Doctor Who Vs. Silent Witness, Series 11

The eleventh season of BBC1's award-

winning crime drama (first shown in the

summer of 2007) saw the return of William

Gaminara, Tom Ward, and Emilia Fox, as

 Home Office pathologists, doctors Leo

Dalton, Harry Cunningham, and Nikki

Alexander.

A repeat run of the ten-part series began

on Drama last night - it featured Adjoa

Andoh, Archie Panjabi, and a total of

 thirty-three Doctor Who cast and crew

connections:

Apocalypse (TX: August 28 & 29)

• Julian [Wyatt] Glover (Henry Markham here; Istvan Sandor in Series 14: Bloodlines) played King Richard in The Crusade, and Scaroth in City of Death
• for Adrian Schiller (Colvin) see Series 1
• David Gyasi (DS Cross) was Harvey in Asylum of the Daleks
• Elizabeth Rider (Laura) was Ellen in The Sarah Jane Adventures: Lost in Time, then provided the ATMOS voice for The Sontaran Stratagem, was Linda in The Time of the Doctor, and voiced Galatea for Big Finish's The Well-Mannered War (2015)
• Joy Elias Rilwan (Adela) voiced Lula for Live 34 (2005)
• Lucy [Jane] Briers (Patricia) voiced Jenny Chaplin for After the Daleks (2021)
• Heather Bleasdale (Moderator) voiced Cordelia for Blood on Santa's Claw, and President for I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day (both 2019), the was Wilma in The Halloween Apocalypse
• 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 and The Girl Who Waited
• stuntman Tom Lucy was the stunt co-ordinator on sixteen episodes (from Smith and Jones to The Next Doctor)

Suffer The Children (TX: September 3 & 4)

• Joe Dixon (DI Rush) was the Chancellor in The End of Time
• Mark Anthony Brighton (Angry Man) was Colonel Albero in The Time of the Doctor
• Robert Gill (Jogger) voiced Lycurgus for The Big Blue Box (2019)
• stuntman Bill Davey was stunt co-ordinator on The Impossible Planet, The Satan Pit, Love & Monsters and Turn Left
• Paul Kennington was also a stuntman on Rise of the Cybermen, The Age of Steel, Army of Ghosts, Doomsday and The Doctor's Daughter
• Glenn Marks was also the co-ordinator on Human Nature, The Family of Blood and Blink

Hippocratic Oath (TX: September 10 & 11)

• Niky [Petra] Wardley (DC Dickerson) voiced Tamsin Drew for seven audio adventures (from Situation Vacant until To the Death), Bex for Technophobia, Hannah Bennett School of Blood (both 2016), Stacey for 9 to 5 (2018), Natalie Morrison for Kidnapped! (2020), and Iza for In the Night (2023) - she was also a Receptionist in The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
• Jamie Parker (Peters) voiced Wulfric/Edgar for Leviathan, Major Richter for The Architects of History (both 2010), Douglas for Aimed at the Body, Plummer for Lightspeed, Frank Reichenbach for The Bookshop at the End of the World, Virgilio Pancaldi for Interlude, Brian for Echo Chamber, Jasper Fernbridge for Towards Zero, Torrence for Castle Hydra, Sandar for Effect and Cause, Sir Percy Blakeney/Terrance for Plight of the Pimpernel (all 2020), Captain Halloran for Ravagers (2021), Anthony/Ed for Quantum of Axos, and Tsar Alexander/Trinity for Lay Down Your Arms (2022)
• Tanya Moodie (DI Lawlor) voiced Kilda for The Castle of Kurnos 5, and Marathanga/Martha for L.E.G.E.N.D. (both 2019)
• Steve Griffin and Rob Hunt were also stunt performers on The Idiot's Lantern and The Runaway Bride respectively
• stuntman Nick Hobbs made uncredited appearances in The Ambassadors of Death, Terror of the Autons, The Mind of Evil, The Claws of Axos, Day of the Daleks, The Time Monster, both Peladon stories (as Aggedor), The Ark in Space, then was Mr. Nainby in Amy's Choice

Double Dare (TX: September 17 & 18)

• Anna [Eva Lydia Catherine] Wing (Mrs. Binefa) was Anatta in Kinda
• Lizzie McInnerney (Francesca) voiced Harriet Quilp for The Yes Men (2015)

Peripheral Vision (UK TX: September 24 & 25)

• Jim [Edward] Carter (Young) voiced Brother Bernard for The Book of Kells (2010)
• Adrian Rawlins (Eckhert) was Dr. Ryder in Planet of the Ood, then voiced Frederick Abberline for Jago & Litefoot 7 (2014), and Gilman Hari for Antillia the Lost (2023)
• Pip [Dean] Torrens (Tate) was Headmaster Rocastle in Human Nature and The Family of Blood, then voiced Charlie Gibbs for Eldrad Must Die! (2013), and Kenton for Break the Ice (2022)
• Ian Puleston-Davies (DI Mays) voiced Angus Selwyn for Absent Friends (2016)
• Jeanie Gold (Gypsy) was a Neighbour in The Sontaran Stratagem, The Poison Sky and The End of Time
• Paul Anderson (DS Leeson) was Jason in The Christmas Invasion
• Ben Smith (Sean) was Luke in School Reunion
• Renu Setna (Joshi) was an Intern in The Hand of Fear
• Nick Brimble (Lambert) voiced Shreeni for Exotron (2007), Dudley Jackson for The Eternal Summer (2009), Kith for Max Warp (2008), and Olaf Eriksson for The Book of Kells
• Andy Merchant was also a stuntman on The Wedding of River Song

Doctor Who Vs. Manhunt, Series 1

This factual based crime drama focused

on the investigation led by DCI Colin

Sutton (portrayed by Martin Clunes) in

the hunt for the killer of Milly Dowler,

 Amelie Delagrange, and Marsha

McDonnell. Levi Bellfield (depicted by
Celyn Jones) was eventually convicted

of their murders in 2008. Sutton later

reinvestigated the serial murders of Fred

and Rose West for ITV, whilst a second

series of Manhunt aired in September 2021.

A repeat run of the thriller (originally shown

over three consecutive nights at New Year

2019) began on ITV last night - it featured twelve Doctor Who cast connections:

• Clunes was Lon in Snakedance
• Jones voiced Geraint for Tiny Rebel's The Lady of the Lake (2018)
• prolific Big Finish actress Tracy Wiles (Monica) 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/Salma/V75 for Escape from Kaldor (all 2018), Drones for The False Guardian and Time's Assassin, Announcer for State of Bliss, 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, and Draven/ Shira/Sentinel for The Shadow Squad (both 2021)
• Steffan Rhodri (DC Jones) voiced Commander Korshal for Dreamtime, Prime Minister for UNIT (both 2005), Minister for Outbreak (2016), and Ted for The Silent Streets of Barry Island
• Peter Forbes (DCS Murphy) voiced Philip Bannister/Ian Chesterton for Deadline (2003), Dan Culver for Dalek Empire 3 (2004), Kryson for The Juggernauts (2005), Craig Swanson for The Feast of Axos (2011), and Thorn for The Bounty of Ceres (2014)
• Nicholas Burns (DI Ambrose) and Bern Collaco (Officer) both appeared in Thin Ice, as Lord Sutcliffe and Soldier - Collaco was also an Operator in The Return of Doctor Mysterio
• Stephane Cornicard (Delagrange) voiced Keep for The Next Life (2004)
• Michael Gould (Chapman) voiced Frederick Lindemann for The Oncoming Storm (2016)
• Shai Matheson (Forster) voiced Wilson for Manhunt (2023), and Professor Altazar for The Eternity Club (2024)
• Deeivya Meir (Reporter) voiced Sogo/Justine for Altered Status (2021), Xoanon 2/Parama/Tagra for Who Am I? (2022), and Pera for Berserker (2023), then was Newsreader in 73 Yards
• Jamie Pannell was also electrician on In the Forest of the Night, Last Christmas, The Husbands of River Song and The Return of Doctor Mysterio

Doctor Who Vs. Silent Witness, Series 7

The seventh season

 of this long-running

crime drama was first
shown on BBC1 in the

autumn of 2003.
Amanda Burton
starred as Home
Office pathologist
Professor Sam Ryan
in her last full series,
whilst Tom Ward and
William Gaminara
returned as doctors Harry Cunningham and Leo Dalton.

A fifth Silent Witness novel, written by the programme's creator Nigel
McCrery, was planned to tie-in with this year but remains unpublished.

A repeat run of the eight-part series began on Drama last night, and

featured a total of twenty-nine Doctor Who cast and crew connections:

Answering Fire (TX: October 11 & 12)

• Jo [Mary] Joyner (Cathy) was Lynda Moss in Bad Wolf and The Parting of the Ways, then voiced Fenice for Big Finish's Boundaries (2022)
• Robert Cavanah (Burwood here; DI Laing in Series 17: In a Lonely Place) voiced President Gilbert for Saltwater (2022)
• Leena Dhingra (Shaheen) was Miss Chandrakala in The Unicorn and the Wasp, and Nani Umbreen in Demons of the Punjab 
• David Mallinson (Bowman) voiced Brodlik for Creatures of Beauty (2003)
• for David Quilter (Coroner) and Nick Wilkinson (stuntman) see Series 5
• Peter Brayham was also stunt co-ordinator (here & Series 10: Schism) on The Christmas Invasion, New Earth and School Reunion
• Dani Biernat was also a stunt performer (here & Schism) on seven- teen stories (form the 2005 festive special to Kerblam!)
• for Ian Adrian (camera operator) see Series 6

Fatal Error (TX: October 18 & 19)

• Michael Bertenshaw (Whitaker) was Coles in The Next Doctor
• Nick Malinowski (Ricketts) and Tim Plester (Owen here & Beyond Guilt) both appeared in A Christmas Carol, as Eric and Servant
• Graham Padden (Father) was Pa in Gridlock
• Mark Frost (DS Baxter here; DCI Sullivan in Series 18: One of Our Own) voiced Shandar for Requiem for the Rocket Men (2015), and Niccolo Machiavelli for The Ravelli Conspiracy (2016)

Running On Empty (TX: October 25 & 26)

• Jaye Griffiths (DI Jayne Hurst here; Professor Janet Mander, series 12-15) was Jac in The Magician's Apprentice and The Zygon Invasion then reprised for The Turn of the Tides (2022), and voiced Daylin for The Neverwhen (2016), Til Rork for The Sentient (2019), Sister Ursula for Abbey of Heretics (2020), Hieronyma Friend for Meanwhile, Elsewhere (2022), Lady Montague for Audacity (2023), Bramble King and Causeway, and Gloria for Inseparable (all 2025)
• Dona Croll (Diane) was Matron Casp in New Earth, and voiced Bella for Madquake (2020), and the Empress for The Sincerest Form of Flattery (2021) 
• Don [Samuel] Gilet (Johns) was Lance in The Runaway Bride, and voiced Streatham for The Hunting Season (2021)
• Jana Carpenter (Alice) was De Maggio in Dalek, then voiced Marion Stokes for Calamity Jenny (2021)
• Katherine Kelly (Tina) was Miss Quill in Class
• Sarah Paul (Kimberley) was Miss Jerome in The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Gift, then voiced Coleen for Jenny 3 (2024)

Beyond Guilt (TX: November 1 & 2)

• Malcolm Terris (Goveror) was Etnin in (episode 1 of) The Dominators, and the Co-Pilot in The Horns of Nimon
• Joy Harrison (Sandra) was Jill Tarrant in Death to the Daleks
• Tony Lucken (Proctor here; Barlow in Series 14: The Prodigal) was stuntman on Dalek, Bad Wolf, The Parting of the Ways and The End of Time, then was De Florres in The Curse of the Black Spot
• James Weber Brown (Davidson) was the Minister in In The Forest of the Night
• Sorcha Cusack (Denise) voiced Mary Carter for Dark Eyes 4 (2015)
• for Paul Copley (Parkin) see Series 4
• Roger Cann was production designer on Nightmare of Eden too
• Terry Elms (sound recordist here, Series 7 & 8) was an assistant on The Masque of Mandragora (1)

Doctor Who Vs. Silent Witness, Series 6

The sixth season of this popular crime drama

returned to BBC1 in the autumn of 2002, and 

again starred Amanda

Burton as Home Office pathologist, Professor

Sam Ryan. She was

now joined by William Gaminara and Tom

Ward, as doctors Leo 

Dalton and Harry Cunningham.

Gaminara appeared
in over a hundred instalments until his character was killed off in the

finale of the sixteenth series, whilst Ward left the programme the year

before. A repeat run of the eight-part season began on Drama last

night - it featured a total of thirty-eight Doctor Who cast and crew

connections:

The Fall Out (TX: September 28 & 29)

• Big Finish actor and director Barnaby Kay (DS Johnson) was Heidi in The Girl Who Died, and voiced Martin Donaldson for A Life in the Day (2015), Commander Thrakken for The Neverwhen (2016), Gerrard Pulman/Foreman for Prceious Annihilation (2020), and Chilton for The Devil's Hoofprints (2021)
• Paterson Joseph (DS Harding) was Rodrick in Bad Wolf and The Parting of the Ways, and voiced Victor Espinosa for Earth Aid (2011), Matthew for Torchwood One (2018), and was cast in Broken Memories (2024)
• Simon Sherlock (Barrett) voiced Kelsa for The Raincloud Man (2008)
• Shaun Dooley (Preston) was Epzo in The Ghost Monument
• Stuart Clark, Guy List, Peter Miles and Jo McLaren were also stunt performers on the revived run
• dubbing editor Tony Gibson and focus puller Peter Howard both worked on An Adventure in Space and Time, as sound designer and assistant camera respectively
• Ian Adrian was also a camera operator on The Vampires of Venice, The Hungry Earth, Cold Blood, Vincent and the Doctor and The Lodger

Kith and Kill (TX: October 5 & 6)

• Roger Ennals (Technician here, Kris in Closed Ranks) was the Gorilla in The God Complex
• Joseph Long (Lucas here; Costas, 2012; Gino, 2026) was Rocco Colasanto in Turn Left, and the Pope in Extremis
• Cathy Murphy (Alsion) was a Mum in The Christmas Invasion
• Russell Tovey (Josh) was Midshipman Alonso Frame in Voyage of the Damned and The End of Time (2), then reprised for The Lives of Captain Jack (2017)
• Ben Crompton (Irons) was Ross in Into the Dalek
• Tim Delap (PC) voiced Falkus for Daleks Among Us (2013), and Kyle for The Waters of Amsterdam (2016)
• Heather Tobias (Ginette) was one of twenty-six actresses who auditioned for the role of Leela in 1976
• Tom Lucy was also a stunt co-ordinator on sixteen episodes (from Smith and Jones to The Next Doctor) and Torchwood
• Emma Reid was also unit manager on The End of the World and The Unquiet Dead

Tell No Tales (TX: October 19 & 20)

• Dominic Rowan (Edgely) voiced Corwyn for The Burning Prince (2012)
• Ron Donachie (DCI Telford) was a Steward in Tooth and Claw
• Benedict Cumberbatch (Reid) voiced Howard Carter for False Gods (2008)
• Sally Faulkner (Mary) was Isobel Watkins in The Invasion, and voiced Miss Tremayne for Winter for the Adept (2000)
• Mary Healey (Betty) was a Killjoy in The Happiness Patrol
• Glenn Marks was also stunt co-ordinator on Human Nature, The Family of Blood and Blink
• Nicholas Asbury (Officer) was Etoine in The Zygon Inversion, and voiced Rowe for The Many Deaths of Jo Grant (2011), Captain Anthony Burmaster for UNIT: Assembled, Chairman Bart Falco for The Silurian Candidate (both 2017), Visguard/Captain Morgan/ Officer for Churchill Victorious, Dante for Kings of Infinite Space and Whodunnit? (all 2018), Captain Zenna/Kivall for Out of Time (2020), Mollis for Colony of Fear, Commander Stevenson/Pietersen for Return of the Cybermen, Shakespeare for The Hollow Crown, Preacher Stem for The Melting Pot (all 2021), Dr. Sturm for Shellshock, and Hari Ventross for Kaldor Nights (both 2022)
• Sara Powell (DS Linden here; Tilly in Series 21: One Day) voiced Andrea Newman for An Ordinary Life (2014), the PA for World Enough and Time (2016), Jacklyn Karna for The Dalek Occupation of Winter, Contessa for Vanguard (both 2018), Emma Fremantle for The World Traders, Andros Fax for Jenny 2 (both 2021), and Blythe for The War Master 7 (2022) - she was also Mary Seacole in War of the Sontarans
• Andrew Bone (Scientist) was Collins in Spyfall, and voiced Pan Vexel/ Nebrin for Domain of the Voord, the Vice Chancellor for The Rani Elite (both 2014), and Alfred Woodrow for The English Way of Death (2015)
• Olivia Poulet (Alice) voiced Myrren for Requiem for the Rocket Men, Pazmi for Planet of the Rani (both 2015), Carla for The Ravelli Conspiracy (2016), Chancellor Jerasta for Songs of Love (2017), and Ros Green/Jakernia for Fire and Ice (2021)
• David Schaal (Driver) voiced Inspector Zogroth and Bus Driver for The Star Beast (2019)

Closed Ranks (TX: October 26 & 27)

• Esther Hall (Pinson) voiced Virginia [Fortuna] for The Galileo Trap (2015), Tazmeena/Bauze/Mum for The Two Masters, Pheenan for Absolute Power (both 2016), and Viv/Commentator for The Iron Legion (2019)
• Lucinda Dryzek (Cassie here; Marie in Series 22: Deathmaker) was Melissa in School Reunion
• stunt co-ordinator Nick Wilkinson was a stuntman on The Next Doctor
• regular associate producer Margot Hayhoe was AFM on The War Machines, Fury from the Deep and The Ambassadors of Death, then production managr on Logopolis, Castrovalva and Snakedance
• series special make-up effects artist Paul McGuinness was Drathro in The Mysterious Planet
• regular assistant art director Keith Dunne was stand-by art director on The End of Time, set director on eight other stories (from Blink to The Lodger), and also worked on Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures
• Matthew Scrivener was assistant director on The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe too

Doctor Who Vs. Carry On Columbus

Despite being helmed by veterans Gerald Thomas and Peter Rogers, this production (released in late 1992 to mark the 500th anniversary

of Christopher Columbus' epic sea journey) proved to be the final,

failed attempt at reviving the iconic Carry On film franchise. Island

World's comedy reunited surviving series stalwarts with a cast of

alternative comic actors.

The Italian explorer was portrayed by Jim Dale - he was joined by Peter

Gilmore (both in their eleventh Carry On roles), Jack Douglas (his eighth appearance), Jon Pertwee (fourth), and Bernard Cribbins (third),

whilst Leslie Phillips and June Whitfield replaced Frankie Howerd and

Joan Sims. Barbara Windsor, Bernard Bresslaw and Kenneth Connor

declined to appear.

An ultimate box-office flop, Carry On Columbus effectively consigned

the run to cinema history - it was shown on Talking Pictures TV last

night, and featured these eighteen Doctor Who cast connections:

• for Cribbins (Mendoza) see Carry On Jack
• for Phillips (Ferdinand) and Whitfield (Isabella) see Carry On Nurse
• for Gilmore (Governor) see Carry On Cabby
• Maureen [Diane] Lipman (Countess) was the Wire in The Idiot's Lantern
• Alexei [David] Sayle (Achmed) was the DJ [Derek Johnson] in Revelation of the Daleks
• Nigel [George] Planer (Wazir) was Vorgenson for The Monsters are Coming, and voiced Alex Marlowe for Big Finish's Hothouse (2009), and Herrax/Old Racnoss Emperor for Empire of the Racnoss (2017)
• [Alexander] Martin Clunes (Martin) was Lon in Snakedance
• Don [Francis] Henderson (Bosun) was Gavrok in Delta and the Bannermen
• Burt [born Herbert Tsangtse] Kwouk (Wang) was Lin Futu in Four to Doomsday, and voiced Dr. Hayashi for Loups-Garoux (2001)
• Daniel Peacock (Tonto) was Nord in The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
• Richard [born Ian Carmichael] Wilson (Felipe) was Dr. Constantine in The Empty Child and The Doctor Dances
• Lynda [born Lilian] Baron (Meg) recorded The Ballad of the Last Chance Saloon (sung off screen) for The Gunfighters, then appeared in Enlightenment as Captain Wrack, and was Val in Closing Time
• Su Douglas (Joanna) voiced Countess Venhella for Benny's Story, Gem Weston for Fitz's Story (both 2009), Cook for The Broken Crown, Toad for Aladdin Time (both 2011), and Lady Raleigh for The Survivor (2019)
• Selva Rasalingam (Abdullah) was Ranjit in The Power of Three
• Jonathan [Louis] Tafler (Inquisitor) voiced Captain Waldo for The Paradise of Death, and Pietro Clemenza for The Ghosts of N-Space
• Michael Hobbs (Inquisitor) voiced Francis Currie for UNIT (2004/ 05), Fazackerly for Other Lives (2005), and Arcantis for Time in Office (2017)
• Duncan Duff (Inquisitor) was Newsreader in Rise of the Cybermen and The Age of Steel, and voiced Joe Hartley for Night Thoughts (2006)

Doctor Who Vs. Silent Witness, Series 5

First shown from late 2000, the fifth season of

this popular crime drama again starred Amanda

Burton as Home Office pathologist Professor

Sam Ryan.

A repeat run of the six-part series began on

Drama last night - it featured a total of twenty-eight Doctor Who cast and crew connections:

The World Cruise (TX: December 11 & 12 2000)

• Richard [Andrew Palethorpe] Todd (Newman) was Sanders in Kinda
• Suzanne Bertish (Eva) voiced Aldis for Big Finish's Nevernor (2020)
• Andrew [born Andreas Siegfried] Sachs (Horowitz) voiced Skagra for Shada, the Scorpion King for The Boy That Time Forgot (2008), Crassostrea for Orbis (2009), and the Scarf for AudioGo's Aladdin Time (2011) - he auditioned for the role of the Doctor following Colin Baker's departure from the show
• Ace [born Ahsen Rafiq] Bhatti (DCI Naval) was Haresh Chandra in The Sarah Jane Adventures
• Michael [born Emrys Jones] Elwyn (Lake) was Lieutenant Algernon Ffinch in The Highlanders
• David [born John Townsend] Simeon (Priestley) was Private Latimer in Inferno, and Alastair Fergus in The Daemons
• Trevor Thomas (Bill) made his TV debut as Tribe Child in The Cave of Skulls
• series associate producer Monica Rodger was director's assistant on Nightmare of Eden
• for Philip Kloss see Series 3
• for Rod Woodruff and Jan Nethercot see Series 2
• series script supervisor Juley Harding was production assistant on Black Orchid and The Caves of Androzani

Two Below Zero (TX: February 12 & 13 2001)

• Stephen [Vincent] Moore (Major Hutton) was Eldane in Cold Blood, and voiced Clark Goodman for The Eight Truths and Worldwide Web (2009)
• Anthony [Stewart] Head (Hutton) was the Narrator of BBC Audio's Project: Who? (2005) and BBC Books' The Nightmare of Black Island (2006), then was Brother Lassar in School Reunion, and voiced Valentine for Death Comes to Time, Grayvorn for the Excelis saga (2002), and Baltazar for The Infinite Quest (2007) - he also auditioned for the role of the Doctor in 1995
• Angela Bruce (Michaels) was Brigadier Winifred Bambera in Battlefield - a role reprised for Animal (2011), The War Factory and Brave New World (both 2022)
• Sean Chapman (DCI Norton) was Peter Tracey in K9 and Company
• cinematographer Ian Punter was film cameraman on Resurrection of the Daleks
• Tony Harding was also VFX designer on The Invisible Enemy, The Power of Kroll, State of Decay, The King's Demons and The Awakening
• William Webb was film editor on Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures too
• first assistant director Debbi Slater was production manager on seven stories (from Blink to Forest of the Dead), then an associate producer on Planet of the Dead and The Waters of Mars

Faith (TX: March 19 & 20 2001)

• Philip Jackson (DI Toner) voiced Laxton for Valhalla (2007), Peabody for The Contingency Club (2017), and The Dalby Spook (2022)
• John [Michael Frederick] Castle (Craig) voiced Edmund Trevithick for Nightshade (2016)
• Sean Murray (Dwyer here; Moss in Series 8: Body 21) voiced Captain Darvor for The Starship of Theseus (2017)
• Tony Bluto (Rutman) was Driver Joe in Midnight
• David [John] Quilter (Lewis) was Greeves in The Unicorn and the Wasp
• Karen Seacombe (Nurse) was Sandra in The Lodger
• series special make-up effects artist Paul McGuinness was Drathro in The Mysterious Planet
• Paul Smith was also the series prop master on fifteen instalments (from Asylum of the Daleks to The Day of the Doctor)

Doctor Who Vs. Silent Witness, Series 4

First shown in the spring of 1999, the fourth
season of this crime drama again starred
Amanda Burton as Home Office pathologist
Professor Sam Ryan, and was now set in
London after her move from Cambridge.

A repeat run of the six-part series began on

 Drama last night - it featured a total of twenty

Doctor Who cast and crew connections:

Gone Tomorrow (TX: May 30 & 31)

• John Flanagan (Kittrick) co-wrote Meglos
• [Peter] Nigel Terry (Thorn) was General Cobb in The Doctor's Daughter
• Robert Pugh (Peterson here; Harrington in Series 12: Finding Rachel; Wilde in Series 23: Close to Home) was Tony Mack in The Hungry Earth and Cold Blood, and voiced Emmett Burrows for Big Finish's Five Twenty-Nine (2016)
• Paul [Mackriell] Copley (Tillson here; Parkin in Series 7: Beyond Guilt) was Clem McDonald in Torchwood: Children of Earth, and voiced Dad for Spare Parts (2002), Jimmy Deel for Missing Persons (2013), Mick Huff for The Miniaturist (2022), and Wendell for The Conservitors (2023)
• Rod Arthur (Controller) was Mr. Parsons in School Reunion
• Howard Lee (Davies) was Dr. Gachet in The Pandorica Opens
• SFX artist Paul McGuinness was Drathro in The Mysterious Planet 
• stunt performer Abbi Collins was the stunt co-ordinator on eleven stories (from Rise of the Cybermen to The Waters of Mars), and The Sarah Jane Adventures
• for Rod Woodruff (stunt arranger), John McGlashan (cinema- tographer) and Jan Nethercot (make-up designer) see Series 2

A Kind of Justice (TX: June 8 & 9)

• Tom Georgeson (McNally) was Kavell in Genesis of the Daleks, and Police Inspector in Logopolis
• George Russo (Danny here; Bond in Series 17: Coup de Grace) was Cleric Philip in The Time of Angels and Flesh and Stone
• David Cann (Commander here; DI Porter in S19: After the Fall) was Narrator of Hello Sailor!, then voiced Albert for Jenny 3 (2024)
• Michael Darbon was production manager on Warriors of the Deep too

A Good Body (TX: June 15 & 16)

• Cheryl Hall (Sheryl here; Series 5: The World Cruise) was Shirna in Carnival of Monsters
• Joanne Pearce (Jill) voiced Luton/Gyra for Last of the Zetacene (2022)
• for Alec Linstead (Cross) see Series 1: Buried Lies
• for Philip Kloss (film editor) see Series 3