Doctor Who Vs. Sherlock, Series 4

Exactly a year on from The

Abominable Bride, and three

years since the last full season,

Sherlock returned to BBC1 in

January 2017.

Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat provided the screen-

plays, whilst Joe Lidster

conceived #sherlocklive, an

online case for twitter users to

solve. For the second year in a

row, the programme was the

most watched TV show over the

festive period.

A repeat run of the three part

series began on Drama tonight -

it featured Sacha Dhawan, and

a total of thirty Doctor Who cast and crew connections:

The Six Thatchers

(BBC UK TX: New Year's Day, January 2/Alibi TX: November 16, November 17 2018, New Year's Day, January 2, January 23, August 24, September 1 2019,

March 25 2020/Drama: June 19 2022, January 4, September 2 2023, April 25 2024)

• Rachel Talalay was also director of Dark Water, Death in Heaven, Heaven Sent, Hell Bent, World Enough and Time, The Doctor Falls, Twice Upon a Time, The Power of the Doctor and The Star Beast
• Eleanor Matsuura (DI Hopkins) was Jo Nakashima in The Sontaran Stratagem, and voiced Dana Tanaka for Shadows of the Vashta Nerada
• Andrew Bone (Sandeford) was Collins in Spyfall, and voiced Nebrin/ Pan Vexel for Domain of the Voord, the Vice Chancellor for The Rani Elite (both 2014), and Alfred Woodrow for The English Way of Death (2015)
• Amanda Root (Emma) voiced Madeleine Fairweather for The Girl Who Never Was (2007), and Lendek/Scientist for The Lords of Terror (2018)
• Gabrielle Glaister (Ambassador) voiced Maggie Bishop for The Forsaken (2015), Cowley for The High Price of Parking (2017), and Veronica Bland for Braxiatel in Love (2018)
• Tanya Moodie (Ella) voiced Marathanga/Martha for L.E.G.E.N.D. (2019), and Kilda for The Castle of Kurnos 5 (2020)
• Daniel Hoffmann Gill (Gold Teeth Man) was Bors in The Doctor's Meditation and The Magician's Apprentice
• David Cromarty (Terrorist) was Soldier in Thin Ice, Empress of Mars, Twice Upon a Time and War of the Sontarans, then voiced Robersuun for Fractures and Mindbomb (both 2006)
• for Paul Chequer see The Blind Banker
• for Lindsay Duncan see His Last Vow
• for Matthew Rohman see The Reichenbach Fall
• for Arwel Jones and John Mooney see A Study in Pink
• William Oswald was also the film editor on twenty-nine episodes (from 42 to The Eaters of Light), The Sarah Jana Adventures, Torchwood and Tardisode: Tooth and Claw
• Stuart Biddlecombe was the director of photography on Dark Water and Death in Heaven, and was also the cinematographer on Heaven Sent and Hell Bent
• Anwen Haf was stand-by art director on Face the Raven too
• graphic designer Richard Wells was an assistant on Turn Left, The Sarah Jane Adventures and Torchwood
• Gerry Glynn was also a SFX technician on eight stories (from Kill the Moon to The Return of Doctor Mysterio) and Class
• William Phillips was the matchmove artist on Twice Upon a Time too
• Anthony Wonsoff was also a digital matte painter on Sleep No More, Face the Raven, Heaven Sent, Hell Bent and Class

The Lying Detective 
(BBC UK TX: January 8/Alibi TX: November 23, November 24 2018, New

Year's Day, January 2, January 30, August 31, September 8 2019, April 1

2020/Drama: June 26 2022, January 11, September 9 2023)

• for director Nick Hurran see His Last Vow
• Toby Jones (Culverton Smith) was the Dream Lord in Amy's Choice, then voiced Kotris for Dark Eyes 1 (2012)
• Katy Wix (Nurse) voiced Belinda for Suburban Hell (2015)
• Lee Kemp (Agent) was Reporter in The Return of Doctor Mysterio
• Helenna Dennis (Paparazzo) was a Dipper in The Crimson Horror, Arcadian in The Day of the Doctor, Droid in Deep Breath, Student in The Pilot, Class, World Enough and Time and Spyfall (2), Posse in Smile, Woman in Thin Ice, CERN Engineer in Extremis, Passerby in The Lie of the Land, and Pict in The Eaters of Light
• for Dave Kneath see A Scandal in Belgravia
• for Jade Poole see The Abominable Bride

Sherlock Live (@bbcone: January 10)

• Lidster was also writer of The Sarah Jane Adventures, Houdini and the Space Cuckoos, Haunted, The Saviour of Time, The Rapture (2002), Master (2003), Terror Firma, The Longest Night (both 2005), The Reaping, The Gathering (both 2006), Bedtime Story (2007), Here Today (2023) and Torchwood

The Final Problem
(BBC UK TX: January 15/Alibi TX: November 30, December 1 2018, New 

Year's Day, January 2, February 6, September 7, September 15 2019,

April 8 2020/Drama: July 3 2022, January 18, September 16 2023)

• Art [born Athar Ul Haque] Malik (Governor) was Ilin in The Ghost Monument, and voiced Abbot Absolute for The Skull of Sobek (2008)
• for Wanda Ventham see The Empty Hearse
• Rob Pavey was also a stuntman on five episodes (from Deep Breath to The Witch's Familiar)