Doctor Who Vs. Casualty @ 40: Series 6

Series regulars Derek Thompson,

Cathy Shipton, Ian Bleasdale, Nigel

Le Vaillant, Robson Green, Mamta

Kaash, Patrick Robinson and Caroline

Webster returned for the next season

of BBC1's flagship medical drama.

Joining the programme here were
Maureen Beattie (as staff nurse
Sandra Nicholl), Adie Allen (student
nurse Kelly Liddle), Anne Kristen (receptionist Norma Sullivan), and
Maria Friedman (social worker Trish
Baynes). Both Allen and Friedman

had left the show by the series'

conclusion, whilst Green and Kaash

chose to depart after three and two

 years service respectively.

This fifteen part run (originally broad-

cast from September to December

1991, with the final instalment only

shown in February 1992) featured

Siobhan Redmond, and a total of sixty-two Doctor Who cast and crew connections:

• Kenneth Colley (Paddy) voiced Cristophe Zarodnix for Sisters of the Flame and The Vengeane of Morbius (both 2008)
• Charlie [Lomax David] Condou (Williamson here; McGregor, 1995; Gal, 2009; Ben Sherwood in Holby City, 2019/20) voiced Crabhead/ System/Jarl for Ravenous 1 (2018), Chris for Five Hundred Ways to Kill Your Lover (2025), and Marty for Cloud Eight (2026), then was Gary Gabbastone in The Interstellar Song Contest
• Marc Warren [born Stephens] (Nick) was Elton Pope in Love & Monsters
• Karl Collins [born Myers] (Roy) was Shaun Temple in The End of Time and The Star Beast
• Christien [Alexis] Anholt (Jude) was Perkins in The Curse of Fenric
• Roderick Smith (DS Spalding here; Hadley/McRae in Holby City) was Cruikshank in The Invisible Enemy
• Sophie Okonedo (Gina) was Queen Liz 10 in The Beast Below and The Pandorica Opens, and voiced Alison Cheney for Scream of the Shalka
• Tom Georgeson (Talbot) was Kavell in Genesis of the Daleks, and an Inspector in Logopolis
• Richard [Dyas Beverley] Hampton (Pathologist) was Villager in The Visitation
• Debra Gillett (Reporter) was Rita Connolly in The Idiot's Lantern
• Jim [Edward] Carter (Charlton) voiced Brother Bernard for The Book of Kells (2010)
• David [John] Quilter (Dr. Graves) was Greeves in The Unicorn and the Wasp
• Jo Stone-Fewings (Sutton) was the Male Programmer [Davitch Pavale] in The Parting of the Ways, and voiced Major Wheatley for Hounded (2016)
• Rob [Charlton] Edwards (McBride here; Drake, 1995) provided the Male Voice of Xoanon for The Face of Evil, and was Chub in The Robots of Death (1)
• William [Denys] Hoyland (Adamson) voiced Premier Jaeger for LIVE 34 (2005)
• Roger Griffiths (Philip) was Commander Kess in Planet of the Ood
• Polly James [born Pauline Devaney] (Sylvia) and Jack [Stewart] Galloway (Dryden) both starred in The Awakening, as Jane Hampden and Captain Joseph Willow
• Ian [Clive] Talbot (Vaughan) was Travis in The Silurians (4), and Klout in The Leisure Hive
• Vincent Brimble (PC Devonshire) was Tarpok in Warriors of the Deep
• Philip Anthony [Johnson] (Dr. Phillips) was Roald in The Daleks' Master Plan (1)
• Duncan Duff (Policeman) was Newsreader in Rise of the Cybermen and The Age of Steel, and voiced Joe Hartley for Night Thoughts (2006)
• Iain Rattray (Sergeant) was Habris in State of Decay
• Gillian Kearney (Mandy here; Jessica Harrison, 2008-10) voiced Mina Challis for Zygon Hunt ( 2014)
• Rupert Holliday Evans (Cook here; Tom, 1995; Harkins, 2006; Frank, 2009; Healey, 2015; Black in Holby City) was Colonel [Alan] Mace in The Sontaran Stratagem and The Poison Sky, then reprised for Big Finish's Rise of the Valiant (2026) - he also voiced Celtic Warrior for The Relics of Time, Artist for The Demon of Paris, and Cop for Starfall (all 2010)
• Geoffrey Toone (Bridges) was Hepesh in The Curse of Peladon
• Julia Sawalha (Nikki) was Emma in The Curse of Fatal Death
• Janet Henfrey (Sister) was Miss Hardaker in The Curse of Fenric, Mrs. Pitt in Mummy on the Orient Express, and the Adjudicator in Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor - she then voiced Mrs. Vanguard for The Spirit Trap (2010), Dr. Petherbridge for An Eye for Murder, Mrs. Jefferies for The Concrete Cage, Woman for The Forgotten Village (all 2014), Dorothy for The Screaming Ceiling (2019), Sister Magdalene for Abbey of Heretics (2020), Verkuvia for The Day of the Comet (2021), and Narrata for Morbius (2024)
• Timothy Walker (Burrows) made his TV debut as Grell in The Mysterious Planet
• Maureen [Jane] Beattie (Sandra Nicholl, 1991-93) was Rona Bellows in Last Christmas
• Hermione [Jane] Norris (Abby, 1991; Bobbie, 1994) was Captain Lundvik in Kill the Moon
• Gerard [James Pertwee] Horan (Wilkinson here; Mark, 1994; Denning, 2007; O'Connor, 2010) was Clark/Father of Mine in Human Nature and The Family of Blood
• Christian Rodska (Dr. Bailer here; Carver, 1995; Coyne, 2015) voiced Laan Carder for Faith Stealer (2004) and Reverand Small for Audio- Go's The Dead Shoes (2011)
• Colin [David] Tierney (Letts) voiced King Dega for Genesis of the Cybermen (2025)
• Wendy Gifford [born Thompson] (Mrs. Cox) and Michael [John] Attwell (Jones here; Reed, 1997) both appeared in The Ice Warriors, as Jan Garrett and Isbur - Attwell was also Bates in Attack of the Cybermen
• Daniel Peacock (Leathers) and Peggy [Margaret Rose] Mount (Eliza) both starred in The Greatest Show in the Galaxy, as Nord and the Stallslady
• Dominic Guard (Turner here; Hall, 1995) and Kathy [Lucy Bridget] Burke (Lorraine) both appeared in Terminus, as Olvir and Lazar
• Mary [Veronica] Healey (Doreen) and Annie Hulley (Jan here; Lorna, 1995) both appeared in The Happiness Patrol, as Killjoy and News- reader (3)
• Nicholas Farrell [born Frost] (Byron) was Brian Green PM in Torchwood: Children of Earth, and voiced Gammades for Time Reef, Phil for A Perfect World (both 2008), Captain Frank for Last of the Cybermen (2015), and Browman for Strange Chemistry (2023)
• David [John] Ryall (Gash here; Harley, 1993; Dr. Baker, 1998) voiced Carthok for Phantasmagoria (1999)
• [Albert] Geoffrey Bayldon (Frain here; Ellington, 1997; Michaels, 2004; Simpson, 2006) was Organon in The Creature from the Pit, then voiced the Doctor for Auld Mortality (2003) and A Storm of Angels (2005)
• Frank Windsor [Higgins] (Smith here; Samuels, 2003/4) was Sir Ranulf Fitzwilliam in The King's Demons, and Inspector Mackenzie in Ghost Light
• Peter [Francis Gabain] Copley (Woods here; Phipps, 1993; Ellis, 1999) was Dr. Warlock in Pyramids of Mars
• Christine Kavanagh (Helen) was Aram in Timelash, and voiced Patience for Cold Fusion (2017)
• Brian Hibbard (Cadell here; Wolf, 1999; Robert, 2009) was Kellor in Delta and the Bannermen
• Simon Shepherd (Ferris) voiced Boolin for Tsar Wars, Bewley for The Broken Crown, and the Magician for Aladdin Time (all 2011), Pal Andrews for Break the Ice (2022), and Hudson Sage for Vespertine (2023)
• Louis [Felix Danner] Mahoney (Olu Ajayi here; Cavanagh, 2007) was Newscaster in Frontier in Space, Ponti in Planet of Evil, and Older Billy Shipton in Blink
• Tim Preece (Gilchrist) was Codal in Planet of the Daleks, and voiced the President for He Jests at Scars (2003)
• Davyd Harries (Felton here; Hoyle, 1993; Leyland, 1998; Frey, 2002) was Shapp in The Armageddon Factor
• Mandi Symonds (Dr. Fuller here; Mrs. Marriott, 2001; Avis, 2018) voiced Erica MacMillan for Night of the Stormcrow (2012), Bridget for The Fifth Citadel, Lily Finnegan for Afterlife (both 2013), Shafira for Revenge of the Swarm, One for The Abandoned, Mrs. Targate for The Ghosts of Gralstead (all 2014), Alitha for The Lost Fairy Tale, Inspector Jill Sveinsdóttir for Repeat Offender (both 2016), Captain for Relative Time, Maude for The Web of Time (both 2019), Mary Seacole for The Charge of the Night Brigade (2020), Vengis for The Day of the Comet, Mary Claypole/Time Lord Emissary for The God of Phantoms (both 2021), Sky Bennett for The Rotting Deep, Patricia Lockwood for The Inheritance (both 2022) and Spirit of the Season (2023), Mum for Vampire Weekend, and Betty for The Last Days of the Powell Estate (both 2025)
• Patricia Maynard (Brenda) was Hilda Winters in Robot, a role reprised for Big Finish's Sarah Jane Smith (2002)
• Robert James [born McAllister] (Mitchell) was Lesterson in The Power of the Daleks, and the High Priest in The Masque of Mandragora
• James Saxon [born William James Smyth] (Marcus) was Oscar Botcherby in The Two Doctors
• stunt arranger Gareth Milne was George Cranleigh in Black Orchid, Mortuary Attendant in Vengeance on Varos, and doubled for Peter Davison on Warriors of the Deep
• Edwina Craze was also production associate on The Tenth Planet, The Krotons, The War Games (10) and Terror of the Zygons, and AFM on The Enemy of the World and The Mind Robber
• production manager Pennie Bloomfield was AFM on Attack of the Cybermen
• Mike Tucker was also VFX assistant on ten stories (from The Mysterious Planet to Survival) and Dimensions in Time, and model unit supervisor on fourteen episodes of the revived series (from Rose to The Time of the Doctor)

Doctor Who Vs. Grantchester, Series 5

Tom Brittney, Robson Green, Al

Weaver, and Tess Peake Jones all

returned for ITV Studios' period

crime drama, based on The Grantchester Mysteries from James

Runcie.

A repeat run of the six-part season

(first shown in early 2020) began

on ITV3 last night - it featured

Jemma Redgrave, Siobhan

Redmond, and a total of thirteen

Doctor Who cast and crew connections:

• for Peake Jones, Nick Brimble and Oliver Dimsdale see Series 2
• Sandra [Jane] Huggett (Marie) voiced Dorada for Big Finish's The War Master 5 (2020)
• David [James] Bamber (John) was Captain Quell in Mummy on the Orient Express, and voiced Emperor Constantine for The Council of Nicaea (2005), and Colonel Ulrik/Whitmore for The Four Doctors (2010)
• Dominic Mafham (Gurney-Clifford) voiced Moran for The Jigsaw War (2012), and Chidak for The Dalek Contract and The Final Phase (both 2013)
• Zoe Tapper (Betsy) voiced Collis for Legion of the Lost (2016)
• Bern Callaco (Suspect) was an Operator in The Return of Doctor Mysterio, and Soldier in Thin Ice
• Rupert Holliday Evans (Burrows) was Colonel [Alan] Mace in The Sontaran Stratagem and The Poison Sky - a role reprised for Big Finish's Rise of the Valiant (2026), then voiced Celtic Warrior for The Relics of Time, Artist for The Demon of Paris, and Cop for Starfall (all 2010)
• Tracy Ann Oberman (Sister) was Yvonne Hartman in Army of Ghosts and Doomsday - a role reprised for Big Finish's Torchwood - she also voiced Temperance Finch/Mrs. Grenville for Deimos and The Resurection of Mars (both 2010), and the titular Tartarus (2019)
• Sean Gilder (Finch) was the Sycorax Leader in The Christmas Invasion
• stunt co-ordinator Stephanie Carey was a stunt performer on ten stories (from Voyage of the Damned to The Vanquishers)
• Tom Chapman was also the film editor on Spyfall (2) and Orphan 55
• for costume designer Louise Page see Series 4

Doctor Who Vs. Sea of Souls, Series 1

This supernatural drama series

from BBC Scotland and Sony

Pictures was created and written

by David Kane, produced by Phil

Collinson (before he moved onto

the revival of Doctor Who), and

was based around investigations

at Clyde University into psychic

 and paranormal phenomena. Dr.

Douglas Monaghan, Dr. Andrew

Gemmill, and Megan Sharma

were played by Glaswegian Bill

Paterson, Dubliner Peter

McDonald, and London-born

Archie Panjabi.

The six-part series debuted on

BBC1 in early 2004 - it featured Peter Capaldi, Siobhan Redmond, and

a total of thirty one Doctor Who cast and crew connections:

Seeing Double (UK TX: February 2 and 3)

• James Hawes was also director of The Empty Child, The Doctor Dances, The Christmas Invasion, New Earth, School Reunion and Doctor Who Confidential - Liana Del Giudice was also film editor on the same adventures
• Big Finish actor Hugh Ross (Claremont) voiced Reverend Merodach for Night's Black Agents (2010), Robert Stretton for Industrial Evolution (2011), Vepaja/Thraskin for Voyage to Venus (2012), Sir Toby Kinsella for Counter Measures, 1963: The Assassination Games (2013), The Reesinger Process (2014) and Split Infinitive (2019), Kyle Inskip for Masters of Earth, Gethal for The Exxilons (2015), Charles Kirkland for The Trouble With Drax (2016), Narrator of Late Night Shopping, The Piltdown Men and Waiting for Gadot (2017), Malcolm for The Keeper of Light, and Stern for Here Comes Drax (both 2022)
• David Ashton [born Scott] (Crooks) was cast as Tomas in The Face of Evil, but was replaced by Brendan Price - he would later appear as Kendron in Timelash
• Eric Mason (Phillips) was Prison Officer Green in The Mind of Evil, and CPO Smedley in The Sea Devil
• Bhasker Patel (Dentist) was Jival Chowdry in Turn Left
• Tracy Wiles (Secretary) voiced Moira Brody for Masters of Earth (2014), Lilith Lovett for The Year of the Bat, Jacqui McGee for UNIT: Extinction (both 2015), UNIT: Silenced (2016), Death on the Mile (2018), Narcissus, The Power of River Song (both 2019), UNIT: Between Two Worlds, Outback, Longshot (all 2021), UNIT: Agents of the Vulpreen, UNIT: Objective: Earth (both 2022), Commander Barnac for The Neverwhen (2016), Ground Control/Secretary for Their Finest Hour, Sharlan for The Invention of Death, Hadway/V75/ Salma for Escape from Kaldor (all 2018), Drones for The False Guardian and Time's Assassin, Announcer for State of Bliss, Comms for The Famished Lands, Servant for Fugitive in Time, Marzanna/ Engel for Nightmare Country, Various for The Robots 1 (all 2019), The Robots 2 and Dark Side of the Moon (2022), Tryana for Return to Skaro (both 2020), FELINE/Maria/Patricia for A Forever Home, Shira/ Draven/Sentinel for The Shadow Squad (both 2021), Shorak for Storm of the Sea Devils, Peggy Cressler for Bad Apple Brigade (both 2024), and Ensign Zolan for Cybergene (2025)
• Ernest [Anthony] Vincze was also cinematographer on thirty-eight stories (from Rose to The Waters of Mars)
• George Gerwitz was also first assistant director on Rose, Aliens of London and World War Three
• Ray Holman was also costume designer on thirty-eight stories (from Blink to Revolution of the Daleks) and Torchwood
• Marie Brown was also the post-production supervisor (then co-ordinator) on eighty-eight episodes (from Rose to The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe), The Sarah Jane Adventures, Time Crash and Music of the Spheres
• VFX supervisor Jennifer Herbert of The Mill, was the 2D VFX artist on ten Series 1 adventures 
• Barbara Southcott was also make-up designer on fifty-nine episodes (from The Runaway Bride to the 2011 Christmas special), Time Crash and Music of the Spheres
• Pamela Mullins was also a make-up artist (then later supervisor) on fifty-six stories (from the 2006 Christmas special to The Wedding of River Song)
• script supervisor Sheila Johnston worked on continuity for Voyage of the Damned, Partners in Crime, The Fires of Pompeii, Planet of the Ood and The Unicorn and the Wasp

Mind Over Matter (UK TX: February 9 & 10)

• Michelle [Daniella] Collins (Katie) was Captain Kath McDonnell in 42, and Winnie Tyler for Damaged Goods (2015)
• Ellie Haddington (Ellen) was Professor Alison Docherty in Last of the Time Lords
• Struan Rodger (McKay) provided the voice of the Face of Boe for New Earth and Gridlock, and was Clayton in The Woman Who Lived
• Jonathan Guy Lewis (Sam) voiced Marcus Bray for After the Daleks (2021)

That Old Black Magic (UK TX: February 16 & 17)

• Rakie Ayola (Yemi) was the Hostess in Midnight, and voiced Pollia for The Lords of Terror, Lambda Epsilon for In the Garden of Death (both 2018), Andrea for One Mile Down (2019), Violet Hardaker for The Blazing Hour, Professor Victoria Wilks for Twisted Folklore (both 2021), Dakota Bly for Heart of Orion (2022), Marla for Cry of the Banshee, and Clarissa Hodan for Nightfall (both 2025)
• Nicholas Gecks (Croft) was Albert Dumfries in The Sound of Drums
• Louis [Felix Danner] Mahoney (Chris) and Michael Obiora (Lucas) both played Billy Shipton in Blink - the former also appeared as the News- caster in Frontier in Space, and Ponti in Planet of Evil
• Esther Coles (Nurse) voiced Scott for Green and Pleasant Planet (2026)
• Tim Plester (Assistant) was a Servant in A Christmas Carol
• Brian Milliken was also sound recordist on The Sontaran Stratagem, The Poison Sky and The Sarah Jane Adventures
• Paul Heasman (an uncredited Nazi in Silver Nemesis, stunt arranger on Survival) and Rocky Taylor (stuntman on The Idiot's Lantern) were both stunt co-ordinators here
• series first assistant director Peter Bennett was assistant on fourteen instalments, production manager on four episodes, then producer on another six
• series electrician Scott Napier was later the gaffer on The Day of the Doctor