Doctor Who Vs. Jonathan Creek Specials

The first festive edition of Jonathan Creek 
followed the programme's second series, whilst

 the next special came almost two years after

the third season. The next two specials aired

after a five-year hiatus - the New Year mystery introduced a new assistant for Alan Davies'

Creek, Joey Ross played by Sheridan Smith.

Another Easter episode was shown in 2013,

and the fifth, and final full series was shown in

early 2014. The most recent standalone story, Daemons' Roost, was broadcast at Christmas

2016.

A repeat run of these six mysteries concluded

on U&Drama today - they featured Mary Tamm,

Paul McGann, Jo Martin, and a total of thirty

five Doctor Who cast and crew connections:

Black Canary (UK TX: Christmas Eve 1998)

• Hannah [Campbell Grant] Gordon (Marella) was Kirsty McLaren in The Highlanders, and voiced Skagra's Ship for Big Finish's Shada
• Vincent Wong (Pan Duc Lao) was Delegate in Day of the Daleks (4), Ho in The Talons of Weng Chiang, and Captain in Enlightenment
• Sanjeev Bhaskar (Doctor) was Colonel Ahmed in Death in Heaven, and voiced Dr. Avishka Sangakkara for The Eight Truths and Worldwide Web (both 2009), and Borusa for The Difference Office (2022)

Satan's Chimney (UK TX: Boxing Day 2001)

• Julia Sawalha (Carla Borrego) was Emma in The Curse of Fatal Death
• [Leslie] Steven Berkoff (Grole) provided the voice of the Shakri in The Power of Three
• Bill [born Mark] Bailey (Starkiss) was Harvester Droxil in The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe
• [William] James Saxon [born Smyth] (Bulstrode) was Oscar Botcherby in The Two Doctors
• Elliot [Aidan] Cowan (Tom) voiced Gark for The Fifth Traveller (2016)
• Lisa Stokke (Jodee) was Trine in It Takes You Away

The Grinning Man (TX: New Years Day 2009)

• for Stuart Milligan (Klaus) see Series 2
• Eloise Rakic Platt (Constance) was Ella McAvoy in Forest of the Dead
• Adam James (Alec) was DI Macmillan in Planet of the Dead
• Nicholas Boulton (Gessler) was Businessman in Gridlock, then voiced Chule for Capture the Chronovore! (2022), Vice for Meanwhile, Elsewhere (2023), Captain Saint for The Children of the Future, and Commander Stelkor for Kippers (both 2024) 
• Katherine [Jane] Parkinson (Nicola) voiced Danika Meanwhile for The Death Collectors (2008)
• Deborah Maclaren (Ellen) was Kistane in Utopia
• Andrew Havill (Narrator) was the Chief Steward in Voyage of the Damned, and voiced Aleister Portillon/Squire Claude for The Witch from the Well (2011), and Colonel Wildman for The Enchantress of Numbers (2019)
• Kim McGarrity was also a stunt performer on The Empty Child, The Doctor Dances, Boom Town, The Christmas Invasion, New Earth, The Day of the Doctor, Wild Blue Yonder and The Well
• Lucinda [Bean] Peel was also stunt performer on Father's Day and Night Terrors

The Judas Tree (UK TX: Easter Sunday 2010)

• Ian McNeice (Alberic) portrayed Winston Churchill in The Beast Below, Victory of the Daleks, The Pandorica Opens and The Wedding of River Song (a role reprised by Big Finish for The Churchill Years, Their Finest Hour, Subterfuge and Operation: Hellfire) - he also voiced Zeus for Immortal Beloved (2007), and Reginald Harcourt for The Renaissance Man (2012)
• Sasha Behar (Harriet) was Sister Spurrina in The Fires of Pompeii, and voiced Presidential Aide for Songs of Love, Tessno/Ladonne for Stop the Clock (both 2017), Admiral Eno for The Lifeboat and the Deathboat (2019), Talarn/Thayla/Bullet 2 for Dust Devil, and Diana Hendry for The Seas of Titan (both 2022)
• Natalie Walter (Emily) was Alice Coltrane in Turn Left
• Sean Buckley (Old Man) was the Barman in The Wedding of River Song
• Nigel Carrington (Clerk) voiced Emissary Godrin/Dr. Summersby/ Announcer for The Valley of Death (2011), Sir Robert Harney for The Devil's Armada (2014), Graham Finlay for New Horizons, Pik Solus for Mistfall (2015), and Sir Peter Latcham for UNIT: Shutdown (2016)
• Belinda McGinley was also a stunt performer on nine stories (from Amy's Choice to Eve of the Daleks)

The Clue of the Savant's Thumb (UK TX: April 1 2013)

• Joanna [Lamond] Lumley (Rosalind) was the Doctor in The Curse of Fatal Death
• Nigel [George] Planer (Tartikoff) was Vorgenson in The Monsters are Coming!, and voiced Alex Marlowe for Hothouse (2009), and Herax/ Old Racnoss Emperor for Empire of the Racnoss (2017)
• Abigail McKern (Beth) voiced Denise Waterford for A Thousand Tiny Wings (2010), Susan Broadstairs for The Shadow at the Edge of the World (2014), Felicia Chater for The English Way of Death (2015), Lucretia Bell for Subterranea (2017), Crone/Moirai for The Planet of Witches, Skwoj/Ari for Poison of the Daleks (both 2020), Kitty for Masterful, Beatrice Gray for The Blood Woods (both 2021), and Meryl Zink for The Gloaming (2024)
• James Buller (DS Cudlipp) appeared as Dave Oswald in The Rings of Akhaten and The Time of the Doctor
• Mark Frost (Brad) voiced Shandar for Requiem for the Rocket Men (2015), and Niccolo Machiavelli for The Ravelli Conspiracy (2016)
• Michael Lumsden (Churchill) voiced Newton Pallister for The Crash of the UK-201 (2018)
• Bern Collaco (Guest) was an Operator in The Return of Doctor Mysterio, and Soldier in Thin Ice
• make-up effects maker Dan Frye was a Millennium FX technician on Cold War, Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS and The Name of the Doctor
• Crispin Layfield was also a stuntman and co-ordinator on fifty revived instalments (from Father's Day to The Day of the Doctor)

Daemons' Roost (UK TX: December 28 2016)

• Ken Bones (Clore) was the General in The Day of the Doctor and Hell Bent - reprised for Big Finish's Dreadshade (2020), War Room 1, The War Doctor Begins (both 2022), A Genius for War (2023) and War Room 3 (2026) - he also voiced Dreislav/ Thomas Bloodchild for The Bloodchild Codex (2013), David/ Anders Kristiansen for The Keeper of Light, and Senidon for March of the Colossus
• Warwick [Ashley] Davis (Wilkie) was Emperor Ludens Nimrod Kendrick Cord Longstaff XLI, known as Porridge in Nightmare in Silver

Doctor Who On This Day #167

 

1940 - Actress Carole Ann Ford born

Carole A L Higgins in Ilford

1965 - Marco Polo, Episode 7: Assassin

at Peking first screened on CBC

1967 - The Smugglers, Episode 4 and The

War Machines, Episode 1 both repeated

and The Tenth Planet, Episode 1 first

 screened, all on ABC

1972 - Terror of the Autons, Episodes

3 and 4 both repeated on ABC

1973 - The Green Death, Episode

5 first screened on BBC1

1978 - The Time Warrior, Parts 2

to 4 all repeated on ABC

1979 - The Seeds of Doom, Part

2 first screened on TV2

1980 - Underworld, Part 4 and The

 Invasion of Time, Part 1 both repeated

on ABC; and The Stones of Blood, Part

2 first screened on TV2

1981 - The Seeds of Doom, Part 6 repeated on KQED

Plus; and State of Decay, Part 1 first screened on TV1

1982 - Nightmare of Eden, Part 4

repeated on KQED Plus

1983 - The Three Doctors, Episodes

 2 and 3 both repeated on ABC; Terror

of the Zygons, Part 2 first screened on

KSPS; and The Seeds of Doom, Part 4

repeated on KQED Plus
1984 - The Sun Makers, Part 3

repeated on KQED Plus

1985 - Image of the Fendahl Omnibus

repeated on KQED Plus

1986 - The Mutants, Episode 6 repeated

on ABC 

1987 - The Daemons, Episode 1 repeated

on KQED Plus; and The Masque of

Mandragora, Part 3 repeated on TV2

1988 - The Visitation, Part 2 repeated

on KQED Plus
1989 - Revenge of the Cybermen, Part

 2 repeated on KQED Plus; and Frontios,

Part 2 first screened on TV2

1990 - The Daleks, Episode 7: The Rescue repeated

on BSB; Full Circle Omnibus repeated on WTTW 11;

Mindwarp, Part 8 repeated on KQED Plus; and 

Battlefield, Part 2 first screened on TV2

1992 - Carnival of Monsters, Episode

1 repeated on KQED Plus

1993 - The Mind of Evil, Episode 4 repeated

on UK Gold; and The Twin Dilemma, Part 4

repeated on ABC

1994 - Castrovalva, Part 1 repeated on UK Gold

1995 - The Time Monster, Episode 4 repeated on UK Gold
1996 - Four to Doomsday Omnibus repeated on UK Gold

1997 - Carnival of Monsters, Episode 1 repeated

 on UKTV (Aus); and Genesis of the Daleks, Part

1 repeated on UK Gold

1998 - The Romans, Episode 2: All Roads Lead

to Rome repeated on Space; and Time and the

Rani, Part 2 repeated on UKTV (Aus)

1999 - The Ambassadors of Death, Episode

1 repeated on Space; and The Invasion

of Time, Part 6 repeated on UKTV (Aus)

2000 - The Sensorites, Episode 4: A Race Against

 Death first screened on Prime; and Spearhead

from Space, Episode 2 repeated on UKTV (Aus)

2001 - The Silurians, Episodes 1 and 2 both repeated

 on KERA; The Ribos Operation Omnibus repeated

on UKTV (Aus); Destiny of the Daleks, Part 2 first

screened on Prairie PTV; Castrovalva, Parts 1 and

2 both repeated on Iowa PTV; Enlightenment, Part

1 repeated on BBC Prime; and Planet of Fire, Parts

1 and 2 both repeated on MiND

2002 - The Ark in Space, Part 4 repeated on WCNY;

Revenge of the Cybermen, Part 4 repeated on

Lakeland PTV; Terror of the Zygons, Part 2 first

screened on Tele 5; The Masque of Mandragora

Omnibus repeated on BBC Kids (Can) and MPT; 
The Deadly Assassin, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on MiND and 
Omnibus repeated on UK Gold; Image of the Fendahl, Part 3 
repeated on WILL; The Power of Kroll, Part 4 repeated on KUED; 
State of Decay, Part 2 repeated on TwinCities PTV; The Visitation, 

Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on WCET; Earthshock, Part 3
repeated on WQED; Terminus, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on 
Lakeshore PTV; The King's Demons Omnibus repeated on KBTC; 
Warriors of the Deep, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on NHPTV;
The Awakening Omnibus repeated on Colorado PTV; and
Timelash, Parts 3 and 4 (of 4) both repeated on Iowa PTV

2003 - The Ark in Space, Part 2 repeated on Tele 5;
The Pirate Planet Omnibus repeated on BBC Kids

(Can); and Doctor Who TV Movie repeated on Syfy (US)

2004 - Colony in Space, Episode 6 repeated on ABC
2005 - The Horns of Nimon, Part 2 repeated on ABC

2006 - The Satan Pit repeated on BBC3; and

Totally Doctor Who (1.10) repeated on CBBC
2007 - Rose first screened on Rocky Mountain PBS;
The Long Game first screened on WVPB, LPB and Prairie
PTV; The Empty Child and Doctor Who Confidential:
Special Effects both repeated on WLIW 21; Boom Town
first screened on OETA; Bad Wolf and Doctor Who

Confidential: The World of Who both first screened on 

WQLN; The Impossible Planet first screened on ΣΚΑΙ;

Fear Her and Army of Ghosts both repeated on UK

Gold; Utopia first screened on BBC1; Doctor Who

Confidential: 'Ello 'Ello 'Ello first screened on BBC3;

and Totally (2.10) repeated on BBC2 and CBBC

2008 - Day of the Daleks, Episodes 2 and

3 both first screened on MTV3 SciFi and

TV4; The Unquiet Dead repeated on KLCS;

and Aliens of London first screened on Syfy

 (Rus)

2009 - Rose, The End of the World, The Unquiet Dead,
Aliens of London, World War Three, Dalek, The Long
Game and Father's Day all repeated on Syfy (US);

The Age of Steel and The Idiot's Lantern both repeated

on Syfy (Rus); Fear Her and Doctor Who Confidential

Cutdown: The Fright Stuff both repeated on UKTV

(Aus); and The Runaway Bride repeated on TV3 (RI)

2010 - The Unquiet Dead repeated on Syfy (Rus); 
The Doctor Dances first screened on Space; The

Parting of the Ways repeated on Syfy (FRG); and

The Girl in the Fireplace repeated on Syfy (Spa)

2011 - Arc of Infinity, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated

on MTV3 SciFi, TV2 and TV4; Rose repeated on BBC
America; The Sound of Drums repeated on Watch;

and The Rebel Flesh first screened on Prime
2012 - Battlefield, Parts 3 and 4, Ghost Light

and Survival Omnibuses and Resistance is

Useless all repeated on MTV3 SciFi and TV4;

New Earth repeated on BBC America; and

The Doctor's Daughter repeated on Watch

2013 - 100,000 BC and The Daleks Omnibuses both
repeated on KBTC; The Mark of the Rani Omnibus
repeated on UKTV; The Satan Pit and Love & Monsters

both repeated on Syfy (Port); The Stolen Earth,

Journey's End and Doctor Who Confidential: 

Finale all repeated on BBC Entertainment AP; The 
Eleventh Hour repeated on BBC Entertainment LA;
Day of the Moon repeated on MPTV and Iowa PTV;

Asylum of the Daleks, Dinosaurs on a Spaceship

and A Town Called Mercy all repeated on France

 4; The Bells of Saint John repeated on Fox (FRG);

and Doctor Who Confidential: Breaking the Silence

repeated on Iowa PTV

2014 - Genesis of the Daleks, Part 6, The Caves

 of Androzani, Part 1, The Beast Below and

Victory of the Daleks all repeated on Syfy

 (Aus); The Talons of Weng-Chiang, Parts 1 and 2 both

first screened on Horror; Rose repeated on Watch and TV3;
The Girl in the Fireplace repeated on RAI4; Midnight repeated
on WPT; The End of Time, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on Fox
(FRG); The Vampires of Venice repeated on Syfy (Port); The
Impossible Astronaut and The Doctor, the Widow and the 
Wardrobe both repeated on BBC Nordic HD and BBC Polska
HD; The Rebel Flesh and The Almost People both repeated on
BBC America; Night Terrors repeated on WSIU; The Girl Who 
Waited repeated on Syfy (Ben); The Angels Take Manhattan
 repeated on Ztélé; Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS 

repeated on Really Scary TV; and Doctor Who Confidential: 
Arthurian Legend repeated on BBC Entertainment ME

2015 - The Green Death, Episodes 1 and 2 both
repeated on Horror; The Invasion of Time, Parts 3 and 4
repeated and Terror of the Vervoids, Parts 1 and 2 both
first screened, all on Retro TV; The Girl in the Fireplace 

first screened on Disney XD (US); The Runaway Bride

 and The Angels Take Manhattan both repeated on

Syfy (Aus); Love & Monsters first screened on FX (Ind);
Midnight repeated on TV Cultura; Planet of the Dead

repeated on ABC2; Amy's Choice repeated on BBC

Entertainment AP; The Doctor's Wife repeated on

KCPT2; and The Rings of Akhaten and Cold War 

both repeated on BBC Nordic HD and BBC Polska HD

2016 - The Curse of Fenric, Parts 1 and 2 both

repeated on Retro TV; The Doctor's Daughter and

The Unicorn and the Wasp both repeated on BBC

Polska HD; The Waters of Mars repeated on Fance

4; Amy's Choice and Dark Water both repeated on

 Syfy (Aus); The Hungry Earth repeated on Syfy (LA);

The Impossible Astronaut repeated on TV Cultura;

The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe repeated

on Space; A Town Called Mercy repeated on Syfy

(Spa); The Power of Three repeated on ABC2; The 

Time of the Doctor repeated on BBC Entertainment

AP; The Caretaker repeated on BBC First (ME) and

YLE TV2; The Magician's Apprentice and The Witch's 
Familiar both repeated on Fox (FRG); and Sleep No

More repeated on Syfy (Bra)

2017 - The Web Planet, Episodes 1 and 2 both
repeated on Retro TV; The Masque of Mandragora,
Part 4 repeated on The Zone; Rise of the Cybermen,
 The Age of Steel and The Idiot's 
Lantern all repeated on Syfy (Aus); Love & Monsters and Fear 
Her both repeated on RAI4; The Rings of Akhaten repeated on
FX (Ind); Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS repeated on 

BBC Polska HD; Kill the Moon repeated on Syfy (LA); and
The Magician's Apprentice, The Witch's Familiar, Under the 
Lake, Before the Flood, The Girl Who Died and The Woman 
Who Lived all repeated on BBC America

2018 - The Ambassadors of Death, Episodes 3 and
4, Four to Doomsday, Parts 2 to 4 and Kinda, Part 1
all repeated on Retro TV; The Age of Steel and The
 Idiot's Lantern both repeated on BBC Polska HD;

The Caretaker and Kill the Moon both repeated

on Star World Premiere; Heaven Sent repeated

 on BBC Entertainment EU; and Empress of

Mars repeated on Syfy (Aus)

2019 - The Mind Robbers Omnibus repeated on Idaho
PTV; The Invisible Enemy and Image of the Fendahl
Omnbuses both repeated on KBTC; The Stones of

Blood Omnibus repeated on MPTV; The Horns of 
Nimon, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on Retro TV; 
Enlightenment Omnibus repeated on Iowa PTV; New
Earth, Tooth and Claw, School Reunion, The Girl in the
Fireplace, Rise of the Cybermen, The Age of Steel, The
Idiot's Lantern, The Impossible Planet and The Satan
Pit all repeated on Syfy (Fra); The Rebel Flesh, The 
Almost People, A Good Man Goes to War, Let's Kill 
Hitler, Night Terrors and The Girl Who Waited all
repeated on W; Face the Raven and Heaven Sent 
both repeated on One ARD; and The Pyramid at
the End of the World and The Lie of the Land

both repeated on BBC Entertainment EU
2020 - Turn Left and The Stolen Earth both repeated
on Sony SciFi; The Lodger, Rosa and Arachnids in the 
UK all repeated on BBC Turkey; The God Complex and
Closing Time both repeated on One ARD; and Fugitive

of the Judoon and Praxeus both first screened on RAI4

2021 - The Visitation, Parts 3 and

4 both repeated on Retro TV; The

Almost People repeated on BBC

Polska HD; and The Witch's

Familiar repeated on ABC2

2022 - A Good Man Goes to War

repeated on Fox SciFi

2023 - The Claws of Axos, Episodes

3 and 4 both repeated on Retro TV;

Silence in the Library and The Unicorn

and the Wasp both repeated on Fox 

SciFi; and The Ghost Monument repeated

on ABC Family

2024 - The Hand of Fear, Parts 3 and

4 both repeated on KBTC; The Doctor

Dances repeated on ABC Family; and

The Legend of Ruby Sunday and Doctor

Who Unleashed, Episode 7 both repeated

on BBC3

2025 - Oxygen repeated on ABC

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