Doctor Who Vs. Endeavour, Series 8

Shaun Evans returned as Colin Dexter's

Oxford-based detective, Endeavour

Morse in Septemeber 2021 - he was

reunited with Roger Allam, Anton

Lesser, Sean Rigby, James Bradshaw, and Abigail Thaw.

ITV's acclaimed Inspector Morse prequel drama (a Masterpiece and Mammoth

Screen co-production), was now set in

1971.

A repeat run of the eighth, three-part season (all written by Russell Lewis) concluded on ITV3 last night - it featured

Ruth Bradley, and a total of nineteen

Doctor Who cast and crew connections:

Striker (UK TX: September 12)

• Andrew Havill (Stamfield) was the Chief Steward in Voyage of the Damned, then voiced Aleister Portillon/Squire Claude for The Witch in the Well (2011), and Colonel Wildman for The Enchantress of Numbers (2019)
• Elliot Levey (Jubba) voiced Gobernar/Blank for Vampire of the Mind (2016), and Colonel Marsden for Red Planets (2018)
• Joseph Millson (Fenner) was Alan Jackson in The Sarah Jane Adventures, then voiced Colonel Keelan for The Dalek Defence and The Triumph of Davros (both 2021), Peter Kelly for Splinters, Peetom for Paradox of the Daleks (both 2022), Jory Hopkins for The Excise Men, Teacher for Harvest of the Krotons, Co-Pilot for The Wife of River Song, Ignatius Montague for The Devouring (both 2023), Simon de Montford for Knights of the Round TARDIS (2025), and Stage Yartek/Guardian for Return to Marinus (2026)
• Harriet [Amelia] Thorpe (Miss Newell) voiced Amelia/Tomek for Kingdom of Lies (2018)
• Gary Hoptrough was also stuntman on The Runaway Bride and Let's Kill Hitler
• for Tom Lucy see Series 1
• for Stephen Longstaff see Series 5, for Nick Kray see Series 6 and for Joshua Davies see Series 7

Scherzo (UK TX: September 19)

• Ian Hallard (Frussell) and Andrew [Hugh] Woodall (Jones) both appeared in An Adventure in Space and Time (they depicted Richard Martin and Rex Tucker), whilst Hallard voiced Sabian for Primeval (2001), Mouse/Winkler/Luigi/Heavy for Invaders from Mars, the Matrix for Neverland (both 2002), Zeuro for A Storm of Angels, Castellan Wynter for Gallifrey 2 (both 2005), Joseph Banks for The Transit of Venus, Captain Cannibal for Izzy's Story, John Polidori for Mary's Story, Chessman for Cyberman 2 (all 2009), Duncan for An Earthly Child (2010), Comtech Bron Kell for Time's Horizon, and Davent for Destroy the Infinite (both 2014) - he was also Alan-a-Dale in Robot of Sherwood, and Gary Talbot in Global Conspiracy?
• Issy Van Randwyck (Laurel) voiced Giulia for A Requiem for the Doctor, Miss Quirk for Carnival of Angels (both 2018), Koreelya for The Ultimate Evil (2019), Ma Scarrity for Family Matters (2020) and Till Death Us Do Part (2023), Jesko for The Gulf, the Grand Widow for Conspiracy in Space (both 2021), the Seeker/Baladin Smith for The Ribos Inheritance, Ingrid/Sylvie for Auf Wiedersehen (both 2022), and Merla for Hooklight 1 (2025)
• Catherine Cusack (Roisin) made her acting debut as the Blue Kang Leader [Drinking Fountain] in Paradise Towers - a role reprised for 24 Carat 
• Stephanie Carey was also a stunt performer on Voyage of the Damned, The Beast Below, The Curse of the Black Spot, Let's Kill Hitler, The Girl Who Waited, The Angels Take Manhattan and The Crimson Horror
• for Nick Kray see Series 2

Terminus (UK TX: September 26)

• Anthony Flanagan (Creech) was Orin Scannell in 42
• Ben Bishop (Hobbs) voiced Johnny Stone for The Justice of Jalxar (2013), and Kenny White for Changing of the Guard (2014)
• Ray Emmet Brown (Peckett) voiced No. 16 for House of Blue Fire (2011)
• for Richard Price see Series 5