Doctor Who Vs. The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes, Series 2

Jeremy Brett and Edward Hardwicke 
returned as Holmes and Watson for

the sixth and penultimate season of

Granada's acclaimed period drama.

Conan Doyle's final short detective

stories were published between 1921

and 1927 as The Case Book, but only

one mystery here - The Last Vampyre

(based on The Adventure of the Sussex

Vampire) - was from that volume.

Episode one was adapted from The

Adventure of Charles Augustus

Milverton, derived from The Return

 of Sherlock Holmes (issued in 1904),

whilst the third case was based on 

The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor, 

released as part of The Adventures

collection in 1892.

A repeat run of these three feature-length thrillers concluded on Talking

Pictures TV last night - they starred Geoffrey Beevers, and a total of

seventeen Doctor Who cast and crew connections:

The Master Blackmailer (TX: January 2 1992)

• Big Finish actor Nickolas Grace (Bertrand here; Oberstein in Hands of a Murderer) made a brief TV appearance as Albert Einstein in Death is the Only Answer, and voiced Loozly for Bang-Bang-A-Boom! (2002), Straxus for Human Resources (2007), Sisters of the Flame and The Vengeance of Morbius (both 2008), Balancer/Viktor Skaarsgard for Equilibrium (2015), Goole for The Gallery of Ghouls (2016), Professor Grove for Shadow Planet and World Apart, Chevalier D'Eon for Sword of the Chevalier (all 2017), Kellman for Return of the Cybermen (2021), Eldridge Brinkwood for The Empty Man (2023), and Secretary Pym for The Eternity Club (2024)
• for Colin Jeavons see The Norwood Builder
• David Mallinson (Dorking) voiced Brodlik for Creatures of Beauty (2003)
• Alan Rothwell (Tronson) voiced Byzar Janto for The Twilight Kingdom (2004)
• Tom Lucy was also stunt co-ordinator on sixteen episodes (from Smith and Jones to The Next Doctor) and Torchwood
• Dorothy Ford (stunt performer) was Double on The Wheel in Space (6)

The Last Vampyre (TX: January 27 1993)

• Roy [Anthony] Marsden (Stockton, pictured right) was [Bryan] Stoker in Smith and Jones, and voiced Todd Hulbert for Human Resources (2007)
• Keith Barron (Ferguson) was Captain Straker in Enlightenment, and voiced Isaac Barclay for Plague of the Daleks (2009), and Lord Tulip for The Bad Penny (2018)
• [William] Maurice Denham (Merridew here; Amberley in The Retired Colourman; Coram for The Golden Prince-Nez, 1993) was Azmael in The Twin Dilemma, then voiced the President for The Paradise of Death
• Juliet Aubrey (Dolores here; the Seamstress for The Fiends of New York City) voiced Vulpina for Voyage to Venus (2012), Esther Malkin for The Wrong Woman (2021), Prodigal for The Auton Infinity (2022), Zyla Kalstein for Revolution in Space, and Lina Kalpar for Invasion of the Body Stealers (both 2024)
• Richard Dempsey (Jack) was Tsar Nicholas II in The Power of the Doctor 
• Elizabeth [Jean] Spriggs [born Williams] (Mrs. Mason) was Tabby in Paradise Towers
• Billy Horrigan was also a stuntman on (episode 1 of) Terror of the Autons and The Masque of Mandragora (1), and had uncredited roles in Spearhead from Space (4), Inferno (1), The Mind of Evil, The Curse of Peladon (4), and The Green Death (1)

The Eligible Bachelor (TX: February 3 1993)

• [Hugh Valentine] Simon Williams (St. Simon) was Group Captain Ian Gilmore in Remembrance of the Daleks - a role he reprised for Big Finish's Counter Measures, 1963: The Assassination Games (2013), The Reesinger Process (2014) and The Split Infinitive (2019) - he also voiced Paul Addison/Shara for Nekromanteia (2003), the titular Lord for The Ruthven Inheritance (2011), and the Guardian for The Guardians of Prophecy (2012)
• Anna Calder Marshall (Lady Helena/Agnes) voiced Mathilda Pierce for The Scream of the Shalka
• Joanna McCallum (Flora here; Mrs. Sinden for The Demented Client) voiced the Bursar for Night Thoughts (2006)
• production manager Liam Foster began his career as AFM on Spearhead from Space

Doctor Who On This Day #53

1964 - Marco Polo, Episode 1: The Roof

of the World first screened on BBCtv

1968 - The Chase, Episode 4: Journey into

Terror, The Space Museum, Episode 4: The

Final Phase and The Time Meddler, Episode

2: The Meddling Monk all repeated on ABC

1969 - The Seeds of Death, Episode 5 first

screened on BBC1

1974 - Frontier in Space, Episode 4 and

Planet of the Daleks, Episodes 1 and 3 all

repeated on ABC

1975 - Writer Peter Richard Newman died

in London, aged 48; and The Sontaran

Experiment, Part 1 first screened on BBC1

1978 - Pyramids of Mars, Part 2 first

screened and Planet of Evil, Part 4

repeated, both on ABC

1979 - Horror of Fang Rock, Part

4 first screened on ABC

1980 - Underworld, Part 3 first

screened on WTTW 11

1982 - The Armageddon Factor, Parts

 4 to 6 all repeated on WTTW 11; and The

Visitation, Part 3 first screened on BBC1

1983 - The Creature from the Pit, Part 2 repeated on KQED 

Plus; and Terminus, Part 3 first screened on BBC1
1984 - Robot, Part 4 repeated on KQED

Plus; and The Invisible Enemy, Part 1

 repeated on ABC

1985 - The Caves of Androzani, Part

2 repeated on KQED Plus

1986 - The Androids of Tara, Part 4 repeated on KQED Plus

1987 - The Leisure Hive Omnibus repeated on KQED Plus
1988 - Robot, Part 1 repeated on TV de Galicia; and The

Armageddon Factor, Parts 4 to 6 all repeated on WTTW 11
1989 - The Sea Devils, Episode 4 repeated on KQED

Plus; and Genesis of the Daleks, Part 3 repeated on ABC

1990 - Arc of Infinity, Part 1 repeated on KQED Plus
1991 - Horror of Fang Rock, Part 2 repeated on KQED Plus
1992 - Terror of the Autons, Episode 2 repeated on TV2;

The Silurians, Episode 4 and The Sontaran Experiment 

Omnibus both repeated on KQED Plus

1993 - The Stones of Blood Omnibus

repeated on KQED Plus

1994 - Image of the Fendahl, Part 3 repeated on UK Gold;

and The Two Doctors, Parts 3 and 4 (of 6) both repeated

on ABC

1995 - Paradise Towers, Part 1 repeated on UK Gold
1997 - The Sea Devils Omnibus repeated on UKTV (Aus)

1998 - The Daleks, Episode 3: The Escape repeated on Space;

and Warriors of the Deep Omnibus repeated on UK Gold

1999 - The Chase, Episode 5: The Death of Doctor Who

and The Mind Robber, Episode 5 both repeated on Space;

 The Invasion of Time, Parts 2 repeated on UKTV (Aus);

and The Curse of Fenric Omnibus repeated on KQED Plus

2000 - The Sensorites, Episode 6: A Desperate Venture 

repeated on UKTV (Aus); Spearhead from Space, Episode 3 

repeated on Space; Colony in Space, Episode 5 first screened 

on TG4; and Genesis of the Daleks, Part 5 repeated on BBC2

2001 - Terror of the Zygons, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on 

Prime; The Hand of Fear, Part 1 repeated on BBC America and 

UKTV (Aus) and Part 4 repeated on BBC America; and Arc of 

Infinity, Part 1 repeated on BBC Prime

2002 - The Ark in Space, Part 3 repeated on BBC Kids (Can);
Earthshock, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on NHPTV; and Death 
Comes to Time: Planet of Blood, Part 2 released on BBCi

2003 - Inferno Omnibus repeated on UK Gold; The Deadly 

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

Logopolis Omnibus repeated on KERA; Paradise Towers

Omnibus repeated on Colorado PTV; and My Life as a

Dalek first broadcast on Radio 4

2004 - The Gunfighters, Episodes 3 and 4 both repeated on

KBTC; The War Machines Omnibus repeated on MPT; The

Mind of Evil, Episode 6 and The Claws of Axos, Episode 1

both repeated on Colorado PTV; Robot Omnibus repeated on

UK Gold; The Brain of Morbius, Part 3 repeated on WCNY;

The Pirate Planet, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on Iowa PTV; 

The Keeper of Traken, Part 4 repeated on WILL; Castrovalva 

Omnibus repeated on BBC Kids (Can); Time Flight, Part 3 

repeated on KUED; Frontios, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on 

MiND; and Ghost Light, Part 2 and 3 both repeated on WCET

2005 - The Talons of Weng-Chiang, Part

6 repeated on ABC
2007 - Dalek repeated on ΣΚΑΙ 

2008 - Father's Day and Doctor Who Confidential:

Time Trouble both repeated on WGVU; and Human

Nature repeated on Syfy (US)

2009 - The Doctor Dances and Boom Town both repeated 

on Syfy (FRG); Rise of the Cybermen and Doctor Who

Confidential: Cybermen both repeated on KERA; Gridlock

and Doctor Who Confidential: Are We There Yet? both

first screened on MPTV; and 42 first screened on WXXI

2010 - The Girl in the Fireplace and Utopia both repeated 

and Midnight first screened, all on Syfy (Spa); The Idiot's 

Lantern repeated on HRT2; Fear Her and Army of Ghosts 

both repeated on Syfy (FRG); The Family of Blood repeated 

on WTTW 11; Blink repeated on BBC3 and Syfy (Spa); 

Journey's End and Doctor Who Confidential Cutdown: 

The End of an Era both repeated on ABC2; The Next 

Doctor and Planet of the Dead both repeated on Syfy
 (Ben); and Doctor Who Confidential: Do You Remember 

the First Time? both repeated on BBC3
2011 - Actor Nicholas Courtney died in London,

aged 81; The Brain of Morbius, Parts 3 and 4

both repeated on MTV3 SciFi, TV2 and TV4;

The Impossible Planet and The Satan Pit

both repeated on UKTV (Aus); and

Partners in Crime repeated on Space

2012 - Survival, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on MTV3

SciFi and TV4; The Idiot's Lantern repeated on BBC3;

Blink repeated on BBC Entertainment Ind and ABC2;

 Silence in the Library repeated on Watch; The Rebel

Flesh and The Almost People both first screened on Fox
(FRG); and Doctor Who Confidential Cutdown: Making

Manhattan repeated on UKTV (Aus)

2013 - The Doctor's Daughter repeated on Watch;

 The Next Doctor repeated on BBC America; Night

Terrors repeated on BBC3; and Doctor Who

 Confidential Cutdown: Oods and Ends repeated

on UKTV (Aus)

2014 - The Enemy of the World and The Web of Fear Omnibuses
both screened at the Prince Charles Cinema, London; Boom Town 
and Bad Wolf both repeated on RAI4; 42 and The Family of Blood 
both repeated on Really; Human Nature repeated on Really and
TV3 (Spain); Utopia, The Sound of Drums, Last of the Time Lords 
and Partners in Crime all repeated on France 4; Amy's Choice,
The Hungry Earth, Doctor Who Confidential: Arthurian Legend

and After Effects all repeated on BBC Nordic HD and BBC

Polska HD; Vincent and the Doctor repeated on Jeem TV (ME);
The Impossible Astronaut, Day of the Moon and The Curse of 
the Black Spot all repeated on BBC America; The Doctor's Wife 
repeated on BBC Nordic; The Almost People repeated on LPB;
Asylum of the Daleks repeated on WGVU; The Angels Take 
Manhattan repeated on Syfy (Ben); The Name of the Doctor

and Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide, Part 2 both repeated

on BBC3; and The Sarah Jane Adventures: Death of the

Doctor, Episode 1 repeated on Jeem TV (UK)

2015 - The Chase, Episodes 1 to 4, The Claws of Axos, Episode
4 and Colony in Space, Episode 1 all repeated on Retro TV;
Pyramids of Mars, Part 1 repeated on KPTS; The Sun Makers,
Part 2, The Lazarus Experiment and Day of the Moon all repeated
 on Syfy (Aus); Logopolis, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on KBTC;
Dalek, The Long Game, Father's Day, The Empty Child and The 
Doctor Dances all repeated on Watch; The Christmas Invasion 

repeated on Iowa PTV; New Earth, Tooth and Claw, School 
Reunion and The Girl in the Fireplace all repeated on KCPT2;
Rise of the Cybermen repeated on KNCT; The Satan Pit repeated
on WILL; Planet of the Dead and A Christmas Carol both repeated
on France 4; The Beast Below repeated on KCPT; A Good Man 
Goes to War, The Girl Who Waited, The God Complex, Closing 
Time and The Wedding of River Song all repeated on BBC

Entertainment LA; Night Terrors repeated on BBC LA and
 Idaho PTV; Let's Kill Hitler repeated on BBC Entertainment LA
and WPT; The Power of Three repeated on WVPB, MPTV and 
KLRU; The Rings of Akhaten repeated on MPB; Hide repeated
on OETA; Into the Dalek first screened on TLC TV; Robot of 
Sherwood and Listen both repeated on Fox (FRG); The

Caretaker first screened on RAI4; Dark Water repeated on

BBC Entertainment LA HD; and Doctor Who Confidential: 

Open All Hours repeated on BBC Entertainment AP

2016 - The Romans, Episodes 1 and 2 both repeated on Retro TV;
 The Time Warrior Omnibus repeated on Horror; The Leisure Hive,
 Part 1, Gridlock and Nightmare in Silver all repeated on Syfy (Aus);
 The Empty Child and Doctor Who Confidential: Special Effects both
 repeated on ABC2; Smith and Jones and The Shakespeare Code
 both repeated on France 4; The Stolen Earth and Journey's End
 both repeated on BBC America; Closing Time and The Wedding of 
River Song both repeated on BBC Polska HD; The Power of Three 
repeated on Syfy (Spain); The Time of the Doctor repeated on
KUAC; Kill the Moon repeated on TV Cultura; Death in Heaven
 repeated on BBC First (ME); The Zygon Invasion repeated

on BBC Entertainment AP; and The Zygon Inversion first

screened on TLC TV

2017 - The Mind Robber, Episode 3 repeated on The Zone; Four 
to Doomsday, Parts 2 and 3 both repeated on Retro TV; Fear Her 
repeated on FX (Ind); Silence in the Library, Forest of the Dead, 
Midnight, Turn Left, The Stolen Earth and Journey's End all 
repeated on BBC America; The End of Time, Part 2 repeated

on Syfy (Aus); A Christmas Carol repeated on Syfy (LA);
The God Complex and Closing Time both repeated on Syfy (Bra);
 Nightmare in Silver, The Name of the Doctor and Behind the Lens: 

The Time of the Doctor all repeated on BBC Polska HD; Time Heist 
and The Caretaker both repeated on Fox (FRG); The Zygon 
Invasion repeated on Syfy (Bra); The Zygon Inversion repeated 
on One ARD and Syfy (Bra); and Sleep No More and Face the 
Raven both repeated on France 4

2018 - Timelash, Parts 1 and 2 (of 4) both repeated on Retro TV; 
School Reunion repeated on Syfy (Aus); The Sontaran Stratagem 
repeated on Star World Premiere; The Time of Angels repeated on 
ABC and ABC ME; Flesh and Stone and The Vampires of Venice 
both repeated on RAI4; The Power of Three and The Angels

Take Manhattan both repeated on Syfy (LA); The Bells of Saint

John, The Rings of Akhaten and Cold War all repeated on BBC

America; The Name of the Doctor repeated on BBC Polska HD;

and The Pilot repeated on Syfy (Bra)

2019 - The Daleks, Episodes 5 and 6 both repeated on Retro 

TV; The Brain of Morbius, Part 4 and The Masque of Mandragora,

 Parts 1 and 2 all repeated on Jones! too; Resurrection of the 

Daleks, Revelation of the Daleks and Remembrance of the Daleks
Omnibuses all streamed on Twitch TV; and Doctor Who Extra:
 Death in Heaven repeated on BBC Polska HD
2020 - The Tomb of the Cybermen, Episodes 2 and 3 and
The Android Invasion, Parts 3 and 4 all repeated on Retro TV;
The Hungry Earth, Cold Blood, Fugitive of the Judoon and 
Praxeus all repeated on BBC Polska HD; A Town Called Mercy,
The Power of Three, The Angels Take Manhattan, The Snowmen
and The Bells of Saint John all repeated on Syfy (Fra); Extremis
and The Pyramid at the End of the World both repeated on BBC
Entertainment EU; and The Haunting of Villa Diodati repeated

on BBC2

2021 - Battlefield, Parts 3 and 4 both

repeated on Retro TV; The Family of

Blood repeated on ABC2; The Curse of

the Black Spot, The Rebel Flesh, The

Almost People, A God Man Goes to War

and Let's Kill Hitler all repeated on Syfy

(Fra); and The Time of the Doctor

repeated on BBC Polska HD

2022 - Genesis of the Daleks, Parts 2 and

3 both repeated on Forces TV; The Horns

of Nimon, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on

Retro TV; Rose, Dalek and Father's Day

all repeated on Syfy (Fra); The Doctor's

Wife, The Rebel Flesh, The Almost People,

Kill the Moon, Mummy on the Orient Express,

Flatline and In the Forest of the Night all

repeated on One ARD; Thin Ice repeated on

BBC Polska HD; Praxeus repeated on ABC2;

and Spyfall, Part 1 repeated on BBC First

Turkey

2023 - The Impossible Planet, The Satan

Pit, Love & Monsters, Fear Her, Army of

Ghosts and Doomsday all repeated on One

ARD; and The Girl Who Waited repeated on

Fox SciFi

2026 - The King's Demons Omnibus

repeated on KBTC