Doctor Who Vs. Waking the Dead, Series 5

The fifth season of BBC1's long-running crime

drama first aired in the autumn of 2005.

Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston, and Wil Johnson

reprised their respective roles (as Superin-

tendent Boyd, Dr. Foley, and DI Jordan), and

were now joined by French actress Félicité

Du Jeu, and Esther Hall (DS Stella Goodman,

and Dr. Felix Gibson).

A repeat run of the twelve-part series began

on U&Drama last night - it featured a total of

forty Doctor Who cast and crew connections:

Towers of Silence (UK TX: September 18 & 19 2005)

• Big Finish actor Hall voiced Fortuna for The Galileo Trap (2015), Bauza/ Tazeena/Mum for The Two Masters, Pheenan for Absolute Power (both 2016), and Viv/Commentator for The Iron Legion (2019)
• David [Edward] Walliams (Bell) appeared in BBC2's Doctor Who Night sketches, and voiced Quincy Flowers/Ned Cotton for Phantasmagoria (1999), and was Gibbis in The God Complex 
• Gerard Murphy (Alcock) was Richard Maynarde in Silver Nemesis
• Nina [Minoo] Wadia (Roshni) was Dr. Ramsden in The Eleventh Hour, then voiced Deepa for State of Bliss (2019), and Mimi for Here Lies Drax (2022)
• Andrew Havill (Simmons) was the Chief Steward in Voyage of the Damned, then voiced Aleister Portillon/Squire Claude for The Witch from the Well (2011), and Colonel Wildman for The Enchantress of Numbers (2019)
• Georgia Mackenzie (DS Stephenson) voiced Zorcha for The Difference Office (2022), and MOM/Medbots for A Mother's Love (2023)
• Stuart McLoughlin (PC Green) voiced Robot/Xonathan/Engineer for Ace and The End is the Beginning is the End (2025)
• Michael [Anthony] Jenn (Prison Officer) was Clarence DeMarco in The Name of the Doctor
• Sara [Scott Griffith] Stewart (Claire) provided the Computer voice for The End of the World
• for Richard Hammatt see Series 1
• Marcus Catlin was also first assistant director on The Hungry Earth, Cold Blood, The Pandorica Opens and The Big Bang

Black Run (TX: September 25 & 26)

• Robin Soans (Adamson) was Luvic in The Keeper of Traken, and the Chronolock Guy in Face the Raven, then Narrator of The Sins of Winter (2015)
• Michael Gould (Doyle) voiced Frederick Lindemann for The Oncoming Storm (2016)
• Julie Teal (Solicitor) voiced Chancellor Vorena for Time in Office (2017), the Royal Magnificat for Emancipation (2019), and Silla for Self-Help (2025)
• Michael Wildman (Palliser) voiced Probos for Inside the Maldovarium (2021), and Quinns/Lees for What Just Happened? (2021)
• Geff Francis (McNeill) was George [Maitland] in The Bells of Saint John
• Paul Kulik was a stuntman on Rose too
• for Rod Woodruff see Series 2 and for Charles Jarman see Series 3

Subterraneans (TX: October 2 & 3)

• Ayesha Dharker (Mary) was Solana Mercurio in Planet of the Ood
• Mark [Marcel] Monero (Barnes) was Cleric Pedro in The Time of Angels and Flesh and Stone
• Ronan [David Jackson] Vibert (Lynch) was Professor Skinner in The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Last Sontaran, and voiced Ravener for Jago & Litefoot 12 (2016), and Zaal for The Perfect Prisoners (2019)
• John [David] Bennett (Rosenthal) was General Finch in Invasion of the Dinosaurs, and Li H'sen Chang in The Talons of Weng-Chiang
• for Tom Lucy see Series 1

Straw Dog (TX: October 9 & 10)

• Tom [John] Ellis (Taylor) was Dr. Thomas Mulligan in Last of the Time Lords
• Paul [Peter John] Freeman (Hoyle) voiced Jalnik for The Foe from the Future (2012)
• Angela Bruce (Judge) was Brigadier Winifred Bambera in Battlefield - a role reprised for Animal (2011) then Seabird One, Visitants, The War Factory (all 2022), Fractures (2025) and Knightfall (2026) - she also voiced Mother for The Persistence of Dreams (2018), Herb for Conversion (2019), and Oya/Andarta for Consequences (2021)
• Dominic Kemp (Clerk) was Kahler-Mas in A Town Called Mercy
• Amerjit Deu (Quereshi) voiced the Swami for Hounded (2016), the Governor for World of Damnation (2018), Roni Bandara for The Endless Night and The Last Party on Earth (both 2019), and Jom for Maelstrom (2022)
• Crispin Green was also film editor on six stories (from Tooth and Claw to Forest of the Dead)
• Paul Heasman was stunt co-ordinator on Survival too, and (uncredited) Nazi in Silver Nemesis
• Lee [Michael] Sherward was also stunt co-ordinator on eleven episodes of the revived run and Torchwood: Miracle Day

Undertow (TX: October 16 & 17)

• Sharon Duncan Brewster (Sarah) was Maggie Cain in The Waters of Mars
• Peter Hamilton Dyer (Wright) made his TV debut as Sergeant Embery in Remembrance of the Daleks
• Lucienne Suren was also art director on Asylum of the Daleks, The Angels Take Manhattan and An Adventure in Space and Time

Cold Fusion (TX: October 23 & 24)

• Mark Lewis Jones (McQueen) voiced Professor Oliver Mortlake for The Darkness of Glass (2015)
• Mark Kileen (Lab Biosuit) was German Officer in Let's Kill Hitler
• Paul [Mackriell] Copley (Day) was Clem McDonald in Torchwood: Children of Earth, and voiced Dad for Spare Parts (2002/2017), Jimmy Deel for Big Dig (2013), Mick Huff for The Miniaturist (2022), and Wendell for The Conservitors (2023)
• Sean Jackson (Constable) voiced George Crow for The Marian Conspiracy (2000), and Seth Arnod for Dalek Empire 3 (2004)
• William [John Haynes] Willoughby was also a stuntman on nine stories (from Rose to A Town Called Mercy) and Torchwood