Saturday, 4 January 2025

Doctor Who Vs. Sherlock Holmes (2008)

Co-producer Lionel Wigram was free to
develop this Anglo-American project when he
left Warner Bros. After legal issues with the
Conan Doyle estate were resolved, the studio
began production in 2007, and Guy Ritchie
(who imagined Holmes as a period action hero)
was assigned as director.
New York-born actor/singer Robert Downey Jr
and Jude Law were cast as Holmes and Watson.
Irene Adler and DI Lestrade were portrayed by Rachel McAdams and Eddie Marsan, whilst
Kelly Reilly and Geraldine James appeared as
Mary Morstan and Mrs. Hudson. 
Location filming was conducted in London,
Manchester, Liverpool, Chatham, then
Brooklyn, and the film was released at
Christmas 2009. A sequel (subtitled Game
of Shadows) followed in late 2011 - it starred
Jared Harris (Moriarty), Noomi Rapace, Stephen
Fry, and Paul Anderson - and third feature is
still planned.
Both shown on Channel 5 today, the films
featured a total of thirty-three Doctor Who cast and crew connections:

Sherlock Holmes
  • James [William] Fox (Rotherham) voiced Professor Chronotis for Big Finish's Shada
  • William Hope (Standish) voiced General Tillington for Renaissance of the Daleks (2007)
  • Andrew Brooke (Captain) was Kahler-Tek the Gunslinger in A Town Called Mercy
  • Miles Jupp (Waiter) voiced Dominic for Power Play (2012), and Inquisitor Xavier for The Revolution (2014)
  • James Greene (Governor) was the Abbot in The Bells of Saint John
  • Michael Jenn (Preacher) was Clarence in The Name of the Doctor
  • Paul Bateman (Prisoner here; Stallholder in A Game of Shadows) was Groundling in The Shakespeare Code
  • Peter Miles (Thug), Rick English and Glenn Foster were all stuntmen on Tooth and Claw too - Miles also worked on The Girl in the Fireplace
  • Marcus Shakesheff (stunts here & Sherlock; Hashisheen in A Game of Shadows) was also stuntman on The End of Time and Cold War
  • Nina Armstrong and Chris Pollard were stunt performers on The Runaway Bride and Robot of Sherwood respectively
  • Paul Kennington and James O'Donnell were also stuntmen on Rise of the CybermenThe Age of SteelArmy of Ghosts and Doomsday - O'Donnell also worked on The Doctor's Daughter
  • Rob Cooper, Guy List and Ian Pead were stuntmen on Evolution of the DaleksDinosaurs on a Spaceship and Twice Upon a Time respectively
  • Bean Peel was also stunt performer on Father's Day and Night Terrors
  • Gordon Seed was also a stuntman on twenty-one stories, and the stunt co-ordinator on another thirteen (from The Idiot's Lantern to Kill the Moon)
  • Ryan Stuart was stuntman on Nightmare in Silver too
A Game of Shadows
    • Fry (Mycroft here; Watson for Audible's The Hound of the Baskervilles, 2021) voiced the Minister of Chance for Death Comes to Time, and was C in Spyfall (1)
    • Anderson (Moran) made his TV debut as Jason in The Christmas Invasion
    • Wolf Kahler (Hoffmanstahl here; the King in A Scandal in Bohemia, 1982) voiced Teacher for Willkommen (2022)
    • Charles Walters (Bomber) was Robert Sleigh in An Adventure in Space and Time
    • Laurence Dobiesz (Servant) voiced Wilheim Royzcki for Their Finest Hour (2018), and Torquil Jonas for The Ghost Writers (2020)
    • Jonathan Christie (Diplomat) voiced Captain Schumer for The Lure of the Nomad, and Seth Heyer for Open the Box (both 2018)
    • Maitland Chandler (Banker) voiced Rufus Dimplesqueeze for Other Lives, and Seo for Singularity (both 2005)
    • Alexander Devrient (Gypsy) was Colonel [Christofer] Ibrahim in The GiggleThe Legend of Ruby SundayEmpire of Death and The War Between the Land and the Sea
    • Becky Wright (ADR voice group) voiced Lizzo for The Rani Elite (2014), Flo Hawkins/Alayna for Iron Bright (2018), Witch for Blood on Santa's Claw, Shreela/Jana/Pip/Janey for The Baby Awakes, Mole for Brightly Shone the Moon that Night (all 2019), Alex/Lehena for The Shoreditch Intervention, Nancy/Lady Calisto/Hologram Tyrax for Plight of the Pimpernel (both 2020), Private Claire Duval for The Curator's Gambit (2021), Terri for Dying Hours, and Jodall for Enemy Mine (both 2023)
    • Lukas DiSparrow (Dealer) was Goblin in The Church on Ruby Road
    • Levan Doran was stuntmen on Tooth and Claw too
    • Lloyd Bass was also stuntman on The Time of the Doctor and Twice Upon a Time

    Doctor Who On This Day #4

     

    1964 - The Daleks, Episode 3:
    The Escape first screened on BBC1
    1966 - Marco Polo, Episode 4:
    The Wall of Lies repeated on ABC
    1967 - The Romans, Episode 3: Conspiracy,
    The Crusade, Episode 1: The LionThe Massacre,
    Episode 2: The Sea Beggar and The ArkEpisode
    2: The Plague repeated and The Celestial
    ToymakerEpisode 2: The Hall of Dolls first
    screened, all on ABC
    1969 - The Krotons, Episode 2
    first screened on BBC1
    1971 - The Wheel in SpaceEpisode 4 and
    The DominatorsEpisode 4 both repeated
    on ABC
    1974 The Three Doctors, Episodes 1 and
    and Frontier in SpaceEpisodes and 2
    repeated and Planet of the Daleks, Episode
    2 first screened, all on ABC
    1975 - Robot, Part 2 first screened
    on BBC1
    1980 The Ark in Space, Part 4
    first screened on DR1
    1982 - The Ribos Operation Omnibus
    repeated on WTTW 11; and Castrovalva,
    Part 1 first screened on BBC1
    1983 The Ribos OperationPart
     2 repeated on KQED Plus
    1984 Black Orchid, Part 1
    repeated on KQED Plus
    1985 Death to the Daleks, Part
    1 and Terminus Omnibus both
    repeated on KQED Plus
    1986 The Invisible Enemy, Part
    3 repeated on KQED Plus
    1987 - The Power of Kroll Omnibus
    repeated on KQED Plus
    1988 The Invasion of Time, Parts
    4 to 6 all repeated on WTTW 11
    1989 Terror of the Autons, Episode 2 repeated
    on KQED Plus; and The Greatest Show in the
    GalaxyPart 4 first screened on BBC1
    1990 Warriors' Gate, Part 4 repeated on
    KQED Plus; and The Mysterious Planet,
    Part 2 first screened on TV2
    1991 The Brain of Morbius, Part
    3 repeated on KQED Plus
    1992 - Inferno, Episode 6 repeated on TV2; and
    The Time Warrior Omnibus and Delta and the
    Bannermen, Part 1 both repeated on KQED Plus
    1993 The Gunfighters, Episode 3: Johnny Ringo 
    repeated on UK Gold; and The Invisible Enemy 
    Omnibus repeated on KQED Plus
    1994 Day of the Daleks, Episode 4 repeated on 
    UK Gold; and Terminus, Part 3 repeated on ABC
    1995 The Greatest Show in the Galaxy,
    Part repeated on UK Gold
    1996 Underworld, Part 1 repeated on UK Gold
    1997 Inferno Omnibus repeated on UKTV (Aus)
    1998 Time Flight Omnibus repeated on UK Gold
    1999 The Chase, Episode 1: The Executioners
    repeated on Space; The Sea Devils, Episode 1
    repeated on UKTV (UK); and Dragonfire
    Omnibus repeated on KQED Plus
    2000 The Time Meddler, Episode 4:
    Checkmate repeated on Space; and
    The Silurians, Episode 4 repeated on
    BBC2
    2001 - Frontier in Space, Episode 6 repeated on Prime; Genesis of
     the Daleks, Part  6 repeated on UKTV (Aus); The Seeds of Doom,
    Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on BBC America; and The Visitation,
    Part 4 repeated on BBC Prime
    2002 The Brain of Morbius, Part 4 repeated on BBC Kids (Can); 
    and Four to Doomsday, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on NHPTV
    2003 - Horns of Nimon Omnibus repeated on BBC Kids (Can) and
     KERA; The Mysterious Planet, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on
    Colorado PTV; and Paradise Towers Omnibus repeated on UK Gold
    2004 The Romans Omnibus repeated on MPT; The Chase, Episodes
     3 and 4 both repeated on KBTC; Inferno, Episodes 5 and 6 both
     repeated on Colorado PTV; Terror of the ZygonsPart 3 repeated on
    NHPTV; Pyramids of Mars, Part 3 repeated on WCNY; Underworld
    Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on Iowa PTV; The Horns of Nimon 
    Omnibus repeated on BBC Kids (Can); Warriors' GatePart 
    repeated on WILL; Black OrchidPart 2 repeated on KUED; The
     Five DoctorsParts 1 and 2 (of 4) both repeated on MiND; Silver 
    Nemesis, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on WCET; and Scream
    of the Shalka, Episode 6 released on BBC Red Button
    2006 Rose first screened on Ztélé
    2007 New Earth, Tooth and Claw
    and School Reunion all first screened
    on France 4
    2008 - Rose and Doctor Who Confidential: Bringing Back the
    Doctor both repeated on WGVU; Smith and Jones repeated on
     BBC3 and Syfy (US); and The Shakespeare Code and Doctor
    Who Confidential: Meet Martha Jones both repeated on BBC3
    2009 RoseThe End of the World and The Unquiet Dead all
    repeated on NET; Bad Wolf and Doctor Who Confidential: The
    World of Who both repeated on KERA; The Parting of the Ways
    repeated on Idaho PTV; The Girl in the Fireplace repeated
    on Ozarks PTV; The Impossible Planet repeated on WTVP;
    Love & Monsters and Doctor Who Confidential: The New
    World of Dr. Who both repeated on MPTV; Fear Her
    and Doctor Who Confidential: The Fright Stuff both
     repeated on UNC-TV; The Runaway Bride first screened
    on WXXI; The Fires of Pompeii first screened on KBS2;
    and Doctor Who Prom (2008) repeated on BBC HD
    2010 Love & Monsters, Gridlock and Daleks in Manhattan
    repeated and Planet of the Ood first screened, all on Syfy
    (Spa); Partners in Crime and The Fires of Pompeii both 
    repeated on Syfy (Ben); The Doctor's Daughter and Doctor 
    Who Confidential Cutdown: Sins of the Fathers both repeated 
    on ABC2; and The Next Doctor repeated on BBC3
    2011 The Shakespeare Code repeated on Syfy (Ben);
    Evolution of the Daleks and The Stolen Earth both repeated 
    on UKTV (Aus); and Forest othe Dead repeated on AXN SciFi
    2012 The Mark of the Rani, Parts 3 and 4 (of 4) both repeated on 
    MTV3 SciFi and TV4; The End of the World repeated on Watch; The 
    Unquiet Dead repeated on ABC2; The Lazarus Experiment and The 
    Eleventh Hour both repeated on BBC America; The Sound of Drums,
    Last of the Time Lords and A Christmas Carol all repeated on France
    4; Flesh and Stone and The Vampires of Venice both first screened
    on Fox (FRG); and Greatest Moments: Time Travel repeated on ABC
    2013 Dalek and The Long Game both repeated on Watch;
    The Impossible Planet repeated on BBC America; Let's Kill
    Hitler repeated on ABC1; and Doctor Who Confidential:
    River Runs Deep repeated on UKTV (Aus)
    2014 Four to Doomsday, Part 2 repeated on Syfy (Aus);
    The End of the World repeated on TV3 (Spain); Bad Wolf,
    The Parting of the Ways and The Christmas Invasion all
    repeated on France 4; The Runaway BrideVoyage of the
    DamnedThe Next Doctor and The End of Time, Parts
    1 and 2 all repeated on Watch; The Eleventh Hour
    repeated on BBC Nordic HD, BBC Polska HD and Jeem TV
    (ME); Vincent and the Doctor repeated on BBC Nordic;
    A Christmas Carol repeated on BBC Entertainment LA HD, 
    Watch and RAI4; The Wedding of River SongThe Time of the 
    DoctorDoctor Who Proms (2010) and Doctor Who Confidential: 
    Christmas Special all repeated on BBC Entertainment LA; The 
    Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe repeated on BBC 
    Entertainment LA HD, BBC Entertainment EU, Romania and 
    ME, Watch and Really Scary TV; Asylum of the Daleks
    Dinosaurs on a Spaceship and A Town Called Mercy all 
    repeated on UKTV (Aus); The Power of Three and The 
    Angels Take Manhattan both repeated on BBC Entertainment 
    EU, Romania, ME and UKTV (Aus); Cold War repeated on Syfy
    (Spa); The Name of the Doctor repeated on RAI4; The Day of 
    the Doctor and An Adventure in Space and Time both repeated 
    on BBC Entertainment LA HD; Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide 
    repeated on BBC3; and Doctor Who Confidential: Call Me the 
    Doctor repeated on BBC Nordic HD and BBC Polska HD
    2015 - The Silurians, Episode 7 and The Ambassadors of Death
    Episode both repeated on Retro TV; Terror of the Zygons, Part 
    2 repeated on KPTS; The Brain of Morbius, Parts 3 and 4 and The 
    Wedding of River Song all repeated on Syfy (Aus); The Sun Makers 
    Omnibus repeated on Horror; Full Circle, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated 
    on KBTC; The Long Game and Doctor Who Confidential: The Dark 
    Side both repeated on UNC-TV; Bad Wolf repeated on KNCT; Tooth 
    and Claw repeated on WILL; The Idiot's Lantern and Doctor Who 
    Confidential: The Writer's Tale both repeated on Iowa PTV; The 
    Doctor's Daughter and The Unicorn and the Wasp both repeated on 
    KCPT; Amy's Choice, The Hungry Earth, Vincent and the Doctor, The 
    Lodger, The Pandorica Opens and The Big Bang all repeated on BBC 
    Entertainment LA; Cold Blood repeated on BBC Entertainment
    LA and Syfy (Aus); The Impossible Astronaut repeated on WPT;
     Day of the Moon repeated on Idaho PTV; A Good Man Goes to War 
    repeated on UKTV (NZ); Let's Kill HitlerNight Terrors, The Girl Who 
    Waited and Closing Time all repeated on KCPT2; The God Complex
     repeated on KLRU; Asylum of the Daleks repeated on MPB; A Town 
    Called Mercy repeated on OETA; The Day of the Doctor and The Time 
    of the Doctor both repeated on RAI4; Listen repeated on BBC Brazil 
    HD and BBC Entertainment LA HD; and Doctor Who Confidential:
     Breaking the Silence repeated on BBC Entertainment AP
    2016 - 100,000 BC, Episodes 3 and 4 both repeated on Retro
    TV; The Invisible Enemy, Part 4 and The Vampires of Venice both 
    repeated on Syfy (Aus); The Pirate Planet, Parts 1 and 2 both 
    repeated on Horror; Silence in the Library repeated on UNC-TV; 
    The Next Doctor and Last Christmas both repeated on France 4; 
    Day of the Moon repeated on TV Cultura; The Bells of Saint John
    Under the Lake and Before the Flood all repeated on BBC
    Entertainment AP; Asylum of the Daleks and The Angels Take 
    Manhattan both repeated on BBC Nordic HD and BBC Polska
    HD; Listen and Time Heist both repeated on BBC America;
    The Caretaker repeated on KUAC; and The Magician's
    Apprentice first screened on TLC TV
    2017 - Director Rodney Bennett died in Britain,
    aged 81; The Pirate Planet, Parts 2 and 3 both
    repeated on Retro TV; Fear Her repeated on Syfy (Aus);
    The Girl in the FireplaceRise of the Cybermeand 
    The Age of Steel all repeated on BBC America; The Vampires
    of Venice and Amy's Choice both repeated on Syfy (LA); 
    The Snowmen and The Bells of Saint John both repeated on Fox
     (FRG); The Day of the Doctor repeated on BBC Entertainment
    EU; Robot of Sherwood repeated on Syfy (Bra); The Magician's 
    Apprentice repeated and An Adventure in Space and Time first 
    screened, both on One ARD; Face the Raven repeated on BBC 
    First (ME); and Behind the Lens: The Day of the Doctor and
    The Time of the Doctor both repeated on BBC Polska HD
    2018 The Sontaran Experiment, Part 2 repeated on Jones! too; 
    Kinda, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on Retro TV; Bad Wolf repeated
    on Star World Premiere; The Idiot's Lantern, The Impossible Planet 
    and The Satan Pit all repeated on BBC America; Gridlock repeated
    on ABC and ABC ME; The Unicorn and the Wasp repeated on The 
    Box; Amy's Choice repeated on BBC Polska HD; Cold Blood repeated
    on Syfy (Aus); The Curse of the Black Spot and The Doctor's
    Wife both repeated on RAI4; Night Terrors, The Girl Who Waited,
    Closing Time, The Wedding of River SongAsylum of the Daleks,
    Dinosaurs on a Spaceship and A Town Called Mercy all repeated
    on Sony SciFi; The Rings of Akhaten repeated on Syfy (Bra);
    and Extremis repeated on DR3
    2019 The Mark of the RaniParts 2 and 3
    (of 4) both repeated on Retro TV; Victory of
    the Daleks repeated on BBC Polska HD; Deep
    Breath repeated on BBC America; and The
    Girl Who Died and The Woman Who Lived
    both repeated on RAI4
    2020 The Monster of Peladon, Parts 5 and
    and The Curse of FenricParts 3 and 4 all
    repeated on Retro TV; Silver Nemesis Omnibus
    repeated on RSU PTV; The Next Doctor, Planet
    of the DeadThe Waters of Mars and The End
    of Time, Parts 1 and 2 all repeated on Syfy
    (Fra); The Return of Doctor Mysterio repeated
     on BBC Entertainment EU; Spyfall, Part 1 
    repeated on BBC2; and Survivors in Space,
    Part 2 repeated on Radio Extra
    2021 Revolution of the Daleks
    repeated on BBC2
    2022 The Vanquishers repeated
    on TV2
    2023 Planet of the Ood repeated
    on Fox SciFi
    2024 The Mysterious Planet, Parts
    2 and 3 both repeated on Retro TV;
    and The Woman Who Lived repeated
    on Fox SciFi