Wednesday, 28 January 2026

Doctor Who Vs. Trial & Retribution IX

Lynda La Plante's acclaimed crime
drama returned to ITV in November
2005. David Hayman, Dorian Lough,
Victoria Smurfit, and Sarah Ozeke
reprised their respective roles (as
DCS Walker, DSatchell, DCI Connor,
and DC West). Like La Plante's earlier
hit series Prime Suspect, the prog-
ramme employed distinctive split-
screen technique.
A repeat run of this two-part case (the
final one in that format, and subtitled
The Lovers) began on  ITV3 last night
 it featured these eleven Doctor Who
 cast and crew connections:
  • Gerard Murphy (DS Gregg) was Richard Maynarde in Silver Nemesis, then Narrator of War Zone
  • Patrick [Lindesay Archibald Godfrey (Gordon) was Tor in The Savages, and Major Cosworth in The Mind of Evil
  • Guy Henry (Bingham QC) voiced Director Ikron for Big Finish's Infamy of the Zaross (2017)
  • Milo Twomey (Harrington) voiced Jorvik for Theatre of War (2015), Crispin Blake for The Star Crossed Diversion (2023), Dr. Parole for His Close Companions, and Porter for The Foxglove Cylinders (both 2024)
  • Julian [Wyatt] Glover (Knowles QC) was King Richard in The Crusade, and Scaroth in City of Death
  • Paul Bazely (Dr. Nynagh) was Ven Garr in The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe, then voiced Elio/SV44/SV72 for The Enhancement, Mikhail for Black Friday, and the Duke of Hishtar for The Ribos Inheritance (all 2022)
  • Daisy [May] Head (Naomi) voiced Renata for Call Me Master 2 (2025)
  • James Blackwell was first assistant director on Partners in Crime too
  • Michael Preece was props buyer on K9 & Company too
  • Roger Dobson was dialogue editor on An Adventure in Space and Time too
  • for Chris Lawson see Series 6

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