Doctor Who Vs. Coronation Street @ 65, Part 3: 1965/66

Hines appeared in three
episodes as Roger Wain
in March 1965. From
1972, he spent 22
years on ITV's rival
soap Emmerdale Farm

1965 saw the first Corrie spin-off, when Arthur
Lowe's character, Leonard Swindley, appeared in

 Pardon My Expression, also from Granada TV

(Dennis Spooner even scripted an episode).

After two seasons Lowe moved onto another sit-

com called Dad's Army.

The Street became a huge success in Australia

by the mid sixties, then started on Canadian and

Dutch TV in 1966.
More attempts were made to counter further

criticism that the programme's portrayal of urban

life was a "nostalgic fantasy" but controversial

issues were not addressed for fear of alienating

viewers.

These two years on the Street featured Fraser

Hines, Trevor Martin, and a total of sixteen

other Doctor Who cast connections:

• Glyn [born Griffith] Owen (Lindley) was Rohm-Dutt in The Power of Kroll
• [Albert] Edward [Walker] Evans (Petty) was Ted Moss in Image of the Fendahl
• Rhys McConnochie (DI Lucas here; Toni, 1977) was Rod in (episode 1 of) The Enemy of the World
• [Michael] Griffith Davies (Tony) and Windsor Davies (Officer) both starred in The Evil of the Daleks, as Kennedy and Toby respectively
• Andrew [Fraser] Downie (Charlesworth) was Willie Mackay in The Highlanders
• Dennis [Arthur Robert] Chinnery (Nigel here; Bassett, 1977) was Albert C. Richardson in The Chase (3), Gharman in Genesis of the Daleks, and Professor Sylvest in The Twin Dilemma (1)
• Donald [Marland] Hewlett (Maxwell) was Hardiman in The Claws of Axos
• David Valla [born Halliwell] (Syms) was Lieutenant Crane in The War Games (3)
• Margaret John (Mrs. Nathan) was Megan Jones in Fury from the Deep, and Grandma Connolly in The Idiot's Lantern
• John Woodvine (Driver here; Hoyle, 2010) was the Marshal in The Armageddon Factor
• Tom [Welsh] Watson (Turner) was Ramo in The Underwater Menace
• Derek Pollitt (Ambulance man) was Driver [Gwynfor Ivor] Evans in The Web of Fear, Private Wright in The Silurians (6), and Professor Caldera in Shada (4)
• [Mary Irene] Colette O'Neil [born McCrossan] (Ruth) was Tanha in Snakedance
• Derek Smith (Bishop) was the Doorman in Human Nature
• Kevin [Alan] Lindsay (Dr. Connor) was Commander Linx in The Time Warrior, Cho Je in Planet of the Spiders, then Field Major Styre and the Marshal in The Sontaran Experiment