Doctor Who Vs. Marple: The Moving Finger

Agatha Christie's thirty-third crime novel (one

of her own favourites) was serialised in 1942

for the American Collier's Weekly magazine,

then was issued in Britain as Moving Finger

for Woman's Pictorial later that year. The third

Marple mystery was adapted for BBC TV (in

1985) and radio (2001), then this ITV Studios

production was first screened in early 2006.

Geraldine McEwan (1932-2015) again port-

rayed Jane Marple in her sixth case, repeated

on ITV3 today - it featured these seventeen

Doctor Who cast and crew onnections:

• Jessica [Stevenson] Hynes (Aimee here; Narrator of Spider's Web, 2020) played Joan Redfern in Human Nature and The Family of Blood, then (that character's great-grand daughter) Verity Newman in The End of Time - she also voiced Glory Bee for Big Finish's Invaders from Mars (2002)
• Thelma Barlow [born Pigott] (Emily Barton here; Anthea for Nemesis, 1998) was Lady Thaw in The Lazarus Experiment
• John [Gibb Marshall] Sessions (Pye here; Radio Voice for Four and Twenty Blackbirds) provided the voice of Gus for Mummy on the Orient Express, and voiced General Tannis for Death Comes to Time, Amadeus Mozart for My Own Private Wolfgang (2007), and Roland for Castle of Fear (2009)
• Emilia [Rose Elizabeth] Fox (Joanna here; Theo for Magnolia Blossom) voiced Berenice for Nevermore (2010), and Lady Winters for The Gunpowder Plot
• [Simon] James D'Arcy (Jerry Burton here; Kettering in The Mystery of the Blue Train) voiced Michael for Paradise 5 (2010)
• Talulah Riley (Megan here; Angela in Five Little Pigs) was Miss Evangelista in Silence in the Library and Forest of the Dead
• Imogen Stubbs (Mona) voiced Isabella Clerkwell for I Went to a Marvelous Party and The Rulers of the Universe (both 2016), Time Suit for Chronomancer, Professor Patricia McBride for Purity Undreamed (both 2022), Purity Unleashed and Purity Unbound, Purifiers for The Wrong Side of History (all 2023), and Elizabeth I for Coda (2024)
• Sean [Carl] Pertwee (Griffith here; Oglander in The King of Clubs; Stubbs in Dead Man's Folly; DI Lejeune in The Pale Horse, 2020) made a cameo appearance in The Five(ish) Doctors
• for Stephen Churchett see The Murder at the Vicarage
• stunt double Rick English was a stunt performer on Tooth and Claw
• Garry Dawson also worked on stand-by props for Cold War and The Crimson Horror
• executive producer Damien Timmer and Nigel Squibbs (dubbing mixer) both worked on An Adventure in Space and Time too
• second assistant director Scott Bates was the first assistant on Listen, Time Heist Kill the Moon, Mummy on the Orient Express and Last Christmas
• Dai Hopkins was also the grip on Love & Monsters, Let's Kill Hitler and The Wedding of River Song
• VFX supervisors Simon Blackledge and Matt Wood both worked on A Town Called Mercy and The Power of Three - Wood also supervised The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe

Doctor Who On This Day #116

1928 - Writer Donald Cotton born

in England

1965 - The Daleks, Episode 3: The Escape repeated and

Marco Polo, Episode 3: Five Hundred Eyes first screened,

both on ABC

1968 - The Reign of Terror, Episode 5:

A Bargain of Necessity and Planet of

Giants, Episode 2: Dangerous Journey

both repeated and The Romans, Episode

3: Conspiracy first screened, all on TV1

1969 - The War Games, Episode

2 first screened on BBC1

1970 - The Dominators, Episode

1 repeated on ABC

1975 - Death to the Daleks, Part 3 repeated

on ABC; and Revenge of the Cybermen, Part

2 first screened on BBC1

1976 - Planet of the Spiders, Part

5 repeated on ABC

1978 - The Hand of Fear, Part 3 repeated and The Talons 

of Weng-Chiang, Part 1 first screened, both on ABC

1979 - The Stones of Blood, Part 1 repeated

and Part 3 first screened, both on ABC

1982 - State of Decay Omnibus repeated on WTTW

 11; and Logopolis, Part 4 repeated and Castrovalva,

Part 1 first screened, both on ABC

1983 - The Ark in Space, Part 4 repeated on KQED

Plus; and Arc of Infinity, Part 1 repeated and Part

2 first screened, both on ABC

1984 - The Masque of Mandragora, Part 4 repeated on 

KQED Plus; and State of Decay, Part 3 repeated on ABC

1985 - The Mind Robber, Episode 5 and The Krotons,

Part 1 both first screened on TV2; and The Three

Doctors, Episode 4 repeated on KQED Plus

1986 - Full Circle, Part 4 repeated on KQED Plus

1987 - The Android Invasion, Parts 1 and 2 both

repeated on ABC; and Kinda Omnibus repeated

on KQED Plus

1988 - Robot, Part 1 first screened on

TV3 (Spa); The Android Invasion, Part

1 repeated on TV de Galicia; Nightmare

of Eden, Part 3 repeated on TV2; and

Meglos, Part 1 repeated on KQED Plus

1989 - Invasion of the Dinosaurs, Part 

3 repeated on KQED Plus

1990 - The Invasion of Time, Part 5 repeated

on ABC; and The Caves of Androzani, Part 2

repeated on KQED Plus

1993 - Carnival of Monsters, Episode 1 repeated on UK

Gold; and Mawdryn Undead, Part 3 repeated on ABC

1994 - The Creature from the Pit, Part

4 repeated on UK Gold; and The Paradise

 of Death, Episode 3 repeated on Radio 2

1995 - The Claws of Axos, Episode 2 repeated on UK Gold;

and Terror of the Vervoids, Part 9 repeated on VOX

1997 - Planet of the Spiders Omnibus repeated on UKTV

(Aus); and Pyramids of Mars, Part 2 repeated on ZTV

1998 - The Keys of Marinus, Episode 3:

The Screaming Jungle repeated on Space;

and The Two Doctors Omnibus repeated

on UK Gold

1999 - The Romans, Episode 3: Conspiracy repeated on 

UKTV (Aus); The Gunfighters, Episode 3: Johnny Ringo 

repeated on Space; The Monster of Peladon, Parts 3 and

4 both repeated on Colorado PTV; and Pyramids of Mars 

Omnibus repeated on KQED Plus

2000 - The War Machines, Episode 3 repeated on UKTV

(Aus); and Spearhead from Space, Episode 2 repeated on 

TG4

2001 - The Deadly Assassin, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated

on BBC America; The Invasion of Time, Part 2 repeated on

UKTV (Aus); The Stones of Blood, Part 3 repeated on Prime;

and Mawdryn Undead, Part 2 repeated on BBC Prime

2002 - The Hand of Fear, Part 3 repeated

on BBC Kids (Can); Mawdryn Undead, Parts

3 and 4 both repeated on NHPTV; Dragonfire,

Part 2 repeated on UKTV (Aus); and Death

Comes to Time, Part 11 released on BBCi

2003 - Death to the Daleks and The Monster of Peladon

Omnibuses both repeated on UK Gold; The Leisure Hive,

Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on BBC Kids (Can); The

Visitation Omnibus repeated on KERA; Time and the

 Rani, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on Colorado PTV;

and The Ghosts of N-Space, Episode 2 repeated on

Radio 7

2004 - Inferno, Episode 5 repeated on ABC; and Four 

to Doomsday Omnibus repeated on BBC Kids (Can)
2005 - The Stones of Blood, Part 2 repeated on ABC
2007 - Aliens of London and Doctor Who Confidential:

I Get a Sidekick Out of You both first screened on WLIW

 21; and The Long Game first screened on SVT2

2008 - The Mind Robber, Episode 5 and The Krotons,

 Episode 1 both repeated on MTV3 SciFi and TV4; Rose

 and Doctor Who Confidential: Bringing back the Doctor

both repeated on WLIW 21; The Christmas Invasion

 repeated on WTTW 11; The Girl in the Fireplace

first screened on OETA; Partners in Crime first

screened on Syfy (US); The Sontaran Stratagem

first screened on BBC1; and Doctor Who

Confidential: Send in the Clones first screened

on BBC3

2009 - Rise of the Cybermen repeated on Ozarks PTV;

The Satan Pit and Doctor Who Confidential: Religion,

 Myths and Legends both repeated on KERA; The

Sound of Drums and Doctor Who Confidential: The

 Saxon Mystery both first screened on Idaho PTV;

Last of the Time Lords first screened on WXXI; and

Human Nature repeated on Syfy (Rus)

2010 - The Age of Steel repeated on Syfy (FRG); The

Impossible Planet and The Fires of Pompeii both repeated

on Syfy (Spa); The Shakespeare Code repeated on WTTW

11; Turn Left repeated on HRT2; and The Time of Angels 

repeated on BBC HD

2011 - City of Death, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on MTV3 

SciFi, TV2 and TV4; Fear Her repeated on Space; The End of 

Time, Part 2 repeated on UKTV (Aus); and Greatest Moments:

The Daleks repeated on ABC2

2012 - Frontios, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on Syfy (Aus);

The Two Doctors, Parts 1 and 2 (of 6) both repeated on
MTV3 SciFi; The Stolen Earth repeated on BBC America;
The Vampires of Venice repeated on BBC Entertainment
AP; and The Girl Who Waited and Doctor Who Confidential
Cutdown: What Dreams May Come both repeated on ABC2

2013 - Doomsday repeated on Watch; The Sontaran
Stratagem first screened on YLE TV2; The Beast Below
repeated on DR3; Amy's Choice and The Hungry Earth
 both repeated on BBC America; The Impossible

Astronaut repeated on BBC Nordic; Night Terrors

 repeated on Syfy (Port); and Hide repeated on BBC3

2014 - The End of the World repeated on KCPT2;

The Unquiet Dead and Aliens of London both

repeated on Space; School Reunion, The Girl in

the Fireplace and Rise of the Cybermen all repeated

on Syfy (Aus); The Age of Steel and The Idiot's Lantern 

both repeated on TV3 (Spain) and Syfy (Aus); The Runaway 
Bride repeated on Really Scary TV; Smith and Jones and The 
Shakespeare Code both repeated on RAI4; Blink repeated on
BBC America; Utopia, The Sound of Drums and Last of the Time 
Lords all repeated on BBC America and Really Scary TV; Planet 
of the Dead repeated on BBC Nordic HD, BBC Polska HD and
Fox (FRG); The Waters of Mars and The End of Time, Part 1
both repeated on Fox; The End of Time, Part 2 repeated on
France 4 and Fox; The Almost People repeated on BBC Nordic
and Jeem TV (ME); The Wedding of River Song repeated on
BBC Nordic; The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe repeated
on BBC Nordic HD and BBC Polska HD; A Town Called Mercy 
repeated on France 4; The Snowmen repeated on WGVU and
UKTV (NZ); The Bells of Saint John and The Rings of Akhaten

 both repeated on BBC Entertainment EU, Rom, ME and
France 4; Cold War repeated on France 4; The Crimson
 Horror repeated on OETA; and The Name of the Doctor 
repeated on Syfy (Ben)

2015 - The Silurians, Episodes 1 to 4 all repeated on Retro
TV; The Ambassadors of Death Omnibus repeated on KERA;
The Android Invasion, Part 3 repeated on KPTS; The Ribos
Operation Omnibus repeated on Horror; City of Death, 

Part 1 and The God Complex both repeated on Syfy (Aus); 

Black Orchid Omnibus repeated on KBTC; The Girl in the Fireplace and Doctor Who Confidential: From Script to 

Screen both repeated on UNC-TV; The Age of Steel and 

Doctor Who Confidential: From Zero to Hero both 

repeated on Iowa PTV; Fear Her repeated on KNCT;
The Runaway Bride, The Shakespeare Code and Gridlock 

all repeated on EBRU; Smith and Jones repeated on BBC 

Entertainment AP, EBRU and WILL; The Unicorn and the 

Wasp repeated on KCPT2; Silence in the Library, Forest 

of the Dead and Midnight all repeated on Watch and 

KCPT2; Turn Left and The Angels Take Manhattan both 

repeated on Watch; Victory of the Daleks repeated on 

BBC Entertainment EU, Rom and ME; The Hungry 

Earth repeated on KCPT; Day of the Moon repeated 

on OETA; Hide repeated on WVPB and KLRU; Deep

Breath repeated on BBC Entertainment LA; and

Flatline, In the Forest of the Night, Dark Water

 and Death in Heaven all repeated on France 4

2016 - Resurrection of the Daleks, Parts 

3 and 4 (of 4) both repeated on Retro TV;

Boom Town and Bad Wolf both repeated on

BBC Polska HD; The Shakespeare Code, Day

 of the Moon and The Rings of Akhaten all

repeated on Syfy (Aus); The Sound of Drums

repeated on TV Cultura; Journey's End repeated

on ABC2; The Hungry Earth repeated on BBC 

Entertainment AP; Vincent and the Doctor

repeated on Syfy (LA) and Syfy (Bra); The

Almost People repeated on Einsfestival; The

Crimson Horror repeated on Syfy (Port); Kill

 the Moon repeated on BBC First (ME); Dark

Water repeated on WGVU; The Zygon Inversion

repeated on Syfy (LA); and Hell Bent repeated

on RAI4

2017 - The Green Death, Episode 5 repeated on 

The Zone; Terror of the Vervoids, Part 10 and 11 

both repeated on Retro TV; Silence in the Library,

Forest of the Dead, Midnight, Turn Left, The Stolen

 Earth and Journey's End all repeated on BBC

America; The Waters of Mars, The End of Time,

Part 1, Doctor Who Extra: Listen and Time Heist

 all repeated  on BBC Polska HD; The Beast Below

repeated on FX (Ind); Dinosaurs on a Spaceship 

and A Town Called Mercy both repeated on Syfy

 (Bra); The Girl Who Died repeated on Syfy (Aus);

Face the Raven repeated on Syfy (LA); Heaven

Sent repeated on Fox (FRG) and Syfy (LA); and

Hell Bent and The Husbands of River Song both

repeated on Fox

2018 - The Space Museum, Episodes 2

and 3 both repeated on Retro TV; Love &

Monsters repeated on W; Let's Kill Hitler

repeated on Star World Premiere; Deep

Breath repeated on ABC; Into the Dalek

repeated on ABC ME; The Magician's

Apprentice repeated on Sony SciFi; and 

The Lie of the Land repeated on Syfy (Bra)
2019 - Spearhead from Space, Episodes 1 and 2 both
repeated on Retro TV; The Sun Makers, Parts 1 to 3 all
repeated on Jones! too; and The Doctor Falls repeated

on BBC Polska HD
2020 - 100,000 BC Omnibus repeated on Iowa PTV; The
Time Warrior Omnibus repeated on Retro TV; The Deadly
Assassin Omnibus repeated on WSRE; Castrovalva, Parts 3
and 4 both repeated on KBTC; The Two Doctors Omnibus
repeated on Idaho PTV; New Earth, Tooth and Claw, School
Reunion, The Crimson Horror, Nightmare in Silver and The 
Name of the Doctor all repeated on W; Cold Blood and
Vincent and the Doctor both repeated on One ARD; Kill
the Moon, Mummy on the Orient Express and Flatline all 
repeated on BBC Polska HD; and The Ghost Monument

repeated on Fox (FRG)

2021 - The Waters of Mars repeated

on BBC America; and Let's Kill Hitler

repeated on ABC2

2022 - Timelash, Parts 1 and 2 (of 4)

both repeated on Retro TV; The Fires

of Pompeii repeated on Fox SciFi; The

Sontaran Stratagem, The Doctor's

Daughter and The End of Time, Part

1 all repeated on Syfy (Fra); The Big

Bang repeated on BBC Polska HD;

Night Terrors and Eve of the Daleks

both repeated on BBC First Turkey; and

Revolution of the Daleks repeated on

BBC America

2025 - The God Complex repeated on

ABC Entertains; The Well first screened

on BBC1 and released on Disney+ and

BBC iPlayer; Doctor Who: Unleashed,

Episode 17 first screened on BBC3;

and A Thing of Guile repeated on

Radio 4 Extra

2026 - The Romans, Episodes 1

and 2 both repeated on Retro TV;

and Resurrection of the Daleks,

Parts 3 and 4 (4 part version) both

repeated on KBTC