Doctor Who Vs. Dorothy L Sayers Mystery: Have His Carcase

The last television adaptations of the

crime novels of Dorothy L Sayers

originally aired on BBC1 in 1987 -

they starred Edward Petherbridge as

Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Walter

as Harriet Vane.

This series followed the Corporation's

two live versions of Sayers' stage-

play Busman's Honeymoon (in 1947

and 1957), five TV serials (televised

between 1972 and 1975), and the

Radio 4 treatment in 1981.

This four-part case (shown second in

the run) was based on the writer's

seventh Wimsey novel, published in

1932, and it featured Michael

Troughton, and these twenty-four

Doctor Who cast and crew connections:

• Big Finish actor [Rosemary] Rowena Cooper (Mrs. Weldon) was Angela Price in The Sarah Jane Adventures: Lost in Time, then voiced La Concierge for AudioGo's The Demon of Paris (2010), Emily Shaw for The Last Post (2012) and The Cloisters of Terror (2015), Jean Bazemore for Jago & Son, Mother Superior for The Unbound Universe (both 2016) and Ruler of the Universe (2017), and Queen Victoria for The Torchwood Archive, The Victorian Age, Jago & Litefoot Forever (2018) and Infidel Places (2022)
• Ray Armstrong (DI Trethowan) was Grey in The Ambassadors of Death
• Arthur Cox (Hardy) was Cully in The Dominators, and Henderson in The Eleventh Hour
• Peter [Henry] Benson (Perkins) was Bor in Terminus
• Arthur Hewlett (Trewin) was Kalmar in State of Decay, and Kimber in Terror of the Vervoids
• Arthur [James] Blake (Editor) was Hrhoonda in (episode 2 of) The Web Planet
• John [Edward] Cater (Pollock) was Professor Krimpton in The War Machines
• Robin Soans (Merryweather) was Luvic in The Keeper of Traken, and the Chronolock Guy in Face the Raven, then was Narrator of The Sins of Winter (2015)
• Brian [John Lumley] Hawksley (Dr. Fenchurch) was Brewster in Black Orchid
• Trudie Goodwin (Cherie) voiced Faith for The Uncertain Shore (2020), and Galta for Audacity (2023)
• John Mooney was also sound assistant on Remembrance of the Daleks, Nemesis (3), The Greatest Show in the Galaxy, Battlefield and Ghost Light
• for Barbara Gosnold, Clare Graham, Nicholas Laughland, Alan Machin, Colin Mapson, Clive Thomas, Shirley Coward, Monica Rodger and Paul Wheeler see Strong Poison
• Anushia Nieradzik was also the costume designer on Frontios, Attack of the Cybermen and Battlefield
• Bob Roberts was also film recordist on The Massacre, The Three Doctors and Resurrection of the Daleks
• Geraldine Stephenson was the choreographer on The Brain of Morbius too
• Robin Lobb was also the video FX assistant on The Leisure Hive, Warriors' Gate and Mawdryn Undead

Doctor Who On This Day #33

 

1930 - Writer Don Houghton born in Paris

1965 - 100,000 BC, Episode 4: The

Firemaker first screened on ABC

1967 - The Celestial Toymaker, Episode

3: The Dancing Floor and The Gunfighters,

Episode 4: The OK Corral both repeated

on ABC

1968 - The Reign of Terror, Episode 2:

Guests of Madame Guillotine first screened

on TV1; and The Macra Terror, Episode 4

repeated on ABC

1969 - The Space Museum, Episode 4: The Final Phase, The

Time Meddler, Episode 1: The Watcher and Galaxy 4, Episode 

3: Air Lock repeated and The Myth Makers, Episode 3: Death 

of a Spy first screened, all on TV1; The Evil of the Daleks, 

Episodes 2 and 3 repeated and Episode 4 first screened and 

The Web of Fear, Episodes 5 and 6 both repeated, all on ABC

1970 - The Underwater Menace, Episodes 2 and 3 and The

Macra Terror, Episode 1 all repeated on TV1; and Fury from

the Deep, Episodes 5 and 6 both repeated on ABC

1973 - The Claws of Axos, Episode 1 repeated

and Colony in Space, Episode 1 repeated and

Episode 2 first screened, all on ABC

1974 - Invasion of the Dinosaurs,

Episode 4 first screened on BBC1

1979 - The Green Death, Episode 2

first screened on TV2

1980 - The Invisible Enemy, Part 3

first screened on TV2

1981 - The Horns of Nimon, Part 1

first screened on TV2

1982 - The Seeds of Doom, Part 4

repeated on KQED Plus; and Kinda,

Part 2 first screened on BBC1 (except

BBC Wales)

1983 - The Armageddon Factor, Part

2 repeated on KQED Plus; and Mawdryn

Undead, Part 2 first screened on BBC1

1984 - Mawdryn Undead, Part 4 repeated

on KQED Plus; and Frontios, Part 3 first

screened on BBC1

1985 - The Awakening, Part 2 repeated

 on KQED Plus; and The Mark of the Rani,

Part 1 first screened on BBC1

1986 - Terror of the Autons Omnibus

repeated on KQED Plus

1987 - Day of the Daleks Omnibus

repeated on WTTW 11

1988 - The Sun Makers, Part 1 repeated

on KQED Plus; and The Power of Kroll,

Part 3 repeated on TV2 (NZ)

1989 - The Daemons, Episode

3 repeated on KQED Plus

1990 - The Visitation, Part 1 repeated on KQED 

Plus; and Delta and the Bannermen, Part 1 first 

screened on TV2

1991 - The Face of Evil, Part 2 and Mawdryn

Undead Omnibus both repeated on KQED Plus

1993 - The War Games, Episode

1 repeated on UK Gold

1994 - The Invisible Enemy, Part 1 repeated 

on UK Gold; and Planet of Fire, Parts 2 and 3

 both repeated on ABC

1995 - The Five Doctors, Part

1 (of 3) first screened on VOX

1997 - Robot, Part 1 repeated on ZTV; and

Ghost Light Omnibus repeated on UK Gold

1998 - The War Machines, Episode 4 first screened on Space;
Destiny of the Daleks Omnibus repeated on KQED Plus; and 

Four to Doomsday, Part 3 repeated on UKTV (Aus)

1999 - The War Machines, Episode 4 repeated on Space;

and Planet of Fire, Part 3 repeated on UKTV (Aus)

2000 - The Keys of Marinus, Episode 2: The Velvet Web

repeated on UKTV (Aus); The Krotons, Episode 3 repeated

on Space; and The Claws of Axos, Episode 1 first screened

on TG4

2001 - The Monster of Peladon, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated 

on Prime; The Brain of Morbius, Part 1 repeated on UKTV

(Aus); and Underworld, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on

NHPTV

2002 - Carnival of Monsters Omnibus repeated on KERA; 

Genesis of the Daleks, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on 

MiND; The Face of Evil, Part 3 repeated on BBC Kids

(Can); Snakedance, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on 

Colorado PTV; Planet of Fire Omnibus repeated on UKTV

 (Aus); Revelation of the Daleks, Parts 3 and 4 (of 4) 

both repeated on BBC Prime; and The Curse of Fenric

 Omnibus repeated on UK Gold

2003 - Terror of the Zygons, Part 1 repeated

 on WSKG; The Brain of Morbius, Part 1 repeated

on WCNY; The Robots of Death Omnibus repeated on

BBC Kids (Can); The Androids of Tara, Part 3 repeated

on WILL; The Armageddon Factor, Parts 2 and 3 both

repeated on MiND; The Leisure Hive, Part 4 repeated

on KUED; The Visitation Omnibus repeated on MPT;

Enlightenment, Part 1 repeated on WQED; Resurrection

 of the Daleks, Parts 3 and 4 (of 4) both repeated on

WCET; The Mysterious Planet, Parts 1 and 2 both 

repeated on NHPTV; Mindwarp, Parts 5 and 6 both

repeated on KBTC; Terror of the Vervoids, Parts 11 and

12 both repeated on Colorado PTV; The Curse of Fenric

Omnibus repeated on UK Gold; and Survival, Parts 2

and 3 both repeated on Iowa PTV
2004 - The War Machines, Episode 3 repeated on ABC;

 and The Ark in Space Omnibus repeated on BBC Kids (Can)

2005 - The Face of Evil, Part 3 repeated on ABC
2006 - The Curse of Fenric, Part 4 and Survival, Part 1 both
repeated on ABC; and The Unquiet Dead first screened on
People+ Arts
2007 - The Christmas Invasion and Doctor Who

Confidential: The Last Battle both repeated on BBC3

2008 - The Unquiet Dead and Aliens of London both first

screened on ProSieben; The Empty Child and The Doctor

Dances both repeated on UK Gold; and Blink and Utopia

both repeated on France 4

2009 - The Mark of the Rani, Parts 1 and 2 (of 4) both repeated 

on MTV3 SciFi and TV4; Rose, The End of the World and The

 Unquiet Dead all repeated on WUCF; New Earth repeated on 

BBC3; Rise of the Cybermen repeated on KVCR; The Idiot's 

Lantern first screened on Syfy (Spa); The Lazarus Experiment,

42, Human Nature, The Family of Blood, Blink, Utopia,

The Sound of Drums and Last of the Time Lords all

repeated on Syfy (US); and Doctor Who Confidential:

New New Doctor repeated on BBC3 and KQED Plus

2010 - Aliens of London repeated on Syfy (Spa); World War
Three and Doctor Who Confidential Cutdown: Why On Earth?

both repeated on UKTV (Aus); The Doctor Dances repeated on

 HRT2; Bad Wolf repeated on Syfy (FRG); The Parting of the 

Ways repeated on Syfy (Rus); Rise of the Cybermen repeated

on WTTW Prime; Love & Monsters and Doctor Who Confidential:

The New World of Dr. Who both repeated on BBC3

2011 - The Sontaran Experiment Ommnibus repeated

on MTV3 SciFi, TV2 and TV4; Tooth and Claw and School

Reunion both repeated on Syfy (FRG); Gridlock repeated

on Space; Midnight repeated on Syfy (Ben); and The

 Stolen Earth repeated on UKTV (Aus)

2012 - Delta and the Bannermen, Part 3 and Dragonfire,

Part 1 both repeated on MTV3 SciFi and TV4; Father's Day

repeated on BBC America; Love & Monsters repeated on

BBC Entertainment Ind and ABC2; and The Lazarus

Experiment repeated on Watch

2013 - Tooth and Claw repeated on UKTV

 (NZ); and The Doctor's Wife repeated on BBC3

2014 - The Seeds of Doom, Parts 5 and 6 both

 repeated on Syfy (Aus); The Talons of Weng-

Chiang, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on KBTC; 

The Long Game and Father's Day both repeated on RAI4;

The Girl in the Fireplace, Rise of the Cybermen, The Age of Steel
and The Idiot's Lantern all repeated on Watch; Smith and Jones 
repeated on France 4 and TV3 (Spa); The Shakespeare Code, 
Daleks in Manhattan and Evolution of the Daleks all repeated on
France 4; Amy's Choice repeated on Jeem TV (UK); The Curse of 
the Black Spot and The Science of Doctor Who both repeated on
UKTV (Aus); The Angels Take Manhattan repeated on Iowa PTV;
The Bells of Saint John, The Rings of Akhaten, Cold War, Hide,
 Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS and Nightmare in Silver

all repeated on BBC Entertainment LA; The Crimson Horror

first screened on WPT and repeated on BBC Entertainment

LA; and Doctor Who Confidential: Ship Ahoy! repeated on

LPB

2015 - The Sontaran Experiment, Part 2 and

The Ark in Space, Part 1 both repeated on

Horror; The Talons of Weng-Chiang, Part 4 and

The Age of Steel both repeated on Syfy (Aus);

The Doctor Dances and Boom Town both repeated

on EBRU; Midnight and Turn Left both repeated on

BBC America; The Rebel Flesh repeated on WPT;

A Town Called Mercy repeated on Watch; The Bells

of Saint John and The Rings of Akhaten both repeated

on BBC Entertainment AP; The Name of the Doctor

repeated on UKTV (NZ); Listen repeated on BBC

Entertainment LA; and The Doctor and the Dalek

launched online

2016 - Attack of the Cybermen, Parts 3 and

4 (of 4) both repeated on Horror; World War

Three repeated on France 4; The Pandorica

Opens repeated on BBC Polska HD; The Lazarus

Experiment and 42 both repeated on BBC America;

The Girl Who Waited and The Wedding of River

Song both repeated on Syfy (Aus); Cold War 

repeated on TV Cultura; Robot of Sherwood

repeated on WGVU; and The Caretaker repeated

on BBC Entertainment AP

2017 - The Ark, Episode 1: The Steel Sky

repeated on The Zone; The Leisure Hive,

Parts 2 and 3 both repeated on Retro TV;

Boom Town repeated on FX (Ind); The

Sontaran Stratagem repeated on Syfy (Aus);

The Almost People repeated on BBC Polska

HD; The Bells of Saint John, The Rings of

Akhaten, Cold War, Hide, Journey 

to the Centre of the TARDIS and The Crimson Horror all repeated 
on BBC America; Nightmare in Silver and The Name of the Doctor
 both repeated on France 4; The Day of the Doctor repeated on Fox 
(FRG); Heaven Sent repeated on Syfy (Bra); and Class, Episode 4 
repeated on TLC TV
2018 - Frontios, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on Retro TV; The
Talons of Weng-Chiang, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on Jones!

too; Gridlock and Daleks in Manhattan both repeated on RAI4;

Evolution of the Daleks repeated on Star World Premiere; 

Midnight repeated on ABC and ABC ME; The Pandorica Opens,

The Big Bang and Oxygen all repeated on Syfy (LA); The Doctor,

the Widow and the Wardrobe repeated on BBC Polska HD;

The Day of the Doctor repeated on Syfy (Bra); and The Zygon

Inversion, Sleep No More and Face the Raven all repeated on

Syfy (Aus)

2019 - The Daleks, Episodes 1 and 2 and The Happiness Patrol,

Parts 2 and 3 all repeated on Retro TV; Day of the Moon, The

Rebel Flesh and The Almost People all repeated on BBC Polska 

HD; and Thin Ice repeated on Syfy (Aus)
2020 - The Time Meddler, Episodes 1 and 2 and Revenge of
the Cybermen, Parts 1 and 2 all repeated on Retro TV; Terror
of the Zygons Omnibus repeated on WSRE; The Masque of
Mandragora Omnibus repeated on MPTV; Meglos, Parts 3 and
 4 both repeated on KBTC; The Mysterious Planet Omnibus
repeated on Idaho PTV; Daleks in Manhattan, Evolution of the
Daleks, The Lazarus Experiment, 42, Human Nature and The
 Family of Blood all reepated on W; The Fires of Pompeii and 
Planet of the Ood both repeated on One ARD; The Pilot
repeated on Fox (FRG); Knock Knock repeated on BBC
Entertainment EU; Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror first
screened on BBC Polska HD; and Praxeus first screened

on BBC1 HD, BBC1 and TV2

2021 - Terror of the Autons, Episodes

1 and 2 both repeated on Retro TV;

The Satan Pit repeated on ABC2; Victory

of the Daleks and The Hungry Earth both

repeated on Syfy (Fra); Dinosaurs on a

Spaceship repeated on BBC Polska HD;

and Arachnids in the UK and The Tsuranga

Conundrum both repeated on One ARD

2022 - The War Games, Episode 6

repeated on ONS; The Ribos Operation,

Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on Retro

TV; The Eleventh Hour, The Beast Below,

Victory of the Daleks and The Time of

Angels all repeated on One ARD; Under

the Lake repeated on BBC Polska HD;

World Enough and Time repeated on

BBC First Turkey; The Ghost Monument,

Arachnids in the UK and Ascension of

the Cybermen all repeated on NRJ12;

and Rosa repeated on ABC2 and NRJ12

2023 - Vincent and the Doctor and The

Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe

both repeated on Fox SciFi

2025 -  The Androids of Tara, Parts 3

and 4 both repeated on KBTC; The End

of the World repeated on ABC Entertains;

and The Power of the Doctor repeated on

ABC Family