas and June Whitfield (their
third series roles). Provisionally titled Carry On Beauty Queen, location
filming was completed in Brighton.
Shown on ITV3 today, the comedy (the most risqué title to date)
featured Dad's Army actors Bill Pertwee and Arnold Ridley, and
twenty-three Doctor Who cast connections:

  • for Sims see Carry On Nurse
  • for Windsor see Carry On Spying
  • for Whitfield see Carry On Abroad
  • for Butterworth and Billy Cornelius see Carry On Screaming!
  • Wendy Richard [born Emerton] (Ida) and Ron Tarr (Audience) both reprised their EastEnders roles of Pauline Fowler and Big Ron for Dimensions in Time - Tarr was also Prisoner in Destiny of the Daleks
  • Jim Tyson (Judge) was Bald Fat Man in (episode 3 of) The Chase
  • [Frederick] Alan Meacham (Audience Member here; Monk in Carry On Abroad; Painter in Carry On Behind) was Servant in The Massacre (4), and Technician in The Silurians (1)
  • Cy Town (Photographer) was an uncredited Extra in thirty-five episodes (from The Silurians to The Curse of Fenric) and Dalek operator in every Dalek story from Frontier in Space onwards
  • Nick Hobbs (stunt double here; Man in Carry On Dick) made uncredited appearances in The Ambassadors of DeathTerror of the AutonsThe Mind of EvilThe Claws of AxosDay of the DaleksThe Time Monster, both Peladon stories (as Aggedor), The Ark in Space, then was Mr. Nainby in Amy's Choice
  • for Bresslaw, Hugh Futcher and Fred Wood see Carry On aYour Convenience
  • for Jay McGrath see Carry On Doctor
  • for Alf Mangan see Carry On Cowboy
  • for Reg Thomason see Carry On Sergeant
  • for Lewis Alexander see Don't Lose Your Head
  • for Ernest Blyth see Carry On Teacher
  • for Aileen Lewis see Carry On Cruising
  • for Jill Goldston and Rita Tobin Weske see Carry On Cleo
  • for Del Watson see Carry On Jack

Doctor Who On This Day #365

New Year's Eve
1965 - Marco Polo, Episode 2: The Singing
SandsThe AztecsEpisode 3: The Bride of
Sacrifice and The Dalek Invasion of Earth,
Episodes 5 and 6 all repeated on ABC
1966 -The Highlanders, Episode
3 first screened on BBC1
1970 - The Wheel in SpaceEpisode 3 and The 
DominatorsEpisode 3 both repeated on ABC
1971 - The Krotons, Episodes 3 and 4 both
repeated on ABC 
1977 - The Robots of Death, Parts
1 and 2 both repeated on BBC1
1981 Terror of the Zygons, Part
1 repeated on KQED Plus
1982 The Ribos OperationPart
1 repeated on KQED Plus
1983 The VisitationPart 3
repeated on KQED Plus
1985 Horror of Fang Rock, Part 3 repeated on
KQED Plus; and The Two Doctors, Part 2 (of 6)
first screened on ABC
1986 The Dalek Invasion of Earth, Episode 1:
World's End repeated on KQED Plus; and Robot,
Part 2 repeated on TV1
1987 The Face of Evil, Part
repeated on KQED Plus
1989 - Invasion of the Dinosaurs,
Parts 2 to 6 all repeated on KQED Plus
1988 - Inferno, Episode 7 repeated on
KQED Plus
1991 Logopolis, Part 1 repeated on ABC; and
 Paradise Towers, Part 1 repeated on KQED Plus
1992 The Gunfighters, Episode 1: A Holiday
for the Doctor repeated on UK Gold
1994 - Arc of Infinity Omnibus
repeated on KQED Plus
1995 The Invisible Enemy
Omnibus repeated on UK Gold
1996 Inferno, Episode 2 repeated on UKTV (Aus);
and The Ghosts of N-Space, Episode 2 first broadcast
on Radio 2
1997 The Space Museum, Episode 3: The Search
first screened on Space; and Full Circle, Part 4
repeated on UKTV (Aus)
1998 The Space Museum, Episode 4: The Final
Phase repeated on Space; and The Daemons,
Episode 5 repeated on UKTV (Aus)
1999 The Chase, Episode 6: The Planet
of Decision repeated on Space; and Doctor
Who TV Movie repeated on BBC Prime
2000 Frontier in Space, Episode 1 repeated on Prime;
 The Time Warrior Omnibus repeated on UK Gold; The
Ark in SpacePart 2 repeated on WILL; The Masque of
 MandragoraPart repeated on KUED; The Deadly
AssassinPart 3 repeated on Lakeshore PTV; The Talons
of Weng-ChiangParts 1 and 2 both repeated on KBTC
and Part 6 repeated on WCET; Horror of Fang RockPart
 1 repeated on WCET; The Invisible Enemy, Parts 3 and
both repeated on NHPTV; Underworld, Part 3 repeated
on Twin Cities PTV; The Pirate PlanetParts 1 and 2
both repeated on WQED; Destiny of the Daleks, Parts
3 and 4 both repeated on Colorado PTV; Arc of Infinity,
Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on MiND; Mindwarp Omnibus
repeated on MPT; and Paradise Towers, Part 2 repeated
on WUSF
2001 Day of the Daleks, Episodes
3 and 4 both repeated on KQED Plus
2002 - City of Death Omnibus repeated
on BBC Kids (Can)
2003 The Time Meddler, Episode 2: The Meddling
Monk repeated on ABC; Genesis of the Daleks, Parts
1 and 2 both repeated on BBC Kids (Can); and
Scream of the ShalkaEpisode 2 released on BBC
Red Button
2005 -  Father's Day repeated on Jimmy; Boom Town
repeated on BBC3 and UK Gold; Bad Wolf and The
Parting of the Ways both repeated on BBC3; and
The Chimes of Midnight, Episode 3 first broadcast
 on Radio 7
2006 - The Monster of Peladon Omnibus repeated on UK Gold;
RoseThe End of the WorldThe Unquiet DeadAliens of London,
World War ThreeDalekThe Long GameFather's DayThe
Empty ChildThe Doctor DancesBoom TownBad Wolf and The 
Parting of the Ways all repeated on UKTV (Aus); New Earth first
screened on Jimmy; and Blood of the Daleks, Part 1 first
broadcast on Radio 7
2007 The Christmas Invasion and
Doomsday both repeated on UK Gold
2008 Terminus, Part 4 and Enlightenment, Part
1 both first screeneon MTV3 SciFi and TV4
2009 The Impossible Planet repeated on Syfy
 (Spa); and Doctor Who Prom (2008) repeated 
on BBC HD
2010 - Planet of the Dead repeated on BBC1
2011 The Empty ChildThe Doctor Dances
 and Boom Town all repeated on UKTV (Aus)
2012 The Poison SkyThe Doctor's Daughter,
The Unicorn and the WaspSilence in the Library,
Forest of the DeadMidnightTurn LeftThe
Stolen EarthJourney's EndThe Next Doctor and
Planet of the Dead all repeated on BBC America;
The Lodger and The Pandorica Opens both
repeated on Watch; The God Complex repeated
on WTTW HD; and Doctor Who Prom (2010) and 
Doctor Who Confidential: The End of an Era
both repeated on UKTV (Aus)
2013 Tooth and ClawA Good Man Goes to
 War and Let's Kill Hitler all repeated on Watch;
Voyage of the DamnedThe Next Doctor,
Planet of the DeadThe Waters of Mars and
The End of Time, Parts 1 and 2 all repeated on
 BBC America; The Girl Who Waited repeated
on Syfy (Port); Night Terrors repeated on BBC
Entertainment LA; The Doctor, the Widow and
the Wardrobe repeated on Really Scary TV; Hide
repeated on RAI4; and Doctor Who Confidential:
The Born Identity repeated on BBC Entertainment
AP
2014 - The Daemons, Episodes 1 and 2 both
 repeated on Horror; Terror of the Zygons, Parts
and 4 both first screened on Retro TV; The 
Android Invasion, Parts 3 and 4 and The God
Complex all repeated on Syfy (Aus); The Impossible
PlanetThe Satan PitFear Her, Army of Ghosts,
DoomsdayVoyage of the DamnedDeep Breath,
Dark Water and Death in Heaven all repeated on 
BBC America; The Rebel Flesh repeated on UKTV
(NZ); The Girl Who Waited repeated on KLRU; Night 
Terrors repeated on KCPT2; Dinosaurs on a Spaceship
repeated on BBC Nordic HD and BBC Polska HD;
 A Town Called Mercy repeated on BBC Nordic HD,
BBC Polska HD and Watch; The Power of ThreeThe
Angels Take Manhattan and The Bells of Saint John all
 repeated on Watch; Journey to the Centre of the
TARDIS repeated on Syfy (Ben); The Crimson Horror 
first screened on KERA and repeated on Syfy (Ben);
 Last Christmas repeated on BBC2 and BBC America; 
and The Science of Doctor Who (2013) repeated on
BBC Knowledge
2015 The Face of Evil, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on Retro TV; 
The Invisible Enemy, Part 2, Warriors of the DeepPart 2 and The 
Time of Angels all repeated on Syfy (Aus); The Ribos Operation
Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on Horror; School Reunion, The Girl in 
the Fireplace, Rise of the Cybermen, The Age of Steel, The Idiot's 
Lantern, The Impossible Planet, The Satan Pit, Love & Monsters, 
Fear Her, Army of Ghosts, Doomsday, Voyage of the Damned and
 The Waters of Mars all repeated on BBC America; The Unicorn and 
the Wasp and Doctor Who Confidential: Nemesis both repeated on 
UNC-TV; A Christmas Carol repeated on TV Cultura; The God 
Complex and The Wedding of River Song both repeated on BBC 
Entertainment AP; Asylum of the Daleks, Dinosaurs on 
Spaceship, The Angels Take Manhattan and The Snowmen all 
repeated on Watch; A Town Called Mercy and The Power of Three 
both repeated on BBC Nordic HD, BBC Polska HD and Watch; Cold
 War repeated on BBC Nordic HD and BBC Polska HD; Death in 
Heaven repeated on WTTW Prime; and Face the Raven repeated
on BBC First (Ben)
2016 The Edge of Destruction Omnibus and The Ribos Operation,
Parts 2 and 3 all repeated on Retro TV; Partners in Crime, The 
Eleventh Hour, The Beast Below, Victory of the DaleksThe Time
of Angels and Flesh and Stone all repeated on Syfy (Aus); The
Next Doctor repeated on RAI4; The Time of the Doctor and The
Day of the Doctor both repeated on BBC Entertainment EU; Deep 
Breath, Into the Dalek, The Magician's Apprentice, The Witch's
FamiliarUnder the Lake, Before the Flood, The Girl Who Died, 
The Woman Who Lived, The Zygon Invasion, The Zygon Inversion, 
Sleep No More, Face the RavenDoctor Who Extra: Dark Water and
Death in Heaven all repeated on BBC Polska HD; Robot of Sherwood 
repeated on BBC Polska HD and Syfy (Bra); Heaven Sent, Hell Bent
 and The Husbands of River Song all repeated on BBC Polska HD
 and Syfy (LA); The Return of Doctor Mysterio repeated on BBC
First (RSA) and Star World; SepulchrePart 2 repeated
on Radio Extra; and The Science of Doctor Who (2013)
repeated on Watch
2017 Inferno, Episode 7 and Terror of the Autons, Episode 1 both
 repeated on KBTC; The Android Invasion Omnibus repeated on
WSRE; The Brain of Morbius Omnibus repeated on WSRE and MPTV;
 The Talons of Weng-ChiangParts 2 and 3 and Image of the Fendahl
 Omnibus all repeated oRetro TV; The Invasion of Time Omnibus 
repeated on Iowa PTV; The Androids of Tara Omnibus repeated on 
WFWA; The Power of Kroll Omnibus repeated on WILL; The 
Armageddon Factor, Part 6 repeated on KPTS; The Caves of 
Androzani, Part 1 repeated on Jones! too; The Mark of the Rani 
Omnibus repeated on Idaho PTV; Bad Wolf, Let's Kill Hitler, Night 
Terrors, The Girl Who WaitedThe God ComplexClosing Time, The 
Wedding of River Song and The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe 
all repeated on Syfy (Aus); Planet of the Ood repeated on The Box; 
Flesh and Stone repeated on W and Syfy (Aus); The Vampires of 
Venice, Amy's Choice, The Hungry EarthCold BloodThe Pandorica 
Opens and The Big Bang all repeated on Sony SciFi; Death in Heaven
 repeated on W; The Husbands of River Song repeated on BBC
Entertainment EU; The Pyramid at the End of the World and The Lie 
of the Land both repeated on Fox (FRG); The Pilot and Smile both 
first screened on RAI4; Twice Upon a Time repeated on BBC First 
(ME) and screened at cinemas (Den); and Behind the Lens: 
The Time of the Doctor repeated on BBC Polska HD
2018 - The Three Doctors Omnibus repeated on Retro TV; Planet
 of Fire Omnibus repeated on WETA-UK; Father's DayThe Empty
ChildThe Doctor DancesThe Girl in the FireplaceBlinkSilence
 in the LibraryForest of the Dead, A Christmas CarolThe Doctor,
the Widow and the Wardrobe, Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS,
The Crimson HorrorNightmare in SilverListen and Heaven Sent all 
repeated on BBC America; The Angels Take Manhattan repeated on
 W; The Name of the Doctor repeated on W and BBC America; Death
 in Heaven both repeated on RAI4; The Return of Doctor Mysterio
repeated on BBC Entertainment EU; The Woman Who Fell to Earth,
The Ghost MonumentRosa, Arachnids in the UK and The Battle of
Ranskoor Av Kolos all repeated on BBC Polska HD; and It Takes
You Away repeated on BBC Polska HD and BBC First (ME)
2019 The Greatest Show in the GalaxyParts 3 and 4 both
repeated on Retro TV; The Empty ChildThe Doctor DancesThe
Girl in the Fireplace, BlinkSilence in the LibraryForest of the
DeadThe Pyramid at the End of the WorldThe Lie of the Land,
Empress of MarsThe Eaters of LightWorld Enough and Time and
The Doctor Falls all repeated on BBC America; Midnight and Planet
of the Dead both repeated on Syfy (Fra); The Girl Who Waited,
The God Complex and Closing Time all repeated on W; Kerblam!
repeated on BBC Polska HD; The Witchfinders and It Takes You
Away both repeated on BBC Polska HD and BBC First (ME);
The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos repeated on BBC First (ME); 
and Hexford Invasion, Part 1 repeated on Radio Extra
2020 The Dominators, Episodes 1 and 2 both
repeated on Retro TV; BlinkSilence in the
LibraryForest of the Dead, Into the Dalek,
Robot of SherwoodKill the Moon, Mummy on
the Orient ExpressFlatlineIn the Forest of
 the Night, Dark Water and Twice Upon a Time
all repeated on BBC America; Amy's Choice
repeated on BBC America and BBC Polska HD;
and Kerblam! repeated on Syfy (Fra)
2021 Revenge of the Cybermen,
Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on Retro
TV; Cold War repeated on BBC Polska
HD; The Witch's Familiar repeated on
BBC First Turkey; The Zygon Invasion
repeated on ABC2; Thin IceKnock Knock,
Oxygen, Extremis, The Pyramid at the End
of the WorldThe Lie of the LandEmpress
of MarsThe Eaters of LightWorld Enough
and TimeThe Doctor FallsThe Ghost
MonumentRosaArachnids in the UK,
 The Tsuranga ConundrumDemons of the
PunjabKerblam!The WitchfindersIt
Takes You AwayThe Battle of Ranskoor
Av Kolos and Spyfall, Part 1 all repeated
on BBC America; and The Woman Who
Fell to Earth repeated on BBC America
and NRJ12
2022 The Impossible Astronaut repeated
 on ABC2; The Tsuranga Conundrum and
Demons of the Punjab both repeated on
Fox SciFi; and The Power of the Doctor
repeated on ABC ME
2023 Death to the Daleks, Parts
3 and 4 and Warriors' GateParts 1
and 2 all repeated on Retro TV; Robot,
Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on KBTC; 
The Horns of Nimon Omnibus repeated
on Iowa PTV; The Leisure Hive, Part 4
repeated on ONS; Doctor Who: 60 Years
of Friends and Foes repeated on Radio 4
Extra; and Dr. Who and the Daleks
screened on Legend