William Hartnell at the Cinema: Brighton Rock

One of the most sinister crime

films ever made in Britain -

Radio Times

~~

Richard Attenborough (1923-2014)

and William Hartnell (1908-1975)

appeared together in the original

film version of Graham Greene's

Brighton Rock, shown on Talking

Pictures TV today.

Attenborough played Pinkie Brown

 (a role he reprised from the West

End production of the novel, staged

in 1943), whilst Hartnell was Dallow again.

The thriller (an ABPC production)

was made on location in its Sussex setting in 1947, and was known in America as Young Scarface - it was ranked fifteenth in the BFI's Top 100 British Films

poll, then was revived in 2009 for New York's Film Forum. The two leads were

reunited in The Lost People (1949), and Private's Progress (1956).

Co-stars Nigel Stock, Alan Wheatley, and Bill Brandon also had future

Doctor Who roles, whilst a BBC radio treatment followed in 1997, which

starred Steven Mackintosh, Maurice Denham, and Kenneth Cranham.

Released in 2011, the modern remake (co-produced by Studio Canal, BBC

Films and Kudos) featured John Hurt, Andrea Riseborough, Sam Riley,

Helen Mirren, Andy Serkis, and another five Doctor Who cast connections:

• Nonso Anozie (Dallow) was Hydroflax in The Husbands of River Song
• Phil Davis (Spicer) was Lucius Petrus Dextrus in The Fires of Pompeii, and voiced Titus for Big Finish's The Cannibalists (2009)
• Maurice Roeves (Inspector) was Stotz in The Caves of Androzani
• Adrian Schiller (Registrar) was Uncle in The Doctor's Wife, and voiced Zanith for Time Works (2006), and Maurice Le Bon for Fright Motif (2021)
• Steven Robertson (Crab) was Pritchard in Under the Lake and Before the Flood

Doctor Who On This Day #40

 

1918 - Director Morris Barry born in

Northampton
1935 - Director Michael Imison born

in Britain
1965 - The Daleks, Episode 1: The

Dead Planet first screened on ABC

1967 - The Gunfighters, Episode 3:

Johnny Ringo repeated on ABC

1968 - The Reign of Terror, Episode

3: A Change of Identity first screened

on TV1

1969 - The Time Meddler, Episodes 1 and 2 and Galaxy 4,
Episode 4: The Exploding Planet repeated and The Myth Makers,
Episode 4: Horse of Destruction first screened, all on TV1; The
Evil of the Daleks, Episodes 1 to 4 repeated and Episode 5 first
 screened and The Web of Fear, Episode 6 repeated, all on ABC

1970 - The Underwater Menace, Episodes 3 and 4

and The Macra Terror, Episode 2 all repeated on TV1

1973 - The Claws of Axos, Episode 2 repeated

and Colony in Space, Episode 2 repeated and

Episode 2 first screened, all on ABC

1974 - Invasion of the Dinosaurs,

Part 5 first screened on BBC1

1978 - Terror of the Zygons, Part 3

first screened on ABC
1979 - The Green Death, Episode 3

first screened on TV2
1980 - The Invisible Enemy, Part 4

first screened on TV2
1981 - The Horns of Nimon, Part 2

first screened on TV2
1982 - The Masque of Mandragora, Part

3 repeated on KQED Plus; and Kinda,

Part 4 first screened on BBC1 (except

BBC Wales)

1983 - Destiny of the Daleks, Part 1 repeated on KQED

Plus; and Mawdryn Undead, Part 4 first screened on BBC1

1984 - Enlightenment, Part 1 repeated on KQED Plus
1985 - Resurrection of the Daleks, Part

1 (of 4) repeated on KQED Plus; and The

Mark of the Rani, Part 2 first screened on

BBC1

1986 - The Mind of Evil Omnibus repeated on KQED Plus
1988 - The Invasion of Time, Part 2 repeated on KQED

Plus; and The Armageddon Factor, Part 1 repeated on TV2
1989 - Day of the Daleks, Episode 3 repeated on

KQED Plus; and Robot, Part 4 repeated on ABC

1990 - Black Orchid, Part 2 repeated on KQED

Plus; and Dragonfire, Part 3 first screened on TV2

1991 - The Robots of Death, Part 3 repeated on KQED

Plus; and Terminus Omnibus repeated on KQED Plus
1993 - The War Games, Episode 6 repeated on UK Gold

1994 - The Horror of Fang Rock, Part 2 repeated on UK Gold;
and The Twin Dilemma, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on ABC

1995 - Terror of the Vervoids, Part 11 repeated on UK Gold

1997 - The Curse of Fenric Omnibus repeated on UK Gold

1998 - The Dominators, Episode 1 first screened on Space;
City of Death Omnibus repeated on KQED Plus; and Kinda,
Part 4 repeated on UKTV (Aus)
1999 - The Dominators, Episode 1 repeated on

Space; and Survival, Part 2 repeated on UKTV (Aus)

2000 - The Aztecs, Episode 1: The Temple of Evil repeated
on UKTV (Aus); The Seeds of Death, Episode 6 repeated on
Space; and The Claws of Axos, Episode 4 first screened on 

TG4

2001 - Robot, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on Prime;

The Seeds of Doom, Part 2 repeated on UKTV (Aus);

and Underworld, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on NHPTV

2002 - Spearhead from Space Omnibus repeated on UK Gold;
Frontier in Space Omnibus repeated on KERA; Genesis of the 
Daleks, Parts 5 and 6 both repeated on MiND; The Talons of 
Weng-Chiang, Part 4 repeated on BBC Kids (Can);

Mawdryn Undead, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on Colorado

 PTV; The Caves of Androzani Omnibus repeated on UK Gold; 

and The Mysterious Planet, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on

BBC Prime

2003 - Spearhead from Space Omnibus repeated on UK Gold;
Robot, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on Iowa PTV; Terror of the 
Zygons, Part 2 repeated on WSKG; The Brain of Morbius, Part 
2 repeated on WCNY; Horror of Fang Rock Omnibus repeated 
on BBC Kids (Can); The Androids of Tara, Part 4 repeated on
WILL; The Armageddon Factor, Parts 4 and 5 both repeated on 
MiND; State of Decay, Part 1 repeated on KUED; Black Orchid
Omnibus repeated on MPT; Enlightenment, Part 2 repeated on 
WQED; Planet of Fire, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on WCET;
The Mysterious Planet, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on NHPTV;
Mindwarp, Parts 7 and 8 both repeated on KBTC; and The 
Ultimate Foe Omnibus repeated on Colorado PTV

2004 - The Tomb of the Cybermen, Episode

3 repeated on ABC; and Genesis of the

Daleks Omnibus repeated on BBC Kids (Can)

2005 - The Robots of Death, Part 3 repeated

on ABC
2006 - Aliens of London first screened

on People+ Arts

2007 - Terror of the Autons, Episode 1 repeated on

UK Gold; and New Earth, Tooth and Claw and Doctor

Who Confidential: New New Doctor all repeated on BBC3

2008 - World War Three and Dalek both first screened on
ProSieben; Boom Town and The Parting of the Ways both
repeated on UK Gold; and The Sound of Drums and Last

of the Time Lords both repeated on France 4

2009 - Revelation of the Daleks, Part 2 first screened on

TV4 and Parts 3 and 4 (of 4) both first screened on MTV3

SciFi; The Age of Steel and Doctor Who Confidential: From

Zero to Hero both repeated on BBC3; and The Impossible

Planet first screened on Syfy (Spa)
2010 - Dalek and Doctor Who Confidential Cutdown:

The Daleks both repeated on UKTV (Aus); The Empty

Child repeated on Syfy (Spa); The Christmas Invasion

repeated on HRT2; School Reunion repeated on Syfy

(FRG); Rise of the Cybermen repeated on Syfy (Rus);

and The Age of Steel repeated on WTTW Prime

2011 - Terror of the Zygons, Parts 1 and

2 both repeated on MTV3 SciFi, TV2 and

TV4; Army of Ghosts and Doomsday both

repeated on Syfy (FRG); 42 repeated on

Space; and Greatest Moments: The Doctor

repeated on UKTV (Aus)

2012 - Silver Nemesis, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on MTV3 
SciFi and TV4; The Age of Steel repeated on BBC3; Utopia
 repeated on Watch; and Smith and Jones repeated on BBC
Entertainment Ind and ABC2

2013 - Tomb of the Cybermen Omnibus screened

at BFI Southbank; School Reunion and The Next

Doctor both repeated on UKTV (Aus); and The

Almost People repeated on BBC3

2014 - The Deadly Assassin, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated

on Syfy (Aus); The Talons of Weng-Chiang, Parts 3 and 4

both repeated on KBTC; The Empty Child and The Doctor

Dances both repeated on RAI4; Love & Monsters, Fear

Her, Army of Ghosts, Doomsday and Doctor Who: The

Companions all repeated on Watch; Daleks in 
Manhattan repeated on TV3 (Spa); The Lazarus Experiment,
42, Human Nature and The Family of Blood all repeated on

France 4; The Hungry Earth repeated on Jeem TV (UK); The

Impossible Astronaut repeated on BBC Entertainment LA;

Let's Kill Hitler and The Women of Doctor Who both repeated

on UKTV (Aus); The Snowmen repeated on Iowa PTV;

Nightmare in Silver first screened on WPT; and Doctor

Who Confidential: Bigger on the Inside repeated on LPB

2015 - Genesis of the Daleks, Part 6 and Planet of Evil,

Part 1 both repeated on Horror; Horror of Fang Rock,

Part 3 and Fear Her both repeated on Syfy (Aus); Bad

Wolf and The Parting of the Ways both repeated on EBRU;

The Time of Angels and Flesh and Stone both repeated

on BBC America; The Impossible Astronaut and Day of

 the Moon both repeated on Syfy (Ben); The Almost People 
repeated on WPT; Asylum of the Daleks repeated on BBC

Nordic HD and BBC Polska HD; Cold War repeated on Watch;

The Crimson Horror, Nightmare in Silver and Doctor Who

Confidential: What Dreams May Come all repeated on BBC

Entertainment AP; and Time Heist repeated on BBC

Entertainment LA
2016 - The Power of Kroll, Parts 1 and 2

both repeated on Retro TV; Nightmare of

Eden, Part 2, The God Complex and The

Power of Three all repeated on Syfy (Aus);

Silver Nemesis, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on

Horror; New Earth repeated on France 4; Voyage

 of the Damned and Partners in Crime both repeated on BBC 
America; The Doctor's Wife repeated on BBC Polska HD; The 
Name of the Doctor repeated on TV Cultura; Robot of Sherwood 
repeated on BBC First (ME); Listen repeated on WGVU; Dark
Water, The Woman Who Lived, The Zygon Invasion and The 
Zygon Inversion all repeated on BBC Entertainment AP; The
Girl Who Died repeated on BBC Entertainment AP and FX (Ind)

2017 - The War Machines, Episode 2 repeated on The Zone;
State of Decay, Part 4 and Warriors' Gate, Part 1 both repeated
 on Retro 
TV; Tooth and Claw repeated on FX (Ind); Forest of the Dead 
repeated on Syfy (Aus); Amy's Choice and The Hungry Earth both 
repeated on Syfy (Bra); The God Complex repeated on BBC Polska 
HD; The Girl Who Died, The Woman Who Lived, Sleep No More 
and Face the Raven all repeated on BBC America; The Zygon 
Invasion and The Zygon Inversion both repeated on BBC

America and Syfy (Bra); The Broken Crown, Part 2 first 

broadcast on Radio 4 Extra; and Class, Episode 5

repeated on TLC TV
2018 - The Talons of Weng-Chiang, Part 4 repeated on Jones!
too; The Twin Dilemma, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on Retro
TV; Rose, Heaven Sent and Hell Bent all repeated on 

Syfy (Aus); Blink repeated on Star World Premiere; Planet 

of the Dead repeated on ABC and ABC ME; The Angels

Take Manhattan repeated on BBC Polska HD; and

The Woman Who Lived repeated on Syfy (Bra)

2019 - The Daleks, Episodes 5 and 6 and Battlefield, Parts 2
and 3 all repeated on Retro TV; The Curse of the Black Spot,
The Doctor's Wife and The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe
 all repeated on BBC Polska HD; Knock Knock repeated on Syfy
 (Aus); Arachnids in the UK and The Tsuranga Conundrum both 
repeated on RAI4; and The Crimes of Thomas Brewster,

Episode 2 repeated on Radio 4 Extra
2020 - Planet of Evil, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on Retro TV

and Omnibus repeated on WSRE; The Hand of Fear Omnibus
repeated on MPTV; Full Circle, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on
KBTC; Mindwarp Omnibus repeated on Idaho PTV; Time and 
the Rani Omnibus repeated on Iowa PTV; Ghost Light, Part 1,
The Sontaran Stratagem, The Poison Sky and The Doctor's
Daughter all repeated on One ARD; Blink, Utopia, The Sound
of Drums, Last of the Time Lords, Partners in Crime and The
Fires of Pompeii all reepated on W; Thin Ice repeated on Fox
 (FRG); The Beast Below and Victory of the Daleks both 
repeated and Fugitive of the Judoon first screened, all on

BBC Polska HD; and Can You Hear Me? first screened on

BBC1 HD, BBC1 and TV2

2021 - The Daemons, Episodes 1 and 2

both repeated on Retro TV; The Runaway

Bride repeated on ABC2; and The Bells of

Saint John repeated on BBC Polska HD

2022 - The War Games, Episode 7 repeated

on ONS; The Androids of Tara, Parts 3 and 4

both repeated on Retro TV; Time Heist and

The Caretaker both repeated on One ARD;

The Zygon Inversion repeated on BBC Polska

HD; Rosa repeated on BBC First Turkey; The

Witchfinders repeated on ABC2; and It Takes

 You Away, The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos

 and Resolution all repeated on NRJ12

2023 - The Impossible Astronaut repeated

on Fox SciFi; and A Town Called Mercy

repeated on ABC2

2025 - The Power of Kroll, Parts 1 and

2 both repeated on KBTC; Vengeance on

Varos Omnibus screened at Riverside

Studios, Hammersmith; and The Empty

Child repeated on ABC Entertains